Dragon Emperor 6 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2020-01-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

With the major things squared away, the rest of the week passed by quickly, and before I knew it, the day of our departure had arrived.

I woke with the rising sun, and then I sat up in bed and looked around my quarters. The dawn light trickled in through the windows and bathed the space in an orangish glow, and I sighed as I rifled my hair. It was a shame I didn’t have more time to fully appreciate my new room in the Lunar Palace, but I consoled myself with the fact that it would be here waiting for me when I returned. Then, with the nobles of Rahma on my side, I could lay my worries about civil war to rest and properly enjoy my position as Lord of Hatra.

With more than a few women by my side, too.

I smiled at the thought as I got out of bed, and then I quickly dressed in a pair of soft black trousers and a cream shirt with black and purple thread along the hems. My travel bag was already packed and leaning beside the door, so I slung it over my shoulder and cast one last look over my room.

“I’ll be back soon,” I promised to no one in particular, and then I slipped out the door and into the hallway.

As I made my way toward the entrance, I came across a young wolf Demi-Human carrying a tray of food. He seemed young, probably still in his teens, and he also looked downright terrified. His yellow eyes were huge in his pale face, his gray-brown ears were pinned to his head, and the tray rattled in his grasp as his hands shook drastically.

“Uh, hey there,” I said as the boy froze at the foot of the stairs. “Are you alright?”

The wolf turned to me with a dazed and horrified expression, and the tray almost slipped from his fingers.

“L-Lord Evan,” he stuttered before he dropped into a quick bow. “G-Good m-morning.”

“Good morning,” I chuckled and cocked my head at him. “If you don’t mind me asking … what are you doing? You look like you’re about to face down an army with that plate of … raw meat?”

I frowned in confusion at the tray of bloody haunches, but my stomach gurgled hungrily.

“O-Oh no, Lord Evan,” the teen laughed nervously, “n-not an army. I’m no soldier. B-but I have been tasked with a mission of utmost importance.”

“Oh?” My eyebrows rose. “What kind of mission? And who tasked you with it?”

“Your father, of course,” the wolf replied with wide eyes. “Lord Ruslan said it was crucial that I bring the Crimson Dragon her breakfast. He said the fate of Hatra’s bloodline depended on it.”

“He did, did he?” I sighed before I held out my hands. “Well, why don’t you let me take over from here? I can bring Valerra--er, the Crimson Dragon her breakfast.”

The young Demi-Human sagged with relief, but then he frowned and bit his lip.

“Are you sure, Lord Evan?” he asked.

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