Netherfield_Rogue Dragon_A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Maria Grace

Author:Maria Grace [Grace, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Soup Press
Published: 2018-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

Two days later, Darcy followed Fitzwilliam as they traipsed through the hall containing the mapmaker’s study, trying to identify rooms that might suit for decontaminating the maps. An especially low ceiling in the room across the corridor made it stand out as a particular favorite. But before a decision could be made, Fitzwilliam insisted on testing its usefulness by filling it with fragrant lavender steam, harmless but noticeable enough that they would be able to tell whether the draughts in the room would carry it away too quickly.

Walker had the staff believing that particular wing of Netherfield was haunted and not in want of any cleaning or attention, so they stayed away from the otherwise too interesting flurry of activity. It took surprisingly little persuasion to convince even Nicholls to avoid the area entirely. Perhaps, Darcy and Elizabeth were not the only ones to feel the faint affects from traces of wyvern poison in the hallway air.

When Darcy complained of a headache, Fitzwilliam dismissed him to find Elizabeth and take a walk outside before the effects became too pronounced. He rarely took on such a commanding tone—was that the persona he adopted for His Majesty’s army, or was that the person he had always been, but somehow Darcy had never seen?

Elizabeth had resigned herself to studying lindwurm texts while they worked and warmly welcomed the notion of a walk when he found her in the morning room.

A steady breeze blew through the sunshine, each gust taking with it a little of the malaise weighing on his shoulders. Elizabeth’s posture suggested she experienced the same. Yes, a walk had been a very good idea.

Talia peeked out of the rabbit hole to greet them, happy that Elizabeth had returned to offering a daily plate of vegetable trimmings. What an amusing little creature she was, wholly different to Quincy in so many ways and yet so like him in others. Perhaps it might be good to invite a puck to live at Pemberley. Pemberley would benefit from the acquaintance.

Talia rubbed up against Darcy’s leg with a pleasant ‘good morning’ and offered to introduce her current favorite hopper. Elizabeth immediately accepted, laughing that she had never been introduced to a rabbit before. How easy she was among dragons of all shapes and sizes—English dragons. Even after all of Longbourn’s transgressions, she was so ready to forgive him, make exceptions for his uniquely draconic motivations. Fitzwilliam had a point: her greatest strength could, in the current situation, also prove her greatest weakness.

After meeting Talia’s hopper, they continued into the woods. Like most dragon woods, tall hardwoods arched up overhead, providing a dense canopy—or at least it would be dense later in the spring when all the leaves had filled out. For now, it was only dense enough to cast a dappled shade not a deep one. Rich, spongy loam hushed their steps, lending a soft stillness to the region. Some might consider it romantical, but it was the sort of ground that would muffle the sounds of slithering, too.

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