(eng) Morgan Rice - Kings and Sorcerers 01 by Rise of the Dragons

Author:Rise of the Dragons [Dragons, Rise of the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Kyra stumbled through the snow, now past her knees, trekking her way through the Wood of Thorns as she leaned heavily on her staff, trying to fight her way through what had become a full-fledged blizzard. The storm raged so strongly now, it had even reached inside the wood, blowing back these huge trees so that they nearly bent in half, and allowing gales of wind and snow to whip her in the face. As the wind continually picked up, it took all her might just to walk a few steps, the wind so loud she could barely hear herself think.

The blood-red moon was long gone, as if it had been swallowed up by the storm, and now she had no light left to navigate by. Even if she had, she could barely see before her. All she had to ground her was Leo, walking slowly, wounded, leaning against her, his presence her only solace. With each step her feet seemed to sink deeper and she wondered if she were even making any progress.

Kyra tried to look up, squinting into the wind, hoping to spot some distant landmark—anything—to make sure she was going the right way. But there was nothing but snow and trees.

Her cheek burned from the dragon’s touch, feeling as if it were on fire, even though it was just a scratch. She reached up and touched it, and every time she did her hand was dotted with blood, the only warm thing left in the universe. Her cheek throbbed, nonetheless, as if the dragon had infected her with something, had changed her somehow.

As a particularly strong gust of wind knocked her backwards, off-balance, Kyra finally realized she had to find shelter. She knew she needed to get back to her father, to her people, to warn them, but if she continued hiking like this, she knew she would die out here. Perhaps the squire, she hoped, was stuck with his horse out here, too.

But as she looked around, the wind so cold it took her breath away, even finding shelter proved elusive. She began to panic, to have visions of herself and Leo being found frozen out here in the snow—or perhaps never discovered at all. She knew if she did not find something, they would certainly be dead by morning. Her situation had crept up on her, and now it had become desperate. Of all nights to venture out away from the fort, she realized, she had probably picked the worst one.

Leo began to whine, as if sensing her thoughts, and she watched as he turned and ran away from her. He crossed the clearing and as he reached the other side, began to dig fiercely at a mound of snow.

Kyra watched curiously as Leo howled, scratching wildly, digging deeper and deeper in the snow—until finally, it gave way. She was surprised to see that he had unearthed a small cave, carved out of a huge boulder.

Kyra, heart pounding with hope, hurried over and as she crouched down, saw that it was just wide enough to shelter them.

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