A Phoenix Dragon Novel 02_Coalesce by Max Andren

Author:Max Andren [Andren, Max]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944599102
Publisher: AnCor Press
Published: 2017-10-18T06:00:00+00:00

18

“That’s how I saw things that night. Granted some of the events are missing. But from the moment you held me in your arms—until today, that is how I see you,” she told me.

Her vision was a montage of me through the years. It was so strange to see myself through her eyes. I didn’t recognize the person she showed me in those vignettes. I wasn’t heroic, like she had portrayed. I failed all the time and I’d failed her when she needed me the most.

“It’s not your fault that she died. Please, let that go. I’ve never blamed you and you shouldn’t blame yourself or hold yourself accountable. That was all Hulbetto and his apprentice—not you.”

“I know you’re right, but you should’ve had your real mother to raise you, not a surrogate…”

I could hear the tears in her voice as she interrupted me with her passionate reply, “You have never been a surrogate, a facsimile or anything other than my mother—plain and simple! I know we’ve transitioned to a sister-like relationship, but you will always be my mother.”

“Come here,” I said opening my arms.

We held each other in unconditional love and understanding. We were both orphaned and as such, we’d adopted each other. The dream-Dreah faded and disappeared in the presence of my Dreah.

“Okay, down to the business at hand,” I said.

Cipriano and Violet had been speaking quietly with one another, giving Dreah and I a small measure of privacy while we had our moment. They walked back over to join us, Violet sitting on Cipriano’s shoulder.

“Violet and I were talking about your altered dream. What if your idea is right? What if drampires really are invading the dreaming to attack dragons while they are asleep and vulnerable?”

“It would explain a lot. Dragons aren’t exactly helpless creatures. But there would be no way to anticipate such an insidious attack and one so stealthily orchestrated.”

“Exactly! I think a Morpheus Dragon must have been captured by a drampire. What if that dragon’s essence was stripped and their gift of dreams stolen? That could be the root cause for all of our problems.”

“So drampires sneak into the dreaming to find dragons they can manipulate and ultimately kill. Stealing their essence to fuel their immortality. It makes sense, but if we’re right, how in the world do we prevent them from doing so?”

“We make protective amulets and fight them at their own game,” Dreah said.

“Like the ones you made for us?”

“Yes, similar to our family amulets. I would need to create all new ones and for every dragon at sanctuary.”

“Dreah you cannot do this on your own. That is far too many amulets for one person.”

“I’ll have Kestrel, Dusky, and Lyan, help me.”

“Count me in as well,” Violet said.

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