Page 128 of The Wild Prince's Favorite
She hesitated, slightly nervous; she’d never given orders to the dragon before. However, when Kein tried to bite the dark gray dragon’s thigh, and its tail swooshed another wave of snow to the side, missing them only by a foot, she got fed up too.
“Kein,tawa,” she said, trying to sound as determined as Lorey.
The orange dragon froze and turned wide, large-as-plates silver eyes toward her.
Alezya had never felt as small as she did under the dragon’s surprised, inquisitive stare. It finally left its smaller peer alone, but now, its attention was all on Alezya, rendering her quite nervous.
After a beat, the orange dragon suddenly settled down in the snow, still staring right at her. It laid down like it usually did to sleep, but this time, its head was still straight up, and its eyes riveted on her.
Alezya glanced at Lorey for support, and her companion was smiling, her hand petting Kiki’s head.
“See. Kein likes Alezya.”
For some reason, that made Alezya blush. Did that mean Kein was really listening to her?
She put her fear aside to step toward the orange dragon and, with all the bravery she could muster, put a hand on its snout. Kein’s tail resumed scooping little waves of snow left and right behind it, and the dragon let out a long, low growl.
“Good dragon,” she whispered.
That got her another growl.
With both dragons calmed down and now docile, the two women resumed walking, Kein sticking behind Alezya, so close its head kept popping over her shoulder, while Kiki marched next to Lorey. They resumed chatting again, and this time,Alezya was curious to know what other words she could say that Kein would understand.
When she asked Lorey, her companion chuckled.
“Kein understands everything. But listens only to you.”
“Kein doesn’t listen to Kiera? To you?”
Lorey scoffed and glanced toward the orange dragon.
“Kein? Go away.”
Kein replied with a sudden, furious growl that made both women jump, showing off its fangs and stepping closer to Alezya in protest.
After the initial fright, Lorey chuckled.
“See? A dragon does what a dragon wants. Kein wants to be with Alezya.”
Alezya smiled and patted the dragon’s neck until its growls settled.
Although she doubted Kein would actually attack Lorey, it was still quite scary to see and hear the orange dragon suddenly get mad at her friend.
“Lorey? What is word for dragon bird?”
“Bird?”
Alezya mimicked flying with her hands, and Lorey nodded.
“Oh. Baytir. Kiki? Baytian.”
The dark gray dragon let out a high-pitched growl, made a little hop, and flew up without waiting, making little circles above their heads.
Alezya watched its majestic, fluid flight before she turned to Kein, who was also eyeing its peer.
“Kein.”
The orange dragon immediately flipped its head back to her.
