Flarea closed her eyes and nodded, flying up to Yuro to take the rod from his. She flew slowly, guilt creeping up her scales and creating a huge lump in her throat that made it hard to swallow. Her stomach also churned from her betrayal of trust. Eli trusted her to stop Muel, and now she was going to deliver what the villain wanted. Yuro growled at her, his eyes filled with fury. She understood why he felt that way. She was just giving Muel the rod. It can't be helped, she thought. He has Shui. I can't let him hurt her. With an outstretched claw, she silently asked for Yuro to hand it over. The dark grey drake refused. Fear gripped her even more as she realized that she might have to fight Yuro to get it. She did not want to do that. No, she just wanted this to stop. She wanted things to go back to normal. Though, no matter what happened, she knew that could never happen again. She looked down at Shui, making sure she was alright.