by Tim Waggoner
“Time I now have, thanks to you.” Makala came forward to embrace him, and though her body was cold, she felt good in Diran’s arms. When they parted, Makala glanced toward the eastern horizon. The sky was growing lighter as dawn drew near.
The vampire turned to Yvka. “We should go. If I’m not sealed in my sarcophagus before daylight, our partnership will end up being extremely short-lived.”
Yvka laughed, and the two women walked away toward shore. Diran didn’t know where the Zephyr was moored. Presumably House Thuranni had private docks. Ghaji and he watched Yvka and Makala go until the women were lost to their sight.
“We’ll see them again,” Ghaji said.
“I hope so.”
The friends stood in silence for a time after that, watching as the sun rose in the eastern sky. Gulls drifted on the air currents, and the wharf began to come to life as men and women started their workday.
After a time, Ghaji said, “So, what’s next?”
Diran considered. “Breakfast, I think.”
“And afterward?”
“Whatever fate brings our way.” The priest smiled. “What else?”
Ghaji grinned. “What else, indeed?”
And the two companions walked down the dock, heading back into the city.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tim Waggoner’s novels include Pandora Drive and Like Death (Leisure Books), A Nightmare on Elm Street: Protégé (Black Flame), Godfire: The Orchard of Dreams, Godfire: Heart’s Wound, Necropolis (Five Star), Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven’s Eye, Dark Ages: Gangrel (White Wolf), Defender: Hyperswarm (I-Books), and The Harmony Society (Prime Books). He is also the author of the short story collection All Too Surreal (Prime Books). He is the author of two books in the DRAGONLANCE®: THE NEW ADVENTURES series, Temple of the Dragonslayer and Return of the Sorceress (Wizards of the Coast), as well as many novels and short stories for teens and adults. He’s published close to eighty short stories of horror and fantasy, and his articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Writers’ Journal, and other publications.
He teaches creative writing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. Visit him on the web at www.timwaggoner.com.
SEA OF DEATH
The Blade of the Flame • Book 3
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