Dragon Shadow by Alicia Wolfe

Author:Alicia Wolfe [Wolfe, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

I dropped to my knees beside him.

In the background, the demon Mortock unleashed another bellow. Somewhere, a spider shrieked, but I had eyes only for Davril. He stared at me stoically, but I could see the pain tightening his face. Also, I could tell he was growing weaker.

“Jade,” he said. “Leave. Go now.”

“But…”

“There’s nothing more you can do.”

“Bullshit.”

“You’ll die, Jade. Go now while you can. Soon the spiders will be back, and Mortock, too.”

“They can’t go beyond the cemetery, though. Right?” When he nodded weakly, I said, “Then that settles it.”

I shoved myself under one of his armpits and heaved upward. With a groan, he stood, leaning against me for support.

“Now just one step in front of the other,” I said.

I marched forward, letting him lean on me as we went. I tried not to let him see how scared or worried I was. God, he couldn’t die now. Well, not ever, hopefully, but not now, just when I was beginning…well, never mind.

We reached the fence, and I paused. I stared skeptically at the top of it, then at Davril, his face hanging right by mine. His eyes were half closed, and his cheeks were turning yellow. I had to be swift.

“Screw going over the top,” I murmured.

Mortock’s fireballs gave me an idea. Saying a quick spell, I withdrew a certain feather from a pouch, set it along the wall, and then snapped my fingers. The feather exploded in purple flames, and bits of rock and metal hurled everywhere. I raised an invisible shield to protect us. It only lasted a few seconds, but that was enough. Coughing on the dust cloud, we stumped out into the real world—or at least, my world—alley, then kept going.

When I looked back, the cemetery was gone, replaced by the streets and alleys of the city.

Wheezing, I managed to bring Davril to Lady Kay on the street. Perhaps seeing how badly her master was wounded, she opened her doors even before I could reach her, and I carefully lowered Davril into the backseat. His chest was very warm, and clammy sweat beaded his cheeks and forehead.

“Jade…” he muttered, and I lingered, thinking he was trying to tell me something. But he just rolled his head and said it again, as if in a dream. “Jade…”

I pulled myself up, closed the door and slid behind the wheel.

“To, uh…” I tried to think of a destination. At last I settled for: “Lady Kay, take us to Davril’s home.”

Please, I thought. Please be as alive as I think you are.

The engine rumbled to life, the wings unfolded, and Lady Kay rose into the air. I tried to fight that same giddy feeling I’d felt the first time as the streets and buildings realigned around me. I put my hands on the wheel, but the truth was I had no idea where to go. I couldn’t steer Lady Kay back to the palace. That place was infiltrated by the enemy, whoever they were. Was Mistress Angela working with anyone? The evidence seemed to suggest she was.

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