*Rhys*

My hands were up defensively in front of me, even though they would not do much good compared to the large dragon roaring only feet away, but I was trying to prove I wasn't there to harm it.

Conall, on the other hand…

"Back off!" Conall yelled. I glanced behind to see him jump into the middle of the eggs. "Get back, or I’ll smash ‘em!"

"No, no, no," I said hurriedly, putting a hand up to each of them as another screech erupted in the small ...