Dragon Slayer 4 by Michael-Scott Earle

Author:Michael-Scott Earle [Earle, Michael-Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MSE Publishing, LLC.
Published: 2018-07-05T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I had hardly lain down on the hard stone floor before I felt myself drifting off. I must have fallen sound asleep, because the next thing I remembered was Rizzala shaking my shoulder.

“Ethan,” she said, “we’ve got to move out.”

I was halfway to my feet before my eyes opened fully. To my surprise, I found Arieste, Irenya, and Letharia sitting nearby, wide awake and staring at me with amused grins.

“Did anyone ever tell you that you snore a little bit?” Irenya asked, and her smile widened. “I think it’s really cute.”

“How long have you been awake?” I asked as I blinked the last of the sleep from my eyes.

“Irenya woke about two hours ago,” Rizzala said with a yawn. “She took watch so I could rest.”

“Damn,” I said. “I didn’t mean to sleep for so long.”

“I had it under control,” Irenya said and shrugged. “Besides, Rizzala and I decided that you needed to rest after all the magic you used saving our lives. When Arieste woke up, she agreed.”

“The more you rest,” Arieste put in before I could respond, “the more your body can repair itself from its use of the magic. For what we are to face today, it is in all of our best interests that you are as recovered as possible.”

I wanted to continue the argument, but I couldn’t deny that a few hours of sleep had done me a lot of good. I hadn’t slept since the night Arieste returned from Windwall, and that had been a couple of days ago. Now, I felt rested, energized, and ready to face the new day. When I tapped into the fire and ice powers, they surged through my body with none of the pain I’d experienced the previous day.

“Thank you,” I told them.

“You look out for all of us,” Rizzala added. “The least we can do is return the favor.”

“Besides, we were enjoying our conversation so much that we didn’t want to disturb you,” Irenya said. Something about the twinkle in her eyes and the little grins on the other three women’s faces made me feel suddenly self-conscious. I probably didn’t want to know what they’d been talking about.

“Here.” Arieste held out a cloth-wrapped bundle. “Not much, but as close to a decent breakfast as we’ll get.”

“Suddenly miss our days traveling into Ironfast,” Irenya lamented. “At least Captain Daxos packed those delicious rice balls, rather than these stale trail biscuits.” She sniffed and pushed the food aside. “I’ll pass, I think.”

Letharia, Rizzala, and Arieste didn’t seem too bothered by the dry biscuits, nuts, and now-hard cheese. Our meal was meager, but it was enough to give us the energy we needed for the day ahead.

“By my calculations,” I said, “we’re getting close to those four towers I saw as we flew toward Emerald Deep.”

“I believe you are right,” Letharia replied with a nod of agreement. “We have crossed most of the distance to King Dentas’ palace. Perhaps another half hour of travel and we should reach the end of this tunnel.

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