The dragon answered her touch with a warm welcome as it tilted its head toward her palm to show its acceptance of her touch and it made Annalise feel a warmth deep inside her heart despite just how cold everything around her was.
Valerius was standing right behind her and she could feel just how proud and happy he was to see her and Eirwen getting acquainted and accepting each other's presence and importance in his life.
She patted the dragon as if it was a baby and found it responding with a little shake of its huge head. As she was now a lot calmer and more focused, she finally felt the immense ice power that the dragon in front of her was holding inside it.
"Let's get going." Valerius stated from behind her which made her turn to look at him with arched eyebrows as she questioned - "Where?"
