The atmosphere around me was heavy with anxiety as I desperately tried to apply pressure to Liam's wound. I felt a wave of panic wash over me when I realized he had lost consciousness. My heart ached for him, and I knew I needed to do everything I could to help him pull through.
With a deep breath, I closed my eyes and reached out with my mind to my parents, who hid deep within the enchanted forest, their dragon forms coiled among the ancient trees. “We need to get to Cordiva now!” I shouted into the mental link, desperation spilling into my thoughts. “Liam was stabbed!”
A moment later, a swirling cloud of shimmering smoke materialized beside her, and her parents stepped forth, their scales glinting like emeralds in the soft, fading light of dusk. As the last rays of sunlight kissed thei
