Power of the Dragon (The Chronicles of Dragon, Series 2, Book 9 of 10): Dragon Fantasy Series (Tail of the Dragon) by Craig Halloran

Author:Craig Halloran [Halloran, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Lotuus sat on a fallen dogwood tree, radiant as a rainbow. Her black eyes had a gleam to them. Her smile of bright-white teeth would freeze the marrow of a common man. Legs crossed and hands placed politely on her knees, she said, “Are you happy to see me?”

“The murderer of my friends Laedorn and Uurluuk? ‘Happy’ is the last word I’d use. ‘Fortunate’ might work, perhaps.” He slid Fang out of the new sheath the elves had made for him. It fit perfectly between his wings. “Perhaps you came to give yourself up for execution. It’s long overdue, Fairy Empress.”

“Please, Nath, you wouldn’t kill a woman as lovely as me. You like me. You know it. That’s why you freed me.”

“If I’d known you were in that tomb, you would still be there.”

“Yet your father led you there, did he not?”

“What happened did happen for a good cause.” He looked at the emerald seeker, who was still pinned to the ground. “Let him go.”

“Why would I do that?”

“Because I demand it!”

Lotuus shrank back. She swallowed. With a quick motion, the fairies loosened the mystic webbing. Many of them kissed the little dragon a moment before he took off. “Are you appeased, young majesty?”

“Out with it, Lotuus. What do you want? You’re far too arrogant to surrender, but that would be the advisable path if you want mercy.”

“I stewed in that tomb for a thousand years, Nath Dragon. A thousand!” Her wings buzzed. She tossed her gossamer-like hair. “I simmered!” She took a deep breath. “But I’ve had time to mull things over since I’ve been back. In truth, I find myself viewing my actions from a new perspective.”

“Are you telling me you have regrets?”

“A few. Nath, as delicious as making trouble is, I believe I’ve seen the error of my ways.”

Nath stuck his sword in the ground. He held his hands over the dragonhead cross-guard. “Have you now? Do tell.”

“Well, we are fairies, well known for our mischief. And we can’t help but be drawn to power. I have to admit, I find Eckubahn entirely fascinating. The size, his brawn, and the cunning.” She wagged her finger at Nath. “He is many steps ahead of you, Nath Dragon. The entire world is under his spell. He’s magnetic.”

“Yes, I’ve seen the oversized coward. The two of you make quite a pair. He wears his skin of evil on the outside, whereas yours is turned inward. So out with it, Lotuus. What do you want from me?”

“When it’s over, I want freedom. I don’t want to be stuck in that tomb again.”

“You speak as if I’ve won this war. It’s far from over.”

She floated up into the air. Eye to eye, she said, “Your resiliency is astonishing. I’ve never seen the likes of it before. You took down Isobahn. You survived the molten flame. Your friends love you. I long for adoration like that, but I’ll never have it. You are truly good. It changes people. I want you to win.

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