Chapter 19
It was early afternoon by the time they left. Drago kept a wary eye on Carly, fearful that in her enthusiasm she would fall over the side of the great ship. She must have realized he was watching her because she suddenly turned and grinned up at him.
Drago couldn’t keep the sigh of relief from escaping when he saw her step away from the side and gingerly navigate the deck of the airship to the steps leading up to the helm. The Dragonriders were much like the great ships that Nali used to travel. The difference was the Dragonriders used the dragon’s fire to power the great engines instead of the electricity of the thunderbirds.
Powered by the engines, guided by the wind, and with two massive wings and a rudder, the ship soared out of the protected cave in the cliff and into th
