Dragons of Asgard 3 Logan Jacobs (book recommendations for teens .TXT) 📖

in the valley for as long as I can remember, but I’m not very old, either.”

“How old are you?” Kas asked.

“I’m seventy-two,” Asta said with a sweet smile.

“Whoa,” Eira laughed. “I wasn’t expecting that.”

“How old are you?” Asta inquired.

“Nowhere near that old,” the redhead chuckled.

Asgardians and elves aged very slowly, so seventy was still fairly young, but Asta was older than the rest of us, except Preyna, of course, and I was surprised by her age given her naive nature.

Preyna took a drink of her mead, finally, and she turned to look at me with wide brown eyes.

“This is delicious,” the sorceress said with a wide smile.

“I’m glad you like it,” I laughed.

“Mmm.” She took another drink. “This is much better than the ale Odin keeps in the castle. I’d gladly pay you to make some for my chambers.”

“You don’t have to pay me,” I told her. “I’ll happily make you some, but it will take a few weeks.”

“However long it takes is fine,” she chuckled. “I’ll eagerly await its delivery.”

“Speaking of your chambers.” Kas frowned. “Should you be getting home, Preyna?”

“Oh, right.” I nodded, and my brow furrowed with concern. “We don’t want to keep you. I’m sure Blar would be up for making one more portal.”

“I’m not so sure about that,” Kas laughed and pointed to where the little dragon laid on his back near the fire and snored up a storm.

“Mmm.” I shook my head and smiled. “Well, I can escort you home.”

“That’s alright,” Preyna said. “My duties are fulfilled for the evening, and there are no council meetings tomorrow. I’d prefer to stay here with you all for the night. If that’s alright with you, of course.”

“Oh.” I felt my face flush slightly with embarrassment at the thought of Preyna sleeping anywhere near me. “Yes, of course. We’d love for you to stay.”

“Thank you,” the sorceress said, and she took another drink of mead but quickly swallowed and turned to me. “Mm, I almost forgot. Did Ramir get that spell done for you?”

“Yes.” I nodded. “We have the man’s whereabouts marked on the map.”

“Oh, good,” she said. “I suppose you’ll be leaving in the morning to see where he’s been.”

“That’s right,” I agreed.

“Then I shall accompany you,” the sorceress said nonchalantly, and she took another sip of her mead.

Chapter 10

“I’m sorry?” I asked, and my brow furrowed with confusion.

The sorceress never failed to surprise me, but I was sure I’d misheard the beautiful blonde.

“I’m coming with you,” she repeated, and it wasn’t a question, but rather, an announcement.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” I said softly.

“Are you telling me I can’t go?” Preyna asked, and she lifted her chin slightly as she regarded me coolly.

Kas’ violet eyes landed on mine, and the Valkyrie raised an eyebrow at me.

“The mission tomorrow could be very dangerous,” I warned Preyna as I ignored Kas’ glance.

“I can handle myself,” the beautiful blonde sorceress said before she took another drink of mead.

“I’m sure Preyna can handle herself,” Kas said with a nod. “She is incredibly powerful after all.”

“Thank you, Kas.” Preyna smiled at her fellow sorceress.

“I know she is,” I agreed. “I just don’t want to draw any suspicion with Odin or Freya at the castle.”

“I already said, there are no council meetings tomorrow,” Preyna repeated. “I have the day off, so I’d like to come with you. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you didn’t want me coming along.”

“It’s not that.” I shook my head. “I just worry about you being out in the field with us. Things can get very dangerous very quickly.”

“I appreciate that,” Preyna said. “It’s been a while since I’ve been on a mission like this, but I assure you, I remember a thing or two about being in battle.”

The blonde sorceress turned to wink at me, and it seemed I’d lost the fight. Preyna was bound and determined to come with us, and in all honesty, she was very powerful, and we could probably use her help. As long as it didn’t draw Odin’s attention, I didn’t see the harm in it.

I was starting to think Kas’ comment about me accumulating women was right, but I just laughed to myself and took another drink of mead.

The dragons all curled up next to Blar by the fire. Inger had her head on the little blue dragon’s belly while Uffe was curled up near his tail with Svass pressed against him.

They all seemed incredibly tired, and I couldn’t blame them for being exhausted after the day we’d had. Not only had it been long because we’d been up before dawn, but it had also been emotionally draining.

I knew all the dragons had been worried about the baby and his mother, we all had, actually, and that concern took a lot out of us. Luckily, it had all worked out, but still, even I was quite tired.

The girls chatted while I finished my first pint of mead, and when I stood up and offered to get more, all of the girls requested a refill. I filled the cups up quickly, and then I made my way back to the fire with the freshly filled glasses.

I took a large swig of the honey-sweetened ale and stretched my legs out to warm my feet by the flames.

“If we’re going to go to the place where Ramir marked tomorrow, then we should leave early in the morning,” I said when there was a pause in the girls’ conversation.

“Right,” Asta agreed. “We should probably head to bed soon.”

“If you want, you can sleep in the cottage,” Kas told Preyna. “The rest of us will probably sleep out here by the fire. We’re used to sleeping outside.”

“I’ve slept outside many