Shadow of the Crown by Amber Morant

Author:Amber Morant [Morant, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Soul Press
Published: 2019-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

"Divine branches! Now on sale! Be blessed by Devata today for only one hundred drakes!"

“Dragon's tooth amulets for sale! Buy your tooth before venturing to the dragons and keep yourself protected. Far stronger than Devata's blessing could provide!”

Tosh scoffed at the multitude of stalls lining the streets. Though the idea of a tooth of a dragon keeping him safe did intrigue him. The money in his account tempted him to just splurge and get it just in case. Yet the fact that the systems had screamed at him before didn't bode well. Who knew what would happen at a smaller stand, or if they would just ignore it and take his money anyways?

Unlike the other cities this town was much smaller and had far less guards in it. Dragonpaw wasn't exactly a resort but more of a place adventurer's and guardians came to in order to face the dragons.

"Ridiculous. No way could a tooth protect me. If that's the case, I'll just give them a big smile and hope for the best," he muttered, talking himself out of buying any trinkets.

Tosh turned another corner, glad that the street fair was now behind him and he was nearing the pass to get to the dragons. A few people were walking the streets, with most focused on getting either back to the street fair or to their homes. Most here were elves too, which made his travels less inconspicuous. If he had been a drow or a cait shidhe everyone would look at him with suspicion.

A large sign loomed overhead. It read “Dragon's Pass.”

"Not exactly the most original of names to be giving this place." He stifled a laugh and continued forward. He was on the right road. He had only read about the town in books about the adventures of different dragon guardians, so his knowledge was limited on what to expect. It could simply be a small path that he could walk leisurely through until he reached a cave belonging to a dragon, or it was a steep climb into unknown territory.

"You there! Sir!" a voice boomed out behind Tosh.

He let out a small yelp and turned around. He was faced with two guards dressed in a great armor and an imprint of a white dragon on the side of it. He didn't recognize the mark and what allegiance they held. Instead, he tried to hunch over a bit more and hoped they didn't recognize him as an escaped scholar.

"How—" his voice squeaked so he tried to cough and deepen his voice. "How can I help you gentlemen?"

The taller guard smiled. Most of his face was covered in the visor and the armor made his body androgynous. It wasn’t until Tosh heard the guard's voice that he realized the taller one was a woman. "I'm glad we caught you. We didn't recognize you in the reports of new dragon guardians, nor do you live around here."

Tosh shifted his weight. "No, I'm not. But I was curious about the dragons."

The shorter one, a male, added his smile to the mixture.

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