Allyson James - Dragons 02 by The Black Dragon

Author:The Black Dragon [Dragon, The Black]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 12

High above the bay, Malcolm shifted to ease the ache in his shoulders while his mind hummed with thought. The white dragon was out there in the city seeking Saba and wreaking havoc, but he knew Saba would even now be recruiting help. She knew powerful magical people who would surround and protect her—Lisa, Caleb, Ming Ue, Axel, plus the people Malcolm had recruited. She'd find Malcolm or he'd get away—it was just a matter of time.

He wished his heart could wrap itself around the idea as well as his logical brain did. Despite his calm reasoning his very human anger and fear ate at him. Saba was vulnerable, the white dragon hunted her, and here he was trussed up like a duck. He hoped Saba had sought out Lisa immediately, because as strong as Saba was, she was no match on her own for a dragon. He had terrifying visions of her being torn apart by the white dragon, her broken body left in a tangle as the witch Rhoda's had been.

He needed to break the chains and leave this place. Once before in the human world he'd changed to his dragon form, a form which could easily shatter the chains and Jet him fly away. As soon as the white dragon had vanished, he'd tried to call to mind the exact feel and shape of his dragon-self, to push it up through his human skin to become what he really was.

The pain had been so intense he'd blacked out and come to himself dangling from his wrists seven-hundred feet above the water, the chains straining against his weight. He'd pulled himself back to the ledge, panting and sweating in the cold. He'd have to plan—and wait. The wind buffeted him, his heart gnawed at him, and more plans whirled through his brain.

As he spun out his thoughts he saw, far out over the glittering city, a silver light flash once, then it was gone. He stared at the hole of darkness where it had been, knowing the light had been magical, but not certain what kind.

He continued to watch. A tiny beam of light drew upward over the city, indistinguishable to anyone not looking directly at it. The light sharpened into a point, then it turned and glided smoothly toward Malcolm.

Malcolm's perch lay not far from the city, though he sat high above the fog and in bitter wind. He watched the point of light become iridescent swirls on the wind, drawing closer and closer. It rose above gathering patches of fog and brightened almost unbearably, and Malcolm had to shield his eyes as it came close. The entity reached the tower and began to loop and dive around it, flitting and swirling like it was havingfun . It flew past Malcolm, its laughter like the singing of wind chimes.

Malcolm wet his parched lips and tried to speak. "Silver dragon."

The words came out a croak, barely decipherable, but the thing seemed to understand him. Soft laughter swirled around him.

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