127 Sealed

Dawn was standing in front of the cottage and looking at the crowd that was leaving. Some of them watched her with skepticism while some of them looked at her dragon who was still soaring in the sky. Quetz would come to sit on the shingles of the cottage roof every now and then and gaze around with his deep blue eyes. From the corner of her eyes she saw Gayle walking towards the group where they were getting ready to leave. A relief came over her. At least Brantley kept his side of the bargain. She saw the family reunion and felt happy for them. Her heart ached to be a part of them, to be with them. But—

All at once, she saw that Gayle turned towards her and was walking in her direction. She became stiff and in her heart knew that even he wanted to reprimand her. Brantley must have told him as to why he was released. 

As Gayle was walking, he heard a low growl. He looked up at the dragon who was sitting there as Dawn's custodian. He stopped and bowed to him.