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Blurb
In this return to the Island of Fyre, each of the heros and heroines of the three previous books have children. Lorton is the youngest son of the Wizards of Fyre and he has bonded with the yellow dragon.
The dragon through the magic of the stones has been rejuvenated and is now green. Dragon sends Lorton to travel to where the Dragons of Fyre are raised. There he meets Arkon son of the hero and heroine of the Dragons of Fyre.
There have been four eggs laid and there must be two young men and two young women found to bond with them. On the island where the evil wizards were exiled, Cerene has grown up as little more than a slave. She can use all the fyrestones unlike her father. She learns about the kidnapping of Riara, daughter of the hero and heroine of the Temple of Fyre and vows to save her.
The four must unite with their dragons and finally destroy the evil.
Excerpt:
The sound of thudding feet and shouting voices woke Cerene. She crawled from her place beneath the ladder and stretched. What was happening? She waited for the hatch to open and frowned. What did the wizards have to offer as a trade? She couldn’t think of a thing. After sipping water from the leather flask, she climbed the ladder and peered through the crack in the cover and watched the activity on deck.
Sailors bustled about. Sails were raised to catch the wind. When she saw her father, Zondo and another wizard, she nearly fled down the ladder. As the ship moved away from the dock, she realized the three intended to travel aboard and she believed she knew their destination.
How many days away was the
Zondo turned his head. He seemed to be looking in her direction. She scrambled down the ladder and returned to her hiding place. Being discovered now would thwart her plans to escape.
She huddled against the wall of the hold. The light from the crack in the hatch cover momentarily vanished. She tensed and pulled her knife from the sheath. To her relief and surprise, a huge tawny feline came down the ladder. The cat entered her hiding place and stared. She reached to touch the soft fur. The creature remained silent for a short time, then meowed and set off to explore the nearly empty hold.
Cerene reached into her pack and selected a piece of flatbread and cheese. She ate and sipped water between bites. The cat approached and rubbed against her legs. She broke off a piece of cheese and set the tidbit on the deck. The cat purred and ate.
Some time later, she regretted the brief meal. The swaying motion of the ship caused her stomach to lurch. For what seemed like hours, she fought to keep from spewing. Finally her stomach settled. With a knife, she cut a notch on the ship’s ladder to keep track of her time aboard. Thus began her journey.
Some sleeps later, when she woke, she found the boards of the deck had warped. Sea water oozed to form puddles of stagnant water. At least her selected corner had remained dry. She counted the notches on the step.
Would the ship survive a storm? She needed to leave this hole. Her supply of food was gone and just a few sips of water remained. The single time she had ventured forth to replenish her supply, she’d nearly been caught. Why had she left her fyrestones in the lifeboat? Having the power of the yellow to cast shadows about herself would be useful. This time she had to find a different hiding place.
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