The Bound - Novella: Hers To Save Part One by Michelle Connor

Author:Michelle Connor [Connor, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-03-21T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

William heard the heavy tread of a dragon's approach—it was a sound he had not heard in far too many years. He slowly rose from his favourite wooden chair, which gave a little creak of protest. Straightening as much as his worn-out body would allow, he walked the remembered path to the front door of his home. He took hold of the cold, iron handle in his aching, stiff fingers, and opened the door, feeling the warmth from the autumn sun shining on his old, weathered face.

William felt a drum of energy in the air that came from being in the presence of a dragon. A young dragon. The energy was more like a gentle breeze on his face than that of a raging storm, an older dragon would create. It had been fifty years since William had been in the presence of one of the mighty of heart. They were such fierce, but pure creatures. He still remembered vividly, the awe he had felt as a young boy whenever he was in the presence of one.

“Good day and welcome to my home, my name is William,” he said.

“Hello William, Bramwell told us you have a few stories to share with us. My name is Aveline and my companions are Dayton, Herveus, and the dragon's name is Aeolius,” came a gentle voice, which held so much sadness but also a tiny thread of hope.

William became blind when he was gravely injured during a small battle when he was a young man. Since then all his other senses had greatly improved. It had been overwhelming at first, all the loud noises and smells he was unused to. As he adjusted he had learned to be very grateful for the new insights he picked up. He was less blind to the things around him now than he had been when he still had his sight. He stepped towards where he could feel Aeolius's presence. Holding out one of his scarred hands, he asked in the most modest and polite voice a man of his advanced age could, “May I?”

He felt the rush of a breeze on his skin as the dragon moved his head into his reach. Careful as to not cut himself, he felt along the rough, hard scales of the dragon, which he knew would protect Aeolius more than any leather armor could for a warrior who wore it. William's hand was moving along the dragon's muscular jaw when he felt a warm puff of air on his cheek. He stepped back laughing, feeling a lightness he had not felt in far too many years.

If the rumours William had heard about the unrest in the kingdom were true, this young dragon would have a very hard journey ahead of him, and he was a lucky man just to be a small stepping stone in it—my aged body isn't made for fighting battles any longer.

“Where shall I begin? Yes, at the beginning I suppose. A long time ago a great evil had started spreading through the lands.

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