Embers of Darkness by J. A. Culican

Author:J. A. Culican [Culican, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Realm Press
Published: 2018-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

Bells watched as the messenger left with his report that Jaekob would follow Mikah's plan. It was a terrible plan and she felt truly sorry for Jaekob being caught up in it, and for his learning some hard truths about his father. It wasn't every day that a good man learned his father was willing to risk his life as a pawn in some game of politics.

For Jaekob's part, though, the heir seemed to be taking it in stride. His eyes weren't glowing red anymore, and he seemed to have accepted his situation. A little melancholy, maybe, but not spitting fire. Bells would have been depressed or crying if she was in his situation.

He turned away from watching the messenger leave and said, "Did anything about that strike you as odd?" His voice was flat, almost monotone. Maybe she'd been wrong about the depression.

She went to her pack and began putting her few things back inside. "Every part of that. I'm sorry for what your father is putting you through."

He shook his head. "No, not that. It's his duty to protect dragonkind, even if it risks my life."

Bells didn't think he sounded convincing.

He continued, "The bit about the Council and making peace with Darren. That would have been impossible even a few days ago, but now that an infection threatens us all, Darren is done trying to take power for himself? And my father trusts his word? Something is wrong with this. I just don't know what."

"I don't know much about dragon politics. Before you, I didn't know there were any, or even that the Council was anything more than the First Councilor's advisers. You people are secretive, you know."

"True. But until we know more about what's really going on, we need to be careful. Trust no one we don't know, and maybe not even them."

His eyes locked onto hers, but there was something different about his intensity. She glimpsed at his aura; a new color swirled throughout it, burning bright. It wasn't one she'd seen before, sort of a lavender color. At least, that was her impression of it, since it wasn't exactly seen with the eyes, but more like felt. It was hard to describe to non-fae, though few outsiders knew about it. The fae liked it that way. It was a survival tool.

She said, "I'm ready to get started when you are." The reaction in his aura to the sound of her voice was mesmerizing. She wasn't quite sure why it gave her a weird sensation in her belly, but it wasn't a horrible feeling. Just very different.

Jaekob grabbed the spear from the ground, which he'd taken from the messenger before he left, and tucked it into his bandoleer sheath on his back. "Very well, little fae. I doubt they have the sword in the city itself, as that would be too risky. Let's get out of Philadelphia, and then we can try some location magic once we're out of the human-built dead zone. If you can't find it then, I know an old elf crone living north of the city who owes my family a favor.

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