Free Dragon Blood 2: Wyvern by Avril Sabine Page B

bring her here.” Ronan drew back a fist.
    “No.” Amber raced between the prisoner and Ronan. “Please. No more.”
    Ronan stared down at her, anger radiating from him. “Don’t be weak, Amber.”
    “I’ll see him with just Crystal and my bodyguard.” She held his glare with one of her own. “The three of us are more than enough for anything he might try. If he can try anything in this state.”
    Ronan remained silent then nodded sharply. When Flinn opened his mouth to argue, he turned his glare on him. Flinn instantly shut his mouth. “Everyone out.” His voice brooked no argument. He paused in the doorway to face them. “No one can hear what happens in this room once the door is closed.”
    Amber suppressed a flare of fear and nodded calmly. She watched as Ronan quietly closed the door, forcing herself to breath evenly and turned to face the man. “Why did you wish to see me?”
    “When you first saw me, what did you think of?”
    “What?”
    “When you entered this room and looked at me. I want to know what your expression meant.”
    “I wanted to heal you.”
    “Why are you allied with Ronan?”
    “Why did you want to see me?”
    “Humour me. He’s not going to let me live, so what’s the harm?”
    Ronan would kill this man because he’d tried to kill her. He wasn’t the one who’d stabbed Rian, but he could have been. She should want him dead, but she didn’t. “What’s your name?”
    “Daray.”
    “What did you want to tell me?”
    “I wish to ask a favour of you.”
    “I thought you had information you’d tell only me.”
    Rian stood by the door, his arms crossed. “I think it is time to leave. He has nothing of importance to say.”
    “I want to go too,” Crystal said from beside Amber.
    “Please. My parents were renegades. I wanted better for my daughter. I thought this was that chance. Not once has your name been linked with Ronan. Most of us would have known better than to bother. Take my daughter into your care and I’ll give you all the information you need.”
    “Oh no,” Crystal wailed, grasping Amber’s arm. “We can’t let Ronan kill him. Who’ll look after his daughter?”
    “I think Crystal needs to leave the room,”
Rian said directly to Amber.
    “But-”
    “Do you need to leave as well and let me deal with this?”
Rian interrupted her.
    She sighed. “Crystal. Let them know not to disturb me and there’s no need for you to return. Rian will be enough.”
    “But Amber-”
    Amber shook her head. “Crystal.” She met her friend’s eyes.
“I need to focus on what both Rian and Daray have to say. This is important.”
    Crystal hugged Amber tightly.
“Don’t do anything stupid.”
    Amber grinned as Crystal let her go. “I thought that was a given.”
    Crystal laughed. “Just don’t.” She walked towards the door, a single glance over her shoulder before she left.
    Amber turned to face Daray the moment the door closed. She couldn’t help herself. She reached out and took some of the wounds from his face. The swell from his eye, the cut from his lip and mended his broken nose.
    “Why?”
    Amber pondered Daray’s question and then shrugged. “I’m a healer I guess.”
    “Ronan will not give you all night to make your deal. Tell us what information you have and we will decide what value it has,” Rian said.
    Daray shook his head. “You could easily say it was valueless. I recognise you for his son. Now I’m looking into your eyes.” He turned his gaze to Amber. “Please swear you’ll see to my daughter if I give you this information.”
    “What do you expect us to do for your daughter? Are there other family who would believe they should have a part in her life and what is her age? Where is she at this moment and what current plans did you have in place for her if something should happen to you?” Rian came closer, his hands clasped behind his back as he studied Daray.
    “Does he speak for you?” Daray looked at Amber, but nodded towards