Burned: Dragons' Trust Book 2 by Wayment Krista

Author:Wayment, Krista [Wayment, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Fantasy, Dragon, Dragons, High Fantasy, Adventure, Magic, Friendship, Teen, Children, Coming of Age
Published: 2014-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17: Wounded

Renick turned and realized that Thane and Lainey were already running through the forest back to the safety of Trevinni. It took a moment for his feet to catch up with his mind and follow them. Folgyn crashed through the forest, roaring and breathing fire.

Up ahead, Lainey, whom Renick could see only because her blonde hair glowed slightly in the moonlight, disappeared between two trees. At that moment a cloud drifted over the moon, casting the world into darkness. Renick slowed down to avoid tripping. A bone-chilling dragon call startled him and he lost his footing.

As he fell to the ground, Renick twisted to see Folgyn's giant jaws lunging toward him.

Thane appeared from a group of trees to his left. Without breaking stride, the young dragon knight-in-training reached down, hauled Renick to his feet, and continued through the trees. Renick struggled to keep up with him but finally regained his footing.

"You cannot escape me, Trusted of the Dragon Kind," Folgyn's gruff voice seemed to come from everywhere. His laugh echoed off the trees surrounding them. Thane and Renick ran faster.

They broke through the line of trees and had to change course a little to head straight for the city. Lainey was already almost halfway across the open area between the forest line and the wall. She glanced back, searching for them.

"Keep going!" Thane called. Lainey hesitated for a moment. Thane started to repeat his command, but the words were swallowed by Folgyn's roar.

Heat from another blast of flames warmed Renick's back. He put on a burst of speed. His legs burned and protested but carried him to safety. A strangled cry stopped Renick in his tracks. He spun around to see flames completely engulfing Thane. Time stopped and Renick felt terror like never before in his life. It was worse than when one of his father's dragons went rogue, or when his baby sister Angie had gone missing. The ice-cold fear was even more powerful than when he had been caught by Horrin's hunters, or when the dragon mines had collapsed with Renick and his friends inside.

Then everything snapped back into focus and he moved forward, acting instinctively. He lunged for Thane, bringing him to the ground, and rolled through the long grass. Small fires clung to the dry stalks as they went. The flames around Thane died. Renick pushed himself to his knees and leaned protectively over Thane. He looked around, frantically searching for Folgyn.

Two dragon bugles sounded from above his head. Relief as intense as the terror he had just experienced rushed through Renick as he saw two dragon knights with their mounts driving the giant black dragon back. With the threat of further attack removed, Renick steeled himself and looked down at Thane. It was not as bad as he had been expecting. Thane's face, hands and arms were burned pretty badly, but not beyond repair. His clothing seemed to have received most of the damage.

"Lainey!" Renick called, but she was too far away to hear over the sounds of the dragons fighting overhead.

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