Mystara: The Dragonlord Chronicles, Book 02 - Dragonking of Mystara by Thorarinn Gunnarsson

Author:Thorarinn Gunnarsson [Gunnarsson, Thorarinn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7869-0153-1
Publisher: Fanversion Publishing
Published: 2018-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

On the third day of his journey, Thelvyn rode alone and unannounced through the gates of Braejr. Within a short distance, however, and much to his surprise, his solitary ride through the streets of the city became an unexpected parade of victory. He was recognized by groups of soldiers along the street, who cheered and saluted him. The noise caught the attention of people who worked in the shops, who in turn hurried out to wave and cheer. Word of his approach spread rapidly ahead of him, and people came running from all parts of the city to line the street and cheer him as he rode past. Thelvyn decided to teleport into the armor of the Dragonlord so that he looked properly heroic.

The celebration of his return had obviously not been prepared in advance, and Thelvyn couldn’t think at first what he might have done to have earned such a resounding welcome. As far as he was concerned, his battle with the dragons had been fought to a draw, with both sides finding themselves at a greater disadvantage than they had expected, and the king’s army had taken more abuse than they had inflicted. He could only guess that the people of Braejr must have heard a highly exaggerated version of what actually had occurred. He decided to accept the praise of the crowd with quiet grace, hoping that the people of Braejr would have as much cause to cheer him in days to come.

What concerned him now was not so much what the people of Braejr thought of him, but how the king and his wizards were going to react. His falling out with Jherridan over policy had placed a severe strain on an already volatile situation, and certain things the king had said had led Thelvyn to suspect that Jherridan was quietly envious of both his power and his reputation as the Dragonlord. An unexpected celebration of his return in the streets of the city might not help matters any.

Thelvyn was glad the day was already growing late, since that gave him an excuse to go directly home. The last thing he wanted was to lead a victory parade to the very doors of the palace, like a hero coming home to claim his reward. The cheers and shouts of the crowd only made the courtyard of his house seem all the more quiet and empty, a sharp reminder that Kharendaen was gone. A servant hurried out to take care of Cadence, freeing Thelvyn to go inside.

He bathed quickly to rid himself of the dust and smells of the road. It felt good to be in clean clothes once again. By the time he came down from his room, dinner was ready to be served. He was glad to see Solveig up and about once again, even if she still moved rather slowly and stiffly. Her injuries had been so terrible that she had been slow to recover, even with the best magical healing. They talked pleasantly

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