Page 28 of Dragon Keeper
“It sounds fab. I love my mountains; I’m a human world dragon after all. But I also adore the beach.”
“We’ll go tomorrow and explore, stretch our wings and fly.” He would let his sister know to expect company.
“Thanks, love. I’ll call the guys down. Maybe I’ll cook supper for us all?”
He knew Sloan was asking if he was okay with Riley and Brayden coming for supper, so he nodded happily. “Yes, please. I like your stew.”
“Stew. I’m on it.”
“There’s the bread I made yesterday, as well.” There should be plenty for them all to share.
“I love your homemade bread. It’s amazing. It makes me wildly happy.”
Tyr’s cheeks heated, and he ducked his chin, so pleased. “It’s just bread.”
“No. It’s your bread that you made for me.”
“Well, yes. You like it with honey for breakfast. How can I not make it for you?”
“That’s it. You want to make people happy. I love that.”
“And you want to the protect them. We all have our place. I’m just happy that mine is with you.” Tyr cuddled in close to his mate.
“So am I, my love.” Sloan hugged him, then took his hand. “Now, I know you’re tired. I think you should go rest while I make dinner, and I’ll call my brothers down. Then maybe we can go to bed early tonight?”
“I’d love that.” Tyr couldn’t help it. He had to smile at that because he didn’t think that sleeping was what his mate had in mind. Tyr had found that while it had been easy to be alone before Sloan had come along, now he wanted all of the things, like touching and kissing and tasting. He wanted them often.
“I thought you might. I’ll go make stew.” Sloan kissed him one more time, and then turned him around and patted his butt, sending him back to his sunny reading area where he could nap a little bit. That suited him just fine. This way, he would have plenty of energy for the moonlight later on.
Chapter
Ten
Ican’t believe we’re actually flying this far,Riley told him on a tight band.It seems unreal.
It does, huh?Most of their life, they’d either had to take short flights, or if they’d taken any long ones, they did them in the dark when humans were less likely to see them. But this was bright daylight, first thing in the morning, and they were heading down to visit Tyr’s sister at the beach. It was a gorgeous day, stunning; the sky shone bright blue, all of the flowers were blooming, and the birds were flying along with them. Other dragons were out soaring, just trumpeting at them and showing off, and they never had to worry about being hurt or injured.
Brayden was the one who really cracked Sloan up. He was doing loop-de-loops and other sorts of crazy maneuvers, really enjoying himself, playing along with some of the younger ones who flew up to join them from the village as well as from other places along the way. Homesteads and little camps. When the ocean came into view, he felt awed, just as he always had back in the human realm. It was vast and dark and yet shining, and he sang to it just as he would sing to his brothers or to Tyr. As if it was a friend.
Tyr’s mental laughter tickled at him, but Sloan didn’t bother to try to contain his joy.
Bro, this is so cool!Brayden shouted, and he imagined everyone in a ten-mile radius heard that mental transmission.
It is. Aren’t you glad you came now, Riley?
Most days,Riley said, teasing. He knew Riley was still finding his way, and that sometimes, he was still causing some trouble, but he was going to make it. Riley liked it here.
Tyr gave them a little wing waggle and a tail flip, indicating that they were supposed to be following him. They all turned slightly east and started losing altitude, Tyr taking them down to a beautiful little homestead that sat on the edge of the seaside village, close to the beach itself.What an amazing place to live.
It is.
A tiny little dragonette came rolling out, her scales a bright blue.Ewyrml Tyr!
My beloved Fredda! How are you?Tyr swooped in and scooped her up, cradling her.I’ve missed you so.
She smacked a huge kiss on Tyr’s chin, clinging to the robe he put on.Then she peered shyly at Sloan.Who dis?
This is my mate and his brothers. Our new family. Sloan, Brayden, and Riley. They are so much fun!
