The distance between the Whispering Ravine and their main den was shrinking rapidly.
According to the tracking, Kulu was already entering the outer perimeter of the mountain. Hana was about to tap an icon on the corner of her tablet to adjust the secondary pair of drones when a massive shadow suddenly blotted out the light overhead.
A heavy thud shook the wet stone of the ledge, followed by a violent gust of wind that sent the waterfall's mist spraying directly over them.
Hana didn't even look up from her screen immediately. She just watched the live feed as the camera captured the sudden displacement of air, and then shifted her gaze to the giant, scaled form that had just landed right in front of them.
Caspian stood there, his obsidian wings folding tightly against his back, his chest heaving as he exhaled a low, steaming breath. His golden eyes were wide, scanning Hana from head to toe with an intense, territorial urgency before he finally settled down.
