The Dragon Knight's Curse by D. C. Clemens

Author:D. C. Clemens [Clemens, D. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-09-02T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Thoris found a small cargo ship leaving for Ecrin at noon. I wasn’t thrilled by its size. If the Advent had a ship nearby, it would be a simple matter of using their suicidal slaves to ram us and sink the ship. I was on watch as often as possible for this reason. Concern over Advent meddling also stopped me from sending a letter to the guild to let them know we were coming.

Except for Lorcan’s men taking over the sailing themselves, the trip ended up being uneventful, with even the weather staying abnormally calm during the shift of seasons. While Lorcan and Lucetta went with my group to the guild house, the others stayed in Eastern Ecrin at a tavern called the Fat Witch.

It was late in the evening, so I wasn’t surprised to learn from the guild clerk that Braden was at home. I thus asked for Cat or her brother. Both ended up being present. They each came down wearing leather armor plated with thin sheets of steel on the inflexible sections. It was unadorned, standard fare, but Ethan walked in it as though he were royalty.

Cat hugged Clarissa and asked, “What brings you back so soon?”

“This is Mercer we’re talking about,” said Ethan with stern calculation. “He’s here on serious business.”

I shook his offered hand. “Only a true friend would have figured that out.” I knew everyone but him picked up on the sarcasm. “Does Braden have any letters for me?”

“Uh, I’m not-”

“Yes,” inputted his sister. “You can follow us to his office.”

“Hey, why didn’t you update me before?”

“I did, but I guess you didn’t hear me when you were flirting with the stable girl.”

“Err, well… So, Mercer, who are your new friends?”

Filling in for me, Lorcan pulled in Lucetta by her waist and said, “This is Lucetta Ambrose, my savagely endearing wife. I am Lorcan Eberwolf, infamous seafarer and father to your friend here.”

Ethan stopped in the middle of the stairs we were climbing. “You’re his parents?”

“He is,” I clarified. “There’s no blood relation to the woman.”

“But I thought… So you-”

“Later, please.”

We entered Braden’s office, and using a key she had with her, Cat unlocked a drawer and grabbed some letters. She rifled through them until she reached the desired one. She handed me a rolled up paper kept curled up by a string. After reading the amazing penmanship, I regretted leaving Ecrin so soon. The letter was dated only a few days after I left, meaning Odet was forced to wait all this time knowing a traitor was possibly in her midst.

“Well?” asked Lucetta.

“It seems we might have what we came for.”

“Really?” said Lorcan. “So where is it?”

“In a noble’s home, but we can’t get it just yet.”

“Why not?” asked the piratess. “I can steal from anywhere.”

“Stealing won’t answer exactly who’s using it. Besides, I doubt even you’ve stolen anything from a valkrean’s home. No, first I have to get in contact with someone. Cat, can you use the guild’s seal to send something to Odet tonight?”

“Probably.

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