As they ran through the forest with no light except for the rays of the rising sun that was flashing between the trees, she looked up at the sky in horror. The Queen's dragon had golden scales like metal, with light teal eyes the color of the caribbean sea. It was weaving around the trees toward them, instilling fear in their souls.
Her chest screamed for air and her muscles were burning as she ran. As she looked over her shoulder, holding her hand, was the boy who saved her life, the boy she loved, the one who she has been running with for almost a year now. His breaths were rapid, unable to get enough air. He looked up, when he did his face smacked into a tree and he tumbled to the ground.
Frantic, she pulled on him to get up, but he was motionless. She heard a ear-piercing screech rip through the air. Panic swam through her blood like rapids in a river. When she looked up, she had only seconds to register a huge golden blur, then it was only darkness.
