Well that was just absurd. Luring the dragon out with a princess like some cheap novel?

Why was Qiu doing all these patrols anyway? They had escaped in a big chase and didn’t Qiu tell her to go to sky castle and see Jessic? Maybe that wasn’t meant for Yue though? Chen could fly, but she wasn’t going to leave her friends so they needed some plan to get everybody up to the sky. Chen wasn’t coming up with anything either, and there was Cyanis with her wagging tails offering an idea to lure the dragon.

Chen glanced sideways, trying to to look at anyone as she thought. Cyanis did have a point. Of course there wouldn’t be a sacrifice, but the dragon might want to whisk a tempting princess up to the sky castle, and maybe offer a ride to the whole group in the process. Of course, they didn’t need to tie everyone up, that was just exaggerating. But Chen would need to be a tempting target. Her outfit didn’t really stand out that much though, certainly not from the sky. She needed something to make her look bigger and with lots of folds and billows to draw attention. 

Chen fidgeted nervously. There was a plan forming here, a bit of fox magic again, not even a need for a wish really, or perhaps the wish was to be the bait and have it work. Cyanis was making a very tempting offer and Chen wanted Rose to see...oh, ah, she couldn’t but! 

A blush Rose to Chen’s face and she slowly raised her hand up as she looked towards Cyanis. “I um...I think that’s a good idea. I mean, um, we don’t need to tie up all three of us, but if we get the dragon’s attention with a princess like...um, me, then we can ask him to take everyone up to the sky castle and there’s no way that Qiu’s soldiers could keep up.”

Chen glanced down, pointedly [i]not[/i] looking at Rose or...or anyone else. Especially not the fox tales that were going [i]swish swish swish[/i] faster and faster once Cyanis realized that she’d got a bite with her bait. “But um...I’ll need a new outfit. The dragon won’t notice me normally, so we need something really...um...thick and...er poofy...and billowy even when I’m tied up, and, and in a color that will stand out against the ground so...so it can’t miss me. Then we can all pop out when the dragon comes down and ask for a ride in exchange for taking me captive. 

If anyone thought she was reluctant, Chen dispels all doubt of that when she looks up and her eyes are sparkling despite the blush that’s once again suffusing her face. “We’ll avoid all of Qiu’s soldiers and go from a spot where only the dragon can see from above. It will work for sure, I just need Cyanis to make me a new outfit!”