The next morning, I go out to spend time with Ancalagon and the other dragons. I realize that their abuse at the hands of Oliver and The Chief may not have been the same as mine, but they are all suffering in their own ways.
I let Ancalagon know that we’ll be checking out the space where we found him tonight and he immediately asks to join us. I really don’t want him to come; I want to protect him, but Ishir tells me that he needs this. So, I tell him yes.
I follow Kaylani and Everett around, checking over the dragonlings. Some are younger than others, and some are getting closer to their fifth birthdays, when they will finally shift and get their human form.
“How do you feel about some of these little ones having your DNA, Kaylani?” I ask her. My sister has always wanted a child, but s
