“Wallace might have prevented Fallon from helping, but I doubt Wallace factored in something a tad larger getting Aiden and Britt out,” Guy said with a sly grin.
All five smiled at Guy’s meaning.
“We willna have a lot of time to get them,” Con said.
Charon finished off his whisky. “I think we need to bring Fallon here first.”
“Get everyone no’ a King out of Dreagan. Except your mates,” Con amended before Hal could speak up. “Close off the road, and wake the rest of the Kings. We’re going to need them.”
“The rest?” Charon asked.
Banan winked. “Did we no’ tell you how many of us there are?”
“Nay.”
“Another time, perhaps,” Guy said with a wide smile.
“What about the distillery? Will you shut it down?” Charon asked.
Con shook his head. “Some will run the distillery as needed while others fight. We survived years without the aid of humans. We can again. Now, I think it’s time you called Fallon.”
Charon drew out his phone and quickly dialed Fallon, who answered in the middle of the first ring.
“Charon? What’s this plan Phelan is talking about?”
Charon smiled into the phone. “It’ll be quicker if I show you instead of telling you.”
“You told Phelan.”
He hadn’t told Phelan all of it, just that he wanted to bring everyone to one location where the selmyr were. “Please,” Charon said.
The sound of a sigh could be heard through the phone. “Where are you?”
“Dreagan.”
There was a long pause before Fallon asked, “Did you say Dreagan?”
“I did. I need you here immediately.”
“I’ve no’ been there. You know that. I can no’ jump somewhere I’ve no’ been.”
But Charon had already thought of that. “Let me talk to Galen. I’ll describe it to him. He’ll envision it, and then you can jump here.”
“It’s worth a try, I suppose,” Fallon said.
A moment later, Galen was on the phone. Charon described the parking lot of Dreagan to exact proportions as he and the five Dragon Kings walked out of the house to await them.
“Galen? Did it work?” Charon asked.
By the time he got the last word out, Fallon was standing in front of him. The leader of the Warriors did a quick glance around before he looked at Charon, and then each of the men on either side of him.
“Welcome to Dreagan, Fallon MacLeod,” Con said as he stepped forward. “I’m Constantine. King of the Dragon Kings.”
Fallon’s gaze jerked to Charon, who gave a nod of his head and pointed upward. They all looked up as a huge amber dragon soared over them.
“Shite,” Fallon mumbled in awe.
Charon couldn’t stop his grin. “They’re going to help us. We’re going to get rid of Jason Wallace once and for all.”
Fallon lowered his gaze to look at Con before he shifted his eyes to Charon. “And what of the outbreak of whatever it is Wallace caused in Edinburgh? I need Warriors there to protect the Druids who are trying to use their magic to stop what Wallace has done.”
“I hate to admit it, but Jason Wallace is verra intelligent,” Constantine said. “He wanted your men and Druids divided. Divided, your attention is split, thereby you willna see his true intentions.”
Charon pointed to the amber dragon they had been watching. “The dragons are our only chance.”
“I can no’ watch innocents die!” Fallon shouted.
“And Aiden?” Charon asked. “What will you tell Quinn or Marcail? That their son’s life mattered less than everyone else’s.”
Fallon’s skin turned the black of his god as he took the step separating him and Charon and got in his face. “You know that isna true.”
The deep threat in his voice didn’t deter Charon. “The only way to stop Wallace from getting to Aiden and Britt is to lure him here. We kill him, then his magic is gone. Whatever he’s done in Edinburgh will stop.”
“So you think.” Fallon whirled around, but didn’t tamp down his god. He paced a few steps away before he faced Charon again. “You didna want to be a part of us. You chose to live in Ferness instead of MacLeod Castle. Yet, you’re asking me to trust you now.”
“You didna have a problem trusting me before when you needed another Warrior.” Charon didn’t hide the fury bubbling inside him. He had expected this from Fallon, but that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt.
Fallon peeled back his lips to show his fangs as he sneered. “And how many times did you watch us battle evil while you did nothing?”