The Frey Saga Book VI by Melissa Wright

Author:Melissa Wright [Wright, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melissa Wright

I felt for the dragon’s mind, as I’d done nearly constantly since the creature’s arrival, and found it sleepily watching birds in the light of the early dawn. As we made our way to the top of the keep, the dragon seemed to sense us, rousing from that relaxed state into something more aware. I held him fast, but I wondered if he would truly attack us otherwise. I wished I’d paid more attention to my studies from long before, because dragon lore tended toward repeating the most out-of-the-ordinary tales, not their normal habits and tendencies. I quickened my pace, and none of my guard challenged the decision that I go up first.

We climbed the last few steps as the keep opened to the sky in a wide platform of dark stone, a few wide columns, and very little else. As a child, I had wondered at its purpose, but once the idea of bringing a dragon back to the castle arose, so did my memories of the scars among the stone beneath my feet. Long grooves cut into the floor, weathered with age. The dragons had once lived among the fey, sourcing their energy from those lands, but that did not mean they had been held within the ancients’ boundaries.

It was those boundaries of woven spellwork, metal, and running water that kept the fey mostly on their own lands. But the dragons were not tied in the same way as the fey, and airborne creatures who did not need to recharge the energy inside themselves for decades at a time were undeterred by such protections.

I drew in a long breath of the cool morning air, unable to keep a smile from crawling across my lips. There, sitting steadily and waiting for our action, was a creature who hadn’t been seen near the Northern territory in years. I reached out with my mind, feeling the low and heavy pulse of energy that lived within him.

I had never before been in the mind of an animal who held magic. I had never felt another being’s power so intimately, but the thought brought me up short as I glanced at Chevelle. He watched the dragon with a hand on his waist, where there waited no sword.

“It’s safe,” I told the others. “Just stay clear of his snout.”

The dragon’s sulfurous breath was scalding, but nothing else without its fire. I would hold it steady. I would have the creature within my control despite the intimidating size of his body and his power. I was smaller, but I was not weaker.

Rhys and Rider walked around me toward the dragon, and Chevelle stepped forward at my side. “I can feel his energy,” I said. “There is so much about him that is unexpected.”

Chevelle was silent, a steady presence as I studied the being on the other side of the connection. It was warm and dense and not like anything I’d touched before. My voice was quiet, but Rhys and Rider were close enough to hear. “Veil’s energy feels warm to me, but there is a lightness to it I do not feel here.

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