A Different Class of Magic by Adrienne Blake

Author:Adrienne Blake [Blake, Adrienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-29T16:00:00+00:00

10

Dark Caverns

We were completely underground, cut off from daylight, but the long stairway under the tree was faintly lit by beautiful mushrooms growing all over the walls, and I could see exactly where I was going. They reminded me of big, fat shiitakes, and I wondered if they tasted half as good if you fried them.

“Can you all hear me?”

Mr. Reynolds had magically amplified his voice so we could hear him loud and clear at the back.

“Yes,” I shouted, since I was the last in the tunnel. I saw Pike bow her head a fraction, as if she was thinking: My mom.

“Good. We’re going down quite a way. If any of you are claustrophobic, let me know. I know a pretty good spell to help that.”

It’s a bit late now, I thought, but said nothing.

Carter turned to find me. “You okay?” he whispered. His eyes twinkled and his aftershave filled my nostrils. Ooh, instant manly pheromone rush. No waaaaay was he gay, that smolder couldn’t possibly be fake.

“Me? Yeah, fine.”

“Good.” He smiled and turned around again.

Hmm. Delish. Mind you, there was still the problem of Maisy. I’d worry about that later. Right now, I needed to focus. Dragons. Well, dragon singular. But no less dangerous!

“Okay, everyone, we’re coming to the bottom of the steps,” Mr. Reynolds announced. “We’re now two-hundred feet down, just a little above sea level. There is a small cavern at the bottom, and I need you all to wait there for a moment while I check the dragon’s lair.”

It didn’t take long to reach the bottom, and the steps ended in a decent-sized cavern. I couldn’t see Mr. Reynolds, but there was a dark entrance to what looked like another cavern on the far wall, and I guessed he’d gone in there. I caught up with Björn who still looked like he’d rather be back in bed.

“Are you okay?” I whispered.

“Don’t ask,” he said. “I’ll be all right, I think. I just had a rough night.”

“Oh. Maybe you just need a little tonic or something?” I asked, fishing. “Maybe Carter can fix you up? He’s good at potions.”

“Ja, maybe,” Björn said.

Clearly, he wasn’t going to bite.

A lull came over the group as we heard the sound of heavy, rhythmic breathing. We were so close. That dragon could only be a few feet away. My adrenalin surged, and if I was honest, I was as desperate to see this dragon as everyone else.

I noticed Bo had moved to stand by his father’s side. Most of the time the young teenage boy had kept his distance, like most of them did, but the possibility of coming face-to-face with a live dragon had exposed his more sensible side. I respected that. Then again, perhaps he sought to protect his father should anything go wrong. I respected that, also.

Looking about I saw Pike on the other side of the cavern. Unlike Bo, she’d moved to the front of the group, clearly wanting to be one of the first to see the great würm.

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