Dragons Gift Protector 05 - Forged in Magic by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
ISBN: 9781942085478
Amazon: B075W31PBV
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2017-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I scrambled upright, hands dug into the snow for purchase. All around me, my friends rose woozily.

I could see again, through my own eyes. It hadn’t been twenty minutes, but maybe the explosion had knocked me out of Cass’s vision.

Horror opened in my chest.

I gasped, searching the sky above. “Cass!”

Had something happened to her?

The dragons’ mountain that we were crouched beneath was belching black smoke. The whole top was blown off. I ignored it as my heart pounded, searching the sky for two sparrows.

“I don’t see them.” Panic thrummed in Del’s voice.

Had they been caught in the explosion? Was that why I was no longer in her sight?

We all searched the sky, our fear palpable on the air. I could almost smell it. I gripped Ares’s hand hard as worry choked me.

Finally, through the dark bellowing smoke, two tiny sparrows hurtled toward us. They slowed their frantic descent at the last minute, tumbling in the snow.

Magic gleamed gold around them as they shifted back to human form.

I lunged for Cass, hugging her. “I thought you were caught in the blast!”

“So did I.” She squeezed me and pulled back, her eyes wide. “Did you see them all?”

“All what?” Ares demanded.

I turned to him. “Demons. He has an army of hundreds.”

“Shit.” Ares dragged a hand over his face.

Roarke’s gaze turned dark. Del squeezed his shoulder.

“My fault,” Roarke gritted.

“You were helping us,” I said. “That kept you out of the Underworld.”

“All the same.” He scowled.

“All the same what?” Del demanded. “You don’t control all the realms and all the portals. It’s impossible. Don’t blame yourself. Just get to helping now.”

He gave her a long look, one of appreciation and respect. They balanced each other well. And Del was right. He was Warden of the Underworld, not a god.

“So there are hundreds of demons and not hundreds of us,” I said. “And I’m not even sure we can raise an army to defeat that many.”

“We’ve got allies,” Del said.

“The Vampire Court and our soldiers will help,” Ares said.

“There’s others, too,” Cass said. “Maybe the shifters and the Order.”

“If they’re willing. Even then, it may not be enough.” I watched the smoke billowing overhead. Drakon was going straight for the dragons. He didn’t have his tools yet—he still needed one of us—but he was preparing. The idea of him harming the dragons while they slept made my stomach turn. “Drakon is ready for us. And he doesn’t even realize that we probably can’t fight his whole army.”

“Only one thing can defeat Drakon,” Ares said.

Understanding dawned on me. Of course. We couldn’t fight the dragons’ battle. Only they could. “We have to wake the dragons.”

“Wake them?” Aerdeca gasped. “Are you serious?”

“How will they know we’re not the enemy?” Mordaca asked.

I shrugged. “Maybe they won’t. But if we can’t fight Drakon and guarantee a win, they need a chance to defend themselves.”

“Or they’ll die in their sleep.” Horror painted Del’s face. Everyone’s, actually.

“We’ll still fight for them,” I said. “But they need a chance to fight for themselves.

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