A Hunch and A Fall (Ch.504)

Neveah's heart thudded uneasily within her chest, and Neveah had to bite down harshly on her lip to still her unease.

Neveah was not certain if it was the strange, unfamiliar disdain for flight she now had that stirred her unease,

Or the whooshing sounds and shrieks from far in the distance...or if it was the fact that she was currently riding no one else but the Dragon King.

'He is the one who is most inconvenienced by this arrangement, I should not make things worse.' Neveah reminded herself as she held on tightly to maintain stability.

Neveah knew just what riding a dragon meant to the dragon kind, it held too much meaning to them to be offered out to just anyone, so casually.

Yet the urgency of the situation left them both with no choice... except of course, if the Dragon King had chosen to leave Neveah behind to her fate.