Ascension: The Dragons of Kendualdern by Sam Ferguson

Author:Sam Ferguson [Ferguson, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Scale Publishing
Published: 2015-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Seven years passed. With each day Gorliad grew in strength and size. His wings now carried him from the mountain to his hunting grounds, though even still he could not fly for long stretches of time without resting his wing, nor could he make more than a few trips back and forth from the mountain to the hunting grounds each day. Still, his flight enabled him to bring much game back for Dalean. He would drop it off at the entrance, and she would have a team of dwarves cart the carcasses to her prep chamber. He was now also fully grown. From tip of the tail to the end of his snout he measured fifty meters long. From the ground to the top of his shoulders he stood thirty-five meters tall. He was as imposing a dragon as had ever lived in Geldryn’s kingdom. None bothered him about his lame leg now. He also no longer hopped forward awkwardly. He had learned to move more normally, though he did still walk with a limp.

He spent most of his nights upon the rocky ridge above the poppy field, staring at the stars. That is where he found himself this night. The clouds rolled in, obscuring his view of his beloved stars and so he moved into the poppy field below the ridge to allow himself to sleep.

However, as he moved down he caught a glimpse of those beautiful lights he had seen seven years before. They called to him, beckoned to him. He knew he couldn’t reach them. He was not strong enough yet. Still, there was something in the light that he yearned for. He stretched his wings and flew toward the lights. He flew for as long as his wings would carry him, covering nearly one hundred kilometers before lighting upon a bald hill for a rest.

The lights were only somewhat closer than they had been before, and he knew there were still several hundred kilometers to fly before he was beyond the border of his father’s kingdom. He looked back in the direction of the mountain. He was strong now, much stronger than ever before. Perhaps he should continue on, and not worry about returning.

A strange sound caught his attention. He turned to see a greater dragon stalking from below in the shadows. Gorliad sniffed the wind, but the scent was not familiar. This was no dragon he had ever seen before. He let out a burst of fire and called out to the dragon. “I am Gorliad, who goes there?”

The dragon roared back with a massive wave of yellow flames spewing forth from its mouth. “I am Demark, and I have come to claim this territory for my own.”

Gorliad laughed. “You wish to claim King Geldryn’s mountain?”

“No, I claim only this hill, and the lake below. I add it to my kingdom to the south. You have flown beyond Geldryn’s border.”

Gorliad shook his head. “I have not. I have stayed parallel with the southern ridge along the border.

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