Hybrid's Fate - Shadow Magic Book 6: (An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure) by Melissa Delport & MJ Kraus

Author:Melissa Delport & MJ Kraus [Delport, Melissa & Kraus, MJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2023-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Seventeen

Griffin hadn’t moved since I’d last seen her a few minutes ago. Her head was still half-hidden beneath one wing, her tail curled around her. The arrow-shaped barb at the end had created an indent in the soft grass. Her Prussian blue scales looked black under the inky sky.

I stopped beside her and scratched behind the same ear as before, but only very briefly. Before I could overthink it, I tightened the girth which had grown so loose around her barrel, and vaulted up into the saddle.

Griff was on her feet before mine had even found the stirrups. It had been so long since I’d ridden her, I felt like I was balancing precariously on the world’s most unstable rocking horse. I had gathered up the harness strap and was clinging on for dear life, even though we hadn’t left the ground yet. It didn’t bode well for the rest of the flight. I looked back toward the honeyed oak door that led to the cosy warmth of Manya’s kitchen. Caffeine and sugared pastries lay beyond.

“That door has never looked more inviting,” I grumbled and then, with a final breath of deep resolve, I plunged my feet into the stirrups and kicked Griff into action. She stretched, snapped her wings, and trained her gaze skyward.

“Atta girl,” I muttered, running my hand up and down her neck. “Let’s go and catch you a moose or something.”

Griff grunted, then sneezed. A large glob of something unspeakable landed on the grass a few yards ahead.

“That’s disgusting,” I said, wondering if she’d done it on purpose.

The climb was rocky, but mostly because I was no longer accustomed to it. I was sure the powerful flapping that got us airborne had never been so ungainly. Perhaps Griff was still half-asleep.

Once we’d levelled out, however, things proceeded more smoothly, and my nerves began to settle. We flew low over the back fence, so low that I could almost reach out and brush the top of the palisade with my fingertips. I looked back toward the house. The view had changed now that we were airborne. The roof was indigo under the moonlight, the sky beginning to lighten in the east. Soon, the fingers of dawn would be creeping slowly across the lawn to tap on the windows and rouse the household. The September sun had already begun to sleep late, preparing for fall.

“Blue hour for a blue wyvern,” I murmured, nonsensically, trying to soothe Griff, who seemed jittery, with the tone of my voice. I had no proof that it worked, but it did take my mind off things.

Being back in the saddle felt strange, as though it was the first time, even though I’d spent many hours flying with Griff. Soon enough, though, I began to relax. The canopy of trees below stretched on, an endless blanket of green, and the wind in my hair drowned out all sound except for the beating of my own heart inside my chest. It was hard not to enjoy a moment so peaceful after all the chaos I had endured.

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