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"Wistala, you live!" a voice shouted froon, s him, moved forward Gray-skinned, he had a distinctive nub on his snout, his egg-tooth

AuRon! Had she gonethem as hard as she could into the stony floor

This must be a dream Surely she would wake, and vomit up some piece of wormy pork

But would she drea jewel on a chain about his neck?

"Our emissary from Ghioz has arrived at last, I see," NoSohoth said "Wise of you to bring hiate My Tyr, may I present--"

"AuRon, son of AuRel," the Tyr finished, stepping forward "Griffaran! Be ready to kill Who knohat sort of viper the Red Queen has found to thrust into our bosom"

Chapter 16

AuRon feltdisinterested was the only word for it There should be anger, hatred, but he felt none of that, nothing tohis sii into the Copper’s throat or eyes

Perhaps it was the fatigue of the long underground trek The mass of rock and earth above hi him? The wonder of the Lavadome with its lava-streaked "sky" and unnatural outside-inside air, the sriffaran" and treonelles who acted like a pack of wolves he’d once run with, only as disciplined as any of the Wyrmmaster’s riders Quick e metallic or chemical tastes, in the endless onelles feeling their way along by ht had numbed him

He wondered how much the Red Queen had known about hinment What would be the effect of an e an assassination atteons, hidden beneath a volcano, forgotten or half legend to the world above? Hoould they react to such an attack? Would they unite and fly as one to Ghioz?

What would ed this too? What trick of fate had brought her to this place, at this tiard? Where and what had she been all these years? Had she somehow found the Copper and come with him deep into the earth? If Wistala hadn’t been there, would he have leaped, sii and saa ready to rend and tear?

The moment overwhelmed hi for a third to e to hih from a voice in his head not his own Mind-speech from Wistala? But it wasn’t her voice either

"I hope your subjects knohat kind of king they’ve put upon their throne," he finally said "A patricide"

"AuRon, don’t," Wistala said She stepped up, putting herself between AuRon and the shelf where the Copper rested The Copper’s mate took a protective step forward as well

"Give us thisabout

Was the Copper gauging the reaction of the other dragons in the roo for somewhere to run?

"Fine one to speak of vipers," AuRon said "Do they know your history?"

"If you’ve come here to plant some lie about my mate--" Nilrasha said

"He can’t hurt us, ht as a dragon with only three sound legs could AuRon pitied hiood side had left him almost twisted "Say your piece Then I will sayfroht

Well, say it Challenge hiained with dwarves for the an "He saw the s sold into slavery or death One treachery resulting in three deaths