Matt was the first one to remember how to talk. \u201cHow do you know?\u201d he asked Vasily, eyes wide and saucer-round.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no way that they would not fly again, with everything that has awakened,\u201d Vasily said. \u201cThey hunted in times of old and now they will soar again, to hunt and kill and do the things as they had always did in times of old.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBloody hell,\u201d J.T. muttered.<\/p>\n
A shudder crept through me and I bit my lip. Dragons. What else, now?<\/em> I stared at the walls of the forge, the thick bricks insulating us from the wind and weather. \u201cDamn,\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n The door swung open, momentarily blinding us as Phelan stepped inside, gaze fastening on me for a few seconds before it flicked toward Vasily. \u201cWhat\u2019s this about something under the ice and Thordin storming off?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhere\u2019s Thom?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n \u201cWent off after Thordin. Someone going to explain?\u201d<\/p>\n Went off after…<\/em> \u201cDid he leave, Phelan?\u201d<\/p>\n The Taliesin frowned, crossing his arms. \u201cTook a horse, a bow, and his axe and rode out maybe ten minutes ago.\u201d<\/p>\n I swore. Matt\u2019s hammer clanged off the anvil on its way to the floor. My brother pushed past me toward the door. \u201cBank the flames,\u201d he barked at J.T. \u201cLeave that blade I was working to cool. I\u2019m going after him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot alone,\u201d I said, but he was already out the door. I swore again and looked at J.T. as he unfolded from his seat along the wall.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going after him,\u201d I said, chin lifting, as if I was somehow daring J.T. to stop me.wall.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t expect anything else,\u201d J.T. said quietly. \u201cBut if I were you, I\u2019d try to find Sif and take her along.\u201d He looked at Phelan, who nodded slowly.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I know where she is,\u201d he said, turning toward the door. \u201cI imagine by riding out, I\u2019ll see for myself what this creature beneath the ice might be.\u201d He threw his arm around my shoulders and smiled the wry, lopsided smile I\u2019d come to miss over the last few months, so rarely had I seen it. \u201cLet\u2019s go find her and catch up with Thordin. He\u2019s probably halfway to the new lakeshore by now.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI hope not.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHope\u2019s all we have, leann\u00e1n<\/em>. Hang onto it tight. This could be a nasty one.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m used to that,\u201d I said as we stepped out into the snow.<\/p>\n Phelan\u2019s smile faded. \u201cAye. I know.\u201d<\/p>\n We headed back to the tents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Matt was the first one to remember how to talk. \u201cHow do you know?\u201d he asked Vasily, eyes wide and saucer-round. \u201cThere is no way that they would not fly again, with everything that has awakened,\u201d Vasily said. \u201cThey hunted … Continue reading \n