Chapter 315: To Stand By Him

Even with a dragon large enough to blot out the sun lounging behind him, Leroy instinctively threw an arm in front of Lorraine, shielding her from the rustling and cracking of branches down the slope.

A silhouette scrambled upward, panting, slipping, and muttering, his voice carried by the gentle wind. "I thought I’d die of the heat... Damn... water... I need water..."