Wyrmrider: Books 1-4 by Monroe Theophilus

Author:Monroe, Theophilus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2021-09-30T00:00:00+00:00

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I SAT THERE in the darkness. Only one piece of glowing kelp left floating in my cell. But it was near the opening of my cell. I tried to kick my fin again...

But this time, when I stirred the water, I pushed the last piece of kelp out of my cell.

"Damnit!" I shouted.

My heart sank. Trying to use kelp to reach Merlin was a long shot. I mean, when it happened before, Agwe said Tahlia had used the kelp to give me a vision. She used it, attuning my mind, to allow me to speak to him. Tahlia wasn't here.

I closed my eyes and allowed my body to sink to the floor, my arms held over my head by the chains.

"Miss Campbell?" A deep, gravelly voice said.

I opened my eyes.

The old, crazy merman who'd been following me when the mermen led me to my prison was floating there at the entrance of my cell. He had a handful of kelp, offering enough light I could make him out.

"How do you know my name?" I asked.

"I've been down here for a while now," the man said. "Hiding in the shadows..."

I cocked my head. "So you heard all of that? What Marinette said?"

The man nodded. "One of the legionnaires who brought you here. He is my son. He said you wielded a trident like mine."

I shrugged. "If you heard all that, then I guess you know I'm not from this time..."

"Tell me, Miss Campbell. How did you come upon that trident?"

"I was born a human. But I was half-human... half Fomorian. I suppose you heard that much, too."

"I did."

"When I first came to Fomoria, Agwe told me the Trident was mine by inheritance. He said that the enchantment belonged to the last of my ancestors who died here."

"Indeed it did," the man said, extending his hand and summoning his own trident.

My eyes widened. "Holy crap. That looks like mine. I mean, exactly like..."

"It does not merely look like yours," the man said. "I believe it is yours. Though, not yet. But it will be."

"Wait," I said. "Does that mean..."

"I believe you are one of my descendants," The man said. "And that makes us family."

"But your son... you said you had a son... I was told this trident belonged to the last ancestor of mine who lived here."

The man smiled at me kindly. "If we accomplish what I intend, and what my son has agreed to do... I imagine he'll be exiled as a result."

I stared at the man blankly. "Sir..."

"Ichthus," the man said. "That is my name."

"Ichthus," I said. "Why would your son agree to do something like that. This is your home!"

"My son, like me, would like to see this place endure more than a few more centuries, Miss Campbell. And based on what I've just heard, our King has been compromised."

"In my time, I took his place. I'm the queen of Fomoria."

Ichthus smiled at me and nodded. "Then, Your Highness, since our loyalties are to Fomoria, we must also recognize you as not only our kin but as our queen.

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