"No, it really wasn't," Daine agrees, wrinkling her nose. That dragon she met had been all right, but her encounter with Gabe hadn't been all that pleasant (not that that is any great surprise).

Of course, there's nothing to stop this dream from going sour, but it doesn't feel as if it would. Either way, she intends to enjoy this pleasant bit for as long as it lasts.

She looks down at Seth, head canted a little to one side. It's a little hard to keep remembering that she's not all bird, and she can't always help an avian gesture or two. "Have you looked around much, yet? It's fair pretty out by the water."