A Tale of Dragons

Chapter 15

But, honestly, none of that mattered. Not with Braith’s life on the line.

“Come on,” Ghleanna said, tugging at Addolgar’s forearm. She headed inside the chamber, Addolgar and Bercelak following. The guards let them by, but watched closely.

Brigida was still making her very slow way across the chamber toward the Queen.

Addolgar was about to storm around her one way while Bercelak went the other, but Ghleanna caught them both by the hair and yanked them back.

“But—” Addolgar began.

“We follow,” Ghleanna whispered.

“She’s moving like a snail,” Bercelak grumbled.

“We follow,” Ghleanna insisted.

So they did . . . very slowly. Painfully slowly. Addolgar hadn’t known anything could move that slowly and still be moving.

Even stranger, though, was the fact that everyone waited for Brigida. They watched. They waited. They moved out of her way