The Rise of the Frost Dragons Blue Triangle Series 2

Once upon a time, Sethbe, the son of a spirit god, had an affair with Mathilda, a Light Priestess, which resulted in a child. War was raging between the children of the gods: between those of darkness and those of light. Sethbe and his brothers, Liedte and Zienkhe, were overseers in the darkness. They could not have people know about the child. Mirrhia, a loyal servant of the brothers, took the child and disappeared before anyone realized birth happened.

She made a quick stop to the family temple in the middle of the Egyptian desert, to present the child officially to Ghar, the brothers' creator, protected by the watchful eyes of the temple guardians. With the baby tucked in her arms, she then left into the night, without a trace.

August 8, 1980

Anita picked up Coralis in her arms and climbed up the stairs to take her to bed. In her eyes, Coralis was the best thing that ever happened to her, better than the night she accepted Donny as her husband and mate. She dropped her in her small crib and took a minute to admire her beautiful week-old daughter, then left the room. She had to get ready for the meeting with Lord Meozo.

Anita and Donny flew back from Egypt the day before. They wanted to stay there longer, but they couldn't: it was time to come back home. Anita pregnancy was over, so she would be able to fight if needed. During the day, Anita took care of registering Coralis' birth to the humans. With a human birth certificate, she was hoping that Coralis would be able to live a normal life, just in case something happens to them. Coralis wasn't truly her birth name, but she needed everyone to believe it was.

Her friend Dorothy was waiting for her in the living room when she got back down to the main floor.

"Oh, you're here already! I didn't hear you coming in," she said to her friend.

"Of course, you wouldn't, you were probably fawning over Coralis again when I got in. Note, I don't blame you, that girl is so cute, I would also have done the same without caring about anything else. Did you ward her room?"

"Yes, but just a basic one so Lord Meozo wouldn't sense her. I don't want him to know that she's here."

"He will ask questions and you know it. He knew you were pregnant last time he saw you. If you try to tell him that you lost the baby, he will kill you for lying to him and all the wards protecting Coralis will dissolve the moment you die. Heck, he probably already knows her birth name!"

"I will do whatever I can to keep her away from him. It's bad enough that Donny and I couldn't stay away, I do not want her involved in our mess."

The women walked to the basement door and went down to join the others. Lord Meozo was there already. Even if he was trapped within a summoning circle, Anita shivered when she saw him and struggled to keep her hands from trembling. She was hoping that she wouldn't be forced to bring Coralis to him.

"Ahhhh Anita, my dear. It's been a long time! How are you doing? I heard you and Donny couldn't have produced a sweeter looking baby," said Lord Meozo.