Fake mercy

The dragon didn't mind carrying me all over the place. Yet, when it noticed the pillar of light erected nearby, its body twitched...

And then it swung its wings to the front, killing its momentum only to swing around in the air and rush to escape. 

'What?' I thought, shocked by the explosively sudden change in the situation. 

But I couldn't waste any time hesitating. I knew how fast this dragon could travel. And right now, it was pretty clear that it wanted to rush away from the pillar of blue light as soon as possible and as far as it could!

"Thanks for the help!" I shouted, standing up on the dragon's back only to lower myself to my knees before jumping off my temporary mount. 

'Should I use it again?' I thought when I looked down to the ground. 

It wasn't a jump that would kill me... But even a cultivator of my level would struggle to safely land from so high up!