It was getting dark as they climbed into Zanth’s back and took off into the sky. As they flew, the stars came out, one by one, like crystal teardrops frozen in a black backdrop. Maya lifted her face to the sky and took a deep breath of the cool night air. Was there anything better than this, sitting on a dragon’s back, soaring through the night sky, alone, and yet so far from being lonely. She couldn’t think of anywhere else she would rather be.

“So this is what it’s like to fly under the stars,” Xavier said quietly. “You said it was amazing, but I didn’t really believe you until now.”

“Yeah, it’s…special.” Maya settled back. Floating in the darkness, it was like the three of them were the only people left in the world. “It’s like being alone in your own little world, a long way from problems and worries.”

Why was this one difficult? Mostly because this was a moment that I’d been looking forward to writing for ages and I couldn’t find just the right words. It turned out better than I hoped though, considering this is so rough, so the struggle was worth it.
They walked down the corridor to the beginning of the rest of her life, and boy did it look beautiful after everything they had just been through. Even a future of working with Xavier wouldn’t be too bad. She gave him a sideways look. He wasn’t such a bad old stick when you got to know him. And then there was Zanth. He was going to love hearing this. Yes, life was looking rather good at the moment. Turns out, it was perfectly possible for a thief to make good after all.

Ok, full disclosure with this one. This is the final paragraph of my book, and, obviously, it is currently rather terrible. But during NaNo, I simply have to finish out the last thousand, so I generally end up rambling on for 300-400 hundred words so that I can reach the next thousand before writing the end. So I end up with heaps of rubbish like this, which is promptly deleted in the next draft. It’s a terrible habit I know.