With the dragon at her heels, Alexis slipped out of the room, hurrying to the kitchen. Then they made it outside, across the courtyard and through the servant’s exit. The dragon climbed the first building they reached and followed Alexis by gliding from rooftop to rooftop. It was the easiest way for the dragon to stay out of sight while he followed her.
Alexis walked through the streets, observing all with wide, sapphire eyes. At first, she walked with her hood down and let her hair hang free. After a close encounter with Park and his family, she left her hood up. Her gypsy clothes were all she needed to fool others, but anyone from Milagros would recognize her immediately.
Occasionally, she heard Cadmus’s bell over the din of festival noise. It was comforting to know the dragon was clo
