Chapter 4
Wyja knew she’d made the right choice with the three young keepers as soon as she staggered down the mountain in feeble pre-dawn light. All three were already there, huddled in front of Dalto, with their own dragonlets ranged behind them. Dalto’s deep green bulk nearly blended in with the stones underneath.
Leela’s Misac was a rich brown like aged bovine leather, and he was about half the size of Dalto. Relas’s Gufir was a rare mottled dragon, with shades of green and brown streaked all over her compact body.
Nalev was obviously one of Dalto’s, with her dark green hide and great early size. She and Tazen stood close together, with the boy’s hand resting on her neck. Wyja had seen enough dragonlets choose their partners to know this was a sound match.
All eyes turned to Wyja w
