To set the scene, against all orders, Talann swam across a flooded river to save women and children stranded on a hill. After successfully taking across a rope that served as the foundation to tow a barge back and forth. The women, children, and horses across, Talann is returning to the safe side of the river with his stallion, a mare and her very skittish colt. The makeshift barge capsizes and its precious contents are tossed into the raging waters.
Excerpt:
Fear
chilling her soul, Glyn continued the breakneck race to catch up to
Kynan whose stallion closed in on the floating man. “Talann is still too
far from the shore,” Kynan shouted.
The reality of the situation burned in Glyn’s mind. Only Lexii could
save Talann, and Beylnea the dragon soul twinned to Lexii, was newly
fledged and not that strong.
A shadow passed overhead and the yellow dragon that was Lexii dove. With
a scream, her claws wrapped around Talann’s waist. She strained to
catch air beneath her wings. However Talann weighed her down and no
matter how hard Lexii tried, his feet still dragged in the wild surf.
“You can do it,” Glyn encouraged.
Talann slipped from Lexii’s grasp. Yet again, she dove to grab him. This
time, she only gained enough height to lift his head and shoulders
above the wave’s surface. His body limp in her clutch told a tale Glyn
refused to believe.
Side by side with Kynan, Glyn raced into the water. Neither spoke a word
but acted in the perfect unison of a trained team to drag Talann to the
shore. It appeared every bone in Talann’s body was broken.
A moan escaped Glyn the sight of the unconscious man’s blue skin. “He’s not breathing.”
Hatchling's Mate - From their birth it was expected that Talann’s and Lexii’s destiny would be entwined. However fate had other intentions. Lexii and Talann could not stand to be together.
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Fate might not want Lexii and Talann together, but Lexii still saved him. Or did he?
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet. So powerful and on-the-edge-of-your-seat.
ReplyDeleteTime for some CPR. Hope so
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