“Go back? That’s out of the question.” Tynan's eyes burned into mine.
“So what do we do?” Frid picked the spot closer to Sol, joining us by the fire.
“Dream or not, we have to go back to Darragh and prevent the attack.” Tynan said.
“The attack that may not happen?” Victor asked.
“Yes.” Tynan met his gaze.
“I think it’s a sound plan.” Sol nodded.
“Do you think they’ll just let us back in?” Frid raised her eyes to Victor, but quickly looked away.
“I have an idea,” Tynan said, and all of us turned toward him.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
TYNAN
On the way back to Darragh, we flew through the sacred lands, avoiding travelling during the day. While the chances of being spotted by soldiers from the capital were next to non-existent, there were still Shadows we needed to worry about. I gained momentum and glided, carried by the pleasant breeze of a thermal wave. Alina adjusted her hold on me and immediately all my thoughts returned to my mate. No matter how many days had passed, I still could not believe she was here with me. I thought I had lost her. I was ready to end my life just to avoid being without her, breathing the air and walking the land when she was no longer present.
What if I had been too late? What if I had never found her in time to save her?
Fear clenched my heart and moments later, Alina patted the side of my neck.
“Are you alright?” she asked.
“I’m fine,” I responded, remembering that she could sense every change of my mood.
I turned my eyes back to the horizon, searching for any sign of movement. Dragonborns would not travel at night, but the undead dragons absolutely would. I could still remember our encounter with the turned dragons, and did not want to go through that again.
The sun was rising. It was time to stop and wait out the sun. When looking for a place to rest, I always searched for a secluded spot high up, protected from crawlers and not easily detectable from above. We passed the remains of an abandoned castle and I asked Victor to check the upper floor of the building.
Victor and Sol landed on the balcony and quickly shifted before entering the room with their weapons ready. In the meantime, I made a wide circle, checking the surrounding area. Whileflying over the roof, Victor came out and gave both thumbs up, before turning back into the building.
“Frid?”
“Yeah. I saw.” The girl landed on the balcony next and swiftly changed into her human form, before walking through the set of double doors with her weapon ready.
Carefully, I lowered to the balcony, making sure Alina could slide down safely. For the last couple of days, we had almost no time alone together. We were all exhausted, but I kept pushing forward. Only when we reached the safety of Darragh would I feel at ease.
“You look tired.” She breathed when I wrapped my arms around her narrow waist.
“Come on, let's get some sleep.” I kissed the top of her head and she grimaced.
“What?” I asked.
“I feel gross. I need a bath.” She looked up at me.
“Nothing about you can ever gross me out.”
“Really?” She laughed.
“I’m dead serious.”
“You don’t mean that.” She bit her lip.
“Hey, lovebirds. Food’s ready.” Frid appeared in the doorway.
