“You don’t see by carrying me. You see with your fiery dragon eyes.”
“Yep. Now find us a pool. And if it happens to have a hot tub that’s big enough for all of us, well, I wouldn’t mind that at all. Maybe with one of those corner seats with the jets like the tub.”
Henry snickered as Draco lowered him onto the pillows. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
“You do that.”
Draco kissed him gently before backing away. Sawyer ran his hand over his head and gave him another sweet kiss. “Get some rest and let me know if you remember anything else.”
“I will.”
Eduard climbed onto the bed beside him with Henry’s tablet in his hand. They curled against the pillows as Eduard flipped through images of luxury pools. Henry tried to focus on what he’d seen and not the bloody claw marks down Sawyer’s side.
Sawyer
Sawyer walked out into the backyard with Draco and Andvari by his side. He stared out across the empty expanse of half-grown grass until the wall of trees stopped his view. Something was out there, was it? Then he wanted to know what it was.
“Draco, how strong are you when you’re a dragon?”
Draco scowled at him. “What kind of question is that?”
“The kind that I need an answer to. What can you carry? Can you fly with me on your back?”
“Of course. And I can carry quite a bit, but not for very far. You, I could carry for a long time, but anything really heavy like… I don’t know a car or something. I couldn’t move that for miles or anything.”
“Hmm.”
“What are you thinking?”
“I’m not sure. I’m just asking questions. Andvari, have you fed from Draco yet?”
“No,” Andvari answered.
“What happens if you do?”
Andvari glanced at Draco, then back at him. “I’m not entirely sure.”
“Okay, so you fed from Eduard and that seemed to be really good for you. Or was I just imagining that he had fang marks in his neck and you looked really… strong. Was that not connected?”
“It was. Certain blood packs more of a punch. Creatures such as griffin and dragon are quite powerful. Blood freely given by them is a delicacy.”
Sawyer nodded. “I figured. Draco, do you care if Andvari feeds from you sometime? I mean, I imagine he and Eduard had something worked out in the months they spent with Henry while the house was being built.”
“We did,” Andvari said.
Draco shrugged. “I don’t mind. Not if it helps you.”
Sawyer pulled him in for a quick kiss. “Thank you.”
He pulled away and looked around again. Their view was spectacular from the top of the hill. His and Draco’s houses nestled in the valley down below. He’d not been home in days and hadn’t even realized it. Pearl had claimed a spot in the kitchen as her own. A giant dog pillow had mysteriously appeared in a nice sunny spot. It had Cecil’s name all over it. As did the bag of organic dog treats and the specialty dog food Sawyer had seen in the fridge. She was getting well spoiled.
“What are you thinking?”
Sawyer grinned. “About Pearl and how she’s gonna be Cecil’s dog if he keeps spoiling her as much as he is. Hey, could you fly with meandAndvari?”
Andvari made a face, not thrilled with the idea, but Draco simply shrugged. “Shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Okay, I want to see the woods. Henry thinks something’s out there, and the Goddess went after something back there, too. I want a view from above.”
