The next morning, neither of them took their bathe. The sun wasn't even fully out when Makxinga brought them awake, taking her sack of fruits and tossing it to Gwax so he would hold it.
"Get ready to hop on girls." He said and shifted into his dragon. Both of them hopped on and held on tightly while he zoomed into the sky with the two of them on him.
Gae felt awkward from last night. She had only confessed her love because he was going to say it to her. She had thought he would say it back, but he didn't and she couldn't stop thinking about it.
Makxinga kept talking about her past kills, ignoring that she was making Gae uncomfortable. She didn't care at all, talking to Gwax even though his mind was fixed to their destination and where they were headed.
Hours of flying had passed and t
