Chapter 20.1

What dragon? Finca asks.

He calls himself Vanor and seems to know a lot about you, Finca, I say.

Vanor? Finca thinks as I hear her thoughts through our bond. That name is familiar to me somehow, but why?

Perhaps I'm not the only one with a lost memory, I chuckle as she struggles over this name that I've told her about.

Why you! She growls. You read my thoughts!

You have read mine as well Finca, so don't think that you can just blame me for this incident!I snap.

Finca sighs in despair as she realizes that we are still fighting each other even though we are supposed to be rider and dragon. A sudden drop in the temperature of the room, causes me to shiver and Finca to growl softly. The lengthy shadow of a dragon rises up from the floor and slowly becomes visible as the dragon Vanor. His pale, white scales and green eyes glare at us like we have done something wrong.

You think that this is how a rider and dragon are supposed to behave? He asks.

Finca backs up and I close my eyes and sigh.

We didn't know you were watching us, I say.

You didn't KNOW! Vanor roars. A lot of dragons have never seen me but they know that I follow them around, but yet both of you doubt my words, is that what I hear?

Finca growls and Vanor turns his head to her.

Your rage is overtaking you, young dragon, and you must fight it before it's too late, Vanor says.

Too late? What is too late, huh? Is too late the fact that we may never make it back home, is that it? Tell us Vanor, go on, Finca screams.

This is what I feared would happen, Vanor mutters to me. Her rage has consumed her and turned her heart evil and vicious toward all that care about her.

Even me? I ask.

Vanor looks at Finca for a moment then nods his head 'yes'.

I'm afraid so Tamli. She must be contained or else the virus that affects her will spread to you, Vanor says.

So it's the virus' fault that she's like this? I ask.

Sadly Tamli that answer is yes, but we can save her. Now hold her down with you powers, Vanor growls as his front claws tense up.

I do as asked and Finca slips to the ground . . .