Navarog vs hydra

  "You must have fought the hydra as a dragon," Kendra realized.

  "Why else would I have gone off alone?"

  Kendra scowled. "But you said you fought her with arrows and a spear. Why didn't the collar strangle you?"

  Gavin grinned. "I did fight her with arrows and a spear. . . at first. I changed to dragon form after that. The hydra was a dangerous obstacle. Even as a dragon, the outcome looked dicey for a time. She put up a good fight. The collar was a nuisance. It even stayed on in dragon form. It only fell off just before I came here, meaning Seth must have made it back to Thronis. "

Chapter 27