"Who would have thought that we would meet again here... Life sometimes holds strange surprises. "Will said plainly, stroking the feathers of the little winged dinosaur in front of him.
The creature was actually purring with contentment, but the noise was closer to a hornet's hum than a relaxing throat snarl. Like a toad's throat, it swelled and deflated with high frequency, removing all the points of cuteness that the animal had earned so far.
Enya winced again after sipping another sip of her drink, and only then did she take an interest in the feathered dragon with a vaguely intrigued look on her face.
"Where did you find this creature? "She asked, changing the subject completely. "It looks like the wyverns of my world, but it's clearly just a lizard with bird wings. Not sure if this animal is a blessing."
In my initial outline, you were supposed to have Esya's death and Enya's meeting with Hakkrasha live in dedicated chapters. I gave up after the backlash I received with Tim's chapters that were not to everyone's liking. The future will tell if it was a mistake or not.
So instead you have a little summary from Enya's perspective. Shorter, but maybe not as impactful.