Chapter 13Derek grunted and rolled over. How many times had they done this now? He’d lost count. Everything hurt, and he wiped away a tear trickling down his cheek.
He wanted Ocren.
For as much as Ocren had scared him in the past, there was no one he’d rather see right now. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pictured Ocren in his other form. He’d never believed he’d live to see a dragon, even if he looked a bit different from those in the fairy tales.
His heart ached, and as silly as it was, he tried calling Ocren in his mind. He pretended he would hear him, know where he was, then he laughed. It had a crazy ring to it as it bounced around the cave-like room.
“What’s so funny?”
Derek didn’t know, and he did his best to ignore Vrads while he continued to talk to Ocren in his m
