Dragon and Ogre, Sacrifice and Sin (25)

The tail, hurled upward by the explosion, and glittering fragments of flame scattered through the air.

Fang of the End was still rampaging, and the ground trembled beneath us.

"You! You're from Count Victor's—"

Glenjeed-sama seemed to spot me immediately, but

"Your Excellency, forgive me for the discourtesy of leaving without paying my respects."

There was no time to renew our old acquaintance—though, well, calling it an old acquaintance was a stretch.

"Uoooooooooh!"

I braced my feet against the earth and ran. Then I leaped, using magic to rise into the sky.

"—He flew!?"

"—How can a person...?"...