Noble Dragon by Mark Albany

Author:Mark Albany [Albany, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2019-02-07T22:00:00+00:00

12

The night was a long one and yet it passed too quickly for my liking. As engaged as we were in enjoying each other’s company, it wasn’t long before we were exhausted, falling asleep in a tangle of limbs and wings.

We had gone to Norel’s room instead of mine. I realized that in my time here, I’d never been in her room. I supposed she enjoyed her privacy, but after what happened last night, there wasn’t much for her to be private about anymore.

I smiled, enjoying the feeling of Aliana lying against my chest. Norel was turned away but curled up and pressed against me, using my arm as a pillow as she slept. I could tell that it was already midmorning from the shadows cast by the sunlight coming through the window. There was no apparent hurry to get about our day. I still wasn’t sure what we were supposed to be doing with it, anyway. Yes, we were going to be trying to find Braire, the third sister. Yes, she seemed to be in the underworld somewhere, but the details of how we were going to bring any of this into a plan were beyond my level of expertise.

Besides, if there was some kind of time constraint, they would be the ones to know about it, right?

Eventually though, I grew tired of just lying around and slowly and gently disengaged myself from the two gorgeous women. I’d left my clothes out by the fountain, meaning that unless I wanted to wear something of Norel’s I’d have to find my way either back to the fountain or to my room in nothing but my skin.

Thankfully, it appeared that none of the servants had returned since the attack so no one saw me as Norel’s maze led me to my room.

I took the opportunity to wash up before dressing in the crisp, clean clothes that had been made for me. As I left my room I made a mental note to go back and collect the clothes all three of us had dropped near the fountain, but as I walked through the hallways, I was guided into the dining hall instead. Norel was already there. She’d apparently washed and dressed and was now setting out some food for us to enjoy.

I wasn’t sure how to engage her at this point. Despite there being something of a connection between us now, it was difficult to really make out what she was thinking. There was a satisfied feeling, but that much was apparent in how she was humming a soft, foreign yet relaxing tune as she worked.

She looked up when she realized I was watching her and smiled. It was one of the sincerest smiles I’d ever seen from her.

“Come,” she said with a small smile, indicating one of the chairs. “Sit.”

It was interesting how she managed to speak without breaking a single note of the wordless song she was singing. I did as I was told, though, moving across the room and settling down in my seat.

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