Shadowed Lies (Soul of a Dragon Book 2) by Clara Hartley

Author:Clara Hartley [Hartley, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-04T16:00:00+00:00

“These traps are in the strangest of locations,” Shen said, as they trekked over the mountainside.

Constance tiptoed around the edges of the rocks. The jagged surfaces sometimes scared her. If she slipped and fell, she would no doubt suffer some scars—nothing Greta wouldn’t be able to handle. “The snow rats are pesky creatures. Sometimes Rayse comes along to help me with them. He saved me from falling flat on my face a few times.”

“Where’s Nanili? Isn’t this her job?”

“I thought I might have a walk.” She coughed and ignored the nausea creeping up. It still wouldn’t go away. She thought a breath of fresh air might help with the sickness that had begun to plague her.

The whisper of the winds soothed her, but the throbbing ache in her heart would never leave, not until Rayse returned to fill the gaping pain there.

She bent down and reached into a burrow. “There has to be one in here.” A squeaking reached her ears. She smiled. She pulled out the little critter and passed it to Shen. He grabbed it by the folds of its neck. Its white fur crinkled beneath the yellow dragon’s touch. He wrestled with it and placed it into the rucksack. The creatures were tiny—no more than the size of her fist. She had caught three of them so far. Not bad for a day of trapping.

“There’s another one in that tunnel over there,” she said, pointing to the entrance.

“Be careful.” Shen kept close in case she fell.

“I’ve been here countless times. I know the rocks like I know my study.”

They maneuvered their way to the cave. A few florae sprouted from the beds of snow. Life always tried to find a way, despite how terrible the conditions could be. It’d struggle, but would live on. Her foot crunched over a spindly, growing twig.

Shen halted. “Wait.”

Another dragon male soared from the sky and landed in front of them. “We need your attention, sir,” the man said. Constance didn’t recognize him. She hadn’t been in the clan long enough to acquaint herself with everyone, considering the size of it. Plus, them hating her now made getting to know people more difficult.

“Why?”

“There’s a group of dragon wives throwing dung at the femrah’s home. It’s not pretty.”

“Can’t you stop them?”

“We’re not going to use brute force. Their husbands would have our throats. If you go there and make a show of authority, it might help.”

“I’m on guard.”

Constance smiled up at him. “I can handle myself.” She took the sack of snow rats from him. They wiggled in the pouch. She placed them into her sling bag, which also contained some herbs she had picked along the way. The struggle of the little creatures brushed against her thigh.

“Are you certain?”

“Go. I don’t want to come home with a house covered with dung stains.”

Shen hesitated before nodding. He summoned his yellow wings and took off with the man.

She was left alone in the mountainous expanse. She sat for a moment, enjoying the peacefulness of the scenery.

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