by Clare Smith
It was the small voice, almost like an echo of the past, which broke through the emptiness and reminded him of what he had once been. He gave a shuddering sigh and stood, looking at their worried faces. They were all looking at him and he knew each one of them except for the boy who looked so much like his own brothers just before they were dragged away to work and die in Cassiman’s mines. Tears filled his eyes at the memory.
“I can’t, the dragon spirit has left me and won’t be coming back.”
Tingallent stared at him in shock and then that expression turned to one of resolve. Plink’s revelation had stunned him, but the sheer brutality of what the Passonians were going to do had made him more determined than ever. He grabbed the bundle from Rabayan’s arms, tore off the cover and waved the skull under Poddorrin’s nose.
“We have the artefacts and we have this so you will call the dragons back or ten thousand people are going to die and I will not allow that to happen.”
They had the archives too although he hadn’t told them about that.
“Well, Dragon Watcher, what are you going to do?”
Poddorrin looked at the skull and without any effort imagined it joined to a muscular body with wings and brilliant scales which was so real that he could almost touch it. Something in the empty pit inside of him stirred and he thought that perhaps Tingallent was right, perhaps he was the Dragon Watcher and could do this thing.
He managed a weak smile and a nod of his head. “For everyone’s sake I will try.”
The End
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Sword and the Spell
Book 1 The Grey Robe
Book 2 The White Robe
Book 3 The Black Robe
The Guardians of the Sacred Path
Book 1 The Wolf Stone
Book 2 The Stone Bearers
Book 3 The Sacrificial Stone
Book 4 Terror Stones
The Throne of the Dragon Queen
Book 1 Dragon Hunt
Book 2 Dragon Call
Book 3 Dragon Flight
COMING SOON
Around the World in 240 Days
(a different kind of travel guide)
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The Throne of the Dragon Queen is the intellectual property
of the author and may only be reproduced, copied or transmitted,
in part or whole, with the written permission of the author.
All characters are fictitious and any resemblance to real
persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
CHARACTERS
From the Golden Age
Hoisinferringar Preceptor of Ferringar
Mazaban Conqueror of Assimus
Jaquarian Northman
The Age of Darkness
Assimusians
Della A leader from the Enclave
Dogavin A leader from the Enclave
Kimeron A leader from the Enclave
Poddorrin A runner way
The Passonians of Assimus
Billicks the Quirk Money Lender
Cavanagh Lord of Phillos
Gannard Guard Captain
Hallaman Lord of Delmar
Mirralet Lord of Ramillion
Sillyon Superior
Rabayan Superior
Rebels
Gabballin Master Bowman
Silmon Tammerit’s friend
Stesson Blacksmith
Tammerit Trainee Horsemaster
Tingallent Rebel leader
Todden Tingallent’s friend
The Kallisians
Bassalin Captain of the Golden Bird
Cobbam The First Mate
Collia Priestess
Collquin Senior Elder
Dasson Captain of the Island Dream
Fellin Deceased blacksmith
Lancon Elder of Fitten
Sillin Collquin’s steward
The Pyromasters
Combust Senior Pyromaster
Flagration Pyromaster
Furno Pyromaster
Kallawassian Pyromaster
Plinkassian Kallawassian’s apprentice
Sparker Deceased Pyromaster
Gaul, Rome and Egypt
Abda Egyptian trader
Banniff Warrior and slave
Bastoph Slave overseer
Benmotha Grave robber
Cacaphia Tutacaraph’s wife
Danem Deceased slave
Ekle Grave robber
Effalla Grave robber
Gazza Effalla’s brother
Igson Sigmonson’s nephew
Parcia Roman Matron
Prabax Warrior from Gaul
Praxis Warrior from Gaul
Therumadax War chief
Tutacaraph Banniff’s owner
Shea Slave girl
Sigmonson Viking Captain
England
Brandon School bully
Jim Carter Olympic fencer
Joe Handyman
Richard Danvers Tobrin’s father
Sarah Danvers Tobrin’s mother
Mr Pollock Deputy Headmaster
Tobrin Danvers The linguist
Chang’an
Cheum Senior of the Red Lion sect
Kingquin Senior brother
Li Ang Street urchin
Lin Po Brotherhood assassin
Twistirian Assassin and thief
Ti Me Kitchen girl
Xuanzang Buddhist monk
Zangwu Brotherhood Assassin
Master of the Silent Hand
Master of the Still Mind
Master of the Blade in the Dark
Master of the Swift Foot
Master of the Secret Way
Greece
Amalaya Blind Priestess
Dacos Tesiclese Guard Captain
Dionostes Athenian Orator
Pellecus Amalaya’s guardian
Tesiclese Nobleman from Corinth
Sissinia Priestess from Athens
The Dragons
Cellastaria The Dragon Queen
Alrakis The Great
Etamin The Bright
Rastaban The Hidden
Thurban The Bold
