Ambushed: Book 6 (Valkyrie Academy Dragon Alliance) by Katrina Cope

Author:Katrina Cope [Cope, Katrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648661351
Publisher: Cosy Burrow Books
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

As I scan the mountaintops in the distance, I think I see something dart behind a boulder. I fix my attention on that area, looking for any sign of movement, when something catches my eye from the other mountain.

I can't make out the image in the distance. The Valkyries run toward Elan, and their eyes dart up apprehensively, searching for their mistress.

Elan stretches her wing, showing off the mistress lying within its membrane. The red dragon tucks her head in front of the Valkyries, blocking their way, and releases a long snarl from the pit of her throat. The Valkyries stop in their tracks and stare at Ness’s daughter, their eyes wide as they retreat a few paces. The red dragon huffs out a large plume of steam, causing the Valkyries to back up quicker, their eyes never leaving her except for the occasional flick to Mistress Sigrun to make sure she's okay. Elan slowly tilts her wing downward, letting the mistress slide softly to the ground, her wings flopping lifelessly around her and partially covering her. The Valkyries' faces are full of confusion, and they glare at me as though I have attacked her.

“You! You did this!” Rota accuses me. Her arm shakes as she points her sword at me, her knuckles turning white from her firm grasp of the hilt.

I laugh with disbelief. “You're kidding, right?” I shake my head. “You of all people should know that my magic doesn't pull. She was flung as though hit from behind. It was because of me that Elan caught her. Now, why would I do that if I caused her this damage?”

Rota’s eyes flick from side to side, as though looking for reassurance from Prima and Mist, but they look just as confused.

Another movement catches my eye on top of the mountain, and I gaze up. A figure stands next to a large boulder. The figure’s arms move as though it is conjuring something. I point at it, warning the winged Valkyries that something is behind them. The Valkyries flinch as though I’m about to strike them, and my words are fraught with disbelief. It takes a moment to pull myself together. I attempt to turn their attention from me to the figure on the mountain. I am about to speak when I see something fly our way. Instinctively, I raise a barrier to stop whatever it is flying toward me.

Hildr, Eir, and their dragons remain within the protective barrier, and Ness’s daughter joins them. I push the barrier farther until it protects all the Valkyries standing behind me. My recent practice with the Gilroma in the cave is proving useful—other than stopping a mountain from toppling on me. I marvel at the barrier as it blocks the magic, bouncing its potency away from my fellow students and the dragons. Whatever magic the strike held, it was rolling off the sides of my barrier into the ground around the base of its protection, not far from the outskirts of the winged Valkyries.

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