The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

“Nyktos is protected by guards,” I said, remembering
what had been said during the Council meeting. That wasn’t
exactly breaking news. “The…draken either went to sleep or
protect the resting place of the gods, right?”
Kieran took the drink that Casteel offered him. “Yes.”
My stomach dropped to my toes. “And the guards that
Ian told us we need? Would they happen to be the ones
protecting Nyktos’s resting place?”
Casteel put my drink in my hand. “Are you just now
realizing who and what Nyktos’s guards are?”
Yes.
Yes, I totally was.
“We’re supposed to get the draken to help us?” I
exclaimed. “Those who are basically able to take the form of
a dragon?”
Casteel stared at me, nodding slowly. “I thought you
realized that.”
“No!” I shouted, and Kieran’s brows flew up. “Yeah, I
remember being told that, but I’ve also been told a lot of
things since then, and…good gods, I’m going to get to see a
draken?”
“Yes, my Queen.” Casteel sat on the arm of my chair.
“You may get to see a draken.”
“I don’t know why you look so excited,” Kieran
remarked. “The draken were a notoriously…unfriendly
bloodline, with temperaments that would make yours look
like a small, cuddly animal’s.”
I lifted my right hand and extended my middle finger. He
smirked. “But I have the blood of Nyktos in me,” I pointed
out.
“And they can also breathe fire.” Kieran tipped his glass
at me. “So, let’s hope none of us pisses them off.”