Page 100 of Scales ’N’ Spells: Volume Two

“Were you able to tell where he was headed?” Cameron tossed out.

“Better. It looks like he’s staying in Prague right now.” Cassie scooted toward her computer and started typing frantically while calling out to them over the clatter. “We haven’t been able to locate where he’s staying, but we got two pings from him last night.”

“Cassie then went through historical data and verified that he’s been frequenting this six-block area. Mostly stores like a grocery. A couple of cafés he seems to like.”

“So, we just need to send in a bunch of dragons to capture him and get him to tell us where all the other Jaeggi are,” Ravi said, snapping his fingers. “Easy peasy.”

Gunter’s head popped up, and he looked at Ravi like he had lost what was left of his mind. Okay, so maybe not easy. This had to be mate fog. Yep, he was blaming mate fog.

“Even if we manage to capture him without suffering significant injuries, I don’t think Thomas would ever willingly hand over information about his clan,” Alric explained in a low, even tone as if his mind were only half on Ravi, and the other half was already working on a plan.

“No, he wouldn’t.” Cameron shook his head and gave a little shudder. “Thomas is cold and calculating. His entire goal is the rise of the Jaeggi over the rest of the world. He’d never do anything to hurt them, even to save his own life.”

“Then we need someone to follow him. Watch his every move,” Alric said.

Ravi smirked when Alric’s gaze slid over to him. “What you need is someone fast, small, and very sneaky. Someone who can move without being seen. That way, when Thomas finally meets with someone from the Jaeggi clan or goes to wherever the clan is hiding, he can follow.” Ravi shrugged and lifted his open hands. “Sounds like my kind of job.”

He’d gone on plenty of scouting assignments like this over the years. At first, they’d all been about locating mages. His stealth meant he wasn’t going to startle or frighten anyone, but until Cameron, those scouting missions had never turned up any mages.

Now, he had the chance to use all those skills for locating Jaeggi. And he couldn’t freaking wait.

“I don’t like the idea of you going alone,” Alric murmured.

“Baldewin? He’s had plenty of experience dealing with the Jaeggi. Or maybe Warin?” Gunter suggested.

Ravi laughed and shook his head. “You just picked two of Burkhard’s largest lumbering mountains to go on a stealth mission. Can you imagine Baldewin ever being inconspicuous?”

Gunter cleared his throat, a light blush burning his high cheekbones. “Yes. Right.”

“Gunter, you need to get some sleep,” Cameron said gently. “You and Cassie have done amazing work, but I think you both can catch a few hours of sleep before Ravi gets into position in Prague.”

The dragon nodded stiffly, shoving one hand through his greasy hair. “Yes, you may be right. I can shower and catch a few hours’ sleep before Ravi is ready to leave.”

“Spoilsport,” Cassie grumbled.

To Ravi’s surprise, Alric lifted on eyebrow at her, and she sank a little in her chair.

“Shall I tell Sasha about the sorry state her mate is in?”

“Now you’re just being mean,” Cassie pouted, but Alric didn’t budge. She huffed, “Fine, I’ll nap. But Sasha has to nap with me.”

“That’s not called napping,” Cameron pointed out, and his sister grinned wickedly at him. Cameron groaned. “There isn’t enough mental bleach in the world…”

“Returning to the problem at hand. Ravi cannot go to Prague without backup, but we need to give him assistance who won’t draw attention to themselves.”

“Sahan!” Ravi shouted as the idea formed in his brain. “Sahan is a wind dragon like me. He’s smaller and just as fast as me, in both human and dragon form. He’d be perfect.”

“But Sahan is also younger than you and has spent his entire life away from the Jaeggi. He doesn’t necessarily have the same training.”

Ravi shook his head. “I can watch out for him. This is supposed to be a surveillance mission, anyway. No confrontation. If we run into any trouble, then we retreat to the castle. We’ll just be watching.”

Cameron shrugged.

“He’s right. How much trouble can they get into?” Cameron suddenly slapped his hand over his mouth, gasping as his brown eyes went wide. “Oh my god, I can’t believe I just said that. We’re talking about Ravi.”

“Not the same kind of trouble as my usual trouble.”

“I find it disturbing that you have a usual trouble,” Gunter tossed out.