Within the Dragon's Jaw (The Dragon Thief Book 2) by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2021-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Ty had been riding for the better part of three days—long enough that his backside hurt—and he hated it. The horse was pleasant enough and had been cooperating with him while leading him this way, but it did nothing to improve the pain in his backside.

Bingham, who rode along next to him, was mostly silent.

“You can say something, you know,” Ty said.

Bingham shrugged. “What is it you want me to say?”

“I don’t know. We’ve been riding for three days, and I feel like we’re getting no closer.”

He didn’t like leaving the jungle, if he were honest with himself. It was strange that his brother had so little difficulty with it, and at first he wasn’t sure what had troubled him when they had set out from Zarinth. The longer they traveled, the more it became apparent that his issue was complicated—and tied to the fact that he had grown up near the jungle. It was all that he had known for so long, and now that he was leaving it behind, however temporarily, he didn’t know how to feel about it.

Ty had prepared himself to depart the city when Ishantil threatened to erupt but then had stayed afterward. He had thought that he could find some way of supporting himself to get information about his brother, but it was proving harder than he had thought it would.

“We are almost there, Ty. You just have to be patient.”

“Patient?” He looked behind him. The road was busier than it normally was. Ty suspected that this road had been far more heavily trafficked since Ishantil had calmed than it had been in ages. They had passed lines of soldiers, wagons, and other travelers all making their way along the road. Ty kept looking for signs of Maggie or other familiar faces of people who might be returning to Zarinth, but he’d seen no one that he knew. They were the only ones heading out of Zarinth and toward Carn, which he thought was surprising, though Zarinth had a vastly different feel now that the volcano had settled. With as many soldiers as there were within the city, Zarinth had a different feel to it, but that was also because there were so many fewer people. For thieves like Ty, there were opportunities, if only he could take advantage of them.

“It’s not much farther,” Bingham said. “Trust someone who has made this journey many times before.”

“That’s the reason I brought you with me.”

“What about me?” Eastley asked, glancing from Ty to Bingham.

Ty had been hesitant to have Eastley come with them, mostly because he had seen the darkness in Eastley’s gaze, and he was concerned about what he might do. If they encountered one of the Dragon Touched…

No. Ty knew better than that. It wasn’t just encountering one of the Dragon Touched. If they encountered Roson James, he would have to be more concerned about what Eastley might do. Otherwise, he didn’t think that the large man would do much else.

“You’re the muscle,” Ty said.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.