I felt Viper's call and his pain to the very center of my being. I stopped in mid-flight, suspended in the air by just the force of my wings beating, and roared out my pain. I looked at Kiya and Jvb, "I have to go to Viper! He's dying and trying to reach Beregost to seek aide. Follow me if you will or carry on with your quest, but I have to go to him now."
Without waiting for a reply and without looking back, I flew rapidly to where I felt Viper struggling to reach safety. I flew underneath him, offering my back to ride on to ease his way.
He rested gratefully on my back with his arms around my neck. Could I leave him to die? Never! Again I roared out my sadness, and made a sudden decision. If he was to perish so would I! I turned and flew directly toward the sun consumed with the need to destroy us both. I was startiing to breathe raggedly, oxygen was becoming scarce when with a roll of thunder a huge blast of blinding light lit the world around us and we were tumbling endlessly down to the earth. Darkness .... comfort .... going home ....
