“Sara!” Nikolas pulled me from the water. He threw me behind him and faced the creature with his sword raised.
The creature leapt at us and Nikolas’s blade scored its underside as it sailed over our heads. It roared in pain and tried to fly away from us. It had been agile over the water, but it didn’t fly as well over land, and it wobbled as its small wings fought to keep it airborne.
“Don’t hurt it, please,” Aine cried as Nikolas started toward the struggling creature. “It is a drakon, a water dragon, and they are almost extinct. It means no harm.”
“I know what it is.” Nikolas looked angrier than the drakon. “It could have killed Sara if I hadn’t gotten to her first.”
“It is merely distressed because it was awakened from its hibernation. Sara is undine. She never has to fear any creat
