*Saoirse*

It had been a long time coming. We had spent weeks in the Dragon Realm healing and helping them to recover. Now it was time to go home.

I stepped through the swirling colors of the portal, Rhys' hand clasped tightly in mine. The familiar tug at my navel signaled our departure from the Dragon Realm, a place that had been both a haven and a prison over the past few weeks. I missed my children. I missed my bed. I missed our home.

The scent of pine and ...