Ronan cradled Puff in his arms, the dragon filled with so much excitement he'd been purring all the way to their destination. Truvius had pulled ahead of the pack, cutting through the sea of whispering students that peppered the group with an even mix of judgement and praise.

Word of Puff's release had spread through the schools populace faster than Ronan's unfortunate nickname, and although Truvius seemed impervious to the jabs, Veronica and Talli had faired for the worse.

Veronica tugged Talli to her other side, taking the shoulder of a student passing them and nearly knocking them off their feet. The sour frown they paid her was doubled in return by a scorching scowl as she tugged Talli closer. "Are we almost there?"

"Couple minutes," Truvius replied, swerving around a set of students that hadn't bothered to move from the center of the hall. "I was expecting worse honestly."

"Worse?" Ronan scoffed, his growl lightening as he caught some of Jade's friends waving their group good luc