(eng) Lindsay Buroker - Dragon Blood 5.5 by Under the Ice Blades

Author:Under the Ice Blades [Blades, Under the Ice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Angulus flipped through notes in a logbook. He had already searched the drawers and cabinets in all of the labs. Out in the main chamber, Kaika leaned against one of the glass walls where she could see the main tunnel and the new one. It had been over an hour since Zirkander left, and Angulus had not found a single enlightening thing. He rubbed his eyes, the late night catching up with him. A couple more hours, and it would be dawn. He supposed he shouldn’t be frustrated that nothing was happening, other than the occasional shakes. That was for the best. Things could happen once he had a squad of well-armed soldiers in here, and Sardelle too.

A part of him wanted to invite Kaika in to chat with him and keep him awake—and maybe tell him stories of her adventures in Cofahre. He had a feeling that not all of the details had been included in her reports. But she was doing her job, staying alert and keeping watch, as a good soldier should. He shouldn’t be a bad influence. He definitely shouldn’t call her in and try to make witty conversation in an attempt to show her that he was much more interesting than Zirkander. Even if he hadn’t had sex in a theater. Or a pub. Or, gods help him, a flier cockpit. Angulus was going to make sure to bring soap and a damp cloth the next time he climbed into any aircraft that Zirkander was piloting.

It wasn’t that he was repressed... exactly. It was more that there were few places he could go without an audience of bodyguards, and he definitely wasn’t an exhibitionist.

Another tremor shook the floor, made the lights sway, and rattled bottles on shelves, but it was no fiercer than any of the others, and he didn’t bother setting down the binder in his hands. Until a cry rang out.

Though it sounded distant, the inhuman wail seemed to come from all directions, even from within his own head. The power of it reverberated through him, and he found himself dropping the binder and grasping at the closest counter for support. The wail came again, completely alien, but at the same time, perfectly understandable. Whatever was uttering it was in pain.

A touch alighted on his arm. “Sire? Are you all right?”

Kaika stood next to him, her face calm but concerned. At first, he worried that she hadn’t heard the noise, and that he was under some kind of isolated attack, but it sounded again, and she winced. Still, she kept hold of his arm, offering him support if he needed it.

Angulus straightened and nodded at her. He appreciated her solicitude, but he did not need support. The scream was affecting him strangely, but he could handle it.

“Yes,” he said. “Can you tell where it’s coming from?”

“I can’t even tell what it is.” Kaika looked through the window wall, toward the dark tunnel. “Some animal?”

“More than that, I think.” Angulus touched his temple, trying to distinguish what he was hearing from what he was feeling inside of his skull.

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