"Two weeks? I thought you said this would be a short trip." Nix dropped all semblance of being cordial.
"The short trip was in reference to the distance covered, not the time that you might be gone."
Nix spent the next thirty seconds displaying his rather extensive knowledge of curses words, instead of getting angry Deidra seemed to be trying to remember them all.
"Want to know the worst part of being a dragon?"
Nix scowled at her. "If I had to guess, it would be the ridiculous horns sticking out of your head."
The woman's laughter echoed in the small meadow. "I may decide to keep you Nix."
"No thanks. What am I doing here?"
