Stormrise by Jillian Boehme

Author:Jillian Boehme
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates

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I lay alone in my tent, ears straining for the slightest sound of Nuaga’s approach. But my eyes grew heavy, and I soon fell into dreamless sleep.

In the blackest of night, I awoke, knowing without hearing a sound that Nuaga was waiting for me. My boots were already on my feet, so all I had to do was grab my cloak and slip quietly outside and away from the other tents.

My heart pounded with such force I was certain it would awaken everyone.

“Where are you?” I mouthed.

Among the trees.

Rock stood on guard duty, too close for comfort. I waited until he turned his back and walked several paces in the other direction; then I crept lightly toward the trees, my eyes pulling at the darkness, searching for Nuaga.

She stepped forward—even in the dark, I could see that her fierce beauty was ten times what it had seemed. She opened her mouth and spoke real words—teeth and tongue, sound and syllable. “Rain L’nahn.”

“Nuaga.”

Her face shone when I said her name, as though she hadn’t heard it spoken aloud for a long time. She held her head just so, appraising me. “Thank you for releasing me.”

I met her gaze and did not feel afraid. “You are … breathtaking.”

Joy radiated from her eyes, so palpable I was certain I felt its throbbing warmth. “Are you ready to ride?”

For several seconds, I didn’t respond. Tentatively, I stepped forward and reached my hand toward the thick coat of fur just behind her ear. The moment my fingers brushed it, a warm peace settled within me, fear trickling from me like water. How much harder could it be to mount a dragon than it was to mount a barebacked donkey?

I took one deep breath. Then I grabbed fistfuls of her pelt and swung myself onto her broad neck.

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