This was ALL his fault, the puffed up, winged menace at my back!
Pim
I wasn't quite sure exactly how all of this fell upon his shoulders, but it absolutely did. Call it a gut feeling... but I was certain of it.
Mort
My mudworm is going to run me down, sword in hand, if she ever discovers I've been withholding things from her, even if I feel the subterfuge is with her best interests at heart. My wily dragon bound is a sheila of a beast in her own right when crossed. It's not without warrant, my secrets kept, but I don't believe she'll be seeing it quite in that light...
Looking for Pim's father is feeling more like a lost cause than an actual pursuit, but the pair are determined. They'd struck a bargain, after all, had they not? It was but one part of their quest to free Mort from his curse.
It's a dragon's bargain in the process, a moonkissed human and her dragon bound stumbling their way through this whole mess and, even more importantly, their burgeoning feelings for one another.
This is the second book in a three book trilogy. They are best read in order.