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The Dragon Nimbus Novels: Volume III: Volume III

The Dragon Nimbus Novels: Volume III: Volume III

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Autoren: Irene Radford
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flickered beneath the doorways all along the outdoor passageway. The others must feel the chill as badly as he did.
    Out in the courtyard he could almost see the stars in their slow dance across the universe. He drank in the crisp night air, grateful that his nightmare had been merely a memory dream and not reality. His planetary awareness centered and he knew precisely where and when he was despite a slight time distortion caused by the gloaming.
    He opened his senses, seeking a similar awareness of Rejiia. His magic shied away from contact with her. Ever since her mind probe had debilitated him, he’d fought coming in contact with her again. Surely she must sense his presence and draw power from his discomfort.
    His mind touched hers. She dreamed restlessly, thrashing within her bonds and the fears that plagued her. Jack shied away from intruding on her privacy.
    But this is Rejiia, he reminded himself. The safety of many people relied on knowing what she planned and what she feared.
    From across the courtyard he slid into her thoughts. Seeking. Endless seeking. Her quarry always just beyond her reach. She ran. She stumbled and fell. The gray weasel with gold tipping the ends of its fur slipped easily through her hands. And behind her, danger loomed. Every time she failed to capture the weasel, the unnamed danger came closer. Her life depended upon capturing the weasel.
    And then she woke on a cry, sweating as badly as Jack had.
    He pulled back from her dreams before her waking thoughts sensed his presence.
    And then the dreams of all the others descended upon him with equal clarity. Everyone in this cursed building dreamed their greatest fears. They saw their closest friends as deadly enemies. More than dreamed, relived their most vivid horrors. Almost like a dragon-dream.
    Despair haunted them all. Many considered death a relief from their misery.
    Anxiously he searched the skies for the presence of a dragon. Who among the nimbus would visit this kind of terror upon innocents?
    None. He knew that.
    Baamin! he called. Baamin, what transpires here?
    He knew the answer before the blue-tipped dragon had a chance to reply. The ghost tried to drive them to kill each other or to suicide before Marcus returned with a spell to remove the curse from the gold.
    “Jack!” Katrina cried in panic. He dashed the few steps to her doorway. She threw open the door as he skidded to a halt before her.
    Clad only in her shift, she trembled with more than cold. He wrapped his arms around her. “Wake up, Katrina. It was only a nightmare.”
    “Jack, he was here. Brunix was here and he grabbed hold of me. He still owns me. I’m still his slave! I’ll kill myself before I live as his slave again.”
    “Hush, Katrina. Brunix is dead. I watched him die. His last words commanded me to take care of you. He loved you in his own perverted way. He’d never truly hurt you alive or dead. It was only a nightmare, preying on your worst fear.”
    I’ll have my revenge on you, Ackerly, he swore silently. I’ll make sure you rest silently in a deep, deep grave. You will never haunt my Katrina again.
    Others have tried and failed. You will fail as well. You will always fail, the ghost taunted him.
    Jack shut out the ghost’s voice.
    “Just hold me, Jack.” Katrina clung to him until her trembling ceased.
    “Go back to sleep now, Katrina. ’Twas only a dream and can’t truly hurt you.” Gently he kissed her brow and eased away from her. He’d gladly go on holding her all night. Now was not the time to discuss her reluctance to marry him.
    “Stay with me, Jack. I don’t want to be alone.” She pulled him close again, burying her face in his shoulder. Her fingers clutched his tunic with fierce strength.
    “Katrina, is that a good idea?” He tried to hold her away, allow them both to gain some perspective, and keep his desire under control.
    “Yes, Jack, this is a very good idea. Together we can keep the dreams at bay. Besides, tomorrow may never come and I want to die with you beside me.” She kissed him soundly and pulled him down onto her bed.

    Robb approached the baker’s hut cautiously. Vareena kept close to his heels. Her hand constantly touched the silver-and-amethyst amulet she wore on a thong around her neck.
    “That thing won’t protect you from mundane dangers,” Robb said testily. He had not slept well, the old nightmare coming time and time again no matter what he did to banish it. Vareena’s eyes looked hollow

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