(eng) Linsey Hall - Dragon's Gift,Druid 04 by Captured by Magic

Author:Captured by Magic [Magic, Captured by]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Under the cover of darkness, we climbed into the small wooden boat that floated on the river in central Italy. The rest of the Protectorate was still out hunting other clues, so it was just Bree, Rowan, Lachlan, and myself. Bree’s boyfriend, Cade, was still looking for clues given by a seer, though I was starting to doubt that anything would turn up from that.

We’d waited until nightfall, wanting the safety of the dark. We’d also needed time to get a small boat and find the river.

Once we were ready, Lachlan had created a portal, and we’d dragged the boat through, then launched it on the river that came from the town in the distance. Orvieto towered overhead, an ancient-looking city crouched on the plateau that rose high over the land.

The boat wobbled as I stepped in and found a spot on the little bench next to Rowan in the front. Bree sat in the back, with Lachlan in the middle. He picked up the oars and began to row. The vessel cut silently through the water. As we neared, Bree’s magic swelled on the air.

“Time to disappear,” she said. Her illusion magic cloaked us, turning us invisible as we rowed upstream toward the city.

Tension tightened my muscles. There would be guards—there had to be.

We neared the cliff face, and I caught sight of two demons standing by the gate where the river entered the plateau. They had dark gray skin and pale white horns. Their eyes were equally white, with no pupils to speak of, and they stared into the darkness.

I felt Rowan’s hand grip my thigh, and it was easy to read the signal. She’d take the one on her side while I’d take the one on mine. Silently, I drew a dagger from the ether, then hurled it at the demon closest to me.

The blade sank into his neck, and he reached up, gurgling. It did no good, however, and he collapsed. The other demon had just opened his mouth to shout when Rowan’s steel cut off his voice. He keeled over with a thud.

“Nice,” Bree muttered.

Lachlan rowed up to the entrance, letting the boat drift right up to the metal gate that plunged into the water and blocked our way.

“Trade me, Ana.” His quiet voice drifted toward me, and I took the oars, letting him take my spot at the bow of the boat. It was a bit awkward since Bree’s invisibility illusion made it so we couldn’t see each other, but we didn’t capsize, at least.

As I rowed to keep us pressed up against the gate, I could imagine Lachlan leaning out of the bow of the boat to touch the metal and melt it with his magic.

When the gate began to glow red-hot, the water began to steam. Would lookouts be able to see the steam rising off the river?

My muscles tightened as I waited, keeping us in place with slow strokes.

Finally, the gate was hot enough that it melted, sagging into the water.

“I’ve got it.

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