I Married A Naga by Regine Abel

Author:Regine Abel [Abel, Regine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781989761984
Published: 2021-09-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Serena

I’d never been one to suffer from motion sickness. The steady rocking back and forth of Dagas as it raced through the woods at dizzying speed wasn’t responsible for my insides having liquified and turned into a bubbling pool of lava. Szaro’s firm body rubbing against mine with each galloping step of the Drayshan was driving me insane. His wretched tongue flicking from time to time, the smug smile stretching his lips, and the occasional teasing glance he would steal my way only confirmed he knew how this ride affected me.

I tried to ignore the intoxicating feel of him wrapped around me and focused on the breathtaking view of our surroundings. Thanks to the inclined position in which we lay on the Drayshan’s back, I didn’t have to strain my neck to keep my head up and look ahead. We left the Krada region, clearing the valley where I’d been hunting alongside their border and moved further northwest into new-to-me territories. Szaro began pointing out various landmarks and gave me some background information and stories about the local flora and fauna. I was so caught up in this improvised guided tour, further lulled by the hypnotic sound of his deep voice with that purring rattling sound, that the distant screech of a Flayer startled me.

Szaro tensed behind me. The team slowed their mounts, angling them towards the mountain range we’d been following. Some of the Ordosians dismounted their Drayshans before they even came to a full stop. None of them bothered with the carrier Drayshan and rushed towards the shouting beasts a short distance ahead as soon as Szaro nodded at them. The speed with which they slithered away made me wonder why they bothered with mounts.

I ran to the carrier to pick up my bag. Szaro removed his staff, affixed it to a harness across his back, and joined me. I expected him to race to catch up with the others, instructing me to follow at my own pace. Instead, he turned his back to me.

“Hop on my back,” he ordered.

I froze for half a second, then slipped on my backpack and came to stand behind Szaro, my legs on each side of his tail. He closed his hood, folding each flap against his head as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

“Can you hold my staff?” he asked, extending it to me.

I grabbed it with my right hand, and Szaro slipped both of his behind my knees to lift my legs to his sides, carrying me piggyback.

“Hang on tightly,” he ordered.

Before I could answer, Szaro surged forward, carrying me effortlessly and moving at the same astonishing speed as the others, as if I weighed nothing. For a brief instant, I wondered at the Drayshans that had been left behind without being tied to anything. Did the Ordosians not fear they would wander off or run away from fright? But a look over my shoulders showed the beasts all standing idly, apparently unfazed by the distant roaring of the Flayers.

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