The Dragons Revenge (Tales from the New Earth #2) Read Online Free

of stone, gray in color, with
small sparkles of crystal glinting in the candlelight.
    “ She hasn't used the
lodestone to get my attention for a while, so I suppose things are
fine at her village, but...”
    He almost dropped the
stone as it suddenly vibrated in his hand, glowing with a ghostly
pale light.
    “ Apparently great
minds think alike,” Aeris commented dryly.
    “ Hmm, maybe.”
    Simon put the stone back
in his pocket, easily thought of the incantation for Magic Mouth and
cast the spell.
    “ Clara? Are you
there?” he asked aloud as he stared vaguely across the room. He
took a sip of tea as he waited for her reply.
    “ Simon? Oh, thank
the gods you're okay,” he heard the cleric say.
    He frowned at her worried
tone.
    “ Sure, I'm all
right. Why wouldn't I be?”
    “ Because I had a
vision, just a few moments ago. The gods of Justice warned me that
you would be punished for your destruction of the black dragon by the
dark gods. I'm actually surprised that it took them two months to
react to its death. Apparently it takes some time for news like that
to reach them in the Void.”
    “ Just as well,”
Simon muttered. “Anyway, your news is a bit late, Clara. We
were attacked earlier today.”
    “ Attacked?”
She sounded surprised. “But that's not...what attacked you?”
    “ A pair of dragons,
believe it or not.”
    Simon told the cleric
about the assault and, when he was done, she sounded both relieved
and confused.
    “ I'm happy that you
and your two companions are safe, my friend, but I'm a little
mystified. The warning from the gods didn't mention an attack. It
sounds rather petty, doesn't it?”
    Simon flicked a glance at
Aeris, who was listening to the one-sided conversation with interest.
    “ Yes, it does. But
Aeris has mentioned before that these dark gods are like that; petty,
vengeful, almost child-like in their responses.”
    “ They are indeed.
But don't let that lull you into letting your guard down, Simon. They
are still ancient and powerful.”
    “ I won't, believe
me. So, if you weren't warned of the attack, what did those gods of
Justice say their opponents would do?”
    Clara sounded a little
amused.
    “ They are never that
specific, my friend. All of these visions are couched in allegory and
symbolism. But what I took out of it was that their vengeance would
be more personal. The dragon attack seems so, I don't know, random
maybe.”
    Simon had to laugh.
    “ Well, it sure
seemed personal to me! Anyway, meaning no offense but maybe you
misunderstood the vision? Like you said, allegory can be
misinterpreted, right?”
    “ Yes, of course it
can.” She sighed. “You're probably right. I hope you are.
So, putting that aside for the moment, how are you, Aeris and Kronk
doing this winter? Anything you need in the way of supplies or
whatever?”
    Simon sipped his tea and
smiled.
    “ We're good, thanks.
Kronk and Aeris can almost complete an entire conversation now
without fighting.”
    “ Hey, wait a
second!” Aeris cut in. “We're quite civil with each other
now.”
    “ That's what I just
said,” Simon told him with a grin.
    The elemental snorted in
disgust but didn't respond.
    “ They didn't agree?”
Clara asked, sounding amused. She could only hear Simon when he spoke
using the Magic Mouth spell and he could only hear her.
    “ Something like
that. At any rate, we're fine. I have enough supplies down in the
cellar to last the winter and then some. I hope you and your people
are doing as well?”
    Clara began to speak but
her voice started to fade in and out suddenly, as if he was listening
to a radio signal that was beginning to lose its strength.
    “ I'm sorry, Clara,
could you repeat that?” he asked, confused. He had never
experienced a 'signal loss' using Magic Mouth before.
    “ Simon? I can barely
hear you. What's going...”
    Her voice faded out again.
    “ Clara? Clara, can
you hear me?” he asked loudly. There was no response.
    “ Well, that's
weird,” Simon