The Dragon Throne: Knights of the Frost Pt. I (Legends of the Dragonrealm) by Richard A. Knaak

Author:Richard A. Knaak [Knaak, Richard A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw, mobi
Publisher: Porta Nigra Press
Published: 2015-12-12T06:00:00+00:00

Some of the shadow steed’s manic energy faded. A sense of foreboding washed over Cabe as the ice-blue eyes narrowed.

“I found where they had been...and then I found something else.”

He had not only Cabe’s attention, but Aurim’s as well. The younger mage stepped from Yssa to confront the towering stallion. “Something’s happened to Valea?”

“As to that --- I cannot say! Their likely path, though, gives rise to much concern!”

Father and son stood side-by-side as if no rift lay between them. Their united stare appeared to daunt even the eternal.

“Where?” Cabe simply asked.

The shadow steed hesitated, then replied, “I would rather show you...”

Aurim started to speak, but Cabe cut him off. “Only one of us is going and that will be me. You need to stay here and let your mother know that something’s come up...” Cabe grimaced. He had already left his wife thinking that he and Darkhorse would soon be returning safely from Wenslis and now they were leaving the Manor without her knowledge for --- for where?

“Darkhorse...just why won’t you ---”

“Please, Cabe Bedlam! I would rather not speak of it here!”

That brought forth renewed concern from Aurim. The golden-haired spellcaster turned to his father. “You can’t seriously think I’m ---”

Under his breath, Cabe muttered, “Darkhorse...”

A slight nod was the eternal’s only noticeable response. Darkhorse and the elder Bedlam had been through more than enough dangers for the shadow steed to understand exactly what the veteran wizard wanted of him.

The tranquil grounds of the Manor vanished...and Aurim and Yssa with them. Cabe draped a cloaking spell around himself and sensed that Darkhorse had already done the same. They did not do so just to keep Aurim from tracking them. Their new surroundings demanded such tremendous precaution, for entering the domain of nearly any Dragon King was a very risky venture. In their own realms, the drake lords had every right to slay intruders on sight. Of course, some --- including the current lord of the Hell Plains --- had a tendency to believe the right to slay the Bedlams extended well beyond their borders.

As he used another spell to ward off the intense heat of the volcanic land, Cabe’s thoughts turned to Kyl. Nominally the emperor of all drakes, Kyl had had little success in reining in the worst of his subjects, including not only Lord Red, but Lord Black as well.

But all that is changing, Cabe insisted to himself. Kyl, Lords Green and Blue are all at peace with the human race. Ice, Iron, Bronze, Crystal, Silver, and Brown have all gone to join Purple in oblivion, their surviving subjects part of the Confederation. The Confederation has stayed quiet. Only Red, Black, and Storm remained menaces, albeit reduced ones in some ways.

But even if not as great a threat as they once were, the Dragon Kings were not to be ignored. Each still wielded magic that could lay waste to all around them, which was one --- but not the only --- reason why Cabe looked forward departing the Hell Plains as soon as possible.

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