It felt like a race against time as I ran, heart in my throat, from one castle to the next. I need not search for Mikhail in the expanse of his castle. Even before I asked one man standing outside the door, I knew I would not find him in his home.
I ran into Missy as soon as I burst through the doors of the king's castle.
"What is it?" She asked, reacting to the alarm in my speed.
"It - Mikhail -" I gasped, breathless from my race.
"What did he do?"
"He is missing." This time, her brows slid up. She crossed her arms across her chest. Her eyes asked before she voiced her concerns.
How does a grown dragon go missing?
"Missing?" I nodded. She frowned. "Sure he did not leave of his accord?"
I scowled before I knew it. "If you are accusing him of deserting the Drakii in time of wa
