The Dragon Savior of Tone: World of Tone: Book 2 by A. D. Adams

view then concentrated on a small dwelling at the base of the wall. It finally passed through the dwelling’s main opening and into a small room. The Sinut could see an old one sitting in front of a small fire covered by a large piece of thick, warm-looking cloth. The Sinut said a few more words and his ghostly image formed above the old one's fire. Then, he looked up at the floating figure.
    “It has been some time since you have come to me,” the old one said.
    “The Draman has started his journey.”
    “Finally, we have little time. My powers are failing,” the old one said in a tired voice.
    “He wants to know if you will help once he starts this fight,” the Sinut said, as the old one laughed.
    “I take it you told him about us?”
    “Yes, of course. He will want to know how to get to you and how many nymphs can join him.”
    “We have twenty-one thousand ready to fight. You can show him, you know where we are. He can fly here and land by my hut. How many dragons will come with him?”
    “Thousands. I don't know exactly how many at this point.”
    “What about the humans?” the old one asked.
    “He is visiting them now. I know the guard will come and at my last count, they had somewhere around sixty to perhaps a hundred thousand.”
    “Can he control all these various forces?”
    “Yes, I believe he can. His magic is beyond what I even thought possible.”
    “I have a feeling that he will want the elves as part of the fighting force.”
    “Those bastards. I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw a dragon.”
    “For some reason, I think he would want all those who will benefit to participate.”
    “Well, that's his problem.”
    “He needs to know that there is a dwarf village just outside our wall, and we are under constant attack,” the old one reminded the Sinut.
    “Yes, I will make sure he is aware of your situation. I will have to discuss much with him, if he will listen.”
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter 15 - Unknown Becomes Known
    (An answer to a question is often unwanted information.)
    - The Time of the Draman -
     
     
    Terra flew through the day and past sunset to finally arrive at his crevice home. As he was landing, he could see Fienna and Cardana waiting for him. He had been in mental contact with Fienna all during his flight. As Terra changed into a human once more, he hugged his family. Dragons, sea nymphs, his mother, sister, and the young one they had found watched them. Terra was tired and walked with Fienna and Cardana to the small cave in the rear of their home. Fienna had told everyone that Terra would talk to them at sun-rising.
    Terra slept badly. The killing of all those humans bothered him. He had kept it out of his mind during his visit to the humans, but now it flooded back into his thoughts. He understood killing for food, but killing for revenge or even justice seemed wrong. He would never again lose control as he had after they had found the villagers dead. He knew many more would die before this was over. He had to come up with a way to shorten the fighting. He spent most of the sunset thinking about how to organize those who would come with him. He now had at least a basic plan, but needed to know what the land looked like on the other side of the mountains.
    He needed to talk to Tone again, but this time it would be him starting the conversation. The sun was just rising and Fienna was stirring with Cardana. They would go to the private shore where they had first met the sea nymphs. It would be a place where he could talk to Tone, without interruption.
    Terra had left before talking to anyone. He had ordered the guard dragons and nymphs to leave them in peace for one sun-rising. Terra carried Fienna and their daughter on his back. After landing, he reverted to his human form. They sat as a family looking over the great water.
    “I need to talk to Tone,” he said to Fienna.
    “Do you think she will respond?” Fienna asked.
    “I won’t know until I try.