Anissa was stunned silent for the entire drive back to David's house. A dragon. Dave gazed at her across his table where they each had a beer to raise a toast to the new year.
"So the rules say you're supposed to do everything I tell you until my wishes are granted, right?" His lips twitched into a wicked smile.
Anissa cast him a wary look and answered hesitantly. "Yes."
He didn't think she was being completely honest, despite the literal truth he knew she had to speak to him. "So why haven't you told me what I need to do to set you free? I know I've asked you more than once."
He hadn't - not in as many specific words. She fiddled with the label on her beer bottle, peeling the corner away from the glass. "Because it is too dangerous."
"Well answer me this, then. Do you want to be free
