Originus stirred in the back of Leon's mind with a low grumble.
'She is learning your bad habits.'
Leon's gaze tightened on Nikko's distant figure. 'What habits?'
'She looks thrilled, despite the fact she just got impaled through the chest,' the dragon answered matter-of-factly.
Leon let out a quiet laugh.
It slipped out before he could stop it. He had to admit the dragon had a point.
Two times was already more than any sane person should experience.
Originus wasn't finished.
'She might be even worse than you. Why is she laughing like that?'
Leon cleared his throat as if trying to cover something up. It didn't fool the dragon.
A stretch of silence followed, then Originus roared inside his skull.
'Did you turn her into an M?'
'No,' Leon answered quickly. Before the dragon could push further, he added,
'Lizzie and I did.'
Originus went silent. The pause lingered long enough to make Leon imagine the old beast rubbing his temples.
