Treasure by Megan Derr

Author:Megan Derr
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Lost Gods, M/M romance, fantasy, series
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Published: 2012-01-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten: Dragon

Kin had just taken a bite of the fish that had been taunting him the whole time the cook was preparing it when he felt it. He dropped his fork, barely noticed the clatter it made as it struck his plate, the way it caused an abrupt silence. He turned his head to the door then threw his napkin on the table and stood up. Of course they would show up right then, when dinner was his favorite, and he was wearing one of his new sashes. Kin ran his fingers over it briefly, admiring the pale gray and shell-pink stripes with true regret.

Then he yanked open the door—and froze abruptly when he saw Kyo had left the table as well, and clearly had every intention of following him. "Return to your seat! There are mermaids—"

"There are a lot of them coming," Kyo cut in. "More than usual, I think. Their presence is giving me a throbbing headache. How many do you normally face?"

Kin frowned at him. "Thirty or so. You can—well, of course you can feel them, I suppose. How many do you think …?"

"At least fifty, but I have never dealt with them before so it is hard to say. I thought I was keeping them at bay, but I suspect they have merely been biding their time."

"Stay inside and out of my way," Kin replied. "I don't care what sort of magic you might possess, highness, you're not fit for this sort of fight. I'm Captain, and I'm giving you an order, and on this ship in the middle of the ocean, my authority exceeds yours."

Kyo swept him a mocking bow. Kin bit back a snarl and turned away, stomping out onto deck. He bellowed for Samé. "Prepare for mermaids," Kin told him. "Twice the usual number and possibly still more."

Samé's eyes widened. "We can't—that many—"

"Do it," Kin said, then more quietly. "It's not as though we have a choice."

"Dragons protect us," Samé muttered then drew himself up and whirled away to convey Kin's orders.

Kin let his own hand fall to the hilt of his sword, not even attempting to keep his sharp teeth and scales back. He could feel the mermaids drawing closer, like ice in his veins. He half-turned when he heard the door open behind him and relaxed slightly when Raiden joined him. "Shima, keep them all safe. I won't be able to focus on that when I have so many to kill. I'm going to lose men tonight, and if they damage the ship significantly we'll be dead in the water and easy prey for the royal navy."

The door opened again before Raiden could reply, and Kyo stepped out. "Get back inside!" Kin snarled.

Kyo quirked one brow at him in a manner so imperious that Kin wanted to shake him until his teeth rattled then lock him a sea chest. Where that urge came from, he did not know. A desire for the days when he felt like a calm sea rather than adrift in a turbulent one washed over him.

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