Freya hopped off of Ciana. She turned to look at the white dragon. “This is where I leave you. I’ll meet you back here when I am done. Under no circumstances should you follow after me.”
“Pffft. I’m a dragon. I’m not exactly weak.” Ciana scoffed at her in her dragon form (dragons were one of the few feral animals that could speak in either form).
Freya smiled at her. “I know you aren’t weak. But there are more evils that lurk here than who I am going to see. One of the reasons I didn’t want Jin to come. The Shriek dwells in these parts. This is why not many ever travel here. Only those who do not fear death can pass by the Shriek.”
“Do you not fear death?” Ciana tilted her head and stared into the green emeralds of Freya’s eyes.
“I used to welcome it. Now, I don’t want to die. However,
