Dragon Rescue (Steel Dragon Book 8) by Kevin McLaughlin & Michael Anderle

Author:Kevin McLaughlin & Michael Anderle [Mclaughlin, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The investigators arrived at the location outside Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine and made their way to the roadblock. The officer who met them—the Mountie Windlock knew—had a thin, crisp, mustache and the faintest of French accents. Despite facing two dragons and a mage, he didn’t so much as flinch.

“Investigator, I would say this is a pleasure, but it never is with you,” the man said.

“Antoine.” Windlock nodded at the man in his red uniform, odd black pants, and brown hat. “Did you get us uniforms?”

“I did, and you may wear them as long as you hold yourself to a higher standard than usual.” He glanced at Brockton. “For you, I do not have a hat. You have lost the honor.”

“Yeah, whatever,” Larry grumbled. There was obviously a story there, but now wasn’t the time for it. Kristen and Windlock went into a nearby gas station to change.

She didn’t like the idea of impersonating someone from another force, but she agreed with Windlock that this was probably the best way to bring the mage in without frightening her too much. She imagined it would be a novel thing to see Mounties stop them, but two people in civilian clothing might be odd. That was the hope, anyway.

Once dressed, they returned to the roadblock. The two Mounties Antoine had selected for duty fulfilled their responsibilities professionally but waved most of the drivers through enthusiastically. They occasionally stopped someone and checked their documents, but even these were conducted with a level of cordiality that wasn’t normally present in interactions between American cops and the civilians they policed. Maybe it was that everyone in the United States carried weapons. Or possibly, it was the threat of dragons. Who knew?

Either way, all of it was a farce. Larry said he’d experienced the mage’s powers enough times that he’d be able to sense her coming unless she’d mastered the ability to dampen her powers. He assured them that was unlikely and his teammates had no reason to question it. Kristen still hadn’t mastered her aura and so knew that controlling the energy that emitted from one’s body wasn’t exactly second nature. This mage was probably still focused on not being eaten or blowing things up. Again, that was the hope.

It didn’t take long for the truck to arrive.

It was about a quarter-mile out when the mage said, “I have something. That big one—Labatt’s blue truck, I think.”

“I thought you’d give us more notice than that,” Windlock said and moved into position on the driver’s side of the truck. Kristen moved to the passenger window. They had agreed it would be best if she confronted the mage as she’d have the best chance to convince her to come willingly.

“I thought I would have had more notice,” Brockton replied. “She shouldn’t have any control yet but it’s almost like she’s learned how to clamp it down.”

“Are you sure it’s her?” she asked and tried to remain calm.

He nodded. “Again, you can’t confuse them. That’d be like you thinking Stonequest was Windlock.

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