Holmberg, D.K [Dragon Thief 05] The Dragon King by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2022-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

G ayal made a small circuit around the lava pool. It was situated in a small valley in the mountains. Rock formed a ring around it, and heat radiated up from the lava. It was almost too much for Ty to approach, but he had grown up among the mountains near Ishantil, and he had known the heat of lava before and knew how to handle it. Ty was sure they wouldn’t have been able to find it were it not for what he felt from Fezel. For his part, Fezel remained deep inside of him, buried down as if he didn’t want to emerge.

“You felt this?” Gayal asked, finishing her circuit around the lava pool.

The lava bubbled softly. There was a bit of energy to it, steam that rose, but it was not intolerably hot as he approached it.

“I felt something. I don’t know if this was what it was. Maybe it was just Fezel.”

The dragon had finally started to draw back out from him and created a barrier of smoke around him. Fezel had decided to protect him after all.

“I don’t think this is one of the Tecal,” she said softly. “Do you think your dragon was aware of this?”

Ty focused on Fezel. When he did, there was a faint stirring deep within him. It was times like that when he believed he could understand the depths of his connection with the dragon. “I don’t know what he felt. But I felt something.”

He approached the lava pool. The body was draped partway in it, leaning on the slope, the lower half in the flames. The upper half was out and looked to be recently deceased.

“Are you sure it’s not one of the Tecal?”

“None I recognize. From what I’ve been told, all the Tecal have been called back. That’s why Russell returned. The king wants his defenses intact.”

Fezel started to swirl away from him as if in a warning. There was a tension, like when Fezel was trying to protect him—but protect him from what?

Maybe the heat? There was undoubtedly considerable heat around here, but he didn’t think that was the case. The lava pool? If he stepped too close, maybe that would be the reason for the dragon to offer a measure of protection, but that didn’t seem right, either.

Whatever it was, he had the distinct sense that the dragon intended to warn him.

“We need to be careful,” he said to Gayal. “Fezel is warning me about something. What about your dragon?”

Gayal closed her eyes for a moment, then shook her head.

They needed answers. He approached the fallen person.

Ty crouched down next to them. They had long hair, and he thought it was a woman but realized it was just a long-haired man. He had a lean face, and his eyes were closed. He touched the side of his cheek, feeling the warmth radiating through him. As he probed, he could feel something off about him, though he didn’t know what it was. He was dressed in

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