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this.”
“Hopefully soon, master. Aeris is
stubborn, if nothing else, and he loves a challenge.”
“That's what I'm afraid of,”
Simon told him as he pushed back his hair. “Sometimes that
makes him reckless. Let's hope this isn't one of those times.”
Chapter
5
“ She's gaining on
us!” Orriss yelled frantically.
He didn't bother looking
over his shoulder. He fancied that he could feel the dragon queen's
hot breath on his back; certainly he could hear her deafening roars
of insane rage.
“ Just keep flying!”
Aeris called back. “Brethia may only get one chance at this, so
don't panic and disappear.”
“ I won't, I won't.
But she's getting too close!”
The pair of elementals
were racing across the dunes, twisting and diving from hill to hill.
Aeris had finally gotten sick of stalking the dragon and had decided
to lure her into a spot where one of them could get a dram of her
blood. It might not have been the smartest of ideas.
He was aiming for a line
of scrub brush that marked an arroyo ahead. The ground there dipped
suddenly and led to a narrow, high-walled canyon that he hoped would
funnel the worm-like queen in the direction they wanted her to go. At
least, that was the plan.
“ Damn it, Orriss,
keep up!” he shouted angrily over his shoulder. “What
kind of an air elemental are you? You're going to get your slow ass
killed if you don't get moving.”
Although he would never
admit it, Aeris was afraid that the younger elemental would be
destroyed by the mad dragon queen. And if he was, it would be Aeris'
fault as his senior and leader. He couldn't allow that to happen.
He risked a quick look
behind them. The queen was slithering over the sand like a huge
snake, her yellow, crusty scales rasping across the ground with an
ear-splitting squealing sound. Combined with her constant bellows of
rage, the air shivered with noise.
She was about fifty yards
back now and gaining, as Aeris had had to lower his speed to allow
Orriss to keep up. Her enormous red eyes were locked on both of them
and she chased them with a focus that was foreign to the insane
creature. In a way, the elementals had given her a purpose, if only
temporarily.
If my dear wizard could
see us now, he'd have a few choice words for me, Aeris thought with a
wince. I cannot let this situation end in disaster.
Somehow Orriss managed a
burst of speed and shot by Aeris, who barked several words of
encouragement at him.
“ Now keep going,”
he added loudly. “Get through those bushes and go invisible.
I'll do the rest.”
Orriss waved at him
silently, saving his energy for the race and Aeris lagged a bit more
to give the young one his chance to get clear.
A wave of heat suddenly
engulfed him and Aeris cursed under his breath as he realized that
the queen had gotten close enough to belch fire at him. Her fiery
breath was even deadlier than a normal dragon's would be. Plus, the
line of erect quills that sprang up between her eyes and ran all the
way down her spine were hollow and filled with a murderous poison.
Fortunately, air elementals were immune to any poison or disease, but
the queen's flames could still kill him.
He accelerated to keep
ahead of her and watched with some relief as Orriss disappeared
through the scrub brush ahead. Finally. Now it was up to him to keep
the mad dragon's attention while Brethia did her job. He hoped this
scheme worked because the thought of repeating all of this made him
feel almost physically ill.
He looked back again,
afraid that the queen might be losing interest in the chase, but he
need not have worried. Her gaze was chillingly locked on him, her
eternal rage given a target.
Now for the final push, he
said to himself and reached for the last of his strength. He crested
the low hill ahead, burst through the dry brittle plants and dropped
down into the arroyo. A hollow to his left appeared empty as he shot
by it, but he knew that Brethia was in there, invisibly waiting for
the queen to
“Hopefully soon, master. Aeris is
stubborn, if nothing else, and he loves a challenge.”
“That's what I'm afraid of,”
Simon told him as he pushed back his hair. “Sometimes that
makes him reckless. Let's hope this isn't one of those times.”
Chapter
5
“ She's gaining on
us!” Orriss yelled frantically.
He didn't bother looking
over his shoulder. He fancied that he could feel the dragon queen's
hot breath on his back; certainly he could hear her deafening roars
of insane rage.
“ Just keep flying!”
Aeris called back. “Brethia may only get one chance at this, so
don't panic and disappear.”
“ I won't, I won't.
But she's getting too close!”
The pair of elementals
were racing across the dunes, twisting and diving from hill to hill.
Aeris had finally gotten sick of stalking the dragon and had decided
to lure her into a spot where one of them could get a dram of her
blood. It might not have been the smartest of ideas.
He was aiming for a line
of scrub brush that marked an arroyo ahead. The ground there dipped
suddenly and led to a narrow, high-walled canyon that he hoped would
funnel the worm-like queen in the direction they wanted her to go. At
least, that was the plan.
“ Damn it, Orriss,
keep up!” he shouted angrily over his shoulder. “What
kind of an air elemental are you? You're going to get your slow ass
killed if you don't get moving.”
Although he would never
admit it, Aeris was afraid that the younger elemental would be
destroyed by the mad dragon queen. And if he was, it would be Aeris'
fault as his senior and leader. He couldn't allow that to happen.
He risked a quick look
behind them. The queen was slithering over the sand like a huge
snake, her yellow, crusty scales rasping across the ground with an
ear-splitting squealing sound. Combined with her constant bellows of
rage, the air shivered with noise.
She was about fifty yards
back now and gaining, as Aeris had had to lower his speed to allow
Orriss to keep up. Her enormous red eyes were locked on both of them
and she chased them with a focus that was foreign to the insane
creature. In a way, the elementals had given her a purpose, if only
temporarily.
If my dear wizard could
see us now, he'd have a few choice words for me, Aeris thought with a
wince. I cannot let this situation end in disaster.
Somehow Orriss managed a
burst of speed and shot by Aeris, who barked several words of
encouragement at him.
“ Now keep going,”
he added loudly. “Get through those bushes and go invisible.
I'll do the rest.”
Orriss waved at him
silently, saving his energy for the race and Aeris lagged a bit more
to give the young one his chance to get clear.
A wave of heat suddenly
engulfed him and Aeris cursed under his breath as he realized that
the queen had gotten close enough to belch fire at him. Her fiery
breath was even deadlier than a normal dragon's would be. Plus, the
line of erect quills that sprang up between her eyes and ran all the
way down her spine were hollow and filled with a murderous poison.
Fortunately, air elementals were immune to any poison or disease, but
the queen's flames could still kill him.
He accelerated to keep
ahead of her and watched with some relief as Orriss disappeared
through the scrub brush ahead. Finally. Now it was up to him to keep
the mad dragon's attention while Brethia did her job. He hoped this
scheme worked because the thought of repeating all of this made him
feel almost physically ill.
He looked back again,
afraid that the queen might be losing interest in the chase, but he
need not have worried. Her gaze was chillingly locked on him, her
eternal rage given a target.
Now for the final push, he
said to himself and reached for the last of his strength. He crested
the low hill ahead, burst through the dry brittle plants and dropped
down into the arroyo. A hollow to his left appeared empty as he shot
by it, but he knew that Brethia was in there, invisibly waiting for
the queen to
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