Dimwater's Dragon by Ferguson Sam

Author:Ferguson, Sam [Ferguson, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Scale Publishing
Published: 2015-11-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

The next day Kathair took Kyra to a deep cavern a short distance from the rocky area where the egg had been discovered. He again promised not to disclose the egg’s existence to anyone. Kyra returned as often as her studies, and her duties with Janik would let her, but Kathair was often kept away by some intensive training program. Apparently, he was too dangerous to allow to mix with the other apprentices the same as she was. She had even heard that a few of the sword Masters would take Kathair out of the Academy for several days at a time for field studies.

Kyra continued to read books to the egg and set spells to protect and warm it. She excelled in her studies with Cyrus, outpacing even his expectations for her development. Even still, she kept the ethereal creature a secret from Cyrus, preferring to dive into the subject through books rather than discuss the issue with anyone and risk the secret of the egg being uncovered. The days turned into weeks, and the weeks into months. The autumn leaves fell, leaving the trees bare and stick like, except for the evergreens which stood staunch and stoic in their place as winter set in and covered the land in a blanket of white snow.

Soon, the mid winter festival was upon them. All of the apprentices hustled and bustled about, decorating their halls and dorms and offering gifts to one another. The winter solstice was never a holiday that Kyra understood. She had heard that it was a celebration of hope, a sign that longer days would soon be coming and things would turn for the better again, spawning new life and renewal throughout the Middle Kingdom, but it still seemed an awkward time for such celebrations. By definition the winter solstice was the shortest day of the year. It was always cold, and the night was quick to end any sunlight that dared to reach into the wintry land. This particular midwinter festival seemed colder than most, for it was the first without her mother.

Kyra’s mother had never been a fan of the festival either. There had always seemed to be something on her mind. Lady Zana often spent additional time creating wards and staring out the window to the south, as if she had expected something to come out from the darkness. Of course, whenever Kyra had asked her mother about it, Lady Zana smiled gently and would say that there was nothing to worry about, but that she was only waiting for the dark to be over.

Kyra’s father, on the other hand, was very fond of midwinter festival. He often recited the history of its origin, and lauded those who had created the holiday. He always insisted on reenacting the traditional rite of placing an apple wood log in the fire while the family drank spiced cider and sang the traditional songs. His gifts were usually something that he would like more than a thoughtful

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