[@The One]

Alia held on tightly to Drayko's back as the dragon leapt off into the air, trapping his sister dragon in the cave behind them. He seemed to have abandoned his treasure hoard in exchange for their escape which Alia was grateful for. There was no way that she could have survived that encounter without their timely retreat. However, it seemed as though Viper had noticed her, as she screamed about Alia's human assistance to their retreating backs. She clutched at one of the bony spikes against the dragons back tighter. The air pressure blew against her hard, and the dragons moving scales were beginning to cut into her skin with their roughness. Drayco shouted out something to her that was lost as the wind roared past them as they soared over the forest. She chanced a glance upwards as they began to descend and saw her village on the horizon. A feeling of dread came over her and she vainly attempted to steer the dragon away from the village not risking her voice to carry over to the dragon's ears. The dragon landed with a soft thump upon the ground and she rolled off to the ground.

She heard a voice cry out "It's killed Alia!" and another shout "Charge!" before she could rise up. The guards leap forward numbering only 10 at the beast.