The Dragon's Test (Book 3) by Sam Ferguson

Author:Sam Ferguson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-05-22T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Lady Cedreau crept through the tunnel’s opening and peered into the dark chamber before her. The water glowed with the familiar silvery green hues dancing in the mist hovering above the surface. A pair of dragonflies swirled around each other as they flew over a patch of blue cave lilies and disappeared out of sight.

“I have been expecting you,” an old familiar voice called out.

Lady Cedreau stepped into the chamber, looking toward the cauldron where she finally spied Hairen. “As well you should have,” she replied bitterly. “I warned you to leave my son alone.”

“But he is not your son, and he never was,” Hairen cackled. “Now he belongs to our coven.”

“No,” she spat. “I warned you.” She reached into her robes and pulled an old wand made of hickory wood. She pointed it at the old witch and a bolt of blue lightning leapt from the wand to devour Hairen.

Hairen laughed and quickly cast a shielding spell. The blue lightning glanced off of an opaque, red sphere around her and the cauldron. “It will take more than a wand to defeat me, Leanor.”

Lady Cedreau heard a snarl from her left and turned to aim her wand at the new threat emerging from the pool. A great, two-legged monster slowly raised itself before her, extending its webbed, claw-tipped hands out for her and shrieking horribly. She blasted the beast with a ball of fire and sent it hurtling through the air to crash back into the pool. Without another word she drew a rune in the air with her wand and blew it toward the water. Instantly the surface froze tight, cracking and sizzling as the magical ice captured everything it touched and held it solid.

“I see you have not lost your touch,” Hairen commented. The old witch dissolved her shield and overturned the cauldron. A plume of purple smoke rose up from the viscous pinkish black goo oozing out. The smoke formed a veil between them and a great serpent squirmed in the ooze, hissing and spitting venom and fire as it slowly emerged from the liquid.

Lady Cedreau walked forward across the ice, undaunted by the demonic serpent. “Face me, witch!” she growled. The snake loomed forward, slithering side to side and bearing its needle-like fangs. Lady Cedreau summoned a great eagle with a flick of her wand and the bird streaked down, piercing the snake’s side with its dagger sized talons. The snake hissed and squealed horridly, lashing up to bite the eagle, but the bird’s thick scales protected its legs as it flew off with its prey and let out a high pitched shriek of victory.

The smoke crackled and lightning rippled over its surface, but still Lady Cedreau came forward. She sent three blasts of fire into the smoke wall and then she summoned a great sphere of energy to blow the smoke apart. The smoke groaned as it was rent in twain. Lady Cedreau saw Hairen only for a moment through the clearing. The old witch had her black wand out and was quick to repair the magical barrier.

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