Beth was completely still and the pool of blood around her was large.
Too large.
Beth's eyes were open, unblinking... Vacant.
But that's not what let Alana know that Beth was gone. She could feel negatively charged magic slowly leaking from Beth's body. That only happened when a living being died.
Alana fell backwards and slipped on the ever expanding pool of blood. Beth's blood.
"Ethan," Alana said weakly.
The dragon whipped around and snapped at her. Then it saw Beth's body. She could slowly feel human emotions returning to Ethan, which was good because she didn't know how to feel. Her mind and emotions seemed to have gone blank. She stared at the sight before her in complete disbelief.
How could Beth be gone?
The dragon – Ethan – stared at Beth's body without moving. She felt hi
