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fought elsewhere. This is bigger than tracking down and punishing a couple of satyrs and a simple Overseer. The game board is much bigger than that. Our moves must be well planned and executed.”
Ben’s horse nickered.
“But the dwarves?”
“The dwarves will do what the dwarves want to do. Have you ever met a dwarf doing something he didn’t want to do?”
Ben shrugged his shoulders. “How can you tell? They’re so moody.”
Nath laughed. “They like being moody. You should know that by now.”
“So,” Ben said, “what are you planning?”
Nath looked at Bayzog. “We’re going east to the river lands. We need to investigate the crystals that our enemies use to control the dragons.”
“Wouldn’t that kind of resource be well fortified?”
“We’re certain of it,” Bayzog said.
“You don’t need to come, Ben. You can pursue the satyrs all you want. You’ve been with the dwarves a long time.”
Ben shifted in his saddle. “I don’t know, Dragon.”
A thunder of hooves started their way. It was Brenwar. His beard waved like black smoke in the wind. His horse came to a halt.
“I know what you’re thinking!” Brenwar yelled at Nath. “I know every bit.”
“It seems we have two mind-readers now,” Bayzog said.
“Watch yourself, Elf!” Brenwar turned back to Nath. “Are you planning on sharing your plan?”
“Well—”
“Well, nothing! I could see your back wasn’t in it when we started moving. I thought your gray matter was going to fall out, from thinking so hard,” Brenwar bellowed out like a minotaur gone mad.
Everyone covered their ears.
Brenwar finished red-faced with a heavy sigh.
Alarm filled the eyes of all around him.
Brenwar faced Nath. “You aren’t going anywhere without me.” He grunted. “And where you go, I’ll follow. We’ll all follow.”
“I can’t ask that of you and the dwarves. You have a blood hunt to fulfill.”
“Since when do you think you have the right to ask a dwarf to do anything? We do what we want to. When and how we want to.” He held up and flexed his arm. It was thick and knotty like an oak. “Ask. Pah!”
“I don’t think it’s best that we all go where we’re going.”
“So you want my dwarves to chase whilst we evade.”
“It’s not a bad idea,” Bayzog said. “And night will fall soon.”
“I’d like to go with the dwarves,” Gorlee said. “I’d be curious to see what the enemy has in store for us. And I can throw them off course.” His form changed from dwarf to Nath Dragon.
“Well, one thing’s for certain. I can never see enough of me.” Nath laughed. Pain shot between his ribs. He fought against his grimace. “Ben, do you want to come with us or go with the dwarves?”
Ben sat tall in the saddle. Shoulders back, chin up. Nothing short of a formidable warrior. It made Nath feel good that Ben was on his side and had always been.
“Seeing how dwarves aren’t much for conversation, I guess I’ll go with you, Dragon.”
Chapter 15
“T hey slow. Wait. Hesitate,” Finlin the satyr said. He stomped his hoof rapidly on the ground. “We should stretch the distance. They may track in the night as well.”
His sister Faylan stood with her fists on her hips nearby. Her hoof dug in the ground.
“The rain comes down, Little Brother. It washes our tracks. Gives them little to follow.” She combed her fingers between the horns on her head. “We need to keep the trail fresh. Fresh enough for them to follow.”
“Do you really think Nath Dragon will fall for that?” Overseer Dormus said, sitting perched on his saddle. “I say we stretch the distance like he says. I don’t want to be around when those dwarves catch up with us.” He scoffed. “After what we did.” He eyed the satyrs. “Rather, after what you two did. Killing them. There’ll be no such mercy shown to us.”
“Ha!” Faylan said. She paced around Dormus and his mount. “You fear them? The dwarves? Have you not yet met the
Ben’s horse nickered.
“But the dwarves?”
“The dwarves will do what the dwarves want to do. Have you ever met a dwarf doing something he didn’t want to do?”
Ben shrugged his shoulders. “How can you tell? They’re so moody.”
Nath laughed. “They like being moody. You should know that by now.”
“So,” Ben said, “what are you planning?”
Nath looked at Bayzog. “We’re going east to the river lands. We need to investigate the crystals that our enemies use to control the dragons.”
“Wouldn’t that kind of resource be well fortified?”
“We’re certain of it,” Bayzog said.
“You don’t need to come, Ben. You can pursue the satyrs all you want. You’ve been with the dwarves a long time.”
Ben shifted in his saddle. “I don’t know, Dragon.”
A thunder of hooves started their way. It was Brenwar. His beard waved like black smoke in the wind. His horse came to a halt.
“I know what you’re thinking!” Brenwar yelled at Nath. “I know every bit.”
“It seems we have two mind-readers now,” Bayzog said.
“Watch yourself, Elf!” Brenwar turned back to Nath. “Are you planning on sharing your plan?”
“Well—”
“Well, nothing! I could see your back wasn’t in it when we started moving. I thought your gray matter was going to fall out, from thinking so hard,” Brenwar bellowed out like a minotaur gone mad.
Everyone covered their ears.
Brenwar finished red-faced with a heavy sigh.
Alarm filled the eyes of all around him.
Brenwar faced Nath. “You aren’t going anywhere without me.” He grunted. “And where you go, I’ll follow. We’ll all follow.”
“I can’t ask that of you and the dwarves. You have a blood hunt to fulfill.”
“Since when do you think you have the right to ask a dwarf to do anything? We do what we want to. When and how we want to.” He held up and flexed his arm. It was thick and knotty like an oak. “Ask. Pah!”
“I don’t think it’s best that we all go where we’re going.”
“So you want my dwarves to chase whilst we evade.”
“It’s not a bad idea,” Bayzog said. “And night will fall soon.”
“I’d like to go with the dwarves,” Gorlee said. “I’d be curious to see what the enemy has in store for us. And I can throw them off course.” His form changed from dwarf to Nath Dragon.
“Well, one thing’s for certain. I can never see enough of me.” Nath laughed. Pain shot between his ribs. He fought against his grimace. “Ben, do you want to come with us or go with the dwarves?”
Ben sat tall in the saddle. Shoulders back, chin up. Nothing short of a formidable warrior. It made Nath feel good that Ben was on his side and had always been.
“Seeing how dwarves aren’t much for conversation, I guess I’ll go with you, Dragon.”
Chapter 15
“T hey slow. Wait. Hesitate,” Finlin the satyr said. He stomped his hoof rapidly on the ground. “We should stretch the distance. They may track in the night as well.”
His sister Faylan stood with her fists on her hips nearby. Her hoof dug in the ground.
“The rain comes down, Little Brother. It washes our tracks. Gives them little to follow.” She combed her fingers between the horns on her head. “We need to keep the trail fresh. Fresh enough for them to follow.”
“Do you really think Nath Dragon will fall for that?” Overseer Dormus said, sitting perched on his saddle. “I say we stretch the distance like he says. I don’t want to be around when those dwarves catch up with us.” He scoffed. “After what we did.” He eyed the satyrs. “Rather, after what you two did. Killing them. There’ll be no such mercy shown to us.”
“Ha!” Faylan said. She paced around Dormus and his mount. “You fear them? The dwarves? Have you not yet met the
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