Keeper of the Flame (Dragon Knights) by D'Arc Bianca

Author:D'Arc, Bianca [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-02-25T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Hugh felt many eyes in the room shift to focus on him. Both the priests and the goddess-possessed feline turned their attention to him. Hugh fought the urge to shift form to meet the creature at a more comparable size, but he couldn’t leave Lera or the child unprotected, even for a moment. He needed to stay close to them, to protect them with the last breath in his body if necessary.

He didn’t have a lot of experience with deities in physical form. This was a once in a lifetime sort of event and he wasn’t sure how it would work out.

That She’d called him Lera’s mate was a step in the right direction. They hadn’t talked about their union much, but Hugh was there to stay. There would be no return to Draconia for him. Not without Lera. And he already knew she was as dedicated to her land as Roland was to Draconia. In order to be with Lera, Hugh would have to give up his homeland and stay in Helios. If they’d let him. He wouldn’t give Lera up without a fight.

“Hugh of Draconia.” The white gryphon addressed him directly, which he wasn’t expecting. “Be welcome in Helios. Your family has served Me for many generations. I come to make it known in no uncertain terms that this land should remain allied in unity with yours. Evil has long been working against My desires. Draconia, Helios, and others must continue to oppose it. I will give you tools, but you must act and exercise your free will. For it is My desire that all beings be given choice. The evil you must oppose would take all choice from you.”

“We will continue to fight against such evil, Dearest Lady,” Hugh vowed. “My brothers and I are united in service to You, as we have been since Draneth the Wise.”

“Draneth was one of the few wizards to gain My favor,” the Lady replied. “Gryffid was another. You must send word to him. He may not like the alterations to his creations, but I will not interfere with evolution. I have given life to this one to help those who are evolving.” The white gryphon seemed to indicate its own body, though the words undoubtedly came from the goddess temporarily inhabiting it. She turned her fiery gaze away from Hugh to look at the assembly, addressing them all. “She will protect and serve, as you all do. She will also aid with the gryphons. At least one among them, as you have already surmised, is a traitor.”

Edon stepped forward. “Blessed Lady, we have kept faith with you as best we were able. No gryphon lives within these temple grounds, but we would be honored to have this one stay.”

“Stay she shall,” the goddess affirmed. “And she will bring others. Not all, but a few chosen others who will train with your brethren to fight the way the dragons in Hugh’s land partner with knights. He will show you the way of it.

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