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βCan you get us off this world?β said Corthie. βIβm sorry that your realm is ending, but can you save us?β
βI can do more than that, Corthie. With the power of the Sextant, I can save the survivors of Alea Tanton; I can see every person up here on the plateau of Old Alea β gang members, Banner soldiers, and the thousands of servants who used to serve the gods.β
βWhat about Edmond?β said Aila. βCan you see him?β
βNo. Heβs gone.β Her eyes snapped open. βI know what I have to do.β
βWhat?β said Corthie.
βWith this device, I can send people, living people, from here to any of the worlds created by this Sextant. There are over forty thousand up here; survivors from the desolation below us. I can save them, and I can save the dragons. I saw a small group of them in the Torduan Mountains, sheltering.β
βThey are my kin,β said Deathfang. βWho are you? How has such power come to you?β
βI am the Third Ascendant and the Queen of Khatanax.β
The huge grey dragonβs eyes burned. βQueen Belinda?β
βDo you remember me?β
βI never saw you, but I used to visit Dun Khatar in my youth, before the gods destroyed it. Are you truly the wise old queen?β
βI am, though I donβt think Iβm very wise any more.β
The dragon hesitated for a moment, then tilted his head. βYour Majesty. The light of my youth was filled with happy days, and for many years I have longed to return to that time. Everything went wrong when the gods invaded. We were imprisoned, and made to fight in the pits.β
βAnd now, before the end of Lostwell, it will be my privilege and honour to save you and your kin.β
βWhere will you send them?β said Kelsey.
Belinda thought for a moment. βA short time ago, I visited Queen Emily and King Daniel in the City of Pella, and they asked me about dragons. They also suffered terrible losses from the greenhides. I shall send the survivors there, both humans and dragons.β
βYouβre sending them to the City?β said Aila.
Belinda glanced around at the small group. βCan anyone think of a better place?β
βWait,β said Kelsey. βAre you sending Frostback too?β
βI would want my daughter to accompany me to this City,β said Deathfang; βI do not want to lose her again.β
Kelsey glanced at Frostback, then turned to Corthie. βBrother?β
He turned to her. βAre you and this silver dragon close?β he said. βLike Sable and Sanguino?β
βAye. Sheβs only just accepted me as her rider. I donβt want to be separated from her.β
βNor I from you,β said Frostback. βCome with us to this new world, Kelsey.β
βWhat about me and Sanguino?β said Sable. βWhere should we go? Can you send us to Dragon Eyre?β
Belinda chewed her lip, then placed her hand onto the Sextant and closed her eyes as the others watched in silence. For a few moments, nothing happened, then the air above the residence crackled and spat out sparks of lightning. The immense form of a dragon appeared overhead, and the air stilled.
Blackrose looked down at the mountain of rubble. βYou called me, Belinda, and I am here.β
βSable and Sanguino want to return with you to Dragon Eyre,β said Belinda. βWill you take them?β
The black dragon descended, and Maddie jumped down from the harness. Blackrose opened one clawed forelimb, and Naxor stumbled out.
βWere you in Dragon Eyre?β said Corthie.
βFor about two hours,β muttered Naxor; βand, believe me, that was enough.β
βItβs beautiful,β cried Maddie; βyou should see it; the oceans, the sunshine, the little islands; itβs perfect.β She glanced at Sable. βBut it wasnβt the same without you and Sanguino. Blackrose feels really bad about the way you partedβ¦β
βI do not,β said the black dragon. βI behaved correctly in every respect. I have, however, decided to return Naxor to you; he does not belong on my world.β
βQuite right,β said Naxor, brushing down the front of his clothes.
Blackrose glanced around. βThis city is in ruins.β
βLostwell is dying,β said Sable.
βWhat?β said Naxor. βHold on, this wasnβt part of the deal.β
βHush, cousin,β said Aila. βEverything will be fine.β
The black dragon lowered her gaze to Sable. βHave you accomplished what you set out to accomplish?β
βWe have.β
βAre you ready to leave? Truly ready, this time? No more delays?β
βI am.β
βThen, let us depart. Millen, no doubt, will be overjoyed to see you.β She looked around at the others. βOur time together on Lostwell is at an end. Farewell, all of you.β
Sable embraced Corthie and Kelsey.
βThanks for coming back for me,β said Corthie. βThis is hard for me to take; Iβve only just met you, and youβre leaving already.β
βLook after Aila,β said Sable, βand stay out of trouble. Iβll see you all again one day.β
She climbed up onto Sanguinoβs harness, and the dark red dragon lifted into the sky. Maddie gave a sad wave to the others, and climbed up onto Blackroseβs back, and she rose up next to Sanguino.
Belinda placed her palm back onto the Sextant, closed her eyes, and the two dragons and their riders disappeared with a loud crack.
She opened her eyes again. βItβs time to save the others, even Naxor. Kelsey, are you going to the City with the dragons and the survivors of Alea Tanton?β
The young Holdfast woman looked from Frostback to Corthie, her eyes wide.
Van walked up to her. βIf you go,β he said, βthen I will too. Thereβs nothing for me on Implacatus, except for a hangmanβs noose.β
She gazed at him, then lowered her eyes and nodded.
βWhat will I tell mother?β said Corthie.
Kelsey started to cry. βTell her Iβm happy. And tell her Iβm sorry.β
Corthie embraced her. βIβll miss you.β He turned to Van. βYouβd better be good to my
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