The dark shapes of dragons circled the city. Jade could just see the tips of the strong walls that surrounded the city of thieves. She didn't like the look of the dragons. Nor did she like the fact that there were probably more in the city itself.
Jade glanced around. They had landed in a small clearing when they spotted the dragons. They decided to make a plan of attack. A plan? Jade thought as she drew circles in the soft dirt. They would never make a plan good enough to combat that amount of dragons in so little time. Sure, they might have the best dragon riders of this generation but sometimes larger numbers overtake better skill. Just ask the late Claif Jordan. That's what happened to him.
Now, don't get her wrong. Jade was going to fight till the end. No doubt about it. She just w
