Page 173 of Dawn of Chaos and Fury
“I asked him to come with us, wild fury,” Tristyn said, coming up behind her. He brushed past her, dressed completely in black like she was. He didn’t have any weapons strapped to him, but she was sure he was armed. She had one of her gold daggers strapped to a thigh, while a black one with carvings etched into the blade adorned the other. “You sure you don’t want to involve St. Orcas and Mors?”
Tessa nodded. She didn’t want them anywhere near this. They’d done enough. Luka was barely recovered, only able to banish his wings again starting a few days ago, and Theon was the main reason she was destroying all the mirrors to begin with.
“You know where it is, right? It should be a quick trip,” she answered.
“I don’t know exactly where it is,” Tris admitted. “That’s where he comes in.”
He inclined his head to Brecken, and Tessa’s brows rose in surprise. “Youknow where the mirror gates are?”
“Not all of them, but some,” Brecken answered. “Honestly, I’m a little offended you didn’t think to ask me in the first place.”
Tessa rolled her eyes. “I forget you’re actually on our side half the time, and the other half I spend wondering if you’re going to double-cross us.”
Brecken sent her a fake smile. “I already told you: I have no desire to return to my home world. You destroying the mirror gates aids in my cause.”
“Is that why you’ve searched for them?” she asked as the males crowded closer to her. “Were you trying to destroy them yourself?”
Brecken shrugged, taking her hand in his. “That was the hope. Some day. And it appears today is one of those days. Shall we?”
His smile had morphed into something destructive now, and she knew her lips mirrored his. She was bouncing on her toes in anticipation, not of destroying the mirror gate, but of getting out of the Underground. Seeing the sky. Breathing fresh air.
“Let’s go,” Tristyn said, grabbing her other hand.
One of them Traveled them all, and a second later, her bare feet were on cool, frost-covered grass. She looked around, pulling her bow from a swirl of magic did, and it took her a minute before she realized where they were.
Of course, the Falein mirror gate was on Ekayan Island.
She frowned, looking up at Brecken. “This is going to be a problem. How’d we even get here without the wards detecting us?”
“You, of course,” he answered. “You and that delightful ability to cross wards without being noticed.”
Okay, that made sense, but…
“Is the mirror in the catacombs? I can’t destroy those, Brecken,” she hissed. “Some of those texts predate Devram.”
“We’re on the opposite side of the island,” he explained. “And to the north.”
That explained the fog rolling along the shore and obscuring their view of the sea.
“Let’s get on with this then,” she answered, looping her bow across her chest. “Lead the way.”
“It will be a bit of a walk,” he replied, heading east. “I didn’t want to take us straight there, just in case.”
She nodded, bringing her hands to her mouth and blowing on them. He could have warned them it would be cold. She never thought of that anymore. Luka was usually with her, and she’d become used to him and his dragonfire always keeping her plenty warm.
They’d only been walking a few minutes when dark shapes prowled from the fog, and she smiled as Nylah and Roan came to her sides. Her fingers sank into plush fur, and Roan nuzzled into her knee, a soft huff coming from him.
“I’ve missed you too,” she whispered, stopping to crouch before her wolves. They refused to come to the Underground, and she couldn’t blame them. She was close to refusing to go back as she tasted the sea air and felt the night breeze kiss her face. She suddenly didn’t care how cold it was. She was outside, beneath the stars, with her wolves at her sides.
She was free.
“Come on, wild fury,” Tristyn urged with a soft smile. “Destruction first; play later.”
She smirked, pushing back to her feet. They continued on, and with each step, she sank deeper into her power. She’d need all of it to destroy the mirror gate, and while she was certain there would be guards to take from, she couldn’t bank on there being a lot of life to refill her reserves. To be honest, she wasn’t entirely sure how she was going to keep refilling her magic wells. She couldn’t simply go around killing people for her own gain. That was preposterous. And she couldn’t take from Theon andLuka all the time. They’d have to drink Fae blood to replenish their power and would eventually face the same fate as Axel.
“Can you give me an idea of what we’ll be facing?” Tessa asked into the night. “Is it under water like the Celeste Estate? Below ground like the Acropolis?”
Brecken shook his head. “I can’t really explain it. You’ll see when we get there. You’ll probably sense it,” he added. “You always could sense the one in Lake Moonmist.”
