The Dragons Return by J.J. Thompson

Author:J.J. Thompson [Thompson, J.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J. J. Thompson
Published: 2014-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The cheese that Clara's group had brought Simon did indeed go well with their gift of wine. He eagerly harvested as many tomatoes and carrots as he could a week later and sent Aeris off to deliver them.

The air elemental grumbled a bit about being a glorified delivery service, but perked up when Simon asked him to check in on the four Changlings and see how they were fitting in with the village. As he had suspected, Aeris seemed to have become fond of the youngsters and eagerly left with his parcels.

“Cleverly done, master,” Kronk told him after Aeris had gone. They were sitting in the study and Simon was skimming through Daniel's book, looking for some inspiration for new spells. He looked at the little guy with raised eyebrows.

“What was clever?” he asked absently.

“The way you got Aeris to deliver those vegetables by asking him to check on the ones he rescued.”

Simon leaned forward, put his elbow on the table and rested his chin on his palm.

“Is that what I did?”

Kronk just gave him a look and Simon laughed.

“You are a very smart elemental, my friend,” he said to the little guy. “A chore is always easier to accept if there's a reward that goes along with it.”

Kronk nodded.

“As I said, master. Clever.”

“Thanks.” Simon went back to his book. “Don't tell him,” he added.

“Of course not, master.”

When Aeris returned, he reported that the four new members of Clara's community were fitting in nicely. Eric and Gerard were a great help in the fields, which Aeris said they had volunteered for, and Virginia turned out to have a natural talent for working with animals. She was cheerfully helping by tending to the goat and sheep herds.

“What about Anna?” Simon asked, still pouring over Daniel's book. For some strange reason, a section that had seemed to be composed of unreadable hieroglyphics was now becoming comprehensible and Simon was trying to figure out why.

“She is well, but suffering from some sort of recurring nightmare.”

“Nightmare?” That got Simon's attention and he looked up at Aeris, who was floating above the desk top as usual. “What kind of nightmare?”

“No idea. She wouldn't talk about it. Clara believes that it is related to her years of captivity. I'm not so sure.”

Simon got up and walked to the window. He sat on the sill and Aeris flew over to join him.

A breeze wafted into the room. Warm but moist, it hinted at rain to come, although the sky was still a clear blue.

“What exactly do you suspect, Aeris?” Simon asked the elemental directly.

“What makes you think I suspect anything?” Aeris answered, looking out across the field beyond the wall.

“Call it a feeling. I share it. I mentioned to Richard before they left that he should keep an eye on the new members of his village. I think that they are more than they appear.” At Aeris' look, he shook his head.

“Not in a bad way. But I believe that Anna's power is not the only magic that that group can control.

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