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

Preyna breathed as she took the page and looked it over.

I continued to thumb through the pages, and I found more suspicious works. There were pages and pages of documents concerning Vinrar, his crimes against dragons, and his punishment.

There were also documents outlining how the sonofabitch had forced dragons into submission.

“Is that about Vinrar?” Preyna asked as she read over my shoulder.

“It is,” I whispered, and her light-brown eyes locked on mine.

“Rath,” she said, and her voice was so quiet I wasn’t even sure she’d spoken at all except for her lips moving. “You don’t think…”

“He’s trying to figure out how to free Vinrar,” I said through gritted teeth.

“It can’t be,” Preyna gasped, but she looked down at the papers with incredulous brown eyes.

“It has to be.” I shook my head. “This sonofabitch is trying to free Vinrar and train the dragons just like he did.”

“But, why?” Preyna inquired, and her eyes narrowed on the papers scattered all over the desk.

“My guess is so he can create a dragon army,” I said.

“What makes you say that?” Preyna asked. “Nothing here says he’s building an army.”

“It doesn’t have to,” I sighed and closed my eyes. “He clearly idolizes Vinrar, and he’d have no need for so many babies if he wasn’t planning to use them to attack.”

“I suppose you’re right.” Preyna frowned. “But Alfheim and Asgard are on good terms now. Do you think he’s planning to attack the kingdom?”

“I bet he’s planning to attack all the realms once his army is complete,” I said.

“You think he wants to control all nine realms?” Preyna asked.

“I think so,” I agreed. “I don’t see any other reason why he would need so many dragons. He’s building an army, and he’s buying up all the dragons from the dealers at the same time, that way there’s nobody to stand in his way.”

“He’s not going to like it when he finds out you’ve already taken out several of his dealers,” Preyna said.

“He was probably planning to kill them anyway,” I countered. “I doubt he’ll care too much.”

“You’re right,” she sighed, and she turned to me with a saddened look of defeat. “What can we do?”

“We’re going to stop him,” I growled, and I lifted my chin slightly before I gathered up the papers and shoved them back in the desk drawer.

I would have loved to attack the arsehole right then, but the girls were somewhere in the castle, and there were guards posted all around. It was too risky at the moment, we needed to formulate a plan first.

I picked up the amulet from my neck and thought of Eira. The small stone began to glow, so I could only hope the redhead had noticed.

“Shite,” I breathed when I realized I still didn’t know where she was at. Eira would know we’d found something now, but that didn’t help us find her at all. “Preyna, can you do a spell to find Kas and the other girls?”

“Not right now.” Her golden eyebrows pulled together. “The invisibility spell will shield them. It won’t last much longer, though, so we need to gather them and get out of here.”

“I have an idea,” I said.

“What is it?” the sorceress asked.

“I was able to look through Svass’ eyes once before,” I explained. “I may be able to do it again.”

“You’d be able to see where they’re at, then.” Preyna nodded.

“Exactly,” I agreed. “But It will take me a minute, so I need you to stand guard.”

“Of course,” the sorceress said. “Do what you must.”

I nodded and placed both of my hands on the desk. Then I closed my eyes and breathed deeply. I thought of Svass, her coloring, how she was probably wrapped around Eira’s neck, and then I cleared my mind and allowed the darkness to settle in.

When I opened my eyes, I was once again inside Svass’ mind, and I could see several red strands of hair in front of me as I peered out from Eira’s shoulder.

The little dragon was scared, but also trying to be brave… there was something else, too, though.

I focused on her feelings and realized it was sadness.

Svass was in a dark area with only a single candle to light up the place, and as she looked around, I could tell they were in the dungeon. It smelled moldy and damp, and there were cages hung on the wall just as I’d seen before when I’d been in the mind of the other dragon there.

I quickly blinked and wound up back in the study with Preyna.

“Rath,” she said as she rushed over to me. “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” I assured her. “They’re in the dungeon.”

“You did it?” she asked, and her jaw fell slightly. “You saw through Svass’ eyes.”

“Yes.” I nodded. “How long until the spell wears off?”

“Maybe fifteen minutes,” Preyna said.

“Let’s go.” I grabbed the sorceress’ hand and pulled her to the door.

We hurried through the castle until we found a small door with stairs behind it that led down below the castle, and Preyna and I rushed down the steps until we reached the landing. From there, it was clear this was the area the elf King kept everything he didn’t want seen.

I could hear the cries of men coming from one direction, and some animal sounds came from the other.

“This way,” I said as I grabbed Preyna’s wrist and pulled her along once more.

Blar flew ahead, and after a few minutes, we stumbled into a large room and found Kas, Asta, and Eira all standing around a large desk. This was the exact room I’d seen before when I saw through the little dragon’s eyes, but unlike before, there were no babies in the cages, and I shuddered to think of what might