Tail of Revenge (Celestial Heir Book 1) by Chester Young

Author:Chester Young [Young, Chester]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-four

Huntress

“Tasha, please. I need to rest my wings.”

Tasha huffed angrily but obliged her former mate. How was he tiring faster than her? She was the one that was sick! The medication she brought could only push her so much.

As if the black dragon heard her internal question, he said, “Sorry. My wings aren’t used to this much flying.” He took a swig of water from his small canteen and wiped his mouth with his paw. “Where are we?”

Tasha frowned. Where were they? She pulled out a map of Quassa. “We’re close to Bellaneu, I think.”

“Is that where Tez was going?”

“I don’t know!” she growled, causing Dreux to flinch. “Sorry. I’m just frustrated.”

“I know. You always flick your tail like that when you are.” He smiled sadly before lying down to rest.

Tasha sighed and stopped swishing her tail. When she had first explained her condition, and why she was tracking a Utemial with supposed magical powers, Dreux was utterly confused. It took her much explaining before he agreed, though she could tell he still wasn’t sure. She didn’t blame him - it was a lot to digest. Magic was real. She was incredibly ill. And all she had to do to heal herself was capture a fabled Descendant.

Yeah, she could understand his hesitation.

She leaned over to let out a loud cough. When they finally subsided, she drank more from her canteen. There were only a few drops left. Truthfully, she had no idea where to begin looking for Tez. It had been so easy to accept Yoin’s offer and fly away, but now that she had the time to consider it, she began to doubt her prowess.

Fighting was one thing. Hunting was something completely different. Hunting dragons was totally out of her comfort zone. Though, she supposed, there was considerable overlap between the two disciplines. She had her fair share of chasing criminals, but all of those dragons had an obvious trail they had taken. She would have better luck closing her eyes and pointing to a random spot on the map than flying around aimlessly all over Bruatho like she was doing now.

Even with zero leads, she still held out hope. Just the chance of saving herself was enough to feed her willingness to continue on this seemingly pointless adventure.

“We need more water.” It had only been a few days, and they were already out. There had been a stream farther back, but she didn’t think to fill them then. Guards always had access to drinking water. Hunters, as she was now realizing, had to take any chance they got.

Dreux dug into his satchel and pulled out his canteen again. “Here.”

Tasha grabbed it and pressed it to her muzzle. It dribbled into her mouth before stopping completely. She threw it at him. “Seriously?”

“What?” He picked up the canteen and looked inside as if it were a spyglass. “Oh.”

“Where are we going to get water now?” she hissed.

“I don’t know! I thought you were the soldier!”

“I was a guard!” Tasha dug her claws into the ground.

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