Destiny: Child of the Sky (Rhapsody Trilogy) by Elizabeth Haydon

Author:Elizabeth Haydon [Haydon, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2002-05-19T06:00:00+00:00

The shock of her impact caused Ashe to stop for a moment, and as he witnessed what he had done, the uproar stopped. The dragon, now in control, grew alarmed to see its treasure lying limp on the floor, not responding. The human soul within him panicked and fought its way back to dominance, running to her and gathering her in his arms, shaking with fear.

The swirling power that had been rending the room a moment before shattered like a snowflake and shimmered to the ground around them as he laid her on the bed, his hands trembling in worry. He went to the pitcher on the bedside table and drew forth water which he splashed her face with, but there was no response.

He stayed beside her, growing more and more anxious, stroking her face and pleading with her to wake. Finally, after what seemed like hours, she groaned and winced.

“Rhapsody? Rhapsody, please say something. Please.”

One eye opened slightly and regarded him woozily.

“Is your temper tantrum over?” she asked, her face contorted with pain.

Ashe burst into tears that until now he had been too frightened to shed. He bent his head over her and wept, burying his face in her abdomen.

Rhapsody patted his head with a disoriented hand. “Ashe,” she said gently, but with effort. “Please stop it. I’m all right, and I understand—it’s not your fault. Besides, you’re making my headache worse and spotting my gown.”

“I’m sorry; gods, I’m so sorry—”

“Don’t,” she answered, her voice a little stronger. “Please don’t. It isn’t necessary. I knew it could happen—it was too much for you to take. I was prepared for it. But I expected you to lash out; I didn’t think you would knock me into the wall trying to keep from hurting me. A tactical error. It was my mistake for grabbing on just then.”

“Your mistake?” he asked incredulously. “How in the name of all—”

“Ashe,” Rhapsody said, sounding annoyed. “Please, can we not have this conversation? For my sake. Please. I’m going to be fine in a moment. That’s why I had the wine. I expected this reaction. I know you didn’t mean to hurt me. Can we please drop it now? I don’t want our last few moments together to be spent like this. Here, help me up.”

Carefully he slid his hands around her waist, assisting her to stand and sensing the damage he had caused her. She was bruised but nothing was broken, and she had pain in her shoulder but no bleeding.

She limped to the chair and reached for the pitcher next to the bed, which he quickly got and gave to her. After splashing water on her face and drying it with the cloth he handed her, she sat down, reached out her hand to him, and pulled him over to her. He knelt on the floor in front of her to be on eye level with her, his face still twisted with anxiety.

“I’m really fine,” she assured him, patting the side of his face. “What I am trying to tell you is that the children are all fine, too.

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