Dragon Thief by Katy Haye

Author:Katy Haye [Haye, Katy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Plumshine Books
Published: 2019-01-17T16:00:00+00:00

Lyo – The Scent of Magic

Impatience. His brother and sister both complained that he was too prone to the trait. Not that they could rightly talk. They all knew what it was like to be so close to a thing and yet be deprived of it.

And Lyo was impatient to leave Muirland. The situation in Surran grew more dire by the day. If the marriage went ahead and the armies of Surran and Muirland combined, King Zalar was sure to deal with the rebellion from his own people before he waged war on the fae. He couldn’t let that happen. It was a collateral matter to discover that Muirland’s maids were too … distracting for his peace of mind. The sooner he had the egg safely in his hands, the sooner they could leave Scopgot Lane and return to the prince. That’s why he’d shut the door on Kiri’s protests and headed for the palace.

Getting over the wall into the palace grounds had been easier than he’d supposed. Maybe that success made him clumsy. Maybe he’d been distracted looking for a maid with Nordin-blue eyes. Either way, he hadn’t seen the guard until the man had kicked Lyo’s legs out from beneath him. The guard’s foot landed in the small of his back while a whistle blew overhead. Lyo twisted, trying to look up at the sky so he could send a prayer to the gods, but his reward was a punch to the face that smashed his head back against the ground.

The gods had answered enough prayers for him already. He shouldn’t be surprised that they expected him to solve his own problems now. Even without the gods, he wasn’t entirely on his own. He might have failed tonight, but Pell and Kiri both knew as much as he did about the palace. They’d be able to complete the mission.

Guards gathered around him. A voice called that the king was on his way. He hadn’t thought the king himself would bother with a Surrana thief who hadn’t actually taken anything yet. This must be his day to rub shoulders with the rich and powerful.

Noise swelled as a crowd grew. Most of the staff in the palace seemed to have assembled to watch his capture, although the faces surrounding him looked curious rather than threatening.

He scanned the crowd, looking for a face he would recognise, seeking the maid who’d helped him. Not that he expected her to act now. She was brave, but to intervene before the king wouldn’t be brave, it would be suicidal.

There was no sign of her. Until… That was interesting. Not the maid, but another young woman with the scent of magic marking her out from her companions. Hmm. What was the likelihood of there being two witches at the palace? His breath caught as he took in the girl’s appearance and realised the truth of the matter.

He shifted so he was looking straight ahead once more and wouldn’t draw attention to the young woman by staring.

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