An Exchange

The freezing night air shredded her skin the moment they cleared the swamp canopy. Xavien did not waste time marching through the dense woods. He shifted, his massive dragon form blotting out the moon, and snatched her up in his heavy claws. The flight back to the Ember Aerie was a blur of biting wind and raw terror. He held her firm, the heat of his scales radiating against her damp, shivering fl