See, Riley wasn't kidding.
He might not have seemed particularly reliable lately, especially after sounding slightly unhinged for the past few days. And it probably didn't help that outside this place, perfectly respectable dragons were currently doing wildly questionable things in the name of their plan.
The children certainly weren't complaining. They were too busy shrieking in delight while being tossed into the air by overly eager dolphins.
Lord Karion, however, had quietly wondered why he had to appear in place of his brooding son when he could have been spending that time with his mate instead.
Yes. There was really that.
Which explained why Kael had looked at Riley earlier like he was about to say something strange again.
But this time, Riley was serious.
Truly serious.
No funny business.
