for take-off. How did it go? Where’s the Dragon?” Justin looked around as Ronan answered.
“Dead. We were too late. Get us home, Justin, the quicker the better.”
Justin frowned. “Shit!” he said before disappearing back inside.
Ronan settled Starr in the first two seats available, pulling her close. “We’ll find him, baby. Don’t think we won’t. I promise we’ll find him and end him.”
Starr nodded, her head against his shoulder as Sam sat down opposite them, with Charmaine at his side. They had obviously heard him and Starr talking as Charmaine spoke up.
“You need to find him and fast. He’s got enough Dragon blood now for his plans. At least I think he does and if you don’t stop him, he’ll bring down an apocalypse on us all.”
Sam’s hand was still holding one of the young woman’s and Ronan thought, “What the hell is going on?” He raised an eyebrow at the woman. “What do you mean? We need specifics if we’re to do anything about it.”
Sam almost snarled. “Can’t this wait? She’s been held prisoner and God knows what has been done to her. Can’t we wait ‘til we’re home and she’s been taken care of?”
Ronan’s head turned towards his friend, his eyes pinning Sam’s. “What? Did you just question my intentions? What the fuck is wrong with you, Sam?”
Sam’s eyes were wide, his nostrils flaring as he spat out. “She’s tired, hungry and beat up! I’m sure this ‘interrogation’ can wait!”
Ronan’s anger rose to the surface. His best friend was challenging him in front of everyone! “Now you just wait a fecking minute! I’m...”
Charmaine butted in, her face looking terrified as she spoke. “Please don’t fight. I’m okay, Sam, really. I need to let you all know what’s going on and the sooner the better. I could do with some water, if you’ve got any?”
Sam’s anger seemed to vanish as worry took its place. “Water? Yeah, we have water, got some food supplies too. Hold on.”
Sam jumped up, going to the overhead locker that held supplies. With Wolves on a mission they had to be fully stocked...Wolves could win a gold medal for eating! He pulled out a bottle of water and some high energy bars together with some fruit, placing it on the table in front of Charmaine.
“Will this do?” he asked gently as Charmaine grabbed a bar, tearing the wrapper quickly and snatching a bite.
“Guess you’re hungry,” Starr said as they watched the woman devour what Sam had put in front of her.
“Oh my gosh! Fresh fruit! I’ve not had fruit in so long that I forget when it was!” Charmaine consumed everything before drinking the water, wiping her hand across her mouth when she was done.
Ronan had been so busy watching Charmaine that he hadn’t even realized they were now in the air. He watched as she raised her head, a small blush on her cheeks.
“Gosh, I’m sorry, my manners! I’ve had so little to eat for so long that I just acted like a pig!”
Sam took hold of her free hand, the other still holding the water. “Hey, don’t worry ‘bout it. I’ll get you proper food when we get home. We’ll soon have you fighting fit.”
Ronan looked closely at his friend, there seemed something different about him but he couldn’t quite grasp what it was. Starr’s words breaking his scrutiny.
“I’m sorry for the rudeness, but I’m Starr and this here is Ronan. Now, can you tell us a bit more about this Quintas guy?”
Sam appeared more relaxed now that he had given Charmaine something to eat and Ronan was pleased about that. Arguing with his best friend wasn’t something he enjoyed. Charmaine gave them a small smile before she started to talk.
“Hello, as Sam said, I’m Charmaine. I’ll start at the beginning and tell you what I know, or rather, what I’ve seen and overheard.”
Ronan nodded, listening intently as she carried on.
“My father is a Witch and he literally gave me to Quintas in exchange for joining the ‘inner circle’
“Dead. We were too late. Get us home, Justin, the quicker the better.”
Justin frowned. “Shit!” he said before disappearing back inside.
Ronan settled Starr in the first two seats available, pulling her close. “We’ll find him, baby. Don’t think we won’t. I promise we’ll find him and end him.”
Starr nodded, her head against his shoulder as Sam sat down opposite them, with Charmaine at his side. They had obviously heard him and Starr talking as Charmaine spoke up.
“You need to find him and fast. He’s got enough Dragon blood now for his plans. At least I think he does and if you don’t stop him, he’ll bring down an apocalypse on us all.”
Sam’s hand was still holding one of the young woman’s and Ronan thought, “What the hell is going on?” He raised an eyebrow at the woman. “What do you mean? We need specifics if we’re to do anything about it.”
Sam almost snarled. “Can’t this wait? She’s been held prisoner and God knows what has been done to her. Can’t we wait ‘til we’re home and she’s been taken care of?”
Ronan’s head turned towards his friend, his eyes pinning Sam’s. “What? Did you just question my intentions? What the fuck is wrong with you, Sam?”
Sam’s eyes were wide, his nostrils flaring as he spat out. “She’s tired, hungry and beat up! I’m sure this ‘interrogation’ can wait!”
Ronan’s anger rose to the surface. His best friend was challenging him in front of everyone! “Now you just wait a fecking minute! I’m...”
Charmaine butted in, her face looking terrified as she spoke. “Please don’t fight. I’m okay, Sam, really. I need to let you all know what’s going on and the sooner the better. I could do with some water, if you’ve got any?”
Sam’s anger seemed to vanish as worry took its place. “Water? Yeah, we have water, got some food supplies too. Hold on.”
Sam jumped up, going to the overhead locker that held supplies. With Wolves on a mission they had to be fully stocked...Wolves could win a gold medal for eating! He pulled out a bottle of water and some high energy bars together with some fruit, placing it on the table in front of Charmaine.
“Will this do?” he asked gently as Charmaine grabbed a bar, tearing the wrapper quickly and snatching a bite.
“Guess you’re hungry,” Starr said as they watched the woman devour what Sam had put in front of her.
“Oh my gosh! Fresh fruit! I’ve not had fruit in so long that I forget when it was!” Charmaine consumed everything before drinking the water, wiping her hand across her mouth when she was done.
Ronan had been so busy watching Charmaine that he hadn’t even realized they were now in the air. He watched as she raised her head, a small blush on her cheeks.
“Gosh, I’m sorry, my manners! I’ve had so little to eat for so long that I just acted like a pig!”
Sam took hold of her free hand, the other still holding the water. “Hey, don’t worry ‘bout it. I’ll get you proper food when we get home. We’ll soon have you fighting fit.”
Ronan looked closely at his friend, there seemed something different about him but he couldn’t quite grasp what it was. Starr’s words breaking his scrutiny.
“I’m sorry for the rudeness, but I’m Starr and this here is Ronan. Now, can you tell us a bit more about this Quintas guy?”
Sam appeared more relaxed now that he had given Charmaine something to eat and Ronan was pleased about that. Arguing with his best friend wasn’t something he enjoyed. Charmaine gave them a small smile before she started to talk.
“Hello, as Sam said, I’m Charmaine. I’ll start at the beginning and tell you what I know, or rather, what I’ve seen and overheard.”
Ronan nodded, listening intently as she carried on.
“My father is a Witch and he literally gave me to Quintas in exchange for joining the ‘inner circle’
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