A tearful reunion.
That was more or less what Riley had expected.
One where they'd all run toward each other, hearts swelling with emotion as they admitted how terrified they'd been and how, even if no one had wanted to say it out loud, there had probably been moments when they genuinely wondered whether they would ever see each other again.
He could already imagine how the whole thing would play out.
His mother would be in tears while simultaneously preparing to scold him for not calling for help sooner, while his father would probably give him far too many head pats despite being all choked up himself.
As for the Dravaryns?
Riley would be lucky if he didn't get squeezed flat or checked over at least three times before anyone believed he was actually fine.
So yes, the black dragon had already imagined how this reunion might go.
