way?
“Out of my way, Mia!” He demanded icily. “Let’s not make more drama than this whole thing already is. Jenny will calm down when she realizes that I’m not going to harm her!”
“Lory promised you wouldn’t force her. – Now, as I see it, you are doing just that! If she doesn’t want to go with you, then you can’t just throw her over your shoulder like a Neanderthal, to carry her off to your cave!”
“I’m not bringing her to my cave – I’m taking her to my room,” Farron said irritated.
“I didn’t mean that literally. What I meant … Forget it! Fact is: you can’t force her to do something she doesn’t want to do. That’s barbaric!”
“I wouldn’t need to force her, if she would let me help her!”
“I don’t need your help!” Jenny shouted.
“You can’t go through the transformation alone. Since your health is in danger, I will use all means to keep you safe!” He turned his gaze to Mia and growled. “GET out of my way!”
Jenny
Jenny was lying under the blanket, her heart pounding in her chest. She listened to Farron’s tossing and turning on the couch. She nearly felt guilty that he had to sleep on the sofa which was much too short for him, while she had his massive bed all for herself – but only nearly!
After Mia got out of his way, Farron had carried her to his room. He had given in a code for the door, so that only he himself could open it. First he had tried to argue with her, but she had been stubborn, so eventually he gave up. After he had fetched her stuff from her room, he had told her that she could have his bed and he would sleep on the couch. Jenny persuaded herself that she was glad that she did not have to share a bed with him, but a secret part of her wished, he would have insisted to sleep with her in the bed.
Sighing, she turned to the aquarium, which stood between the bed and the sitting area. She couldn’t see Farron, since the aquarium was filled with many plants, but she knew, that he was there, right behind it on the sofa.
‘Our mate!’
‘What? Where does that come from?’ Jenny thought startled. She sat up. With a galloping heart, she looked around, but couldn’t see anybody. It had been a female voice.
When she didn’t hear it again and also couldn’t see anybody, she lay back on the bed again. Her thoughts went wild. What, if she had stayed on earth? Or – at least – would not have wandered around the ship alone?
‘Then Mia would still be in a relationship with a violent maniac,’ she thought uneasily.
It took a long while for Jenny, to finally fall asleep.
She stood on the balcony leaning on the rail and starred into the black night. Oddly, she could see every detail of the garden, even when the moon and stars were hiding behind thick clouds. Her vision seemed to be better than ever, also her sense of smell. She could scent every flower, and could even tell them apart. The night was mild, no breeze cut through the sweet smell of the night. She tilted her head upwards and looked up to the starless sky. Somewhere out there was her home planet. Earth! How far might it be?
With a deep longing she stretched out her wings and lifted up from the rail. Suddenly her heart got lighter, when she flew over the treetops. She didn’t know before, how wonderful it would be. How thrilling! First, her moves were a bit clumsy and the flight unstable, but the longer she flew, the better she got at it. She even started to get a little reckless, fly a somersault or two. She laughed in delight and didn’t notice, how raspy her voice sounded. It was more a croaking sound than a laugh.
Farron
Farron awoke when his dragon started to get restless. Alarmed he sat up and felt a sharp pain in his back. This damn sofa wasn’t made for somebody his size sleeping on it. Cussing, he stretched his limbs.
‘What is it?’ He asked his dragon.
‘Our mate!’
“What about her,’ Farron demanded to know and got to his feet.
‘She’s
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