Page 28 of Never Feed a Dragon

Me

You keep saying that, but I have yet to hear one other than no periods and complete access to my arch nemesis

Eli

When did I become your arch nemesis?

This feels like a victory

I’d like a medal

Me

I’ll order a trophy that says “Asshole Award”

Eli

I’ll accept with tears of joy

Me

I’m sure you will

Eli

Randa is a pretty big perk

Me

What?

How do you figure that?

We’re identical twins. It doesn’t get much closer than that, and there’s no mate bond required

Eli

But she lives in Mate Mountain

Where I also have a home

And the proper vehicle to get you there

I stared at the message, my heartbeat picking up a little bit.

He was right.

That was a perk. A huge perk. I could see Randa whenever I wanted, assuming I could convince Eli to take me there. And he couldn’t fly without me, so he’d want to fly whenever I did, wouldn’t he?

I couldn’t let him realize how much hope he’d given me, though. That would make him think he had the upper hand.

Me

Since when did dragons become vehicles?

Eli

Since always

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