Arria escaped the band of spear wielders, but she wasn’t fast enough. When she turned to see how Adneiva fared, she saw the male warrior bash the hilt of his sword against her temple. Arria growled, slamming the side of her flamberge against the scales of her dragon. The dragon roared as it sped toward the warrior.
Her dragon’s neck snapped forward, but the warrior rolled to his left as he slammed his sword against the dragon’s neck. Its massive wings spread as its body shook. Arria held on tightly, trying to get a good angle to begin attacking the warrior with her flamberge. Before she could stabilize herself, the warrior stepped forward, shoving his sword in an uppercut straight through the wing of the dragon. A shriek tore through the air, so loud that every other noise surrounding the
