Berserk: The Dragon Seed Series: Book One of Four by Resa Nelson

Author:Resa Nelson [Nelson, Resa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Benzel didn’t like the look of Tower Island. He stood on the shore of the Northlands, staring at the distant island while waiting for the Scalding sent to meet him prepared the small ship to sail. White gulls circled above Benzel’s head and squawked as if trying to warn him away.

Grey-Eyes growled at the birds, high overhead, and pawed at the ground.

That place doesn’t look like anything I’ve ever seen before. It doesn’t look natural.

And who are these Scaldings?

The one preparing the small ship had been sent by his family to wait for help to arrive from Hidden Glen. He looked like an average Northlander, although Benzel sensed something off-putting about the man’s manner.

The Scalding waved and gestured for Benzel to board the ship, although the Scalding kept clear of Grey-Eyes. “There’s no place for wild animals like that on Tower Island.”

“Grey-Eyes is tame,” Benzel said. “He goes where I go.”

The Scalding winced but didn’t challenge Benzel again.

Once Benzel and Grey-Eyes clambered on board, the Scalding scampered about to set sail and stay on course. When satisfied, he shouted against the sound of the waves slapping against the side of the ship. “You’re Snip’s brother? She don’t talk about you much. I thought her uncle Kjartan and his sons would show up instead. That’s what Snip’s expecting.”

“They’ll come if I send for them,” Benzel said. “They sent me to weigh your situation and what can be done about it.”

The Scalding grunted. “Why don’t you trust your own sister’s word? Isn’t that good enough?”

Benzel stared hard at the Scalding. “I trust what I hear coming out of her mouth with my own ears. All we got was a message claiming to be from her. I’m here to get the truth.”

They sailed in silence for the rest of the journey.

When the ship landed at a newly-built dock on the island, Benzel scoured the small group of people awaiting its arrival but didn’t see his sister.

“Where’s Uncle Kjartan?” A tall woman stepped forward and stood before the ship as it bobbed in place while the Scalding moored it.

The familiar sound of her voice startled Benzel. “Snip?”

She paced. “And my cousins. Where are they?”

Benzel hurried to climb out of the ship and onto the dock with Grey-Eyes on his heels. With hope in his heart, he stood in front of the woman and said, “Snip? Is that you?”

Grey-Eyes wedged between Benzel’s legs.

The young woman brushed past him and took the Scalding who had piloted the ship to task. “What’s wrong with you? I told you not to come back without my family!” She hesitated and looked back. “Is that a wolf?”

Benzel stared at the young woman in earnest and studied the color of her eyes, the angle on the bridge of her nose, and the slightly crooked pattern of her teeth.

It’s Snip. It has to be her. But she looks so much older!

Benzel interceded and swept her up in his arms. “Snip! It’s me. It’s Benzel.” He held her tight, thankful to find her alive and unharmed.

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