Hatched: Dragon Defender (Hatched Series Book 2) by Caren Hahn
Author:Caren Hahn [Hahn, Caren]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Seventy-Second Press
Published: 2022-08-24T00:00:00+00:00
22
GOLEM IN THE GARDEN
Kierrick leaned back in his chair and stretched. âI canât believe how little you know about dragon case law. For someone whoâs made raising them your lifeâs work, youâre ridiculously ignorant.â
Charl laid aside the notes she was taking about a case where a dispute had arisen between a breeder and a farmer over a hatchling who had died six months after being hatched.
âI know enough,â she objected. âIâm a farmer, so I donât need to know about all the restrictions on migration patterns or how anstil is regulated. None of that applies to me. My dragons lay eggs. I harvest them. I donât let my license expire. The end.â
âBut to not know about the Mudwan Council? It was convened by Meirdan the Protector herself. I thought everyone knew about it.â
âI know now. And Iâm sure my father mentioned it. But I donât think either of my parents planned on dying so young. They probably thought they had many years to teach us everything.â
âGood thing youâve got me on your side, then.â Kierrick grinned and poured a dark amber liquid into a glass. Then he gestured to Charl. âYou want one?â
She shook her head. She didnât want to admit that she didnât know what it was. Kierrick seemed like someone with a high tolerance for strong drink, and she didnât want to take her chances.
The Mudwan Council hasnât been followed in generations, Graegyn said, breaking into her thoughts. Their resolutions were mostly reversed within the first hundred years. Your human government lauds Meirdanâs council, but they do not follow it.
Really?
All except the one that says itâs lawful to kill or capture any magical creature deemed a threat to the future of humanity.
âIf the Mudwan Council was so important, why did future lawmakers reverse so many of their policies?â Charl asked.
Kierrick looked up from his glass with a confused expression. âWhy would you think that?â
âItâsâ¦a hunch.â
âSorry, cousin. Youâre wrong there. The Mudwan Council formed the basis of our magical regulation codes, particularly regarding restricted creatures.â
Slip was standing at a large bank of windows set on either side of glass doors that opened out onto a garden. He turned and exchanged a look with Charl.
âCharlâs hunches are pretty good, Your Highness. If she thinks itâs worth digging deeper, you wonât be disappointed.â
Charl gave him a grateful smile.
âFine,â Kierrick said. âI suppose it wonât hurt to look closer. But if your hunch is correct that throws hundreds of years of accepted case law into question.â He shifted a pile of papers aside and reached for an old scroll. Then he paused and looked up. âBut answer me this. Why does the pretty guard have to stand out in the hallway?â
Charl and Slip looked at him.
âYou mean Moira?â
âSheâs making sure we arenât interrupted,â Slip answered. âAnd she may not be a Reg, but she was selected by Wynne, so I donât trust her.â
âI do,â Charl said. âSheâs Praxâs sister.â
Slip looked at her blankly.
âSoâ¦I trust her.â
âJust because you trust her brother?â Kierrick asked. âDirty fangs, you are naive.
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