Gates of Ruin (Magelands Eternal Siege, #6) by Christopher Mitchell

Author:Christopher Mitchell [Mitchell, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912879557
Amazon: B08T7JJWLG
Goodreads: 56685991
Publisher: Brigdomin Books Ltd
Published: 2021-04-23T00:00:00+00:00

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She awoke in Sanguino’s cavern, upon a low mattress with the dark red dragon’s tail coiled round it. Raised voices were coming from somewhere else in the tomb.

‘You’re awake,’ said Sanguino, his head resting on his forelimbs as he watched her.

‘So too is Blackrose by the sound of it.’

‘Indeed. She has discovered that you have returned.’

Sable stretched. ‘How long was I asleep?’

‘For a day and a night,’ said the dragon. ‘The dawn has come again.’

‘That explains why I feel better. I’m thirsty, though.’

‘There is water by the bed. Maddie left it there for you.’

She glanced down and saw the waterskin. Next to it was a pile of clean clothes, a hairbrush and another bowl filled with water, with a bar of soap next to it.

‘I think she’s trying to give me a hint,’ Sable said. She sniffed what she had on. ‘And she’s not wrong. Let me get cleaned up, and then I’ll face Blackrose.’

Sanguino turned, and went to the entrance of the cavern, blocking it with his bulk. Sable undressed, and washed. Her limbs were aching and stiff, and she scrubbed the sand and sweat from her skin, then gave her hair a clean in the bowl. She pulled on the clothes that Maddie had left her, and found a pack of cigarettes in a pocket, along with some matches. She lit one, and smoked it while she brushed her wet hair. It could do with a trim, she thought, wondering if she could trust Maddie to do a decent job with a pair of scissors.

She stubbed the cigarette out and stood, listening to the voices coming from the rest of the tomb. There were other dragons there, not just Blackrose.

‘I’m ready,’ she said to Sanguino.

The dark red dragon moved to the side and Sable walked to the entrance of the cavern. To her left, Deepblue and Broadwing were sitting in the long tunnel that led to the open air, while directly in front of her, Blackrose’s head was sticking out of her own cavern.

‘The traitor approaches,’ said the black dragon, her red eyes burning as she stared at Sable. ‘You should be dead.’

Sable put a hand on her hip. ‘If I hadn’t rescued you, you would be dead. I’m still waiting on a thank you for that.’

Maddie groaned from where she and Millen were sitting by the hearth.

‘You see?’ said Blackrose. ‘Sable is not contrite. She is shameless. She lied to me and she doesn’t care. We could have been in Dragon Eyre…’

‘Yes, yes; I know,’ said Sable. ‘You could have been in Dragon Eyre ages ago, blah, blah. You know what, if you had, then you’d probably be dead. I did the right thing, and you can’t admit it.’ She shrugged. ‘That’s fine. I can live with your ingratitude for all that I’ve done for you.’

Flames flickered over Blackrose’s jaws. ‘Are you trying to provoke me?’

‘I’m trying to make you see sense. Look at what we’ve achieved by being patient, instead of rushing off to Dragon Eyre at the first opportunity.

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