Rhani (Dragons of Kratak Book 3) by Ruth Anne Scott

Author:Ruth Anne Scott [Scott, Ruth Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-05T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 1

Aimee Sandoval stuck her head through the door and called. “Are you ready to go, Marissa?”

Marissa stood up from her place by the fire. “I’m ready. You don’t have to shout.”

Aimee looked her up and down. “I didn’t know you were here.”

“You could see me if you looked around,” Marissa pointed.

Aimee’s head whipped around. “What’s the matter?”

Marissa walked away into the Lycaon village. “Nothing. Let’s go.”

Aimee fell in at her side. At the edge of the village, Aimee crouched to bound forward, but Marissa laid a hand on her arm to stop her. “I don’t feel like running. Let’s just walk.”

Aimee’s mouth fell open. “What? It’s ten miles up into the mountains.” She pointed to the summit towering over them. “It will take all day to walk up there.”

“Half the day, maybe,” Marissa replied. “Anyway, I don’t feel like running. Let’s take our time. Besides, we won’t be able to talk if we’re running.”

Aimee blinked at her. Then she shrugged. “Okay. I thought you would want to run to get there faster, but I guess we can walk.”

They set off through the trees at an easy pace. “Are you in a hurry? Do you have to get back soon to join the warriors?”

“I don’t have to get back,” Aimee replied. “I’m on leave for the next three days.”

Marissa eyed her. “How did you manage to take three day’s leave? The warriors needed every hand right now.”

“They’ll be all right without me for a few days,” Aimee replied. “I wanted to take time for this visit without rushing back.”

Marissa threw back her shoulders. “Good for you. This visit means a lot to me, too.”

The leaves around them showed their bright colors with the changing seasons and fluttered in a brisk breeze. Cold weather would settle in soon. “Have you heard from Chris since she moved back up the mountain?”

Marissa shook her head. “She hasn’t been down, but Turk came to visit Caleb. I wasn’t there. He had something to report from the border. I didn’t ask what it was.”

“It’s nothing we haven’t talked about already,” Aimee told her. “All the factions are cutting their border patrols. The Ursidreans have almost no one on the border anymore—certainly no armed patrols. Only the Avitras keep a full complement of Guards on the border, and I don’t see how they can keep that up for much longer.”

“That explains why the warriors don’t need you right now,” Marissa replied. “Soon they won’t need you at all. What would you do with yourself then?”

“I wouldn’t mind.” Aimee ran her fingers through her short auburn hair to comb it out of her eyes. “I only joined because they needed me. I’m sure I’ll find something to do.”

Marissa shot her a sidelong glance. “Your hair is growing back.”

Aimee blushed. “I meant to cut it again before we went up the mountain, but I let it slip.”

“It looks nice this way,” Marissa told her. “You looked so severe with it shaved.”

Aimee smiled. “Emily sure was surprised when she saw me.

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