The Magic Shell: A Seven Kingdoms Tale 6 (The Seven Kingdoms) by S.E. Smith

Author:S.E. Smith [Smith, S.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montana Publishing
Published: 2019-12-15T18:30:00+00:00

15

Ross lay on his back with his eyes closed. There wasn’t a place on his body that didn’t ache. He gingerly did an external assessment to make sure he hadn’t broken any bones. He groaned when his body protested the movement.

“I see you are not dead,” a deep voice said.

Ross snapped his eyes open and scrambled to his feet with his fists up, ready for a fight. Two things flashed through his mind. First, nothing was broken, and second, he was going to need more than his fists to defeat the tall guy standing only a few feet away.

“Who the fuck are you, and where did you come from?” he hoarsely demanded.

“I am Drago, King of the Dragons. You are not an Elemental. What Isle are you from?” Drago replied.

Ross slowly put his arms down and warily moved to the side when Drago stepped past him and touched the wall of ice that he’d been trying to climb for the last two and a half hours. He absently rubbed his bruised buttock.

“I’m not from around here. I’m Ross Galloway, King of Yachats – well, of a fishing boat anyway,” he said, muttering the last part.

Drago turned around and ran an assessing look over him. Ross straightened, stiffened his shoulders, and returned Drago’s gaze with a steely one of his own. He would be damned if he felt like he was standing in the principal’s office. He hadn’t been cowed when his father was in a rage or in high school when he got caught doing some stupid shit, and he wasn’t about to do it now – King of the Dragons or not.

“Wait a minute – are you…?” Ross started to say at the same time as Drago’s expression darkened.

“Ross – are you the human my Carly…?” Drago said.

Ross ran his hands through his hair. “Your Carly…. Yeah, right, Carly Tate. ” He looked Drago up and down before he gave him a crooked grin and shook his head. “And you’re still alive! Still have all your parts too, as far as I can tell. I don’t mean that in a bad way – I mean, well done! You know, it’s just that she – Carly – tended to be – but what with you being a dragon… and all,” he disjointedly tried to explain without pissing off the guy. He finally gave up and shoved his hands into his front pockets. “I’m glad she’s alright. ”

Drago gave him a sharp-toothed grin. “She almost emasculated me with a broom handle – more than once. She is afraid of mice,” he admitted, folding his arms across his chest. “What happened to the Elementals?”

Ross clenched his jaw. “I don’t know for sure what happened to all of them. I do know that Gem needs my – our – help,” he stated.

Drago’s eyes narrowed. “Where is Princess Gem?” he asked.

Ross waved his hand at the wall of ice. “She was taken. The island is filled with traps – some of them were set by Gem’s parents, others by Magna – or at least the alien creature that caused all of this mess.

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