And I had to fight. I had to stand with my friends and stop this monster before she killed us all.XerathalasiaThe dragon’s tail roared as it slashed...at me. But I was already ducking, the back of my neck itching. Sophia’s spell warned me. My naked body dived beneath the tail. I hit the stone, rolling back onto my feet and sprinting past the dragon as she battled with Angela. Both her claws swiped in hissing arcs, crashing into earth elementals as the knight struggled to lunge in and ram her. “School, silly! They don’t get vacation from that until summer!” Sarah snickered as she washed and wiped me down, even shaved my head and face.“Holy smokes, why did you do that?” I asked her now.“To make You less recognizable, stud! Can’t make it easy for the wife to find You, can we now? Besides, as much as I like Your facial hair, this is an excuse to pamper You, to wait on You hand and foot! I’m gonna love doing that this week! As much as I can, babe, I’m Your personal valet, Your body. .. well... I..." Garishnie wrung his hands not knowing what to do. If he said yes, it was a forgery, and he was found to be lying -- a forgone conclusion -- he would be directly accountable to the deadly-looking warrior standing next to the Chief Steward, the one who was looking at him like a wolf sizing up a errant piglet; or he could admit the tax was paid and pass the responsibility up to the Putram where it really belonged. In that case he would still be accountable to the warrior and even. " Good," Edward replied, rubbing his wrists where the ropes had chafed them. After a moment the tingling faded and he stepped over to the spot Mikhail had indicated. Once rearmed, he began helping Tristan to free the others.After they were all loose, Edward led his captains out of the room and they began searching for an unguarded exit. This turned into a mad dash almost immediately when a patrol spotted them and began chasing them down the hall."Run!" Edward shouted. This proved unnecessary.