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“While we’re still on the quest,” I said, defeated.
“Let’s find this goddess as soon as possible,” Blaze said. “This slow healing like a regular human is fucking killing us.”
“We’ll be on the road again only after our mate and the men recover,” Iokul said.
“Is Elvey also wounded?” I asked, worry clawing at my heart.
“He has a small slash on his jaw and lost a section of his left pinkie that’s less than one inch long,” Blaze spat. “I don’t understand why he keeps whining about it. It’ll grow back once the magic returns to the realm. Everyone has suffered more than him.”
Adrian nodded. “He does like to constantly complain and nag. He finds some twisted delight in it, but I’m still glad he and Rosalinda are our allies. I’ll go see if they need anything.”
I had a feeling he was eager to visit Rosalinda, and I fully supported him on that.
“Give them my gratitude, Adrian,” I said. “And give them whatever they need.”
Adrian nodded, came to me, and kissed me on the forehead. “I’ll see you later, Princess.”
My mates repressed a snarl. But if Adrian’s kiss lingered, I believed my mates would throw him off.
They’d now seen that there was nothing romantic between Adrian and me. He was my loyal general and friend.
Adrian sauntered toward the door and exited.
I took a brief moment to scan my surroundings.
We were inside a modernized room converted from a vast cave, the kind dragons loved. Starlight poured from the high ceiling and windows. The walls were crafted to have both primitive and modern features.
“A cave?” I asked.
“Your royal family’s haven,” Rai said, “according to Adrian.”
How did my general know more about the realm and even my curse than I? How much had my grandfather kept from me? He’d either thought me a threat to his throne, or he’d tried to keep me locked in the tower to keep me safe.
Rai gave me a look. “I know you want answers, sweetheart.”
“You were out for a day after the land magic healed you,” Iokul said, kissing the top of my head. “Elvey recognized the magic and told us so.”
“We slew all the demons,” Blaze said, “including the flying one who shot you. I had hoped we could torture him before we killed him.”
“Henry and Sybil?” I asked.
“Elvey had to give your hound a sedative to put him to sleep,” Rai said, “so he could calm down and heal faster in the process.”
My breathing evened out. I’d feared that Henry was lost to me.
“Your pet bird is with Elvey and his female companion,” Blaze said.
He kept referring to Rosalinda as Elvey’s female companion, mostly for my sake, I thought sourly.
“Her name is Rosalinda,” I offered.
“Your bird is a bit mad at us,” Rai said. “Somehow she got offended and threatened to teach us dragons some manners.”
I gave a wan smile. She must have gotten the idea from Elvey.
Iokul laughed. “She really threatened us.”
I stared back at where Adrian had stood. I’d meant to ask him how he’d gotten back and how he had known that we’d been under attack.
