Page 19 of Accounting for Drakes

Abil snapped up and straightened. Her tail lashed idly.

“So, my mate has finally arrived, and the wardrobe prepared for her won’t fit currently.”

She cocked her head.

“I need you in a biped form, Abil.”

She huffed and crouched, wagging her tail. She liked this form. No one mocked this form. It made raiders turn and run.

He grinned. “You like your drake?”

She nodded.

“But you are behind the eyes right now.”

She nodded.

“Why won’t you come out?”

She frowned and cocked her head.

She exhaled, and the word floated out in common.Why?

He stared and blinked. “Why? Why do I want you out?”

She nodded and sat back.

“You are my mate. I thought we covered that.”

She cocked her head and looked at him, blinking slowly. She shook her head.

“Change to biped, and I will explain it to you. I promise.” He caressed her jaw.

She fidgeted her claws and huffed.

“Come on, little one. Let me show you a whole new world and give you jewels and tributes to add to your gorgeous glory. Let me give you a link again, and you can take whatever you need from me.”

She swallowed and angled her head to press to his. He stroked the spot between her eyes, and then light swelled, and she was standing in front of him. She smiled and then fell. Her legs hadn’t held her in a while.

He offered her his hands, and she took them, standing up and shaking her hair to cover her.

She looked at the length and blinked. “Oh. I have been out there a while.”

“Two years. I got regular notices of your progress, or I would have come to get you. Did you have fun?”

She smiled. “We did.”

“Would you like something to wear?”

Abil nodded. “Yes, please.”

He took his outer robe off and wrapped it around her. She blinked and put her arms into the sleeves, and then he picked her up and began the walk to the building.

She leaned her head against his shoulder and fell asleep.

She heard soft movements around her and woke up when dawn tickled her lids. Yorath spoke. “You sleep hard, but then, you have been travelling for two years. Is this the first time you rested?”

She sat up and blinked. “Yes. It is. Where am I?”

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