Desolation (Dragonlands Book 4) by Megg Jensen

Author:Megg Jensen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher: 80 Pages, Inc.
Published: 2015-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Tressa woke the next morning after a fitful night's sleep. Her companions’ words had done little to taper her anger. If there was something they wanted her to do, something only she could do, then why not fill her in? It was asinine to keep her in the dark. She couldn't help them if they refused to tell her the truth.

The tent quickly sprang to life around her. The others packed their bedrolls while chewing on jerky. Tressa popped a hunk of bread in her mouth, grinding it into pieces with her angry jaw. She had nothing to say to any of them. They hated her because of her blood, not because of anything she'd ever done to hurt them. In fact, she'd come to Desolation with the intention of helping her people, and anyone else who might be affected by Decarian. She would have thought they would have given her a chance.

"Today we will enter the home of the shades," Accore said to all of them. "You must be prepared. It will be dark. The ground is uneven and rocky. As we descend into the depths of the catacombs, be careful of your footing. The paths are riddled with drop-offs. I do not know how far you would fall. Every one of us must be on our guard."

Tressa took in his words, trying to remain brave. She’d spent time in the underground city of the Ruins of Ebon, but this sounded more ominous. More deadly.

Fi's laughing face flashed in Tressa's mind. This was why she would do it. Just to see her friend laugh one more time.

"We also must learn to trust one another," Accore continued. "We cannot face the shades and live without working as a team. If anyone here cannot commit to that, then stay behind. You must decide now."

Tressa fidgeted with her bedroll, waiting for the others to back out. They would come to their senses and realize they couldn't walk into danger with her, no matter their level of trust in Donovan and Accore.

"We will follow you into the underground," Hildie said. "We swore our unflinching loyalty and we will uphold our oath."

"Very good." Donovan slung his pack onto his back. "Then let's be on our way."

The group filed out one by one. No one looked at Tressa, and they all stood apart from her, their eyes carefully averted as if they thought looking at her would awaken the dreaded dragon. She couldn't, and she wouldn't even if she could. She needed them more than they needed her.

Accore used magic to fold the tent into a tiny square that could sit in his hand. He tossed it in his pack and smiled at the group. "Let's go."

"Now isn't the time for levity," Onva said. "We are walking into a deadly trap."

"It's only a trap if they suspect we are coming," Donovan said. "Considering the people of Desolation have hidden from the shades for hundreds of years, I doubt the shades are expecting us. We have the advantage and we mustn't lose it.

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