The Wearle: The Erth Dragons, Book 1 by D'Lacey Chris

Author:D'Lacey, Chris [D'Lacey, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01MRX6A9D
Goodreads: 199923695
Publisher: Hachette
Published: 2017-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

17

Words. They had never seemed so strange or so difficult before. Every time Grendel tried to converse, her sentences trailed away into the rain. Graymere’s, likewise, when he spoke to her. All that made sense in their first few moments were the hurrs and grunts of the wearmyss, Gayl, destined now to be the focus of their lives.

Shortly after being dismissed by the Elders, Grendel had retrieved Gayl from Grymric’s cave and flown her directly to Graymere’s settle, an open crag just behind the mines. Despite the range and scope of the mountains, there were few available caves around Vargos, certainly none that could shelter three dragons. The rain was

of no concern to an adult; they enjoyed the pulse of it on their wings, and a concentrated fall of water would wash out the parasites that lodged between their scales. But a youngster could become severely wet. And though Gayl was unlikely to die of exposure, it was nevertheless preferable to keep her dry until her first layer of scales came through.

So Graymere found himself saying, ‘I should roam. Find shelter. For her, for…us. She cannot sit under you all the time. I have heard there are caves further out. Shall I…?’

‘Yes,’ Grendel said, knowing they would be better apart for a while. ‘Go to the mine as well. There must be arrangements you need to make?’

He nodded and bumbled through a reply. ‘The mine. Yes. Arrangements. Yes.’ He tented his wings and prepared to fly. ‘Grendel?’

‘Later,’ she said, her voice full of kindness, ‘when you’ve found shelter for us.’

He fanged his lip. ‘I will…care for you,’ he said. He looked down at Gayl, curled up in a ball between Grendel’s legs. ‘Both of you.’

‘Hurr,’ went the youngster, tucking her snout under her skinny tail.

‘And we for you,’ said Grendel, meeting his gaze. Even half lidded, his eyes were so sad. ‘Go. We will wait until you summon us.’

He nodded again, and bowed. ‘Keep her safe,’ he said, and flew.

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