Xena waved her hand in front of the dragon. It did not respond. She put her hand underneath the dragon, lifted it up to see if it would wake. It did not. She set the dragon on the ground, then checked upon Caspian to see how he was doing.
He is breathing more evenly and powerfully compared to before. She wiped her sweat, then started assessing the situation. First of all, she and Caspian entered the fire temple to evolve Caspian's fire power, enough to forge a better weapon than water blade. However, from the moment they entered the place, they were beset with illusions.
Her initial success she assumed might have been an illusion altogether.
'To make a perfect lie, you need to mix some truth in it. ' - the teachings of the house said that. In her experience, this turned out to be one of the truest statements.
