Mercy Burns
“He hit me low and fast, dragging me facedown onto the wraparound couch while he knelt beside me on the floor.
“They shot him!” I said, voice half muffled by the leather and more than a little shaky. “Why the hell would they shoot him?”
“Maybe they’ve figured he’s outlasted his usefulness.” His attention was on the window above us rather than me, and his body hummed with an energy that seemed dangerously ready to explode. “Keep your head down until we know if they’re still out there.”
... The warning made my heart race even harder, and I hadn’t thought that was possible. “But why would they risk shooting him with so many people around?”
“With rifles these days, you don’t have to be anywhere near your target to be certain of a kill.”
“It just seems wrong for dragons to be using weapons,” I muttered, and looked up at the middle of the three windows that lined the side of the boat.MoreLess
“They shot him!” I said, voice half muffled by the leather and more than a little shaky. “Why the hell would they shoot him?”
“Maybe they’ve figured he’s outlasted his usefulness.” His attention was on the window above us rather than me, and his body hummed with an energy that seemed dangerously ready to explode. “Keep your head down until we know if they’re still out there.”
... The warning made my heart race even harder, and I hadn’t thought that was possible. “But why would they risk shooting him with so many people around?”
“With rifles these days, you don’t have to be anywhere near your target to be certain of a kill.”
“It just seems wrong for dragons to be using weapons,” I muttered, and looked up at the middle of the three windows that lined the side of the boat.MoreLess
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