Patricia_Levy

Kesar is one of King Zargis's most trusted Dragons in Korgenyegia. He is sent down to the country of Sad to find information about the Humans taking Dragons and perhaps find out where they're being held. What he doesn't expect to find is Jose.
Jose is a slave to a cruel master with two mutts who try to rip her to pieces when she is saved. She finds herself facing two men very similar in looks. However, while Einnig was the one who tried to stitch her up, it is Kesar she is drawn to. Soon, she realizes she is in the midst of Dragons, beings she was told stories of to keep her being good while a slave.
When Kesar takes Jose to Korgenyegia, events begin to take place. Old friends become enemies, the past come to haunt the present, and Jose is faced with many hard decisions. But Korgenyegia needs someone like Jose: watchful, attentive to information, and-to the untrained eye-a stupid young girl who doesn't know how to speak and is of no threat.

Mind of the Slave: Korgenyegia Book 2

Thelia woke up to the girl's arms about her, a bit surprised by how quickly Jose went to her as soon as seeing her. She couldn't believe Jose crawled the way here, two limbs broken! But she was grateful. 


Jose opened her eyes, blinked at Thelia. 


"You didn't have to stay. I'm just going through a hard time." Not a lie, but a major understatement. 


Thelia smiled at the girl. "Kesar will be looking for you."


Thelia shrugged and left the subject. She got up and helped Jose onto the couch, then went to the kitchen and grabbed juice for them both. She handed one glass to Jose and sat down. "Do you want to know what happened?"


Jose shrugged. Thelia might have taken that as a sign of not caring, but after the long day before, she had gotten to understand her.


She told Jose about Switch, told her of how he wanted to show her something down below, but that she didn't want to risk getting anyone hurt or captured. 


Jose listened, paid attention to every word. She heard the terror in Thelia's voice, could relate. She wanted to help. Thelia had been nice, had helped Jose learn to communicate. 


Jose asked for materials and once she had them, she wrote, "Help."


Thelia smiled sadly. "I wish there was a way to help, but I wouldn't want you getting involved."


"You're still injured, Jose. I can't ask anything of you."


Jose couldn't find the words to express her need to help the queen. She just knew that she had to do something. She wanted to repay the debt owed.


Thelia read the words and felt a new wave of tears overflow her eyelids. "Jose-"


The door to her chambers opened and Zargis, Otreg, and Kesar entered. All three looking like they wanted to kill something or someone. Even Kesar, which was unusual. "Thelia, Otreg has something to show you," Zargis said softly. Otreg handed over a scroll. When she unrolled it, it was a map with names of dragons that have been captured and their locations. 


Jose looked at the map too, pointing to a small town called Bullarida. "That's where you lived?"


Jose nodded. Thelia continued to study the map until Jose's finger appeared again. She gave Thelia a questioning look. "That's Chetia," Kesar answered. 


Some dark emotion spread over the girl's face, and Thelia wondered at it, but Jose couldn't figure out a way to explain herself, so everyone left it alone. 


Otreg said, "We have most of the dragons here, but there are plenty not here. Do you think you can work with it?"


"Yes," Thelia said, thinking about a book in the library she had flipped through. 


"Don't worry about anything else," Zargis said. "Let us do that."


Jose tapped Thelia's arm and asked for the map. She handed it over and stood, walking with Otreg to the kitchen. "Hey, we'll catch him and lock him up," the male said.


Thelia looked at him and Otreg immediately hugged her. When Zargis saw, he went over and whispered lightly into her ear. 


It was a few moments later, after she had calmed down a bit, when Kesar called them over. "Jose seems to have something."


They all looked at the girl, who I return blushed and showed them a bunch of lines on a blank piece of paper. They all blinked in confusion. 


Jose drew a few more figures then turned it back around. Thelia grinned. "Underground," she gasped.


"Where though?" Otreg asked, looking between the picture and the map. 


Jose shrugged. She looked at Thelia with apologetic eyes. "It's alright," the queen said. "This helps a lot!"


~8~