Alliance by Annabelle Jacobs

Author:Annabelle Jacobs [Jacobs, Annabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

THEY WALKED back to their rooms in silence, and by the time Ryneq closed the door, Nykin couldn’t keep the words inside any longer. “You can’t expect me to just leave you here to die.”

Ryneq walked through to their bedroom and sat down heavily on the bed, looking up to meet Nykin’s gaze.

Nykin paced, one hand immediately going to grab his hair, and he cursed when all he could grab were short locks. “Because if they break through our defenses and Torsere falls, that’s what will happen. Seran isn’t going to let you live, is he?”

The thought of running away and leaving Ryneq and everyone else behind for Seran to do with as he pleased made Nykin sick to his stomach. “I can’t do it.” He dropped to his knees before Ryneq and gripped Ryneq’s thighs to keep himself steady. “Please don’t ask me to.”

Ryneq leaned back and closed his eyes. “What do you think would happen if you stayed?”

“We would fight,” Nykin hissed, tightening his hold. “There are twenty dragon riders in your army. The witch can’t get them all at once. We can defeat them.” He knew there would be casualties, and he’d avoided thinking about it so far, but it was inevitable. It didn’t mean that they should turn tail at the first sign of danger. Fimor had already said the dragons were prepared to fight for Torsere.

“I don’t doubt your bravery, Nykin.” Ryneq reached up to cup his jaw with both hands. “I’m well aware of my army’s capabilities, and the strength of the elves’ magic, and by the Gods, I hope we can kill that Rodethian bastard and his witch.” Nykin open his mouth to ask why they were even having this discussion, then, but Ryneq silenced him with a look. “But we have to consider the possibility that we may fail. If they get inside the palace, then there’s nothing that you or the other riders can do to help us. They will have access to the Eyrie, and you won’t be able to land.”

“Not everyone will be in the palace. We can still fight the army outside.”

“But for how long? The witch will be able to pick you off one by one, and I can’t allow that to happen.”

Nykin shrugged out of Ryneq’s hands and stood. “So what, you expect us to leave you all to die and start a new life in Alel? Because that—”

“No.” Ryneq got up off the bed and put his hands on Nykin’s shoulders. “I expect you to wait until Cerylea’s magic is strong enough to protect Torsere and find a way to drive Seran and his witch from our lands. The elves said dragon’s blood increases the strength of spells. Well surely there must be something they can find to use against the witch.”

Nykin swallowed the protest on his tongue, because that wasn’t what he’d been expecting. But even so…. “That could take another two to three weeks at least.” Surely if Seran got his hands on

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