Dragons of Asgard 3 by Logan Jacobs (first ebook reader txt) 📗

it was difficult when you tried to do it with Blar,” the strawberry-blonde agreed. “But you hadn’t had your power very long then. And besides, I think it would be better to try with a dragon you aren’t so attached to.”

“Why is that?” Eira inquired.

“I guess I don’t know anything in particular that would make me think that.” Kas pursed her lips. “My gut just tells me it would be easier to connect with a dragon you don’t know very well. Knowing the dragon might make it so you’re less open since you’re expecting them to behave or feel a certain way.”

“Mm,” I mused. “I can see where you’re coming from. That’s a good point.”

“Try it,” Asta urged with a huge smile. “I bet you can do it.”

It had been a week or so since I found out I could see through the eyes of dragons, and in that time we’d managed to take out some dragon dealers, but I hadn’t had a lot of time to practice and harness my new ability yet.

I figured now was as good of a time as any, so I closed my eyes and focused on Svass. I could feel her presence, and I could sense her feelings, but that was all.

I took a deep breath as I opened my mind, and I blocked out all the sounds around me until I felt completely numb to the outside world. I could barely feel my body, though I knew where it was, and I was vaguely aware of what was happening around me.

At first, all I could feel was blackness, but then something happened. It started with the smell of the stew. The scent hit my nostrils hard, and it was followed by the mirthful smell of the ground beneath me.

Next, I could hear something, a small sort of swishing sound. I wasn’t sure what it was, but then I realized it was Uffe chewing.

I took another deep breath and opened my eyes to the sight of a small bowl of food in front of me. I leaned down and took another bite, and then I looked up and over at Uffe, who stood next to me and slowly ate his food.

I was doing it. I was seeing through Svass’ eyes.

I could sense her emotions, too. She was happy and contented, and the food filled her belly and warmed her from the inside out.

A small smile came over my face as I took in the little dragon’s experience, but then suddenly my head began to pound. I blinked, and I was back in my own body again.

“You did it, didn’t you?” Kas asked, and she leaned forward on the makeshift bench and grinned at me again.

“I did,” I confirmed with a smile.

“Oh, that’s so great!” Asta cheered, and she clapped her hands and smiled wide. “You’re one step closer to being able to do it whenever you want.”

“You’re right,” I agreed, and my smile widened until my cheeks began to hurt.

It was easy to be ecstatic about something with Asta around. The white-haired elf girl smiled so easily, and her happiness was contagious.

This ability really would be a big help for us, especially when it came to freeing dragons in captivity. If I was able to see exactly where they were and experience what they were experiencing, I’d know how to better help them.

My dream where I saw through the eyes of the dragon in the Elf King’s dungeon had only informed me there was a dragon in trouble. It wasn’t until Asta recognized the dungeon that we’d known where the dragon was located.

If I’d been able to control the ability, though, I could have stayed there longer and possibly figured it out for myself.

I needed to keep working to harness this ability. My powers were the greatest asset we had against the dragon trade.

After dinner was over, I helped Kas wash off the bowls and put them back in the cart. Then I retrieved the blankets and laid them out near the fire, but before I even got them all set up, Blar and Inger made their way over to them and plopped down.

“You know you’ll have to make room for me on there, right?” I asked with a raised eyebrow, but the little blue dragon just fake snored and rolled away from me.

Uffe curled up at the foot of Kas’ bed, and Svass looked around in a slight panic for a second before following Uffe and curling up next to his back.

Uffe didn’t seem to mind since he just raised his head to look at her, smiled, and then lowered it.

It seemed she was drawn to his calming presence like she’d been to Beyer’s when we visited the castle.

“Alright,” I said after the beds were made. “You girls get some sleep, I’ll take the first watch.”

“Thank you, Rath,” Asta said, and she crawled sleepily over to the bed and laid down.

Her eyes were closed before they even hit the pillow, and as soon as she was comfortable, Inger crawled up to lay next to her.

Blar was still sprawled out across the bed, but at least his snores were real now.

Eira yawned and crawled under the blankets, too, and Svass made her way up to the pillow so she could curl up in the redhead’s long hair.

Both women seemed to be asleep after just a few seconds, and I shook my head at how tired they must have been. We’d had a long few days, though, so I couldn’t blame them for being exhausted.

“Why don’t you get some sleep, too?” I asked Kas.

The beautiful Valkyrie girl stared into the fire, but she looked up at me with bright violet eyes when I spoke.

“I will in a few minutes,” she answered with a smile.

“Not tired?” I joked.

“It’s