Dusk had come and gone again, and there was still no sign of Sarielle. Dawn was creeping into the sky, and he had not slept since he had discovered Sarielle was missing. He was out on the walls of the keep, the cool air blowing past him as he looked down on the city. Where could she be? What else could he possibly do to find her? Once again he thought of going into the Asdar Mountains to search for Koro. He wished he too had some way of calling him. And that was when a huge, winged creature flew past him, skimming so close and with such a huge wash of air that Garreth nearly tumbled over the wall and onto the rocks below. As he gripped the wall and regained his balance, he looked with shock and a surge of hope as Koro settled, digging his talons into the stone of the keep’s walls, his great wings out for balance. Koro! It was most certainly Koro with those blue iridescent scales that sparkled here and there with the red gemstones stuck between them. The great beast chuffed out a breath of air and fire, the flames warming Garreth as he stood in awe beneath him.
