The Dragon's Song: Blackthorne Forest, Book 3 by Claire Fogel

Author:Claire Fogel [Fogel, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Claire C. Fogel
Published: 2016-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

We saw Gabriel as soon as we walked into the dining hall and he waved us over to his table. He was sitting with a few young men I only knew by sight, so he introduced both Sean and me to them. Of course, they all knew who I was, but seemed surprised to meet Sean, although they all said the same thing: “You look just like Conor McKay!” When Gabe told them that Sean and Conor were cousins, they began treating him like an old friend.

Within minutes, platters of fried chicken and bowls of salads were placed on the table, along with just-baked bread and honey butter. Sean’s mouth hung open. He leaned over and whispered, “Do the Elves eat like this every day?”

“Yep.” I couldn’t help laughing. “This is where the five pounds I gained over the summer came from.”

He filled his plate to overflowing and there was no conversation after that. All I heard were a few happy grunts. Gabe grinned at me, nodding at Sean.

When we’d all finished eating, Gabe asked, “Cara, have you been training?”

“No, not recently. I’m afraid my practice area at home isn’t considered safe right now. I’m probably a little rusty.”

“Why don’t you and Sean come down to the field with me? You can practice and I can give Sean an archery lesson. The children won’t be on the field for another few hours, so it’s all ours.”

Sean grinned. “I’ve been wanting to learn some of Cara’s new skills ever since I watched her practicing.”

As we walked out of the village toward the practice field, it was obvious that word had spread. More Elves looked out as we walked by, some waving at us, a few nodding at Sean.

A smile seemed to be permanently plastered to Sean’s face. “I feel like I’m being welcomed by everyone in the village.”

Gabe chuckled. “Sean, you look so much like Conor, it’s obvious to everyone that you’re one of us.” He chuckled. “Besides, we Elves are a friendly lot.”

Sean wrapped his hand around mine again. Looking down at me, he said, “Bringing me here today was a wonderful idea. Thank you.”

Gabe laughed. “Save your thanks until you find out how hard it is to hit a target with an arrow, something Cara excels at.”

Sean turned to me. “Gabe’s been dying to find a sport I suck at. This may be his big chance.”

“Nah. I think you’ll pick it up quickly.”

When we reached the field, Gabe opened the equipment shed and took out two bows and two pouches of arrows. He handed the smaller bow to me. Seeing that, Sean couldn’t hide a smile. Gabe said, “You won’t be laughing when you see what she can do with that small bow.”

He removed the cover from the grizzly bear target and walked back to us. Sean chuckled. “That’s your artwork, isn’t it?”

I nodded. “There’s a mountain lion on the other target. Gabe asked me to paint something to motivate the kids.”

Gabe walked back to us and showed Sean

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