“Where are we going?” Carly asked nearly an hour later.
“To the treasure room,” he replied in a clipped tone.
Drago pulled her closer to his chest as he turned in a downward spiral and whispered the magical words that would split open the ground. His body twisted and turned through the jagged opening, the ground closing in behind them within seconds of his passing through the gaping hole formed in the compacted dirt, rock, and roots.
Within minutes, they burst through to his hoard of treasure far below. His wings opened and he glided over the rolling mountains of treasure. His back legs extended and he landed, sliding along the loose gold coins before coming to a stop near the archway where Carly had first appeared.
He reached out and gently set Carly on the steps before he shifted. Sh
