Dragon School: Dusk Covenant by Sarah K. L. Wilson

Author:Sarah K. L. Wilson [Wilson, Sarah K. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah K. L. Wilson
Published: 2018-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

My eyes ran over our attackers. The man holding Hubric was huge, but he was only holding the knife and no other weapons. I knew by now that Hubric could have fought him if he wasn’t ambushed. They must have caught him by surprise when he stepped out of the barn.

The weedy woman and the man beside her held swords, but they stood in dramatic poses, not with their feet well balanced beneath them. Hubric had taught me to stand properly to fight. It was clear that these two were untaught.

On the other side of the room, was a young man in Magika robes and a woman holding a quarterstaff. Their clothing and weapons didn’t match the others. They’d been pulled together from what was available. Did that mean they were Dusk Covenant? And didn’t they know that we had dragons?

They know.

Had they sent men out to attack out dragons? There was a roar from outside the barn and a flash of brightness like one of them had flamed. What was going on?

Four Magikas. We rushed back when they grabbed Hubric and found them here. They work against us and we don’t dare flame your barn.

My heart was in my throat. The woman nearest me took a step forward and I shuffled my foot to the position Hubric had taught me, flicking my crutch into a quarterstaff with practiced skill. Five to two in here and four to two out there. It was time to put my lessons to work, even if it made my stomach churn just to think of it.

“This one has teeth!” the woman in front of me laughed. She braced her quarterstaff like she meant to attack.

“The cripple?” The man beside her frowned. “You’re worried about a cripple, a blind girl, and an old man?”

“I’m not worried,” the woman said, taking a second step forward. That quarterstaff was looking dangerous.

Colorful flares and gouts of flames showed through the cracks in the barn walls, but I didn’t dare worry about Raolcan. I had my own problems here. My palms were slick with sweat at the thought of my first fight.

You’re ready. Do exactly what you were taught. And don’t worry about us. Kyrowat is wily and I am Raolcan!

My opponent jabbed at me and I pivoted out of the way, turning my pivot into a block just as Hubric had taught me. From the corner of my eye, I saw him slip out of the grasp of the man holding him while they were all distracted by my fight. I didn’t have time to watch more. My enemy’s quarterstaff came whistling toward my head. I dropped to one knee, using my own staff to jab at her. She barely blocked the jab and then I was pulling myself up on the staff and using it to pivot out of her reach again.

I spun to where Savette was in view. She threw up her hands, spread wide and forward like she was about to launch something into the air.

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