All The Skills: 2: A Deckbuilding LitRPG by Honour Rae

Author:Honour Rae [Rae, Honour]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

The memory ended, and Arthur found himself back in his body, breathing hard and clutching the sheets under him as if for stability.

Agatha drew her hand away. "You accepted that memory quite well. If you ever come across a memory-type card, consider taking it. You have the knack."

That meant she didn't know about the bookshelf. He was glad he had a few secrets.

"Who got the Legendary card?" Arthur asked. "I assume the demi-scourgeling was harvested."

Agatha snorted. "Of course. And Harvest Moon: Neddy, the ice dragon. Likely, they'll present that card to the king for favors, as usual." Her voice turned wry at the end.

Arthur wasn't certain what to say. He had so many questions...

"You may ask, Arthur," Agatha said gently. "No, I'm not reading your thoughts, but it's clear on your face something is troubling you."

Well, better to show his ignorance here. She'd already been in his mind, so she couldn't be too surprised. "That... demi-scourgeling," he said, remembering the word the memory-keeper had used, "does that happen every eruption?"

She shook her head, and her lips drew down at the corners. "No, scourge-eruptions are much like natural eruptions: Some are minor and some... some are utter devastation."

"What about the mind-singer?" Arthur asked.

"There was no sign of it. Most of our white dragons are Common or Uncommon. A Rare mind mage could easily hide. We think it slipped away when the fight turned against the demi-scourgeling. But had it been able to feed more people to it... well, you saw what happened to the Grayling. She was lucky to live."

She paused and looked hard at Arthur. "You should know there have been serious questions raised if Wolf Moon Hive should keep their Legendary egg after this fiasco. Valentina and Whitaker were not able to hide the fact they let a scourgeling with mind powers slip through their fingers. Half the nobles who lost children are baying for their blood."

"Half?" Arthur asked.

Agatha's smile had a touch of darkness to it. "Well, there is an inherent risk in trying to link a Legendary dragon. The king isn't happy either, though I doubt he's met the children he's lost."

Arthur didn't have time to react to that before she leaned closer. "My question to you, Arthur, is are you willing to go back to that hive? Knowing what you now know of what being a Legendary rider requires."

Because, of course, those Legendary dragons had not been alone. The memory-keeper had been too far away to see the riders who were with them.

If Arthur linked with a Legendary, his duty would be to fight scourgelings with the strength of an angry volcano.

Arthur opened his mouth to answer, then paused. "Back?"

"Ah." Agatha shook her head. "Forgive me, I forgot. You're not in Wolf Moon Hive. You're at Buck Moon."

That explained how he'd seen Horatio.

"Yes," Arthur said, answering her previous question. "I still want to try to link the egg. Why does it matter?"

"Because, dear boy, you're a hero."

He stared at her. "Me?"

In answer, she flicked her fingers around.

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