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liars.”
    I flinched. “We are brilliant liars!”
    Pannaxx's rumbling laughter shook the ground and knocked down flecks of dirt from the roof of the cave. “You amuse me, angel.” The dragon rose onto his massive legs and exited the cavern. Flinging mud from his scales and shaking the ground with every footstep, he stumbled out onto the plain.
    As we trailed after the dragon, Emily grumbled, gripping her staff like she was trying to snap it in half. “Great, now he’s awake.”
    Before I could tell her about the virtues of fighting fair, Pannaxx stopped, reared up on his hind legs, and raised himself high, just shorter than the four tallest bookshelves in the great library stacked on top of one another.
    He spread his wings, blocking the sun, and roared, his breath sending a gust of hot and sticky wind, along with bits of grass, and cow hide hurtling towards us.
    The orb on Emily’s staff glowed bright blue, and the wind passed us by without lifting a single strand of our hair. Still, wisps of Pannaxx’s breath drifted into my nose, and the rotten smell made me gag.
    The dragon flashed his teeth at us again, smirking. “Sorry. Morning breath.”
    Emily covered her nose, and once the smell dissipated, she pointed her staff at the dragon. "Cough up my money."
    The air chilled, frosting my breath as dozens of frozen arrows materialized above us. The icy missiles were translucent and identical, but before I had the chance to admire their beauty, the arrows flew towards Pannaxx’s yawning mouth.
    The dragon, noticing the shiny projectiles, blew out a puff of flame, vaporizing the arrows in an instant. “That’s it?”
    Emily grunted. Her staff flashed, and hundreds of sharp arrows whistled towards the dragon.
    This time, no flames came. Instead, Pannaxx kicked off the ground and launched himself into the heavens. His great leathery wings slapped away at the air, causing the arrows to waver and fall harmlessly to the ground.
    Chuckling, Pannaxx sprayed spit across the grass, making the ground sizzle.
    Emily fumed and turned crimson. She swiveled to face me. “Narius!”
    Alarmed by her cranky attitude, I took a step back. “What?”
    She marched up to me, pushed her back against my chest, and laid my hands on her stomach. “Get me up there!”
    Suppressing the sudden and odd urge to stroke her stomach, I moved my hands away. “Why?”
    Emily pressed my hands right back down against her waist. “Just do it!”
    Annoyed by her tone, I tightened my grasp on her belly, flapped my wings, and took off.
    Emily quivered as we rose, but soon stopped and aimed her staff at the dragon. The orb of her staff glowed bright blue, forming a volley of frozen missiles and sending them flying towards the dragon.
    Pannaxx opened his mouth, sparks already forming at the back of his throat. But before the arrows could be melted away, they exploded, pelting the dragon with tiny shards of ice.
    Pannaxx howled and flew backwards, the fire in his throat quenched.
    Emily laughed, her excitement encouraging me to fly faster. “That’s it, Narius! Close in on him!”
    Following her demand, I beat my wings in pursuit of the dragon. In return, Pannaxx spat smoldering balls of fire our way as he moved back.
    I twisted and turned, just barely avoiding the flames and the inky smoke trails left behind. Still, the scorching breath charred my armor to such an extent that black spots danced in my vision from the heat.
    Suffering through the unbearable heat with me, Emily cursed and fired off one icy volley after another, most of them missing the dragon completely while the rest only skimmed against his scales.
    As I continued my flight, the gap from the dragon shortened with each passing moment, and fire and ice clashed against one another, surrounding us in a cloud of mist. I blinked to clear the vapor from my vision, but it was getting difficult to see and to evade the fiery balls while flying towards where I had last seen the dragon.
    Then as