Dragon Rider (DragonMage Saga) Read Free Page A

take Rho a while to
settle his dragon down for the night. When alone Angel called his brothers and
mother by the first part of the name, it was their way of showing Angel they
didn’t need the double name making Angel more comfortable with his single name.
By the time Rho was in he had the meal ready and they sat down to eat.
    He decided to speak to his
brother about the little dragon nipping at him and just out and asked him. ‘Rho
one of the young dragons took a nip at me this morning. I just don’t know why,
I never hurt it or anything and that’s never happened before, even to my
friends.'
    Rho looking at him could see
Angel was worried. ‘Come on, it was just playing, you know they don’t nip you
young ones when playing. You just thought it did, just trying to give you a
final play nudge.’
    ‘No, it was a nip; I’m just not
sure I suppose I‘ll see tomorrow when we go back and play.’ Angel’s faraway
look while talking was starting to worry Rho.
    ‘Come on lets see what you got
for our meal as I’m hungry, and as you said wait and see what tomorrow brings.’
Rho gave him a smile and started eating.
    His thoughts were still on the
events of the day. Something happened before the young one nipped at me, just
after we won the fight. I felt funny, it was as if my mind got all screwed up
and I just couldn’t think. Like nothing was around me, no noise of the young
dragons. My friends were making that much noise but for that moment I heard
nothing, saw nothing. Then just as suddenly it was all back, then the nip from
the dragon.
    I feel something’s changed but
what I don’t know; maybe when mum gets home I’ll ask her. I do feel a little
different, there’s a tingling in me, not a bad tingling but it does make me
feel good now that I think of it. I hope mum will be able to tell me what
happened and what the feeling is.
    He’s suddenly brought back to the
moment with a shake. Rho is staring at him talking to him. ‘Angel what’s wrong,
Angel can you hear me?’
    ‘What yes, yes I’m fine just
thinking of things maybe when mum gets home I’ll talk to her about what
happened today.’ He was starting to feel uncomfortable an changed the subject
‘What happened to you today, as mum told me you wouldn’t be back till late but
here you are?’ giving him a smile.
    Rho could see he was changing the
subject and decided to let it drop. ‘I got things done quicker than we thought
so I could get home earlier.’
    After their meal Angel decided it
was time to go to bed. His thoughts still on what happened. Tomorrow was going
to be an interesting day I just have that feeling. What ever happened to me
today I thinks going to be worse tomorrow.
    Angel awoke early and decides
he’ll walk to the hatchery. Having got something to eat, he leaves a note for
his brothers, heads off. As he walked down the track past the dragon cave he
could see his brother Tas’s dragon there but not his mothers so she didn’t get
home. With his mind back on what happened he carries on.
    Well I can’t talk to mum I’ll
just wait till I see her to day. It must have been important for her not to get
home; being head Dragon Rider tends to keep her away longer from home.
    The path Angel took was carved
into the side of the mountain and leads down to the hatchery, passing other
homes with dragon caves. There are parts of the path that are narrow and look
down far below to the valley floor. It’s a steep climb down, but would be
easier riding on a dragon than walking. This morning he wanted to walk and take
his time. He would eat on his way down to the hatchery, before meeting his
friends and going to play with the young dragons.
    Stopping at a point with an area
for passing as he sits with his feet dangling over the edge, still thinking
about what happened yesterday when he could see a dragon flying in.
    A large dragon was coming in from
out at sea from where dragons don’t fly. The wizard school is that way and the
Riders won’t