"Tyr hugged her whole self to the beast... Will was sure Tyr would just topple off. But she stayed steady. The next step was easier. The one after that easier still. As the weight transferred from talon to wing, stretching their full twenty feet... Running down. Faster and faster. Will could feel the pounding of her talons as they trampled down the rise towards the farm. But they never reached the bottom. They were up. Higher than the hill. Higher than the dragon's mountain"...