Chapter 6: SkyFire
The next morning, before the sun had even risen. Bathed in the darkness of the night, Esme suddenly woke up to a shuffling sound.
She had been given a room on the second floor of the mansion, right next to Daphne and Freya’s rooms.
Just as she was rubbing the grogginess out of her eyes, once again, Esme heard the same shuffling sound coming from somewhere downstairs.
’An intruder?’
It was highly unlikely since this was the house of a dragon and according to Wise, the dragonoids guarded the outer perimeter of the house as well.
’What is that sound then?’
Walking nimbly to the door, dressed in only her silky sleeping gown, Esme pried the door open, careful to not make a single sound as she sneaked past.
But to her dismay, her footsteps sounded odiously loud.
It was as though every step echoed through the walls, bouncing past them and increasing in intensity.
’Why is it so loud?’
Esme quickly hurried to the steps and finally descended to the living room. There, she took a deep breath.