Holmberg, D K - The Dragon Thief 01 - Path of the Flame by Holmberg D K

Author:Holmberg, D K [Holmberg, D K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2021-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

When Ty reached Bingham’s home, it was late—and dark. He hoped Bingham would be there, or at least would’ve left some sign for Ty, but why would he? If Bingham knew they had been captured, there would be no reason for him to have waited.

Ty glanced along the streets, which remained relatively empty. The people who were out had started to get a look of resignation on their faces. Those who wanted to escape—and had the funds to do so—had already evacuated. Others had no means to leave. There were some who looked bloodied and bruised, and Ty suspected they had tried to escape the city on foot, maybe even going into the jungle, where it would’ve been difficult to do so—maybe even impossible if the Dragon Touched monitored it the way Bingham had suggested.

Then there were others who seemed as if they had chosen to stay.

The faithful.

There were a surprising number of them—people who didn’t seem bothered by Ishantil’s trembling, who didn’t seem worried about the possibility of its impending explosion of lava that could spew down and destroy the entirety of the city. They looked at Ishantil with reverence. Ty had made a point of avoiding them altogether. The longer he stayed in the city, though, the more it looked as if he were one of them.

He tested Bingham’s door. It was locked, and though he still had his lock pick set—Gayal and his captors hadn’t taken it from him, likely because it would’ve done him no good in his cell—he couldn’t get into Bingham’s home. The protections were too stout. He made his way along the street, turning down the alley, and slipped to the locked back door, which he also tried picking open.

Ty straightened, stuffing the lock pick set back into his pocket and surveying the alley. He wasn’t going to be able to get to Bingham.

What about Olivia?

As much as it pained him, he did want to know what happened to her. She didn’t deserve captivity any more than the rest of them. And for that matter, he did want to know if she had managed to get out of the palace grounds before he and Eastley had gotten captured. He knew she wouldn’t have been able to talk her way out of her own capture—or flirt, or seduce, or use any other technique that Bingham had taught her to get out of it. She would’ve been held in prison no differently than Ty and Eastley.

But Gayal and Roson James had not mentioned her.

Which suggested she had gotten away.

That should reassure him. And if he knew Olivia better, he could go to her and ask about the details, find out whether she was in any danger, but he didn’t even know where she lived.

It was one more thing she’d kept from him.

A business transaction.

That was what she had called it.

It hurt more now than it should have. Then again, when had he ever really been able to trust somebody in the city? The last time had been his parents before they had gone.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.