Balanced On the Blade's Edge (Dragon Blood, book 1)
“came a distant call.
Ridge left Sardelle—he had been smashing her anyway—and returned to the front of the cave, grunting as his foot caught on rock. Their shelter lacked a flat floor. “We’re fine, Rav,” he called back. “Everyone there make it?”
“We’re all in, but, uhm, the owl… it’s sitting out there waiting in a tree branch.”
“With luck, it’ll get bored of waiting and leave.”
The soldier’s “Yes, sir” sounded encouraged, but the follow-up of, “What if it doesn’t?” was a little more plaintive.
“...We’ll figure it out in the morning,” Ridge called. Dropping his voice, he asked, “Owls are nocturnal, right?”
“Regular owls, yes,” Sardelle said. “I’m less certain about magical ones.”
Ridge digested that. “So it is magical. I didn’t think it could be natural, but… I’ve never heard of anything like this.”
After a pause, Sardelle asked, “It wasn’t in the operations manual?”
“No.”
“I’m guessing it belonged to… someone on that ship.”MoreLess
Ridge left Sardelle—he had been smashing her anyway—and returned to the front of the cave, grunting as his foot caught on rock. Their shelter lacked a flat floor. “We’re fine, Rav,” he called back. “Everyone there make it?”
“We’re all in, but, uhm, the owl… it’s sitting out there waiting in a tree branch.”
“With luck, it’ll get bored of waiting and leave.”
The soldier’s “Yes, sir” sounded encouraged, but the follow-up of, “What if it doesn’t?” was a little more plaintive.
“...We’ll figure it out in the morning,” Ridge called. Dropping his voice, he asked, “Owls are nocturnal, right?”
“Regular owls, yes,” Sardelle said. “I’m less certain about magical ones.”
Ridge digested that. “So it is magical. I didn’t think it could be natural, but… I’ve never heard of anything like this.”
After a pause, Sardelle asked, “It wasn’t in the operations manual?”
“No.”
“I’m guessing it belonged to… someone on that ship.”MoreLess
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