Taking another look around the cavern, Detrick saw what he thought looked like greaves at the bottom of a pile off to his left. They looked as though they were still attached to someone’s legs.

Before going to investigate, he glanced back over his shoulder to check on the dragon again. The dragon was still coiled up in a ball. In the dim light, he could see it shaking hard. He would have to make checking on their only way out of the cave his next priority.

But ...