Dragon Chameleon: Golem Siege by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Author:Sarah K. L. Wilson [Wilson, Sarah K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah K. L. Wilson
Published: 2019-05-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

We crashed through the doorway and down the cart steps on the other side. Ahead of me, the Kav’ai were whooping in excitement and it was all I could do not to yell curses at them. We’d already ruined our chance of sneaking away. Now Eventen and his whole camp would know we were here.

“It’s your own fault. You didn’t warn them to be quiet on this side,” the mimic said. “You always think with your gut instead of your brain.”

I thought – briefly – of storming Eventen’s camp and taking the Magikas there hostage.

“The last time you tried to take a Magika hostage it only worked because she let it. Then she ruined everything by exploding at the wrong time. I don’t think you should trust yourself to take any more hostages.”

The mimic had a point. I could also send them on ahead while we stayed back and killed the Magikas sleeping in their tents while Eventen and the others pursued the whooping Kav’ai.

“Yes! That’s the perfect plan!”

But in this, Katlana had been right. I was no murderer. As tempting as it was to try, I knew I couldn’t slice a man’s throat while he slept.

“You fight just fine in battle,” the mimic argued.

That was different. In battle, it was desperation that threw me forward. And self-defense. And the defense of others. All admirable things. To creep up on someone in the dark of night and slice the life out of them ... that was different.

“How?” The mimic asked. “They are just as much a threat whether they are attacking now or are sleeping so they can attack tomorrow. And whether you kill them now or later they will be just as dead.”

It was different. I couldn’t explain how, but I knew it was different and it was one line that I just couldn’t cross. Not and still be Tor Winespring.

I blew a whistle through my fingers, trying to draw the attention of the hollering Kav’ai. Kyrowat, just ahead of me, crooked his long neck around to look at me and I could have sworn he rolled his eyes.

Let’s just say I’ve been with this bunch of fools for too long. I thought you were bad. At least there’s only one of you.

I startled at the feel of his mental voice in my mind. Kyrowat almost never spoke to humans other than Hubric.

See how frustrated I am? It’s not like me. I have a half a mind to bite one of those oosquer to bring them into line, but I just know they’d taste awful. Where’s Saboraak?

Waiting for us. To the east of here. Saboraak?

There was no immediate response. Hopefully, she’d only fallen asleep.

Shouts coming from Eventen’s camp drew a sigh from me. Yep. He’d heard the racket. We could expect golems following us any moment now. With a grimace, I urged the golem under me forward at a fast gallop. Ungh! Ungh! The jostling of his metal saddle under my bottom made my teeth crash together and my hip bones feel like chunks were being broken off with every bounce.

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