A Dragonlings' Magical Christmas by S. E. Smith

Author:S. E. Smith [Smith, S. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2015-07-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“The symbiots can’t communicate with the kids’ symbiots,” Trelon said with a grim look.

“Why not?” Vox demanded, pausing along the shore of the river.

Zoran shrugged his shoulders. “Possibly because they are young and not very powerful,” he replied, glancing along the swollen river.

“Or,” Ha’ven asked, sliding off the glider.

“They could be in a different shape and using their energy to maintain it. Like Zoran said, they are young,” Mandra said with a serious expression as he glanced up at the sky that had finally cleared. “It will be dark in a couple of hours.”

“I know,” Zoran replied with a heavy sigh, turning when he heard the sound of running feet.

“We found where they were,” Kelan said, drawing in a deep breath.

Trisha nodded. “They landed about two miles upriver. It looks like they stopped to eat,” she said with a breathless grin.

“Eat!” Ha’ven and Vox exclaimed at the same time.

“Yes,” Trisha continued. “We found the remains of several fish.”

“Alice doesn’t like fish,” Ha’ven murmured, his eyes turning dark violet as he fought to control his emotions.

Kelan gave Ha’ven a tight smile. “There was also evidence that they found berries and mushrooms,” he explained.

Ha’ven’s face tightened with concern. “What if they were poisonous?” He asked. “They might not know…”

Trisha shook her head. “They weren’t,” she interrupted. “Daddy and I have taken Bálint out numerous times from the moment he started crawling. I was very careful about showing him which one’s were good mushrooms after he almost ate a poisonous mushroom once. The remains we found were from edible ones.”

“How long ago were they there?” Creon asked, walking over to stand near Kelan and Trisha.

“Three, maybe four hours,” Kelan said.

Creon’s mouth tightened. “Which way did they go?” He asked.

“It looks like they are back on the river,” Trisha replied.

Kelan reached out and squeezed Trisha’s hand. They didn’t mention that they had found the tree, and tiny footprints that they suspected belonged to their son, or the remains of half eaten mushrooms favored by the large herbivores found in this part of the forest. Drawing in a steady breath, Trisha watched as Creon shifted and pushed off the ground.

One by one, the symbiots shifted as well. Ha’ven and Vox strode over to the air gliders that Ha’ven had brought with him. It was a slow process tracking the kids. Knowing that they were traveling along the river made it a tedious task to follow them since they had no idea when or if they would leave it, and while the rain had finally ceased, it had left the river swollen and tracks scarce and hard to find.

Trisha shifted and rose into the air. The other women had remained behind at the palace just in case the kids returned. Paul had also remained, but under protest. If Morian hadn’t been so close to her due date, it would have been different, but knowing that she could deliver at any time made it virtually impossible for him to leave her. Once again, Trisha realized the gift her father had given her when he taught her how to track.

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