Violet watched impatiently as the leaf dragon wasted time preening. Suddenly it was caught by a gust of wind that caught it off guard and nearly blew it into one of the sides of the maze. The dragon looked startled for a minute as it tried to resist the wind, which was stronger than its light weight.

Suddenly, the leaf dragon shifted its wings, bringing them closer to its body and slanted backward slightly. The wings acted as a sort of sail or kite and the dragon began to soar gently a little above the ground, making good speed now through the maze.

Violet was pleased with the dragon's ingenuity--she had thought it a bit of an airhead, but when push came to shove, the leaf-dragon was quick on its feet. She looked down at her stopwatch, ready to clock the dragon's finish. She thought she would try her ice-dragon next, as it seemed slightly (but only very slightly) more cooperative than the stone-dragon.