The Dragon War by Salvador Mercer

Author:Salvador Mercer [Mercer, Salvador]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Diamond Star Publishing
Published: 2019-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

The trip took a couple of days and then part of a third one. They left the shores of Kesh and traveled in a southeasterly direction until the island continent of Balaria came into view. Zokar new most of the landscape well and even those who travelled less frequently recognized landmarks that stood out whether it was from personal visits prior to this trip, or stories of the land itself. The pirate ship was left adrift on the sea with its remaining crew who would need days to shore up enough rigging to sail anywhere. They posed no threat to any civilized realm in the foreseeable future.

When they reached the old port town of Cider, they took shelter in a small cove and used the skiff to go to shore. Zokar and Azor went alone leaving Damien and Dour to guard Diamedes aboard the Balarian cutter. All agreed that keeping Diamedes isolated on the ship was the best course of action for his safety considering all of the variables involved and notwithstanding the fact that pirates were active on the high seas.

The plan was a day and half to travel what normally took two days by road. Both Azor and Zokar felt they could keep up a quick pace if they travelled together with the slower companions kept back on the ship. Safety was always a factor and it was unknown what scouts or spies would be lurking along the roads and docks of Balax.

Always they were mindful of Dor Akun which looked like a crescent moon as it reflected a portion of the light from the sun onto Claire-Agon. Most agreed that based on its increasing size they had a few weeks at most before it grew large enough to encompass the entire sky. What would happen then was anyone’s guess. Anyone except for Damien.

Damien had explained that as a child he was given to his mother, a nymph, to live during the last passing of Dor Akun. The transit was explained to him in detail, but he was tucked away in another dimension where time passed slower than on Agon. It wasn’t till recently that he was released to live out his life in this realm. He had explained to Diamedes that his time with the nymphs gave him a certain immortality that allowed Dour to raise him from death more than once.

Dour had credited the ability with the Father himself, Dor Akun, and simply said that Damien’s nymph genealogy could play a small role in the man’s regenerative capabilities. Such was the small talk on board the ship for four days while they waited for the return of their companions. As was his nature, Diamedes couldn’t help but inquire about the history of each of his companions and the crew of the Balarian cutter kept to themselves exhibiting a degree of maturity and discretion that was often times lacking on board ships of this nature.

The talamans worked wonders and Diamedes had healed to a point that he felt almost whole again.

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