The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Author:Elizabeth Lim [Lim, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2022-08-30T00:00:00+00:00
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The palace was beautiful at night. Lanterns bobbed from the eaves, and fireflies flickered over the garden ponds. Takkan and I walked side by side, our steps falling into a natural rhythm. It would have been a perfect evening if not for the secrets I held. I sensed Takkan was holding something back as well.
He wasnât naturally chatty, but usually our silence was comfortable, easy. Not tonight.
âTakkanâ¦â I knelt. âWhatâs on your mind?â
âThe meeting with the ministers this morning,â Takkan confessed. âIt didnât go so well. I think we should leave for Lapzur sooner than we planned. Youâre not safe here.â
I almost laughed. Hawar and his nest of bureaucrats were the least of my troubles. âDonât tell me youâre concerned about the hornets,â I said with a dismissive chuckle. âWhat a worrywart you are. Father would have them flayed for scowling at me.â
âThat might be, but I wouldnât discount their influence, Shiori. Hawarâs especially. After what happened in the mountains, your fatherâs promised that you wonât leave the palace again.â
That was news, and I rolled my eyes. âDid he, now? What did that rat Hawar say to him?â I rummaged in my bag for the mirror of truth. âNo, donât tell me, Iâll look for myself. Itâs about time I learned to use this, anyway.â
I rubbed the glass clean and held it high. âMirror, show me what the ministers said.â
The mirror misted, then it dove inside the Hornetâs Nest, showing the ministers sitting along the paneled walls and Father standing in the center, with a mourning sash over his kingly robes.
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