Zandra's Dragon: Dragons of Telera (Book 6) by Lisa Daniels

Author:Lisa Daniels [Daniels, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

“No,” Nox said. He clutched his healing ribs, scowling at Erlandur and Faith. They shared the med bay with him, explaining the fantastical tale that somehow, somehow, they had Shadows on their side. “How could you keep something like this away from us? You never said once that you were in contact with this… Supreme. You simply told us that you had made some friends. My father trusted you.”

Erlandur smiled thinly, his eyes strangely hollow. For once, he didn’t don his helmet, so his southerner features stood clear in the flickering light of the room. “What do you think will be the first reaction I’ll get if I even attempt to explain about Helena?”

Nox paused. “That doesn’t matter. You can’t hold onto something like that. It betrays the trust of those who choose to follow you. What if none of us wish to forge an alliance with such a creature? Why not let us have that choice?”

“As far as I’m aware,” Erlandur replied, his voice cool, “we’re not winning this war. They’re reaching the south in more numbers each day, even with the brave resistance of your people. And once they get through the south, there’ll be nothing to stop them devouring all the humans of the world. Also… I’d known for a while that not all Shadows were evil.”

He refused to elaborate on that, but it did nothing to quell Nox’s unease. He could just about tolerate the idea of working with a black veined witch. By the moon, he could even deal with the fact that Erlandur had the same condition, and Erlandur actually used magic to animate his undead wolves.

Nox growled. The Spine wolves were the greatest clan. They may not have the history of Lunehill, but they lived on death’s doorstep, and had built themselves up into a sizeable military force. Nothing compared to the number of citizens in the Fractured City, as Faith and Erlandur insisted on ramming the notion into his head about.

Mostly, he felt pissed off that Erlandur kept such a heavy secret. He reckoned others back in the clan headquarters would feel the same. Who wanted to follow a leader that withheld vital information? Who worked with the enemy?

“I don’t understand how they used my grandmother’s body,” Faith was saying. “I know they buried her. I’ve visited her grave before.”

“Do you want to hear an answer from me?” A voice drifted from outside the room, and Nox fixed his attention on a slight, white haired woman with dark eyes and pale, pale skin. His nostrils flared slightly, taking in the prominent veins upon her body. One of the cursed. Although… something seemed off about her. Disconcerting.

“I imagine if I don’t, you’ll tell me anyway.”

“Right,” the newcomer said, allowing a smile to lift her incredibly red lips. The contrast of color made Nox stare closer.

He vaguely remembered being carried out of the chasm, and the lull of her voice, but nothing else. Even with everything the witch and knight had said, understanding

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