Court of Dragons by Frost Kay

Author:Frost Kay [Kay, Frost]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Renegade Publishing
Published: 2021-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

3

Arrik

“Is it done?” Arrik asked quietly. He never raised his voice at anyone. He’d learned long ago that keeping his voice soft and low inspired more fear than any yelling ever did. Plus, he didn’t want to be like his father.

“It is, my lord,” Shane, his second in command answered. He was a tall burly man with more scars than Arrik and that was saying something. “The first ships have already made it into position.”

“And the scouts?” he replied, eyeing the blasted storm. It would help give them cover but it was also a problem. It was perilous in of itself traveling through the Dragon Isles, let alone with a squall that threatened to dash them against the rocks or sink their ships with the sharp coral below.

“They’ve been taken care of,” Shane confirmed, tossing his long black braid over his shoulder. “No one will be sounding the alarm.”

Grim satisfaction filled Arrik. King Oswin had made a grave mistake crossing the King of Verlanti. The two kingdoms had held a tentative peace until the ruler of the isles decided not to pay his dues. He got too comfortable in his own strength, thinking that he could defy the elves. That was where he was wrong. No one defied the elf king and survived. It was a death sentence.

“And the palace?”

Shane grunted. “Your men are in the tunnels, waiting for the signal.”

“Good.” If all went to plan, it would be a relatively bloodless invasion. Arrik grimaced and brushed a piece of his stark silver hair from his face. That’s if the people were willing. The inhabitants of the Dragon Isles were known to be barbarians. In fact, they even trained their women in combat. The very notation disgusted him and yet…it thrilled a very small part of him. A woman with fire was appealing indeed. “The royal family?”

“To be exterminated except for the heirs.”

“Heir,” he corrected. The islanders were secretive about the heir. The princess was to be married on this day. It was fortuitous for him. Arrik would have hated to leave her a widow. It was better for her if she wasn’t attached to any man. His father would want her, either as his concubine or for other political intrigues.

Their ship groaned as the bottom scraped over some coral. He spotted several fins slice through the dark water. It was as if the beasts could sense the battle to come. Maybe it was a sign that there would be blood.

It didn’t matter to Arrik either way. He was just a tool in his father’s scheme to rule the isles. Everyone wanted them for their dragons, the diamonds, and control over the trade route. They held too much power. The King of Verlanti was a power-hungry monster.

And Arrik… well he was his father’s son.

War was in his blood.

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