Maeve quickly sat up, her eyes searching the cave, counting all the exits. She let out a small gasp as she heard a scream come for somewhere deeper within her cave. She recognized the scream immediately. It was Nuala. She covered her ears as she heard an unearthly screech and groaned when she realized it was a dragon.
"What trouble are we in now?" she asked out loud.
She got up and picked up a pointed rock that was sitting at the edge of the cave. She tossed it up, testing its weight.
"I'm keeping you!" she whispered.
She put one hand on her belt. She sighed with annoyance as she realized that all her weapons in her belt were gone. Luckily for herself, she was smart and had kept a knife hidden in her boot. She held the knife in one hand and the rock in the other as she ran out of the room she was in and followed the screaming and screeching.
"I'm coming Nuala!" she shouted.