The Reluctant Lord (Dragon Lords) by Pillow Michelle M

Author:Pillow, Michelle M. [Pillow, Michelle M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Raven Books
Published: 2013-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Solarflowers.

Clara opened her eyes, dazed as to where she was.

Solarflowers. Solarflowers. Solarflowers.

She pressed the back of her hand to her head, hoping the pressure would stop the hard pounding of that one guttural word.

“Solarflowers,” she whispered, blinking hard.

She pushed off the bed. It was only by luck that her foot tangled into the gown her husband had taken off her the night before. Otherwise, she might not have realized her naked state. She pulled the dress over her body. The throbbing in her head made it hard to see, or concentrate beyond that one thought, Solarflowers.

Solarflowers.

Solarflowers.

Solarflowers.

Blindly, she stumbled for the bedroom door.

“Clara?” a sleepy Vlad mumbled behind her.

“Solarflowers,” she stated.

“Solar…?” Vlad repeated, confused.

She ignored him. The home was empty as she made her way through the short hallway toward the front door. The word seemed to echo off the walls. How could everyone sleep through such noise? Instinct told her to escape. She hurried for the door leading outside, not watching where she stepped as she bumped into something only to continue on. Almost desperate, she threw open the door. Her bare feet skidded to a stop and she fell back against the door frame.

Solarflowers!

A herd of ceffyls surrounded the house, crowding the street down the block. At her appearance, their eyes seemed to focus in on her. She vaguely noticed people behind the herd, looking and pointing at the animals. The beasts tried to get closer and the image of the flower crowded her mind.

Solarflowers.

“Stop,” she begged. “Please, stop…”

“Clara, what are…?” Vlad came up behind her. “What is this?”

Vlad blocked her retreat into the house with his body so she instantly slid along the side of the house. She trampled plants beneath her bare feet, but she couldn’t care. The animals’ eyes followed her and they made tiny movements as if they would follow her wherever she went.

Solarflowers.

Images bombarded her from the creatures, all of the same flower in different settings. Her mind translated the word echoing it inside her head. She tried to block them out, but they kept coming at her.

“Get them back!” a man yelled.

“Are they attacking?” a younger voice asked. “I’ve never seen them act like this.”

Shaking, Clara realized she was trapped between the creatures and the forest that grew behind Arianwen’s home. She lifted her hands, angling her palms toward the creatures and tried to respond. At first they became more frantic, crowding forward. Hooves thumped on the ground. They tried to surround her. Men yelled in the distance, but the noise of their shouts were far off as the ceffyls persistence drowned out all else.

“Clara!” Vlad yelled. She opened her eyes briefly to see her husband trying to push his way toward her.

She didn’t answer. She closed her eyes and pushed an image of the flower back at them. The rush of images slowed when they realized she understood them. She did it again and again, trying to let them know she received their message. Her head throbbed in waves of pain. There were too many voices.

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