The Song of Bones by Richard Fierce

Author:Richard Fierce
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragonfire Press

9

The roar came from Sion.

I rolled over and sat up. The dragon from the shadows backed away from the tunnel. Now that it was in the open, I saw its scales were black. No wonder I had missed it earlier. Its ebon color had blended in with its surroundings.

Sion’s head emerged from the opening, a deep, rumbling growl coming from her chest. The black dragon continued to back away until it ran into another of the creatures. The others were on their feet, warily watching Sion’s approach. There was no way to hear the conversation, but I knew Sion was speaking with them.

“Did I hurt you?” I asked lowly, looking at Maren.

“I’m fine,” she replied.

I nodded and slowly got to my feet, then offered her my hand. She took it and I pulled her up. We remained where we were, waiting for Sion to confirm everything was under control. She was twice the size of the other dragons, and they all seemed to be afraid of her. Of the ten dragons, most of them were blue. There was the one black dragon, and two were red like Sion.

“I agree with you that we should take the guards to Anesko. I just don’t know that interrogating them will be a priority for him.”

“If interrogating them leads to finding more dragons, I think it will sway Anesko,” I said. “He knows we need dragons more than anyone.”

All is well, Sion’s voice entered my mind. They are skittish because of their treatment, but they have decided to trust me.

Good work, I told her. Are they strong enough to fly?

They will need to take many breaks, but yes, they can fly.

“We’re all set,” I said, looking at Maren. “They will come with us.”

She smiled at me. “That’s ten new riders. Perhaps Anesko won’t be too angry.”

We returned to the first room where Feng was watching the others. The drunken man was awake now, and he looked haggard and confused.

“We’re taking them to the Citadel. Master Anesko will decide their fates.”

“On your feet,” Feng demanded, forcing each of them up. I took charge of the wounded one, and Maren took the drunkard.

“We need to keep them separated so they don’t try anything. Can your dragon hold both of you?”

“Yes,” Feng answered.

“Good.”

I walked over to the broken table and gathered several parchments that were strewn about. A glance revealed they were reports of some kind, so I took them. We led our prisoners into the chamber with the dragons, then out through the tunnel. We waited for Demris and Feng’s dragon, whose name I didn’t know, to join us. T’Mere’s dragon refused to answer anyone, but Sion eventually coaxed her into joining us.

The dragon was hurting and wanted nothing to do with anyone. I didn’t blame her. When my bond with Sion had been taken on the Island of Lost Souls, it had been devastating. I’d almost given up on life.

“Did anyone leave anything at the inn?” I asked.

“No,” Feng replied.

Maren shook her head.

“Then I think it’s best we get going.

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