elemental 07 - lonely hunger by ladd larissa

Author:ladd, larissa [ladd, larissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

DYLAN RAN HIS FINGERS THROUGH his hair as he settled into his seat, breathing in the scent of delicious food and coffee. The book he had been consulting was open to the relevant page and sat in his lap. Dylan sighed and put the book down carefully on a side table, reaching for a plate. He was ravenously hungry—Aira couldn’t possibly have timed the meal better. It was strange to him that after all the power that had flowed through him in Oriel’s cell, he was feeling utterly drained, exhausted, even. The potent energy coursing through his veins had begun to ebb almost as soon as they left the room—which he had expected. But it got worse as they got farther and farther away from the building that housed the elemental prisoners; and Dylan’s attempts to mine the information provided by Lorene’s obsessive desire to compile all possible lore and magic in one place had only deepened his fatigue.

“Once we get this crisis under control,” Aira said, sinking down to sit on the floor in front of the coffee table, “we need to work on some healthier life choices.” She cut into her hamburger patty with a fork, bringing a bite to her mouth and carefully chewing the hot meat.

“Little or no sleep, constant dependence on coffee to stay on top alert or beer to relax, along with potions; I’d say we’re pushing it,” Dylan said agreeably. “But we may be turning the corner on this. I may have figured out how we can track them down.”

“Good,” Aira said. “We could use a break in this. What have you got?” Dylan glanced down at the book, eating a few bites of hamburger and rice.

“Okay. So it’s going to require all of us.” Dylan sipped at the coffee that Aiden had brought into the living room. He would need a few hours’ rest before he could try out the idea that he had discovered—but he was so tired that the caffeine wouldn’t get in the way of that. “I can potentially reach Leigh, but it’s pretty far, and it’s not going to be a strong enough connection. If we combine to reach her, we may be able to get a really good lock on where she is. It’s difficult to pull off—we’re going to all have to be at the very top of our game—but if we can combine, I can get a lock on her energy, no matter what blocks are up.”

“Do we know if they’re all with her?” Aira asked. Dylan shrugged.

“Right now, I think the priority is to find out who is holding her and where they’re at. The rest of it can fall into place once we have whoever is holding her in custody. Also, with this tactic we will, theoretically at least, be able to track down the rest of the group if they’re not all there.”

“But it’s going to require us to be on the very top of our game.” Aira looked at Aiden. “Does the book mention how we combine?”

Dylan nodded.

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