Magic Burn: an Urban Fantasy Novel (Shifting Magic Book 2) by Catherine Vale

Author:Catherine Vale [Vale, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Okay, okay, let’s everybody fan out… Give each other some space.” I tried my best to issue the order without smiling or laughing or even hinting at all that I was enjoying the sight before me. In my brief experience with a dragon shifter clan, I’d learned a lot. Dragons were prideful, intelligent, and strong. They hailed from a tradition of warrior beings, and no one worried about getting their hands dirty.

So, imagine my surprise when almost none of those traveling with us to the Brisbane clan had ever used a portal before. Before we left Darius’s childhood home earlier this morning, we had decided that we’d go straight to the Bighorn Mountain range in northern Wyoming, where the Brisbane clan had settled for the summer. According to Khalon, they had a winter settlement near Yellowstone Park, but this time of year, they headed to a more northern range, dwelling deep within, barricaded by magic and stone.

When I asked about the magic situation over there, I’d been pleased to learn Abramelin hadn’t crafted their defenses, but rather they were more like the fae wards that kept humans from seeing what went on within the mountains. Perhaps a fae had done it—no one knew for sure.

Enter the portals. Luckily for us, there was one near the Sanctius clan—about a two-hour march—that took us within range of the Bighorn Mountains, exiting right into a secluded, wooded clearing. While all the supernaturals passed through fine, the dragons were having a rough time adjusting to magical transport. At least one had thrown up, many others complained of dizziness and difficulty clearing their vision.

“It’ll subside,” I assured them. “Just walk it off.”

The group—about twenty dragons—were more inclined to listen to Darius and his brothers. Well, brother. Hayden bounced back pretty fast, being about ten years younger than most of the others, while Quinn sat near the portal, a hand pressed to his forehead, and wouldn’t speak to anyone.

Anyone except Catriona, who I figured at this point had a bit of a crush on the guy. She had helped him find steady footing as soon as he stepped out of the portal, and had been by his side ever since, offering him small sips of water whenever his head popped up.

“Bunch of babies,” Hayden said, chuckling. He stood beside me now, arms crossed. “It’s no worse than a roller coaster.”

I clamped down hard on the insides of my cheeks to keep from reacting to the glares a few of the dragons threw his way—if looks could kill, Hayden would already be six feet under.

We spent about an hour settling everyone down, although once most of the dragons started to feel better, myself and my fae captains moved on to other duties: checking supplies, sending out scouts, and mapping our progress. A dragon named Zander offered to fly ahead and let us know how many miles we needed to cover to reach the mountain entryway known only to the Sanctius clan. When he returned a half

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