Dragon Blood 5: Mage by Avril Sabine Read Free Book Online

people I train with who’d be perfect. I’ve also got a cousin who wouldn’t freak and run for the hills at the first sign of trouble.” Angela hesitated. “What about our families? When all this happens, how will we keep them safe?”
    “I don’t know. I guess we make sure we get to the hounds first,” Amber said.
    “Do I get to pick what bird I’ll turn into?” Angela asked.
    “What were you thinking of?” Amber asked.
    “I love eagles.”
    “No way,” Crystal said. “You want a bird that can manoeuvre really good in battle. Stick with a goshawk. We got lucky with them. They’re like the fighter pilots of the bird world.”
    The rest of the visit was taken up discussing various birds, and their abilities until Angela’s mother returned from work. They left, promising to check out the people she suggested when she could get them all together. As soon as they were in a sheltered location, not far from Angela’s home, they used the Void to return to Temolae Keep.
    “What next?” Crystal asked.
    Amber thought of her mother. Eventually she’d have to talk to her, but there were other people she needed to see first. “Kade and I will visit Roy and his family tomorrow.”
    “Why not tonight?”
    “Roy’s uncles wanted to be there.”
    “I hope you can trust them. I don’t really know them,” Crystal glanced towards Flinn, “But Knights are meant to be one of our enemies.”
    “It wasn’t always like that,” Amber said.
    “It’s been that way for centuries,” Flinn said.
    “Sometimes things change,” Kade said.
    Flinn met his gaze. “And sometimes the only change is that you die.”
    Crystal stepped between them, looking past Kade to Amber. “Let me know how it goes.”
    Amber nodded and watched as Crystal followed Flinn, leaving her and Kade alone. After a moment, she turned to Kade, reaching for him. “Am I doing the right thing talking to Roy and his family?” Only Amos had promised not to kill her. She was pretty certain Roy wouldn’t and Isaac was fairly level headed, but Eliza… she wasn’t certain about Eliza. Particularly since she was about to tell the woman that more danger was coming. Danger that could harm her son.
    “Only time will tell.”
    That was what she was afraid of.

* * *

    Kade brought Amber as close as possible to Roy’s house. They came out at the park where they’d met last time and walked the short distance to his house. The front door opened before they reached it and Roy stood waiting for them. At his side hung his sword. Amber eyed the weapon. She hoped the fact he was armed wasn’t an indication of anything. Like their intentions. Again she though of how only Amos couldn’t attack her. The others had made no such promise. Maybe she should have made all of them promise before she’d healed Isaac. Then she would have only had to worry about Eliza.
    Roy silently stepped back so they could enter, glancing up and down the road before he closed the door. “They’re in the kitchen.” He led the way.
    Eliza and Isaac were sitting at a round kitchen table while Amos paced the floor. All were armed and Amber began to wonder if talking to the Knights was a good idea.
    Amos stilled when they entered. “Just remember I’m the only one who can’t kill you.”
    Amber grinned, trying not to think about how that fact had already occurred to her. Again. “Does that still bother you, Amos?”
    “You’re seriously not planning to stir him, are you Amber?”
Kade directly asked her.
    It wasn’t stirring. She just wasn’t about to let him think his words bothered her. She sat at the table placing several pieces of paper in front of her. They were photocopies of some of the hand drawn pictures of Hell Hounds from the journal Ronan had given her. “I’ve been told that an old enemy of the Knights and dragons will be returning to our world.”
    Amos picked up a picture. “Is this them?”
    Kade sat beside Amber at the table. “Yes.”
    “Who gave you this