Quest Of The Dragon Tamer (Book 1) by Cole Pain

Author:Cole Pain
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Revelations
Published: 2014-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

They were over the Sierras and well on their way to the Cliffs. Although cover was a concern, for the rolling hills leading to Crape had few trees, the men’s spirits were up.

Galvin left the group every degree of the sun to double back and check for any sign of pursuit. He said he was just being cautious, but Ren saw the concern in his eyes. Ren felt it as well. Ista should have discovered their trail by now. He had trouble believing Ista was so easily fooled.

Aidan was constantly on his mind. Whenever he read the prophecy his gut twisted into knots. Destroy the silver form, it said. In a way, he supposed he had. Any type of merging altered the beings involved. But the more he read the prophecy the more he thought it referred to something more, something in the future. The joining of Aidan’s body with her spirit had been an instinctive reaction. He never doubted what he had to do or how he had to do it. The prophecy said, “If he couldn’t.” The “if” indicated a conscious decision, not instinct.

A sheer scream caused him to turn. Markum sat on the back of his horse, face twisted in anguish. As Markum’s horse reared Galvin caught the reins, steadying the terrified creature. The others drew their swords, searching for whatever had caused Markum’s distress.

Ren dropped to the ground, concerned. “Markum?”

When Markum’s eyes cleared, color rose to his cheeks. “It’s Sass, Ren.”

Ren blinked in confusion. “My cousin? What do you mean?”

“She’s dead.”

Renee drew a sharp breath. Ren opened his mouth to speak but no words came. Had he heard Markum right? “How do you know?”

Markum let the question hang in the air. Ren could sense his terror. Then Ren instantly knew why Markum liked to keep to himself, why Markum shunned close human contact, and why he buried himself in books.

Markum was a seer. Ren could almost see the visions dancing in Markum’s eyes.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

Markum shook his head. “Would you have believed me?”

Ren opened his mouth to speak but quickly thought better of it. Now, with magic’s rebirth, prophecies and visions were easy to believe. But before? He was ashamed to say he would have been doubtful. Markum saw the truth in Ren’s eyes and offered him a forgiving smile before describing the shriveled, blackened man he had seen, Sass’s terror, and her ultimate sacrifice.

Ren closed his eyes. “The Reaper.”

Neki peered between Ren and Markum with unsteady eyes. “What’s the Reaper?”

Markum cleared his throat. “The Reaper is a magical being. He’s a small man, only about waist high, but when he sings he can appear to be anyone or anything you desire. The only way he stays alive is to feed off others, or essentially drain another’s life.”

Renee put a hand to her mouth as her eyes welled with tears. Ren put his arm around her, trying to give her some small comfort.

As the grassy fields shivered in the breeze, Ren tried to concentrate on his mother, but his mind kept imagining the Reaper with Sass.

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