Wings of Fire Book Eight: Escaping Peril by Tui T. Sutherland

Author:Tui T. Sutherland
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-12-28T21:00:00+00:00

“It’s the queen,” Peril said, squaring her shoulders. “You run. I’ll stop her.” That’s what I’m here for. This is the moment when I take her down forever. I’ll finally use my fire for something that will make Pyrrhia a safer place.

“Wait,” Soar said. “Before you attack her, hear her out.”

Peril whirled around and read the betrayal in his face before her mind had even processed his words.

“You’re working with her,” she growled. “You brought me to her on purpose!”

“Well,” he said, “to be fair, that’s what she wanted, but it’s also what you wanted, isn’t it? So does that really count as a betrayal? I mean, now everyone’s happy. So … yay, me?”

Queen Scarlet arrived then with a whoosh of hot air, circling maddeningly around Peril and Soar. Peril had forgotten how bad the scar on her face was. The queen looked thin and ragged, but still alight with fury, like a cold flame that would never go out.

“Oh ho,” Scarlet called to Soar. “That’s a face I haven’t seen in a while.”

Me? Peril thought. “I’ve been looking for you,” she called back, whipping around to keep the queen in sight. “You can’t threaten my friends like that and get away with it.”

“Friends?” Queen Scarlet laughed a high, genuine laugh that bounced merrily off the mountain peaks. “Is that what you think Glory is to you, darling? I’m sure she cares about you so very much. Do you think anyone would cry if I’d dropped your decapitated head in their talons? Admit it: nobody loves you the way you are except me. That’s always been true and it always will be true.”

“No, it’s not!” Peril cried. “There are other dragons who like me!”

“But wouldn’t they all change you if they could?” Scarlet said pityingly. “They would strip away your firescales and squash your lovely craziness into a well-mannered box. Not me, though. I think every inch of you is just perfect.”

“As long as I do what you want,” Peril pointed out. “The minute I have a thought of my own, you hate me.”

“Oh,” Scarlet said. “That sounds new! Have you had any of these ‘thoughts of your own’ yet? All I’ve seen from you so far are those MudWing’s thoughts and decisions. If you actually do have one of your very own, I can’t wait to hear about it.”

“Can you two please stop arguing?” Peril’s father interjected. He angled down to land on a circle of giant boulders. Peril swooped after him, choosing the barest rock she could find, and Scarlet joined them a moment later.

The three SkyWings glowered at one another for a long moment. At least, Peril and Scarlet were glowering; Soar looked infuriatingly pleased with himself.

“I’m smarter than you think,” he said to Queen Scarlet. “I figured it out. You lied to me all these years, but I know the truth now.”

“How thrilling for you,” she replied with lidded eyes, hissing smoke out her nostrils.

“This is Kestrel’s daughter,” he said, his voice rising. “My daughter.” His

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