Holmberg, D K - The Dragon Misfits 01 - Ice Dragon by Holmberg D K

Author:Holmberg, D K [Holmberg, D K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2019-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Jason stared at Henry, uncertain how to react.

Therin led the Dragon Souls?

If that were true, he could have done something to him during their journey. What game was he playing at? Why hide the fact that he was a Dragon Soul—and pretend he wasn’t working with the others?

There was something he was after.

Dragons, though Jason didn’t see how there could be any dragons in his village.

“What now?” Jason asked Henry. He didn’t like relying upon another stranger, but this was one who seemed to know things.

“Now you wait here while I see what I can uncover.”

“I could—”

“Do nothing more than get yourself killed.”

Henry left William and Jason sitting alone in the small building. Every so often, Jason would look around, and he couldn’t help but feel as if something were off. He wasn’t sure who to trust, and certainly didn’t know whether he could trust Henry.

The dragon shard Henry had demonstrated rested on the table, and Jason reached for it. He sighed and lifted the dragon shard up. “I’m sorry I carried this to your town.”

“You carried it when you thought it was something else,” William said. His demeanor seemed to shift after learning that Jason didn’t have the same control over dragon items as he had believed, and Jason didn’t blame him. For his part, he had deceived William somewhat. “It’s still amazing, though.” He swept his hands around him. “The Dragon Souls. The idea that the dragons are real. All of this.”

Jason shook his head. “I’d rather it not be amazing.”

“Why not?”

“I need to get back to my village. My family needs me.”

William laughed. “What’s that like?”

“To be needed?”

“Nah. Family.”

Jason stared at him, half expecting him to laugh and admit to joking with him, but it didn’t come. “What happened to your family?”

“Oh, besides my mother dying when I was born? My older sister took off a few years ago with a farmer from outside town. She got mauled by a wolf or something and didn’t survive…”

“I’m sorry.”

William flashed a smile, though for the first time, Jason saw something darker in it. “You couldn’t have known.”

“Still.”

“My father barely sticks around anymore. He’s a trader. Gone for long stretches. Longer each year. It’s his way of forgetting.” William looked down. “Sometimes I think he’s trying to forget me, too.” He sighed then looked up, the smile returning. “But hey! I’ve got my luck. That’s got to matter for something. Doesn’t help with me keeping a job, but eventually that has to change. Eventually I might be able to get out of here like my sister tried.”

Jason swallowed. Here he thought that he’d had it rough. William had it far harder than he had—and still managed a sense of humor. “How well do you know him?” Jason looked toward the door Henry had gone through.

“Not well. He’s come to town about once a month over the last few years. He usually trades with some of the shops, and then he disappears. He heads out into the wilderness. No one really knows where he goes or what he does.

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