Brian had his arm wrapped around Alexis’ waist as they walked outside and towards the large white tents that were put up for the dinner parties. It was customary for the dragons to come together for dinner in the evenings. This is when the acceptance kisses usually took place. Under the very public eyes of all the dragons from around the kingdom. Micah suddenly reached out and gripped Alexis’ arm tightly, causing Brian to also stop abruptly. Micah stood frozen as he stared off into the distance. His eyes flickered towards the dark woods. “Micah, what is it?” Brian asked as he searched for the hidden danger. “Something is out there. Can’t you sense it? Can you not smell the blood in the air?” Micah didn’t take his eyes off of the tree line. Alexis furrowed her brows as she tried to co