But it’ll weaken us.
Trust me, I have a feeling I know who this is.
We called out to Mattias and Ionus, alerting them of the intruder, seconds later they reached us and we released the cloaks. With Quint off on the mission, we were down by one.
Mate, into the horde room now. Call out to your brother and Kes to stay low and guard beneath the wards.
Will do. Be safe.
Show yourself!Ionus dragon bellowed and out of the shadows they arose.
Ah, if it isn’t my dear son-in-law. I’m here to collect what’s mine.
Emerson isn’t yours to take. You vacated any rights to him when you cast him out of the clan, Baal.
A mistake I’m here to remedy.
Caro and Baal dove for one another. Their growls filled the air as the two clashed. The dragon closest to me made a rookie mistake as he flew close and tried to knock me from the air. Young, naïve and now nursing a singed wing, he learned the hard way. His eyes widened as he plummeted toward the ground in the nearby canyon, landing in a plume of dust and debris.
Secure him!Ionus called out. There wasn’t much to secure as he lay writhing in pain in his human form.
“How does your fire differ from all other dragons?” He groaned.
“We’re not your average dragon.”
They sent five to attack us, were they aware there were only four of us?I sent out to my brothers.
A question to ask our new prisoners,Ionus replied.
As the mate to the senior protector, Alex had the job of notifying the Drakemyres and Larkin, which had obviously happened when Baird and Ignatius joined the battle and Hamish helped me secure this one.
“Take him to the dungeons, please.” Hamish nodded, scooped him up and flew toward town. I wasn’t comfortable with our enemies showing up anywhere near our compound.
How do they know where we are?I asked as Ionus finished toying with his prey, batting him toward Ignatius who caught him midair and flew off in the same direction as Hamish.
I have a feeling it’s linked to Emerson’s blood. They’re flying under the radar because they’re living within Dragon City limits, cloaked.Ionus spat as he joined Caro. Recapturing Baal could prove to be quite beneficial, especially since Marge lacked the ability to free them a second time.
We must ask Raven to do a locator spell now that we’ve collected their blood,Mattias pointed out.
All but Baal’s,I pointed out.
We have Emerson’s. If he is indeed a blood relative we’ll have a perfect match, Caro replied.
Huh, hadn’t considered that given my mate just found out the fucker who raised him wasn’t his bio dad.
With the others off to the prisons only one remained. The four of us surrounded Baal,Until next time, protectors,he cackled, then disappeared.
He must have a mage cloaked nearby, helping him escape.Mattias said.
The other four must be nothing more than a distraction,Ionus snarled.The goal all along was for Baal to penetrate our wards and infiltrate the compound. As much as I’d like to have him as a prisoner and find out what he knows, I’m giving the order to destroy him. He’s a danger to our family as well as to others.
I’ll gladly accept that challenge,Caro snarled.
Caro, Ionus, why don’t you return to your mates. I’ll finish this shift with Odem,Mattias suggested.
Aye, thank you brother,Ionus said.Tomorrow will be a long day of prisoner interrogation.They shifted as they landed on the pitch and were inside their respective homes moments later.
Mate, they’ve gone. Four detained, one got away.
