Storm the Earth by Rebecca Kim Wells

Author:Rebecca Kim Wells [Wells, Rebecca Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2020-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

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After a while we were woken up and taken out individually to relieve ourselves before being put back exactly as we’d been. The dragon kit was handling captivity well, but I knew that her good behavior was contingent on me acting as though everything was all right.

I didn’t know how much longer I could wait. We’d been left alone for so long that I was certain the Ruzians had decided not to accept our bargain. Which meant that we needed to escape, but I was at a loss for ideas, and Kaia still wasn’t talking to me.

It had been easy to let things go when we were running for our lives. Now that everything had finally spilled out, I feared we stood on opposite sides of a chasm across which there was no bridge. I was not willing to give up who I had become since leaving Ilvera. Kaia’s envy ate at me. When she had been the celebrated one, I had lifted her up. Why couldn’t she do the same for me?

At last the woman who had spoken with us returned. She was smiling—I took that as a good sign. “We’ve agreed to accept your proposal,” she said. She cut our restraints, and I got to my feet, rubbing my wrists. “Apologies for the kidnapping. I hope you understand why we felt it was necessary. I’m Efren.”

“I’m Maren, and this is Kaia,” I said. Kaia nodded but did not speak. I felt bruised just looking at her.

“And the dragon?” Efren asked. She was clearly curious about the kit but remained wary. She waited for me to remove her leash, rather than doing it herself.

“She hasn’t told us her name yet,” I said.

“I see,” Efren replied. “Come and eat. Everyone is very interested in meeting you, officially.”

Now that she mentioned it, I was hungry. I wasn’t sure how long we had been kept tied up, but the bowl of porridge we’d eaten in the morning seemed like a lifetime ago.

“Yes, let’s,” I said. We followed her out of the shelter and toward the smell of food cooking.

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