Line of Fyre by Cara Bristol

Author:Cara Bristol [Bristol, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cara Bristol
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Clutched securely, but gently, in K’ev’s dragon’s claws, Rhianna flew over the royal city toward the temple. Marble spires and towers rose from craggy black rock. A thin band of lava, meandered from city to countryside and, in the distance, she spied a few wisps of smoke curling out of fumaroles.

She took a puff from the inhaler around her neck, realizing that she hardly needed the respirator. What benefited humans hurt dragons. Elementa suited them, but it wasn’t home.

I can feel your turmoil. Are you upset about Helena’s arrival? We will be at the temple soon. Though the dragon was in control, K’ev’s consciousness came through.

I am in turmoil over her arrival, but that’s not what’s bothering me.

What is it? Tell me so I can fix it.

You can’t fix this.

I can’t if I don’t know what it is.

I was feeling bad for you.

For me? Why? I have you, mate. That is all I need.

Draco’s volcanic activity is decreasing very fast. I can see differences in the short time I’ve been here. Lavos is much thinner, the fumaroles are hardly smoking, and the sky is almost clear. Time is running out; we will have to leave soon.

I can’t fix Draco, that’s true. But we will be happy on Elementa. T’mar says construction will begin soon on the royal palace. I’ve requested a love shack to be built for us away from the royal compound.

Love shack? She chuckled. K’ev watched a lot of Earth vids.

Love nest. It will be private. For us—and our future dragonlings. Remember the spire where the dragon took you after the tetrapod attack?

Up there? A huge tower of rock, the spire offered a 360-degree view of Elementa.

Yes. You like?

I love. But what’s to prevent others from claiming it?

I am a prince; you are a princess. No one will dare invade our space. What else can I fix for you?

Nothing. You’re the best. I love you.

I love you, mate.

The dragon landed at the base of the temple steps. After releasing Rhianna from its claws, it lowered its head and whuffed, stirring her hair with a puff of smokey cinnamon-scented breath. She gazed into familiar, loving yellow eyes, reached up, and scratched the dragon behind a horn. Its thumping tail could have taken out a pillar if they’d been close enough.

“That’s a good boy,” she said.

It purred and then shifted into K’ev. “How about me?” he asked with a twinkle in his eye.

“You’re a good boy, too.” She kissed him and then handed him his clothes.

“Do you want me to go in with you?” he asked as he dressed.

“No, I’ll be fine. Besides, I think I’m supposed to go alone.”

Rhianna often visited the temple. This morning, she’d awakened with Helena’s impending arrival weighing on her mind. She couldn’t forget the betrayal by the woman she’d once considered her best friend. As the day wore on, the urgency to visit the temple continued to grow until she realized she was being summoned by the priestess herself.

The guardians let her pass, and she headed into the sanctuary.

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