Chapter 220

• [Carnelia]
• Springing from my nest, I jumped forward, my face twisting and my taloned hands extended in desperation and fear. My baby, my egg, seems to almost float within total darkness, taunting me just out of reach, disappearing deeper into the shadows as I race forward, my heart thumping.
• I'm so close to reclaiming her. Or I would be, if it weren't for him. If I didn't know to expect him, I wouldn't see him either, he is barely more than an outline and bright eyes of molten gold.