Dragon Emperor 16 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy
Published: 2021-03-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“I don’t understand,” I mumbled. “She was here when I came to bed last night.”

“Yes, she went to bed with us,” Aaliyah said as she tied her belt around her robe. “But she’s not here now. We’re going to look for her.”

“Just wait a second.” I ran my fingers through my hair and took a deep breath. “No one heard anything at all?”

“Nothing,” Alyona replied as she shook her head. “We were all asleep.”

“Even I didn’t hear anything,” Laika muttered as she pulled on her boots. “And I’m always listening.”

I frowned at the wolf warrior’s statement. She made a good point. As the leader of the Blue Tree Guild, she’d trained for years to always be prepared, so it didn’t make sense that someone could come in and kidnap Miraya without waking even her.

“Okay, we got rid of all the bandits,” I pointed out. “So, wherever she went, I’m sure she’s safe. Maybe she just already went downstairs for breakfast.”

“Peppi isn’t even awake yet,” Naomi said as she tapped her clawed fingers on the footboard. “I already checked. We have to find Miraya.”

“Alright, let me get dressed,” I agreed.

I crawled out of bed and slipped into my clothes while I tried to remain positive among all the worried looks from my lovers.

“Where should we search first?” Trina asked.

“Yeah, we need to know more about Yrosa,” Marina added.

“Isabella can give us the layout of the city,” Ravi said and looked toward the Nepin.

“Yes, of course,” Isabella confirmed with a nod.

“Let’s check with Nike before we go tearing apart Yrosa,” I suggested. “Maybe he heard something.”

My women murmured their agreements as I opened the door and stepped across the hall to knock on my fellow noble’s door.

“One second!” Nike called out before he opened it and looked at us with confusion. “What’s going on, my lord?”

“Miraya isn’t here,” I said. “Did you see or hear her leave this morning?”

“I did!” Aine skipped over to stand behind Nike with a smile. “She left for Skye’s house already. She said she couldn’t wait to help Juniper more with her practice.”

“Oh!” My women sighed in unison.

My attention, however, was caught by Aine tying the belt around the waist of her robes, and I quirked a curious eyebrow at Nike. The noble’s face flushed a hot pink before he shook his head and glanced at his spirit, who ran her fingers through her golden hair without meeting my eyes. Her pale skin had a pink tint that matched her master’s, and her blue eyes finally glanced over at Nike once she was finished with her robe.

“Aine wants to be in the physical world a little more often,” he explained carefully. “She said it will make it easier for Juniper to do the same thing.”

“Uh-huh,” I chuckled. “Let’s get some breakfast.”

Nike opened his mouth but then closed it and followed us downstairs without another word.

We walked into the dining room where Peppi and Eddie were already at the table with a wide array of fruits, toast, and scrambled eggs.

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