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Chapter 47 - Aflame

Kiara's POV

I smiled.

Not a normal smile.

The kind of smile you give someone when something scandalous is cooking in your head. 

"Okay," I said, nodding slowly like I had just accepted my tragic fate. "You know what? Fair enough. This extinction that you guys are facing,umm, is a…,umm,very serious stuff. Totally get it."

Lysander raised an eyebrow.Suspicious.Which was rude.

I even clasped my hands behind my back like a cooperative little hostage, admiring the scenic beauty.

"So," I continued casually, rocking on my heels. "How long exactly have you been alone? Like… forever forever? Or just a really bad century?"

He studied me for a moment.

"Long enough to recognize when someone is stalling."

Damn! Was I caught? Could he read minds?Still, I nodded thoughtfully.I had to play this through. 

"Right. Right. Makes sense."

Pause.Then I pointed over his shoulder.

"Is that a dragon?"

He didn't even turn.

Asshole.

Which meant Plan B.

I ran anyway. 

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