“Come on,” Cecilia said, pulling Detrick after her to find the dragon..

When they turned around the massive pile of treasure, they both slowed. The dragon was gone. Cecilia and Detrick looked around the cavern, searching for their new friend.

Outside the halo of light given off by the speck of glowing dust, they couldn’t see anything.

“Did it fly off?” Detrick asked, attempting to slide the sword into the scabbard they had taken. ...