The Dragon Rises (The Land of Fire and Ash Book 3) by Sarah Dalton & Moira Katson

Author:Sarah Dalton & Moira Katson [Dalton, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

Luca

Luca swallowed nervously and tried to keep from glancing at the door for the fifth time. Reva should be here by now. After he sent word that morning asking her to come to the council meeting to speak of her experiences, he had been surprised to receive word back telling him that she would attend. Though he saw her sometimes from the balcony, they had not spoken since their first fateful meeting.

Unbidden, his mind produced an image of her talking and laughing with Sam. She had told Luca that Sam had taught her to use her powers as a dragon, and Luca felt a fierce wave of jealousy. He was not a match for a dragon, so he should be glad to have three of them here.

He was not. He did not like the way the other boy looked at Reva, or the way she looked at him. It had been many long years since Luca and Reva were betrothed, and Luca knew it was unworthy of him to be jealous. He envied Sam, however. Not only did Sam have more and rarer power than Luca, Sam had none of the responsibilities of kingship. Luca wondered resentfully what Sam would have done about the Gardens of Anios.

He was dressed finely in a blue doublet that complemented his colouring nicely. He had gone through four doublets before choosing this one, while Brother Axil stood in the corner of the room and did not comment on the process. Luca was grateful for that. He sensed that Brother Axil knew why Luca was so nervous, but there was no teasing.

If Tania saw him like this, she would tease him, Luca knew. She was used to Luca being Ludo, a noble but hardly one of great consequence, and she did not revere him or his crown as so many others did. He felt a pang. He had not summoned Tania, Nico, and Joss back to see him after sending them away the other night. He had not even explained what had happened. In his heart, he was afraid they would react the same way Reva had when they learned of the Gardens of Anios.

He could not tell them what he had done.

He sat up straighter when he heard footsteps in the corridor outside. The door opened and Luca looked over at it eagerly. His sister Serena was the first inside, and she gave him a grave nod. She had been quieter since her return from the city a few days ago, and she came to speak to Luca at once.

“Brother,” she said, curtsying deeply before the throne. “I wondered if I might have Brother Raphael join today’s council meeting. He has been working with me and Lord Tinian—”

“I know who Brother Raphael is,” Luca said, nettled. He knew these things. He had been in these meetings. Did they think he could not remember the most basic facts?

Serena did not say anything, however. She broke off in surprise and closed her mouth, waiting for Luca to speak.

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