Dragon's Curse by Jasmine Walt & May Sage

Author:Jasmine Walt & May Sage [Walt, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dynamo Press
Published: 2017-12-27T16:00:00+00:00

17

On his way back to the Keep, Drystan stopped in a small village to break his fast. He felt elated by his first visit with the dragon god, but also very hungry and a bit faint as he had not eaten anything all day. Sitting down in a small, cozy tavern, he ordered a frothy tankard of ale and a large meal, both of which he contentedly enjoyed amid the buzz of conversation around him.

He could hardly believe he’d actually had an audience with the dragon god. Of course, he’d always known in the back of his mind that the dragon god had spoken to his progeny in the past—the oracle couldn’t be the only one who had a direct line. But his father had never spoken of it, so he assumed the method had been lost. Once he returned home, he would send out a proclamation to all the towns to search for a woman with a dragon birthmark and send her directly to the Keep in exchange for a reward. He hoped doing so wouldn’t cause the new oracle undue stress or hardship, but they could not afford to use slower methods to locate her. They needed her at the Keep as soon as possible.

As Drystan finished his meal, a man in dusty traveling clothes entered the tavern, looking both desperate and determined. “Are there any men for hire?” he asked the barkeep, leaning in between two scantily clad women who giggled and pawed at him. Drystan raised his eyebrows—the man scarcely seemed to notice the female attention. “I need good, strong fighters.”

“What for?” the barkeep asked, his eyes narrowed. “We have mercenaries pass through these parts sometimes, but none right now.”

“I would be willing to fight, for the right coin,” a burly man said, rising from a nearby table. “What is it that needs killing?”

“Bandits,” the man said. “A group of them hit our town last night, and they are terrorizing my neighbors.” His jaw clenched with anger. “Most of us are simple folk, not fighters. I’ll gladly accept your help, but there are ten of them, and they are strong.” He glanced around. “Will anyone else come and help?”

“I will,” Drystan said, standing up. He let his hair fall into his eyes as he looked at the man so he would not see his dragon irises. Placing his hand on the pommel of his sword, he added, “It’s been a while since I’ve had a good bit of exercise.”

Laughter rolled through the room at that. “With that kind of confidence, I feel I’d be a coward to stand by while you three go off fighting ruffians,” a third man said. He was wiry, with a patch over one of his eyes, but looked strong enough to Drystan.

The man glanced around, anxiety in the lines of his face. Drystan went up to the man and clapped him on the shoulder. “The three of us will be enough,” he promised.

“I hope so,” the man said, sounding doubtful. “Do you all have horses? I brought spares.

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