The Guardian by Linda McNabb

Author:Linda McNabb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Game of Thrones, Wolves of the Beyond, tamora pearce, Tui T Sutherland, Rick Riordan, Dragon fantasy, magical adventure, magical fantasy, Anne McCaffrey, Easy Read Fantasy
Publisher: Southern Star Publishing
Published: 2016-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Hatch!

It was coming on for dusk as Eagan paced the floor and looked out the window every few minutes. He scanned the courtyard and down the streets but there was no sign of Seth.

‘He probably went out to bury Dari,’ Rem said. ‘He’ll be back.’

‘You know what this means, don’t you?’ Darius said, floating out the window and hovering in mid-air.

Eagan just stared at his friend. He’d often wondered how the wizard sometimes seemed unaffected by his surroundings, but at other times could interact with real-life objects. No doubt he’d soon find out if things went bad and it looked like they would for sure now.

‘Yes, I know,’ Eagan said softly so that Rem wouldn’t hear. He knew that Seth could not be allowed near the eggs again, not even if they managed to move the two that were about to hatch. He would have to find someone new to bond with the dragon. It had never been done before and it would have to be someone very strong-willed to overcome the fact that the dragon had not picked them. Someone who could demand respect and be able to control the beast. But who would be able to do that?

He shook the thought from his head for now. First he had to find Seth and break the news to him.

By morning there was still no sign of Seth. Guards had searched every possible hiding place in the town of High Gate and Eagan was worried.

‘Seth should be back by now,’ Rem said, opening the door and peering down the street for the hundredth time since daybreak.

‘Maybe he went back to the marshes to forget what he is?’ Darius suggested with a shrug.

Eagan frowned as the thought had occurred to him as well. Perhaps he had just left with one of the merchants late last night. The final wagons would have made it through the marshes just before the mists descended.

‘He might have gone to Rega,’ Eagan said hopefully. It would be a perfect solution really. If Seth wasn’t here the dragon would have to accept someone else as a bond. Nobody in Rega would know Seth and he would have a chance to start over.

‘If he has then we have to go find him,’ Rem said, looking startled at the possibility that Seth had left High Gate.

‘Perhaps once the dragons have hatched,’ Eagan said carefully. He watched for the young girl’s reaction and wasn’t surprised when she rounded on him with an angry glare.

‘What happened to Dari wasn’t his fault! He would never harm the dragon,’ she insisted hotly. ‘If you’re not going after him then I will!’

‘Nobody is going through the marshes for at least another three weeks,’ Eagan said, walking to the other side of the room where the window looked out over the marshes. He pointed to the heavy mist that covered the land and Rem stared at it and shivered.

‘Well, we’ll go find him as soon as it lifts,’ she declared firmly and folded her arms defiantly.

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