Riding a dragon

Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view

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My eyes widened in surprise when Graike took a few steps away from me. Green scales rippled over his body, glistening in golden hues under the morning sun. His form enlarged rapidly and reshaped in a huge four-legged creature with a tail and massive wings.

I gasped as the reality hit me. A dragon!

In a matter of seconds, I was facing a huge green dragon whose scales shined with rich golden light. A low growl shook the ground as Graike extended his massive leathery wings and flapped them, creating gusts of wind that lifted the dust and small pebbles.

I stared at his reptilian yellow eyes that had a narrow black vertical slit focused on me.

He extended his front leg toward me.

"Hop on.", I heard Graike's voice in my head.

"Wh-What?", I stuttered, unsure how I was able to hear him.

"Use my leg to climb on my back, so I can take you up. The aerial view, remember?"