A well-written short story; good writing, and good world building to fit in a short story. It picks up right away with action and world building, an interesting mix of magic, technology and dragons. I would like to know more about the Feras and what their beef was with Army Draco, their society and pair-bonding, but then it wouldn't be a short story anymore :) Oh, and especially more about the relationship, but more on that later.
The story is narrated by Drekken, an army general who has been seperated from his dragon. In the ensuing dilemma, he meets two empaths, Yakov and Malachi, along with their delightful entourage of baby dragons. I really liked the different kinds of dragons, their quirks, and the way they interacted with their human carers. I also think she did a good job highlighting each characters' personalities, including the dragons.
I really liked everything in this story; the only thing I felt this story was really lacking was in the threesome relationship Drekken begins with the two empaths. I don't often read threesomes, because whenever I do, it seems like someone is always being left out. This is another example.
In this case, it seemed like Malachi didn't really belong. He has a strong connection with Yakov, whom he has a long history with, and when the two meet Drekken, Yakov defenitly puts himself in the limelight, and Malachi is left in his shadow. This is largely due to their personalities; Yakov's personality is very upfront, friendly, and outgoing. Malachi by contrast doesn't feel like he needs to draw attention to himself and is more confident in himself than Yakov. Yakov also throws himself at Drekken a lot (so its really his fault :P
Throughout the story, Yakov is frequently talking to Drekken and the reader is given more information on Yakov's history than Malachi's. Yakov flirts with Drekken, he kisses Drekken a lot, and has a bit of an upset that Drekken has to fix (without Malachi's help). Nothing much happens with Malachi, with either guy. The only serious talk Drekken has with Malachi is when Malachi is feeling threatened by Drekken's inclusion in his and Yakov's relationship. This is the one and only time Drekken seems to actually pay attention to Malachi, or is focused on him, without Yakov stealing his attention again. The one time actually, that Drekken makes a pass at him, whereas Yakov gives him plenty of chances. I think the author should have either worked to include Malachi with Drekken more along with Yakov, or just changed the relationship in the story to be just between Yakov and Drekken. The way it is in the story doesn't really work, I think.
Personally, I liked Malachi more than Yakov and I would have liked to see more of him than was presented, especially since he is supposed to be in this relationship with the other two characters. I don't think this makes it a bad story, not at all; actually I think it gives the author more room to expand the story and develop their relationship. I think the story has a lot of good potential to expand, and not just with the relationship aspect.