Page 68 of Lion Conquers All
Col pulled his head away and nodded slightly. The movement was slow and filled with a tangible sadness. The dragon extended a front foot and opened his claw.
Two foil wrapped bodies slid to the ground.
Sarah yelped and ran forward, not caring any longer about Col’s massively intimidating form. She knelt next to the children. Connie walked forward with her and knelt on the gravel of the driveway too. Thefoilwas some kind of thermal blanket or sleeping bag and was likely the only reason they had survived in the storm without dying of hypothermia.
Connie put a hand on Sarah’s shoulder. She had her face against her son’s chest. She was sobbing. “We need to get the kids inside.”
Connie looked around for the two women who had helped Raj. They stood off to the side, next to Katherine. They were most familiar with the woman who ran the Community Center since they were still living in the rebuilt bunker beneath it. Not a lot of empty real estate existed in Mystery. People couldn’t move into town without making plans ahead of time.
“Mira, Dyna, can you help? Or did you use all your energy on Raj?” She wasn’t sure how their magick worked, but she knew the ladies were different from the Reyleans. And they were the kids’ best chance. SAR could fly them out to a hospital, but that would still take a lot of time and these kids were in a semi-popsicle state already. Probably also dehydrated.
Kann and Ryder stepped forward and picked up the kids. Sarah clung to Sam the whole way into the cabin. Connie stayed with Gretchen. Her dad didn’t even know she was here yet. And she wasn’t sure if the Reyleans planned to bring him out.
That was just one more person to add to the growing list of people who knewwhatthey were. No matter how much clout Sarah and her family had with the town. More was not merrier in this situation.
They already had Liam’s cousin flipping out.
Sarah was handling it reasonably well.
“Put them upstairs in the guest rooms.” Naomi pointed up the stairs and the guys moved swiftly. “I’ll warm the rooms and then turn on the heaters to keep the chill out of the air.”
Connie grabbed her bag from where she’d dropped it at the base of the stairs and followed Ryder, who was carrying Gretchen.
She helped him get her tucked into the spare room bed in the room next to the nursery room. She grabbed a thermometer from her bag and ran it over Gretchen’s head. She was warming up already. Connie pulled out her stethoscope and checked breath sounds and the girl’s heart. Prodded and poked, looking for any hidden injuries.
Nothing.
Ryder stood, expectantly waiting. “She’s doing well. Just cold. I can’t find anythingwrongwith her per say. I’m sure she needs fluids, but I’m hoping that—”
“We can help with dehydration and anything that might be wrong.” Dyna entered the room and walked to the bedside.
“I’m going to go check on Sam. Thank you.” Connie said, grabbing her bag up again. She left the woman and Ryder and hurried across the hall to the other guest room. These cabins were massive. There were six bedrooms upstairs and Naomi and Col were only using one right now for their kids to sleep in and one other as a playroom.
Mira was standing at the edge of the room looking impatient. Sam was in the bed. The room was warm and toasty courtesy of Naomi. The human-turned-dragon-shifter passed Connie on her way across the hall to let her inner dragon fire warm the other guest room.
“How did she do that?” Sarah had her son’s hand in hers, but she was staring at Naomi’s retreating form.
Connie pursed her lips and moved to the bedside. “She’s a dragon too, remember. Having an inner fire or whatever they call it is super handy in Alaska. They don’t really get cold, and they can share their heat.
Sarah’s mouth opened like she was going to speak.
“How are the children?” A deep voice rumbled from the doorway—Col.
“So far, not as bad as I was preparing for.”
“Good.”
Connie pulled out her thermometer again and ran it over Sam’s head. Still a little under but getting closer to normal. She prodded a little, checking for injuries. His arm was swollen, and he moved suddenly when she touched it.
Further inspection revealed a nasty break. The skin was discolored and that section of his arm was twice the size it should’ve been.
“Mira.” Connie motioned to the woman standing silently at the wall. “Please can you help?”
Mira nodded and approached. “I would be happy to help as long as the mother approves.”
“Who are you? Or should I askwhatare you?” Sarah took a deep breath and rubbed on her son’s good arm. “How can you help my boy?” She looked up at Connie. “Shouldn’t you be calling SAR from town. Have them come get them and fly them to Fairbanks?”
Connie shook her head. “There’s a better way. Mira is a healer from where Col and his people come from.”
