Dragons Among the Eagles by C. L.
Kraemer
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Rain thwacked against Aleda's
leathery black appendages. Her arms ached; heck, every muscle in her body
ached. This flying thing was going to take more practice. The continual
downpour of the spring night slithered past her shielded turquoise eyes,
bathing her scales in cool refreshment. As much as she would like to have
frolicked in the showers, she was more interested in landing in one spot,
curling up and sleeping for the next four days. If only…
Cyre winged up to her side.
"You go in first and I'll
follow. I want to wash off the grit of the trip."
Aleda pulled back her lips in a
semblance of a smile.
"No problem," she
shouted over the wind drafts.
When Cyre's sister, Brittany, had
first suggested Aleda attend the dragon council in China, she'd been ecstatic.
Her recent discovery of her true identity--half human, half dragon--had put her
beliefs to the test. She imagined being around those like her would make her
transition simpler. Cyre and Brittany, full-blooded Celtic dragons, had helped
as best they could by explaining rules of dragon protocol and pointing out the
good guys from the bad guys at the council meetings. By the end of the week,
Aleda's fairy tale illusion had fallen abruptly on sharp rocks. Politics and
power were as rampant in the dragon-shapeshifter community as in the human
community.
Brittany was going to spend a
night or two in Cyre's den before continuing her journey back to Scotland. Then
Aleda and Cyre would be faced with the decisions they'd both been putting off
since their first meeting.
She felt the solid rock beneath
her talons and breathed a sigh of relief. The council meeting had been
exhilarating, educational and overwhelming all at once. It was nice, really
nice, to be back in the Northwest of the United States. Aleda stood, getting
her land legs then shook the extra moisture from her body. Placing her talon on
the button in the rock wall, she pushed and the door of the cave slid open.
Watching the heavy glass trundle into the backside of Mt. St. Helens still gave
her chill bumps. So much about the twenty-first century dragon world made her
shake her head. How could they survive with all the advancements humans had
accomplished? Knowing the answer still didn't stop her from asking the
question.
The few minutes she'd stood
contemplating questions already asked had given the cavern a chance to air out.
While her sense of smell wasn't as acute for some things, sulfur being one of
those, she still hadn't been able to adjust completely to the acrid aroma Cyre
tolerated in his cave.
As she dragged her tired feet
over the threshold, Cyre backwinged his way on the landing. Aleda turned just
in time to catch the wicked twinkle in his eyes.
He sprayed water over the
landing, his laughter bubbling over the surrounding rocks like thunder.
"Cyre! I just dried off!
Jiminy!"
Aleda wrinkled her brow and
glared at the young gray-green dragon. His mirthful smirk did nothing to help
her anger.
"Hey, you two. Get in here
and dry off. I did some hunting before you got here and there's dinner in the
great room. I've had mine and to be quite frank, I'm exhausted. I'm going to
sleep."
Brittany tromped back to the
great room and found a warm spot near the back wall.
Cyre and Aleda located the
carcasses of the deer where Brittany had dropped the bodies. Each took one and
moved off to eat, alone, before settling in for the night. Minutes after
devouring their meals, the trio of dragons were fast asleep, the decisions of
the previous week set aside for the normality of life.
Dragons Among the Eagles is an excellent sequel that will hold your
attention until the very end and leave you craving more. Well done Ms. Kraemer for delivering yet
another awesome book!
Worthy of a 5 Angel Eyes rating
L. Nickels for Rogue's Angels
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