Destruction's Ascent (Dragon Ridden Chronicles Book 3) by T.A. White

Author:T.A. White [White, T.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2018-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

SHE LANDED ON her back on the other side, her ears ringing like before and that odd taste back in her mouth.

She didn’t care. They were alive and that was all that mattered.

She lay there panting, her eyes trained on the surface of the mirror. Nothing had stopped the creature in Thora’s study from coming through. The same could happen here.

When a long moment passed, she sat up before patting Night’s back.

“Guess we managed not to die this time,” she told him.

He didn’t answer, his eyes trained on the area behind her.

She stiffened, before turning slowly to take in a man in a guardian’s robes, gaping at her like she was an apparition.

Ah. This was awkward.

She gave him a sickly-sweet smile. “Hello, there. Guess you’re wondering how we managed to come out of that mirror.”

His mouth opened and shut several times as he looked between her and the mirror in question. She didn’t blame him for being tongue-tied. In his shoes, she’d feel the same.

Not wanting to be at a disadvantage, she stood and brushed her hands off, giving the man a sunny smile.

“I don’t suppose there’s any way to keep this between ourselves?” She gave him a hopeful look.

He continued staring at her.

“What’s this?” An enraged voice asked from further in the room.

Tate didn’t bother to conceal her sigh. Yeah, she figured there wasn’t any way to keep this a secret.

A man wearing robes similar to the first, except for a gold length of fabric draped around his neck and black ribbon sewn into the cuffs of his sleeves, came into view. His face was scandalized as he took in Night and Tate standing in the middle of the treasure room.

Another man trailed after him, his face haughty and cold. He was wearing a fine coat with ornate gold buttons on it. His expression seemed frozen in a sneer. His gaze swept over the two of them, taking their measure at a glance.

“Linc, I asked you a question,” the first man said. Tate thought he might be one of the guardians; no doubt someone of import who expected people to jump when he looked at them a certain way. “You know these rooms are off-limits to all but those who’ve passed the ramal.”

“Sir, I—I—They came through the mirror.” Linc finally managed to get an explanation out past his surprise.

The other guardian scoffed. “You can think of a better lie than that.”

Linc blinked at the other man, his eye glasses askew, looking for all the world like a surprised gopher.

Tate took pity on him. “He’s not lying. We really did come through the mirror.”

She left out the fact that they’d left the room by way of the mirror too.

The guardian transferred his regard to her, his nostrils flaring before what looked like recognition registered in his face. He seemed momentarily off-balance as he stared at Tate like he’d seen a ghost.

His companion stepped into the breech. “Next, you’ll be telling us that you’ve come by way of the river of stars or that the Saviors sent you to us poor saps.

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