Forever Knight (The Champion Chronicles Book 3) (47 page)

“My queen,” Lord Kirwal said.  “The kingdom will need you.  We will need your leadership and direction to survive against these creatures.  You must stay and help our kingdom unite together.”

Marik interrupted.  “No, wait, actually this might not be a bad idea.  If the true and rightful ruler of our kingdom is safe, then our kingdom will survive.  When she returns with help, then we will rebuild the kingdom.  She is not a military leader anyway.  The rest of us will stay and fight back as best we can.”

Lord Kirwal looked at Marik thoughtfully for a moment.  “You have a good point.  Our people will fight with courage and bravery knowing that help is on its way.”

Glaerion said, “I cannot promise we will help.”

“Your people have so much hatred for us, that they would be willing to let us all die?”

Glaerion let his head nod just a little bit.  “You have no idea the hate that fills our heart.”

“I will convince them,” Conner said.

“We will convince them!” Elissa corrected.

The loud cry of a dragon high overhead startled them.  Although they were under the canopy of trees, they were barren of leaves and did not provide much concealment.  Without being prompted, they all rushed into the forest where they would find better cover.

The dragon flew through the sky in larger and larger circles, pumping its wings to fly faster and faster.  Two other dragons that had ravaged the city soon joined it.  In formation, they sailed upwards, flying past wispy clouds high into the sky.  It wasn’t long before they were but a speck of black in the blue sky.

About the Author

Brad Clark grew up in the modestly sized city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, but now resides in a small town in the southwest corner of Michigan.  He works as a software engineer at a local family-owned software company.

Reading and writing has always been his passion, but the stories that were jotted down into piles of notebooks never made it beyond a chapter or two.  Somewhere between coaching youth sports and all of life's great adventures, a full-length novel happened to get written.  After much nagging from his wife and kids, he broke down and published his first novel as an e-book.  With a renewed passion for writing, he dove into the fantasy genre to start the epic fantasy series The Champion Chronicles.

As much as he has a passion for reading and writing, Brad is also an avid road bicyclist and runner. Springtime is running season as he prepares for an annual half-marathon. Summer, though, is his favorite time where he can spend hours riding his bike on quiet back country roads.

With five kids, two still at home, writing is a way to escape from the busyness of life. His stories come from his love of the genre and from his heart. Whether the stories work for the rest of the world is not why he writes, he writes because he simply wants to put his dreams on paper. He never wants his writing to be work, he only desires it to be a fun hobby and hopes that others can share in his stories.

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