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Sarah held tight to his scales and ducked her head as they flew over the river. The storm clouds thundered and flashed around them as Adam winded through the air. He took them to the largest park in the city, one that stood along the wide river.
Adam landed in the open field beside the calm water and leaned his neck down. Sarah slid off his back, but her shaking legs couldn’t hold her and she dropped to her knees. She took deep, quick breaths before she looked up at Adam.
Adam’s scales began to fall away as though a soft breeze blew them off. The dragon let loose a weak roar before he dropped with a loud thud onto the ground and he disappeared beneath a blizzard of scales. When he reappeared again his body was that of a human, and he lay face-down and naked on the ground.
Sara
