Chapter 120: Chapter 120

After Kayda told Cam they'd be taking out a dragon, he practically ran out the partially blocked entrance. She would have thought he didn't grasp the danger, except she knew he did. But a man who could heal like he did probably didn't worry as much as other people.

They waited by the narrow slit for the dragon to return. In the tedious silence that followed, she couldn't help but contemplate what insanity possessed her to offer to lead him to the tower.

First off, she'd lied about being superfluous for the exodus preparations. They could have used her around, not so much to help prepare but to offer moral support. Everyone was on edge and scared. No one knew what would happen. Everyone kept eyeing the barricaded door to the basement, fear radiating from them. They jumped at the slightest sound, waiting for a ghoul attack.