The Lost Child by Raven Storm

Author:Raven Storm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raven Storm

Fifteen

NERISSA

I’d been afraid many times in my life. As a young child, it had mostly centered around my father with his belt, rules, and expectations. Other skilled fighters came next, those who had no qualms knocking the captain’s daughter on her ass, and teaching her exactly where her place was. In battle, the fear of death and those dying around me was always at the back of my mind, but it was manageable. The blood had never bothered me. At least now I knew why.

But seeing Canavar’s eyes roll to the back of his head unleashed a new wave of terror in me. His large form crashed limply against Alkdama and me as we rushed to catch him. We weren’t fully successful as we all crashed together.

There was something about seeing someone so large as Canavar be brought low that was extremely unsettling. Alkdama took the brunt of the blow, his back and side crushing her to the ground with a slight ‘oompf’ as all the air was squashed from her lungs. I managed to keep his head off the ground, saving him from a nasty bash up against the hard rock of the cave floor.

I tried to get underneath his arms and lift him off Alkdama, but it was like trying to push a mountain. Alkdama exhaled and pointed toward the dagger on the ground she’d just used for the ritual. I gently lowered Canavar’s head to the ground and raced toward it, my fingers curling around the cold bone handle. I handed it off to Alkdama, who made two quick nicks under her cheeks. Her cheeks glowed gold for a moment, and then she slowly rolled Canavar off her onto his stomach, mindful of his wings.

She knows his wings are sensitive, I thought. No one had told her. She just knew. She knows a lot about drakens, I realized, my excitement building. Once we ensured Canavar was OK, I would have to ask her to tell me everything she knew.

The glow stayed with her as Alkdama bent over Canavar, her hands hovering just above his skin. Her brow furrowed, and she grabbed the knife and nicked two more cuts in her throat. The glow around her intensified until her eyes went white.

I kept back, not understanding what was going on, but in awe of it all the same. Did I really have the ability to do this? It was overwhelming to think about. My brain was torn between concern for Canavar, and the thought of shoving my father around with magick the next time he got it in his head to beat me.

I took a deep breath and tried to clear my thoughts. Focus on Canavar first. You wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t plucked your scrawny ass out of the ocean.

“What’s wrong with him? Is he sick?” I asked worriedly. Did drakens even get sick like humans? Maybe it was something from the ocean, a weird sickness he got when he saved me. He could just be

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