Invasion and Dragons by Jekka Jones

Author:Jekka Jones [Jones, Jekka]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781727093544
Published: 2018-12-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Over the next several days, Liliana’s words about dragon taming haunted Landon. He tried to push it to the back of his mind, but it always seeped to the front and demanded his attention. He found himself paying more attention to his emotions, unsure if the mixed grief and simmering rage was his own or if it was being channeled from Sri’Lanca. Every twitch of his muscles sent his heart hammering with anxiety, afraid that he was responding to the dragon’s movements. He prayed Liliana’s suspicions were false. It was bad enough being bonded to the Wizard’s Seal by blood. He didn’t want a blood-thirsty dragon in the mix.

These thoughts plagued him during the long, silent rides through the forest. He started whenever he heard dragons flying overhead and found himself scanning the trees anxiously for Liliana and Morgan’s return. No one questioned this behavior. Landon wasn’t the only one jumping at wingbeats or unnatural sounds in the trees. Several times the party had to flee into a ravine when scouts warned them of enemies approaching or they heard dragons shrieking overhead.

Landon’s only problem was Myra and Juan. His paranoia was enough to deter his parents, doctor, and leaders, but Myra wasn’t fooled one bit. Years of lying to teachers and parents alike to get out of school had taught her to recognize when Landon was lying, and she passed it onto Juan. They asked him in soft whispers as they set up camp in the evenings, but Landon firmly assured them he was simply tired from the journey.

This went on for a few nights before they gave up. Landon was relieved that they had stopped. It was hard to lie, harder than he remembered, but he was determined to carry on the façade. He refused to believe that he had tamed Sri’Lanca.

“Myra,” said Juan after traveling for a week, “weren’t Morgan and Liliana supposed to be back by now?”

Landon’s heart did a series of irregular beats at Liliana’s name, but he kept it from showing on his face. He occupied his mouth with breakfast, waiting for the conversation to move onto a different topic. He looked at the Rillis Mountains peaking above the trees. Their granite heads jutted into the sky, sprinkled with snow that still hadn’t melted. A couple dragons wheeled above one of the peaks before gliding northwest. The Nircanian group was a half day’s ride from the nearest cave entrances, and no one had come across any enemy patrols. This lifted everyone’s spirits, and whispers flew around that maybe they had managed to pull ahead of the armies.

“Didn’t they say they were going to be gone for a few days?” Juan continued. “Liliana just wanted to ask Ti’Luthin something, but it shouldn’t take this long. Should it?”

“Unless they got a scouting assignment,” Myra responded, her eyes raking the sky. “Landon, have you heard anything?”

Landon shrugged, biting off enough jerky to stuff his cheeks. Myra tilted her head, a conspiratorial glint in her eyes. “Angles, you look like a chipmunk.

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