The Dragon's Eyes (The Guardian Series Book 2) by Rain Oxford

Author:Rain Oxford [Oxford, Rain]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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We found Emrys and Deona, who said that dinner was ready and we could eat. The dinner table was made of wood, but it was frozen over like it had been there a long time. Trays of fish were set out, all of it raw. Other men and women milled about the table. They were all barefoot and wore clothes of blue in shades from nearly white to nearly black. The least revealing attire included dresses that went nearly to the knees and had no sleeves. Emrys was the exception, as he wore boots and his clothes covered him appropriately.

We sat down and were served plates of raw fish. I didn’t hesitate to use my fire to cook my fish. When I reached for Dylan’s, he brushed my hand away.

“I can cook my own fish. I don’t know what dragon-fried fish tastes like and I don’t want to know.”

“We are not calling it that,” I demanded, turning away. I remembered how quickly Sammy learned to control water. “Wait!” He stopped and waited for me to explain, but Emrys didn’t. Emrys used his energy to create fire, which he used to cook his fish.

My fire was different than the fire normal wizards used, but the magic that Dylan and Emrys used could be learned. Sammy giggled as Emrys’s fish blackened. As quickly as if it were natural, Dylan’s fish caught on fire. All the people of the water tribe froze in fright, but the fire on the fish instantly went out.

“Sammy, you burned my fish,” Dylan scolded. Sammy reached over and tried to take it, but Dylan blocked him. “I’m still going to eat it. I’m hungry.” Even as he said it, he took a set of chopsticks out of his bag and started breaking off a small portion for Sammy. Someone passed the baby a plate. Dylan handed me another set of chopsticks so that we could both give him some of our food. However, he wanted his own chopsticks. Dylan tried to teach him, but the tiny child did not have enough motor control to handle them. “If you eat that with your hands, then I will get you your own chopsticks when we go to Earth.”

“Why are we going back to Earth?” I asked.

“Because I haven’t healed it. Maybe this time we can land in Japan. They have training chopsticks that are shorter so little kids can use them.”

“So does Duran.”

“Of course it does; Duran is second cousin to Japan.”

I noticed how everyone was trying not to stare at us as they all ate their raw fish with their hands… bones and all. After we were done eating, Emrys told them we were moving on. The people, thankful that Dylan healed their magic, offered us a basket of fish in ice. I told Dylan that it was against their religion to reject gifts, so we accepted it.

The trip back to land on the flying disk was made worse by the knowledge that if we fell in the water, we would immediately be eaten.

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