(eng) Lindsay Buroker - Dragon Blood 08 by Oaths
Author:Oaths [Oaths]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
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The man who had delivered the envelope led Sardelle all the way through the castle and to the door to Angulusâs office, the one upstairs and in the back, attached to his private suite.
Sardelle smoothed her dress, wishing she had run into the house to change into something more formal instead of only grabbing Jaxi.
Only. Jaxi made a sniffing sound in Sardelleâs mind. As if Iâm not the most important thing in the house to grab.
You definitely are. If ever thereâs a fire, Iâll grab you first.
And wave the flames toward Ridgeâs couch, I hope.
I fear that monstrosity may be fire retardant.
I could test that theory, Jaxi said as Sardelleâs guide knocked on the door.
She patted her hair to make sure it was all still back in a neat braid.
âCome in,â Angulus called from inside.
The man pushed open the door, stepped in, and presented her as, âMs. Sardelle Terushan here to see you, Sire.â
Then he stepped back, letting her take his spot, and closed the door as he exited.
Angulus wasnât the one occupying his chair behind the desk. Fern sat there, dabbing a handkerchief monogrammed with the kingâs initials to her eyes. She lowered it when Sardelle entered, her expression growing difficult to read.
A tray of fresh cinnamon buns rested on the desk next to a basket of homemade soaps, the latter a gift sheâd presumably brought to him. Sardelle couldnât tell from the door what shapes they were carved into, only that they were different colors.
Worried the meeting wasnât going wellâwhat exactly was this about?âSardelle looked to Angulus, who leaned against a bookcase nearby. For a moment, she thought something might have happened to Ridge. Why else would his mother be in tears?
No, this is all about you, Jaxi said, and the shattering of long-held beliefs.
âGood afternoon, Sardelle,â Angulus said gravely. âIâm glad you were able to make it.â
âOf course, Sire.â Sardelle curtseyed, then nodded to Fern. âMrs. Zirkander.â
Sardelle usually called her FernâFern had insisted on thatâbut didnât know where she stood with the woman now.
âWeâve been discussing the return of magic into the world,â Angulus said, âand how itâs getting harder to ignore it these days.â
âAre you really three hundred years old?â Fern blurted, then glanced at Angulus and shrank back into the chair, as if she wasnât sure she should speak.
âI was born more than three hundred years ago, yes,â Sardelle said, âbut I was trapped in a stasis chamber for most of that time, placed into a sort of hibernation where I didnât age and wasnât aware of the outside world. As far as I know, Iâm essentially thirty-five years old, but during the time I slept, everyone I knew, including all of my family, passed away.â She didnât want to appeal for sympathy from Fern but thought the information would answer a few questions Fern might have had about Sardelle over the months theyâd known each other, such as why her side of the wedding guest list was so small.
Fern bent forward and coughed into the handkerchief.
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