Fire and Chains (Dragons of Galicia Book 2) by Simone Pond

Author:Simone Pond [Pond, Simone]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

12

Outside the lodge, Evelyn counted twenty-one people suited up to go after the dragon. This included Doran, Aine, and herself. It was a small party, but she preferred to think quality over quantity. The team of men and women mounted their horses and at fifteen minutes before sunset, they rode through the village toward the Vindius Mountains. The trek to the foothills would take about an hour.

Evelyn expected their journey wouldn’t be pleasant as she recalled the treacherous mountain slopes and the wretched caves they’d have to enter. And then facing the fire-spewing dragon was another factor she’d have to contend with eventually. But what she hadn’t expected was turning a bend and happening upon Prince Kieran’s knights blockading the path.

“Dammit,” she muttered, immediately returning the spear of Gorias into its crystal stone form and shoving it into her leather vest pocket.

“Disarm yourselves and dismount!” ordered one of the knights.

Doran and Aine rode up next to Evelyn. “Let’s turn around. We don’t want any trouble.”

Ignoring him, she shouted ahead, “I’m Lady Evelyn and I forbid you to address me in such a manner.”

“Disarm and dismount, before we do it for you!” shouted the knight.

The knights sat atop their enormous black stallions, wielding swords that shined in the twilight. Though there were more villagers than knights, Evelyn knew it wouldn’t be a fair fight. She might’ve been new to the dragon slayer role, but she knew when she was out-classed.

She turned around to face her group. “Go back to the village. I’ll handle this matter.”

“But what if the dragon strikes again?” one of them yelled out.

“As I said, I will handle this matter. Go on before this gets messy,” Evelyn repeated.

The head knight rode forward and addressed Evelyn. “You have no authority here!”

“It’s me you want, not them,” Evelyn told the knight, then turned back to the villagers and shouted again, “Now, go!”

The flummoxed group of villagers turned their horses and retreated back to the village.

A couple of knights started to go after them, but the head knight commanded them to halt. “The lady is right, we’re here for her and the horse. Not the villagers.”

Doran and Aine dismounted from Tynan. “You can have the horse,” said Doran, handing the reins to the head knight.

The man glared at him through his helmet. “As I said, we’re here for the lady and the horse—both being the prince’s property. I suggest you walk away before you get hurt.”

Doran started to speak, but Evelyn addressed the knight, “As you can see, we’ve returned Tynan, but I will not go back to the castle. I have business in the Vindius Mountains.”

The head knight motioned to a few of his men and they surrounded Evelyn and yanked her from Doran’s horse. Within seconds, they bound Evelyn, Doran, and Aine together with a chain, then tied their hands with rope. One of the knights jerked the chain and pulled the three of them along, attaching the end of the chain around the neck of Doran’s horse.

“Please don’t harm my horse,” Doran pleaded.

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