Dragon Rift_A Dragons' Realm novel by Eileen Mueller

Author:Eileen Mueller [Mueller, Eileen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phantom Feather Press
Published: 2019-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Jael

By the time Kierion landed outside his new dragon rider’s cavern, it was dusk and his kitchen duties had been long fulfilled by the people he’d organized. Keeping to little-used tunnels, he managed to sneak to the infirmary. “Ah, Master Marlies, do you have a moment?” He held Jael’s sack of healing supplies against his side, with his jerkin thrown over it—a clumsy disguise, but better than walking around with a sack emblazoned with a Naobian brand.

“Are you here to see Adelina?” she asked. “Sorry, she’s back in her cavern.”

He winced. In his excitement about the skirmish, he’d missed visiting her. “Um, I’ve been busy.”

Her eyes darted to his poorly-disguised bundle. “Ah, Kierion, I need a hand moving some remedies in my alcove. Would you mind helping me?”

“Sure.” Good, she’d found an excuse for them to talk alone.

Marlies took him to the alcove at the back of the infirmary, away from the patients, and pulled the curtain shut behind them. The shelves were half empty because Fleur—the last master healer and as corrupt as a den of thieves—had destroyed so many healing herbs.

The last time Kierion had been in here was when Zaarusha had been poisoned and he’d helped Adelina and Lars search for remedies. That had been a tough night. He’d accidentally bumped Ezaara and half a bottle of tonic had shot down Zaarusha’s throat. For a moment he’d thought he’d killed Queen Zaarusha. Luckily, everything had worked out.

“These are too high for my trainee to reach easily,” Marlies said in a voice that carried. “Could you help me move them lower?” She gestured at the sack.

Kierion tossed his jerkin on a shelf and opened the mouth of the sack. “I’ve got your wizard cloak too,” he whispered, pulling out pouches of herbs, vials and jars and placing them on the shelf. Marlies was clever. The clinks and thumps really did sound like they were re-sorting her supplies. He also passed her the wizard cloak from the bottom of the sack. “Oh, here’s another one.”

“Here, hold this,” Marlies said loudly. She narrowed her eyes, whispering, “Where did you get these?”

Under her penetrating turquoise gaze, Kierion had to be honest. “From Master Giddi,” he whispered back, rushing on to distract her. “Jael couldn’t find the last sackful of herbs when you visited them.”

“Thank you, Kierion,” she said, stowing the empty sack and wizard cloaks under the shelves, out of sight. She leaned close. “Don’t get caught consorting with wizards or the council will have your hide. For the Egg’s sake, make sure you bathe before someone notices that you reek of mage flame.” She passed him a small pouch of aromatic herbs. “These might help.”

“Marlies?” a man called from the infirmary.

She peeked through the curtain and drew back in alarm, holding a finger to her lips. She slipped out. “Hello, Tonio, how can I help you?” Her voice got further away as she moved along the infirmary.

“Cut my finger helping a young dragon corps’ member to slit his seams so he could hide his clear-mind berries.

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