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THE GRIFFON EYED HIM DISAPPROVINGLY then turned and sauntered off. Ignatius waited a moment before turning to Catherine who watched the griffon in amusement.'All okay?'She glanced up, eyes bright with a hint of laughter. 'Indeed.'He motioned for her to continue and seizing the torch he'd dropped over the ledge before climbing down, he followed.Darkness didn't bother him; after so many years working in all manner of places the caves weren't that unusual, but the utter absence of life unnerved him a little. It made a man inclined to see things in the shadows. It also made watching Catherine walk ahead of him, an absolute pleasure. A thing of beauty, he thought, eyes fixed on the swing of her hips. She kept both hands lit to light her way, a palm at her side and one held aloft and the fire only enhanced her, glinting off the chainmail suit that hugged her figure.Little wonder the griffon doesn't like you, observed the caustic voice in his mind. Ignatius shrugged the thought off.
The Birthright Series Chapter 206
WHAT IS THAT? SIAN THOUGHT to Kassie while showing Sito the image. The knowledge that one of their team had been killed, horrified her. The dragon stopped in his tracks at the image.'Food?''I don't know,' Sian thought, mind spinning at the sudden events. 'Is it food?''Show me again.'She replayed the image of the bizarre kraken-like creature. Sito let loose a bellow of excitement making all those close leap back.'Sian!' Daron yelled. 'What's happening?''FOOD!' Sito's excited thought flashed through everyone's mind then he charged. Sian clung tight to his leg.'Sito! Slow down, take it easy!''Food! Food! Food!'Wrapping her hands and energy around Sito's foreleg, Sian pressed her head to the armour and hoped they'd get there in time.GOBLINS, CENTAURS, AND THE SHOCKED, angry looking Nyjens all pressed against the sides of the tunnel to avoid the dragon's hasty exit. Daron coughed at the dust kicked up by the apparently ravenous dragon while finding out what had the Nyj
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'WOW,' SAID KASSIE FROM BESIDE Ignatius and me, breaking the silence.I nodded then grimaced and wiped the splattered blood from my face. 'Ewww.'No one moved at first, the silence feeling shockingly loud after all the commotion and I couldn't help looking at the body of the Nyjen, lying against a wall. Then the other Nyjens moved to the body and everyone else politely ignored them while we moved through to the next chamber at Loi's suggestion. Sito and the griffons stayed behind to dine on the creature's remains and I felt Sian's energy ring out when she healed Daron's arm. Reminded of that, I joined Leseach on her rounds to see who else needed healing.The men around me still appeared tense and when Ignatius appeared at my side I softly asked, 'Is there still a threat?'The soldiers and allies all cast suspicious looks into the alcoves and entrances while we walked to the next cave.'If a dynahck can survive in that lake then other creatures live here too,' Ignatius explained wh
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DARON HEARD THE STRANGE CHOKED scream and moved without thinking. Snatching an axe from the ground he bolted toward the sound while the other three girls flared bright. Sian shoved out through a tiny entrance in the wall, screaming and shaking. Daron stopped short, gaping, his brain not making sense of the angry red creatures swarming over her. She wheeled and leaped about, trying to dislodge the things and one leaped off her, landing on his arm. The spider bit into the chainmail, unable to reach him and stuck to his arm. Using the back of the axe he scraped it off, flicking it to the ground and slammed his boot down, crushing it. A sharp whistle pierced the air and a flurry of small red and black bodies flashed past Daron.'Get them off! Get them off!' Sian shrieked, dancing all over the place while the Halenine fae plucked the spiders off one by one, biting or stinging them, then dropped the corpses in a growing pile.A muffled gasp made Daron twist and he saw Kassie, Cat, and Loi,
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RUMAL WOKE HER IN THE morning and Kassie groaned when she sat up.'Those bedrolls really aren't thick enough,' she grumbled.'There isn't thick enough when you sleep on rocks,' Rumal said, already dressed. He offered a mug of nellor and even better, a kiss. Kassie ignored the nellor, leaving Rumal to hold it while she ran her hands over the rough stubble on his jaw and savoured his lips. 'Mmmmmm.'He smiled and offered her the mug again when they separated. 'Here, take this and go sit with Cat. I'll finish packing.'She accepted the mug but reached for his face again and smiled when those gold eyes whirled, the darkness of the caves making them more prominent than ever.Rumal dropped a quick kiss to her forehead. 'Go on, love. We're leaving shortly.'Picking her way across the rocky floor Kassie joined Cat who sat watching the soldiers packing gear onto the griffons and Sito.'Morning.'Cat twisted and smiled with warm eyes.'Morning, Kass.'Having a seat beside her on the ro
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IT ALMOST MADE ME WISH to be in a tunnel again, as much as I wanted open space, I didn't want it underground. The sheer vastness of this cave with the dense blackness everywhere gave me the creeps. I didn't notice so many rock formations either, emphasizing the sense of being in an excessively large room. I listened to Rumal and Kassie chatting and watched the pretty gold lights Kassie danced around us. A brief flash of white made me pause, staring hard at a light that danced a fair distance out on our left. Nothing else caught the light and I shrugged to myself, assuming it was a light-coloured rock. With the surface so much closer some of the smaller tunnels led to it and the occasional brief glimpse of a breeze drifted past, creating the illusion of the cave breathing. I shivered at the thought, unable to help it.'What's wrong?'I glanced over, surprised to find Kassie watching me.'Just the big open pitch-black space creeping me out. That's all.' I winked at her.Kassie nodded
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GREDEL WALKED WITH A HAND on Phroma's neck, mind far away while he imagined the estate and what Citaan and Rirae might be doing. His daughter's tiny face and the delighted smile she made when he bent over the carved wooden cradle beside their bed, brought a smile to his face. The crazy curled mop of turquoise hair, the same shade as Citaan's and those beautiful big gold eyes creasing with laughter when he teased her, pretending to bite a tiny slipper covered foot.A loud shout pulled him out, and he spun to look back, sword in hand.'It's Cat!' Phroma thought in alarm.The blaze of light was so bright he couldn't make Cat out at the centre, then his stomach dropped when he spotted the focus of her fury. Gredel bolted, shoving through the gathering soldiers.'Catherine! CAT, STOP!'It took only moments to reach Loushka. The griffon bent her knee just as he jumped, seizing the edge of the griffon's shoulder armour, and swung up to crouch in front of Cat. 'Cat, stop it!'Cat jerked
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HE WENT STILL AND I felt his chest stiffen, another sigh shuddering through. 'Yes, Cat. I saw them again.'It struck me then, how little I knew of Gredel's past. How little I knew of all the men's pasts and the things that must have occurred to make them like they were. Part of me didn't want to ask, didn't want to know just how awful it had been. I'd seen and felt Jenviet's influence first hand; did I need to know more?The question whispered out on its own accord.Apparently, I did need to know.In his steady, quiet voice, Gredel told me. 'There were rumours they'd been taken by the Sorceress' guards, but nothing to prove it. Townspeople spoke of it, then forgot and eventually I gave up visiting the caves. Life continued. Everyone knew awful things happened across the realm but our small town seemed untouched. Then Phroma came into my life and people thought we were blessed and it only enhanced the complacent attitudes.'Gredel paused and stretched, his back making an audible cr
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