Return to Golmeira by Marianne Ratcliffe

Author:Marianne Ratcliffe [Ratcliffe, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC009100
ISBN: 9780993400155
Publisher: Marianne Ratcliffe
Published: 2017-09-23T22:00:00+00:00

Brutila dragged Findar up the spiral staircase. The lad squirmed, trying to free himself.

‘Where are you taking me?’

She tightened her grip on his elbow. The metallic shriek of the migaradon bounced off the walls of the stairwell and she felt the boy stiffen. As they reached the chamber, a shadow blocked the doorway. It was Lodrak, his eyes wide with confusion.

‘I say, what…?’

Brutila already had her knife in her hand. A sharp jab, and the young mindweaver slumped to the ground. She reached down and extracted two keys from the pouch on his belt. The migaradon was up on her haunches and attempted to unfurl her wings. The room wasn’t large enough and it screeched in fear and anger. Brutila unlocked one of the two padlocks and released the chain. Before she could attempt the other, the panicked migaradon ripped the metal plate clean out of the wall. Brutila climbed onto its back, dragging Findar with her as the beast launched itself into the air. Fortunately, the iron grille in the ceiling had been drawn back, otherwise they would have been crushed against it. The dangling chain and floorplate clanged against the lip of the skylight as they passed through.

‘Let me go!’ Findar thumped her arm. ‘Why are you doing this? You said you were my friend!’

‘I lied!’ Brutila gloated as she merged minds with the migaradon.

‘My sister will come for me. Then you’ll be sorry.’

Brutila’s mind was full of the angry exhilaration of the migaradon and she laughed in exultation.

‘Look!’ She gestured toward the battlements. The attackers, vastly outnumbered, were being pressed back. ‘She came for you, but she will die for it. My only regret is I won’t kill her myself.’

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