Well, I wasn’t going to write too much today, but then I came in and WordPress had a new editor for me to try. Yeah, not sure I like it. I couldn’t figure out how to center things.
Then my cat started running from window to window looking outside. Who knows what she’s after, especially since it’s dark outside right now. She’s not happy either because her other window is hard to get to; I had to close up my office last weekend because of the drop in temperature. My heater just can’t keep up when it starts to get this cold. I already miss my office, but I like my warmer house. Some day I don’t have to fight the cold all the time. I’ll either live in the tropics, or have a house with central heating. One or the other. Yeah, I have goals. *grin*
Let’s get to the story.
Dragons of Wellsdeep is an epic science fantasy story filled with action, adventure, space travel, magic, dragons, and flying. Chapter 14 is available for 1 week only! Then it will turn back into a pumpkin and a new chapter will appear!
Previously: Moonhunter was born and his novimather (dragon mother) left him in the care of an older man named Balthier. Years later, during one of there missions, Moonhunter believes that Balthier’s informant has sabotaged them and they barely escape. Not that their lives were ever in any danger (maybe – depends on who is after them) because they are novihomidraks — new humans born of the dragon. After they get off the planet, Balthier begins to believe that Moonhunter is hiding something from him. Moonhunter is secretly trying to use his wings. It’s rare for a novihomidrak to have wings, so Moonhunter is afraid of what it’ll mean if someone finds out. Meanwhile, Balthier is trying to figure out if they were set up and, when that leads to finding it has something to do with Moonhunter, begins to dig harder. While having his friend heal his broken wing, another sapere discovers what the boys are up to and she wants in. This isn’t something Moonhunter ever planned on. He knows how much trouble they will be in if they get caught keeping Moonhunter’s transformation from those higher up. Balthier speaks to one of the saperes he trusts (a rare thing), and finds out that there is a plan for Moonhunter by some of the other saperes. They want to send Moonhunter on an off-world operation, but Balthier convinces the sapere that he should really go along. Balthier learns that they shouldn’t trust anyone. Bathier fetches Moonhunter and the head to the building which houses the convergence for the Wells. Because of the gravitational forces already tearing through the planet they are traveling to, the dragon guiding them through the Wells has to keep them on track, an event that doesn’t please Balthier. As they near their destination and Moonhunter sees the devastation caused by the crashing of two galaxies, he wonders at all of life. Sensing his thoughts, Balthier urges Moon on. The emerge and land on the world. Moonhunter struggles to get his bearings while a sapere urges him to suck herme’s milk off of a fuzzy pit in order to help with the shakes from Well travel. Moonhunter swears that the curtains in the room are made from the scales of a Ch’bauldi dragon. Balthier reminds Moonhunter of their mission. Outside, Moonhunter’s thoughts are once again preoccupied by the tragedy of this planet. As a girl roller-skates by him. Moonhunter wishes he could even save just one girl. Balthier and Moonhunter go to where Dr. Melstone’s lab use to be and it’s no longer there. But the police have arrived. Balthier is captured, allowing Moonhunter to get away. Moonhunter runs from the police and steals an airster (a type of flying craft on this planet). Unfortunately for him, the man who he is taking the craft from, insists on coming with Moonhunter — to him, he thinks its an adventure. Besides, if’s obvious that Moonhunter has no experience flying an airster.
Dragons of Wellsdeep
Chapter 14
by Dawn Blair
As they neared the lift point, a red light began circling from a beacon overhead and a blue light lit up on the floor. “Craft preparing for departure,” a voice boomed.
Moonhunter suddenly realized he had no control over the craft. It was moving on its own.
“Release the wheel,” the man said as he reached back for his safety strap. A lid slid out from behind them and went over their heads.
Moonhunter scrambled for his strap as the airster aligned itself with the lift point and began to roll backwards. He suddenly found, as he looked down to do the buckle, that the seat had puffed out a pillow around his head. He couldn’t find the insert for the strap.
The man reached over and grabbed it from him, clicking the pieces together. “You’ve never even been in an airster before, have you?” Read the rest of this entry »
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