Dragonfire: Freedom in Flames (Secrets of the Makai Book 3) by Toni Kerr

Author:Toni Kerr [Toni Kerr]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Coming of Age, fantasy, shapeshifter, dragon, Magic
Publisher: Featherfoot Teen
Published: 2015-07-06T07:00:00+00:00

19

MEANS TO AN END

A CHILL SETTLED over the table and the people tensed.

“It’s fine, actually,” Tristan said. “Now they can see who supports me in the land of the living.”

“I don’t want to be killed or anything,” said a man with curly red hair and broad shoulders, “but I’m actually not very comfortable with this. I think you’re a nice kid and it doesn’t bother me at all that you’re a dragon. Ghosts don’t bother me much either. But introducing unknown, magical species into the human population seems a little risky to me. Surely they’ll expect a territory to live in, and I doubt they’ll want to share with humans.”

The room was silent until Donovan spoke. “I require full support—”

“It’s a good question,” Tristan said, interrupting Donovan. “I don’t know what will happen.”

“But you could start a war with this. Us against Them. Thousands could die. The humans could be wiped out.”

“I know.” It was the core of the equation that made the decision so hard. “But if something was wrong a thousand years ago, does it become right over time? I can’t pretend they don’t exist, especially when I can set them free.”

The redhead kept his mouth closed, as did everyone else. “Easy to say when you’re one of them,” he finally said. “Whose side will you be on if a war breaks out?”

“I don’t know. I’d hope to remain neutral, but I’ll pick the side who’s fighting for a cause I can believe in.”

“This is uncharted territory for the Makai,” Donovan stated. “None of you are required to support this mission. We’ll still operate as we have, but this may very well soon be taking precedence over everything we’re currently involved with.”

“So, let me get this straight. You’re willing to let certain people run their evil schemes, while we sit around researching mythology all day?”

“It may appear that way for now,” said Donovan.

“Sooner or later, there could be a true World War III,” Talak said. “Us against the Fae. Or perhaps it’ll be us and the Fae against mankind. Or perhaps we’ll simply be there to help everyone get along. Because technically speaking, we don’t know if we’re releasing single infants or hundreds of trained military forces.”

Tristan stared at the gathering ghosts. Their numbers were increasing rapidly.

“We don’t even know the specifics of this so-called contract,” said someone else. “What if, when he breaks the contract, all the magic involved strikes him down because he misunderstood? Maybe he really is supposed to wait until the humans have gone extinct.”

“There’s a chance the earth itself won’t be able to support life if we wait that long,” said Tristan. “Just look at what’s happened in the last hundred years.”

“Those races are sure gonna be one stirred up hornets’ nest.”

Everyone’s lives were at risk, along with the population of the entire world. Tristan stood from his chair and leaned on the table, watching the ghosts as they piled on each other and wiggled into gaps for a better view. There was hardly any room left between the backs of the Makai and the crowd.

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