Forged by Flames: Book 3 (Dragon's Breath Series) by Susan Illene

Author:Susan Illene [Illene, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dark Fantasy/Apocalyptic Fantasy
Publisher: Susan Illene
Published: 2016-10-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Aidan

“A lesson?” Aidan asked.

“Before the orb can be made whole, you must first learn the origins of how it came to be. Pay close attention, for every step of your journey will bring you to greater enlightenment. There are important moments in history that are long forgotten, but it is time they are remembered once more,” Savion said.

With a bow, he disappeared, and the room plunged into darkness.

“What the…?” Conrad began.

Then an image appeared before them of a young man and woman—perhaps in their early twenties—wearing animal skins of a primitive design. Both had brown skin and long, dark hair. The female wasn’t much larger than Bailey, and the male was lean. They faced each other near a grass hut. It was clear they were arguing, but it took a moment before Aidan could understand their words. They spoke in a language he’d never heard before.

“I want to be with you,” the man pleaded, grabbing at the female’s hands.

She pushed him away. “No, I have a duty to protect our people, and I cannot allow anything to distract me.”

“You will die if you keep fighting them!”

She turned slightly, and Aidan caught sight of a blade strapped across her back. “Then I will die with honor.”

“You choose dragons over me.” He gave her a disgusted look.

The woman lifted her chin. “I do what I must.”

“You are making a mistake,” the sorcerer warned, standing over her with his greater height.

“Will you make me ugly like the last woman who rejected you?” she asked and lifted her chin. Despite her bravado, a fleck of fear entered her eyes.

The energy around the male almost made him glow. He was a sorcerer.

“No.” He gave her an evil smile. “I will do something much worse.”

She took a step back. “I won’t protect you from our people anymore. If they choose to kill you, I will turn away and let them.”

“My powers have grown. They cannot harm me.” The man’s eyes took on maniacal gleam . “You just wait and see!”

As the woman backed away from him, the scene faded and the room turned dark.

“What was that, and why could I understand what they were saying?” Bailey asked, gripping Aidan’s hand.

“I suspect the magic that allowed us to see this story play out also gave us the power to understand,” Aidan said, leaning close to her ear.

They couldn’t see each other, but no one had moved from their positions. With the lack of other noises to distract him, he could hear everyone’s heartbeats.

Conrad scraped his shoe across the stone floor, likely stretching his legs. “I don’t get what that has to do with the orb.”

A new scene appeared before them and everyone quieted. The same girl was now in a mountain pass, fighting a green dragon five times her size. Blood covered her left arm, and she limped heavily, though she did not let that deter her from striking the beast again and again. It was likely they’d been fighting for some time. Her chest heaved as she took heavy breaths, and the dragon moved sluggishly.

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