Kai looked at him and raised an eyebrow. After swallowing, he explained, "He's Stonefire's clan leader."
Daisy's eyes widened. "Clan leader?" She clapped her hands. "Oh, I can't wait. I didn't think we'd meet him today. But he's been on the telly, and everyone talks about him. Maybe he can answer a question or two from me."
Freddie swore the head Protector smiled a second before clearing his throat. "Bram is always busy, but maybe he can chat a few minutes with you."
And reprimand them both, for sure. Maybe Daisy would have to leave straightaway, and never come back.
For some reason, he didn't like that idea.
His dragon chimed in.It's because she's our friend.
Friend? We barely know her.
Enough to get in trouble and visit the clan leader together.
The head Protector motioned for them to walk, and Daisy took the lead. And since she didn't let go of his hand, he could only follow her at a much faster speed than he would've liked.
Chapter Four
Daisy knew at some point Miss Fletcher would find her, scold her, and then call her mum.
But for the moment, she didn't care. She'd seen and petted a real-life blue dragon, and was now going to see Stonefire's clan leader.
He probably would scold them, too. However, Daisy was usually pretty good at distracting grown-ups. The way she went from thing to thing usually made adults forget what they were talking about originally.
If she could control it, it'd be brilliant. Sort of like having a superpower. However, it was just the way her mind worked.
And she would get some kind of scolding and punishment later, no matter how much she talked.
The tall, blond dragonman stopped at the front door of a stone cottage. He spoke, "This is Bram's place. His mate, Evie, will watch you whilst I talk with Bram for a quick second."
Freddie sighed beside her, but she didn't have a chance to ask him anything. The dragonman knocked, and a woman with dark red hair opened the door. The first thing Daisy noticed wasthat she didn't have any tattoos on her arms. And all grown-up dragon-shifters had tattoos on their arms.
She blurted, "You're a human!"
The woman's eyes shot to hers, and she smiled. Her accent sounded like London, or someplace down south. "I am. And I'm guessing you are, too? My name's Evie. What's yours?"
"I'm Daisy Chadwick. My class came for the day. This is my partner today, Freddie."
Evie glanced at Freddie. "Yes, I know Freddie."
Kai whispered something into Evie's ear and then disappeared down a hallway. Evie gently guided them inside. "Normally I'd take you two in the kitchen for tea and biscuits, but if Kai brought you here, then you should probably talk with my mate first."
Daisy jumped in. "How did you mate a dragon-shifter? Is it fun? Scary? So brilliant you can't ever sleep?"
Freddie whispered, "Stop talking, Daisy. You'll only make it worse."
Evie snorted. "Asking questions doesn't hurt. Although I'm starting to understand why you two wandered off."
Some people might try to lie or blame someone else. But Daisy didn't do that. She liked the truth. "It's my fault. I wanted to see a dragon." She lowered her voice. "And I did! Their scales are much softer and smoother than I thought they'd be."
A male voice she didn't know spoke up. "Aye, that's true."
She turned and saw another grown-up, this one with dark hair. He had a tattoo on his bicep, and she tried her hardest not to ask to see it better.
The dragonman must've noticed her intent gaze, because he squatted down and pulled up the top of his sleeve. "You fancy my tattoo?"
"Oh, yes. I want one, too. When I'm older. Although I'm a human, so maybe I can't? But they're so pretty."