Feeling the immense pressure from the God of Darkness behind her, Meleys immediately picked up speed and flew swiftly downstream along the Fork River. The God of Darkness followed close behind, never falling back an inch.
Princess Rhaenys looked at the thick clouds ahead, but could find no trace of Vhagar or Quicksilver. Understanding suddenly dawned on her, and she quickly guided Meleys into the clouds.
Seeing Meleys vanish, the God of Darkness let out an angry roar, though the sound brimmed with pride and satisfaction.
"Aaaargh!"
Borros, on the dragon's back, could not help feeling proud as well. After all, the joy of defeating a great dragon was far more satisfying than tormenting those lowborn wretches.
Besides, Meleys the Red Queen ranked among House Targaryen's strongest dragons. Now, even she could do nothing but flee before his God of Darkness. How could he not be pleased?
He gave the God of Darkness a satisfied pat.
"God of Darkness, let's fly higher. The clouds are too thick here. It's hard to find her!"
The God of Darkness was just about to climb when an instinctive warning of danger drove him to surge forward. Even so, Vhagar burst out from behind and caught his tail in his jaws.
The much larger Vhagar gave a powerful wrench, pulling the God of Darkness off balance and sending him plunging straight down.
The sudden drop nearly threw Borros from the dragon's back. Fortunately, his dragonriding skills had improved considerably over the past few months, and he was already immensely strong. Clinging desperately to the God of Darkness's spines, he finally managed to steady himself.
Vhagar continued hauling the God of Darkness down toward the Green Fork by his tail. With Vhagar's sheer size and weight, the God of Darkness had no way to break