Omensent: Revealing the Dragon (The Dragon Lord Series) (46 page)

"Because you provided the perfect distraction." The Serpent Mother told him in a plaintive tone. "You were distracting everyone from what
I
was doing, so I decided to take advantage of the situation."

"But you allowed me to violate the pact!" Draco objected. "You knew exactly what would happen if the Dragon Lord confronted me, yet you did nothing to stop it!"

"No, I encouraged it." Estheryal smiled a wicked smile. "I sent Gwynth down to tell the Dragon Lord that if he failed to stop you from obtaining his child, then he must kill her, or the entire world would be lost."

"But why?" Draco looked confused. "What could you have gained by telling him that?"

"Because I knew it would force him to confront you directly. He would never murder his own child, so it would leave him with only one option." She chuckled again. "I knew that if the Dragon Lord confronted you, you would take action against him, and violate the Pact of the Gods."

"You wanted the pact violated?"

"Of course. I can't continue with my plans to free our children while being forced to watch from the heavens." The Serpent Mother smiled another toothy smile. "The time has finally come for our children to be freed from the cruel chains that bind them, and take their places as the rulers of this world."

"And what about the human?" Draco asked curiously.

"The Dragon Lord?" Estheryal chuckled a long throaty chuckle. "Why, he's the one who's going to free them." She laughed again, then slowly wavered and vanished, leaving the Dragon God to stare down at the world below, his eyes alight with anticipation.