Free Dragon Magic: Book 3: Prophecy of the Dragons by E. J. Krause Page A

like it got little use, said. Ben looked around and found they were in a space about the size of Cassie's training room, with the same amount of nothing in it. The walls here were rocky instead of padded, though. An old man stood in front of them wearing a shimmering black robe. He looked human.
    Ben opened his mouth to ask if this guy was the resurrection master, to introduce him and Andi, or something along those lines, but what came out instead was, "This is your entire realm?"
    Andi gasped and nudged him, while both Felix and the resurrection master laughed.
    "No, young one, this is simply the one access point you can sense. I assure you I don't live in such a hovel." The resurrection master's face then turned serious as he looked over Ben and Andi. "So, a Dragon Guard, and, by extension, his dragon, wish to learn the secrets of resurrection." Andi bristled a bit at being called his dragon, but he was often referred to as her Dragon Guard, so turn around was fair play, right?
    "Is it possible for a Dragon Guard to learn the power?" Felix asked.
    "Excellent question," the resurrection master said. "We'll find out together, won't we?"
    Andi found her voice. "Okay, what's going on, and who are you? For that matter, where are we, and what's all this about resurrection and trials?"
    "You've not told your dragon about this?" the resurrection master asked.
    "Felix sort of sprung this on us. Andi and I have been separated for months, so it never came up when she got back." He paused and threw Andi a wink. "And you might want to quit calling her 'my dragon' or she's apt to lose it."
    "My apologies, Alexandria." The resurrection master gave her a slight bow. "But if I were addressing you and talking about Benjamin, I'd call him your Dragon Guard.
    "That's his title anyway," she muttered. He, Felix, and the resurrection master laughed, while Andi rolled her eyes.
    "As for your question, you two are here to learn the power of resurrection. Or, rather, Benjamin is. By being spiritually linked with him, he'll take care of it all. You help by being with him. Your essence, your power, like it does with the rest of his magic, will amplify the resurrection, allowing it to raise both of you, good as new."
    "Assuming, of course, he can resurrect her at all," Felix said.
    "I jested earlier," the resurrection master said. "It will be no problem. In fact, there's no real need for the trial. That raw power they both hold will be enough to raise them." He turned to Ben. "But if you know how, it takes the guesswork out. Eases the mind a bit, doesn't it?"
    That made sense. "Yes, sir." So the pirate captain had been right. He would have come back. But what about the other thing? "If Andi is killed first, will that make the resurrection null and void?"
    The resurrection master gave him a funny look. "No, not at all. You'll both end up in the same place." He paused, mulling something over. "It does, however, bring up an interesting point if you're in different realms, as you've been for the past while. I assume your bond would reestablish and you'd find yourselves together in the grand afterlife waiting room, but I can't say for sure." He tapped his fingers on his chin, his eyes glazed over in thought.
    "The mysteries of the unknown, thanks to no other dragon-wizard pair in history being able to resurrect," Felix said.
    "Yes," the resurrection master said. "There have not been many duos, but those that have existed in the past did not have the power. Though they're stronger together than apart, never has a dragon contained the amplification power Alexandria possesses. Even if a magic-using Dragon Guard were strong enough to gain the power, his dragon wouldn't be able to come back, meaning the wizard would die again as soon as he resurrected. It's a very limiting cycle, I assure you."
    "Sounds like it," Ben said. "But Andi's strength means we can come back?"
    "You can. And speaking of the trial, are you ready?"
    Ben took a deep breath. "Any