The Secret World of Dragons by Sandra Harvey

Author:Sandra Harvey [Harvey, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

The first signs of forest life rekindled new hope in Emma, as she was sick of the hot desert now. She was not the only one, of course, who felt the burn of the sun exceptionally excruciating on their back, or the heaviness in the air thick in their lungs. Everyone – even the desert thieves – was ready for a change of scenery. It started with the ground becoming more firm, and blades of grass appearing through the cracks in the earth. The trees came next, first a single one or two out of place, and then building up into larger clusters until the riders were upon the edge of the forest. The foliage was a deep green and the undergrowth was so thick that the dragons were forced to slow to a walk. As they entered under the covering of the treetops, the light grew faint.

‘I bet it’ll be impossible to see when night falls,’ muttered Simon, gazing grimly into the mess of trees.

Redfyre walked behind Shartaug, while Flynn and his dragon had taken the lead, followed by Titus on his icy blue dragon. The girl with the knives at her side rode behind Emma, Simon and Mystic.

‘It’s like they don’t trust us,’ Simon had whispered to Emma when Flynn had constructed the order of travelling, ‘placing themselves on either side of us like that. It’s not like we want to change direction or anything. We have to go this way.’

Mystic had murmured his agreement and then lost himself in his own thoughts, keeping silent ever since. At first Emma believed him to be asleep, but every now and then he would open his enchanting violet eyes and glance around, checking their location.

‘Is the Black Fortress close, Mystic?’ asked Emma, keeping her voice low so Lanai would not hear.

The cat’s ears perked. ‘It’s possibly another day away,’ he replied. ‘It depends on how quickly we move through this forest. Beyond the trees is the smoking grounds of Vashgal, and there isn’t much safe cover there.’

It did not sound like a very nice destination to Emma so far. Cursed place. Dragon graveyard. Smoking grounds. Not the type of words to describe anywhere good. Then there were the drayskuls, the Dark Riders, and Vanyir himself. No wonder people were so afraid of Vashgal. The place reeked of evil.

Not many creatures lived in the dark forest. Emma noticed a pair of squirrels on a tree branch, their beady eyes curiously taking in the travellers, and a group of birds that scattered when they saw the ferocious dragons tramping through their forest. A large head similar to a lizard with feathers popped out of the undergrowth once, and Emma nearly jumped out of her saddle in fright, stirring Mystic to his senses and startling Simon. Other than those creatures, there wasn’t anything else to see. She expected gigantic snakes, or something as sinister as that, to live in the forest, but nothing else came.

The hanging branches were pesky, though, as Simon had

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