Dancing With Dragons – Maria Grace

For a few minutes, she could manage the ladylike control necessary to perform a credible dance with this man. And then never, never dance with him again. The bondsman ushered them into the ballroom. Flustered and trembling was not how she wanted to dance, especially not this minuet. But it was what she had to work with, so she would get on with it. The musicians played the opening measure. How strange it sounded on warm-blood instruments when one was accustomed to hearing it sung by a fairy dragon.

It was prettier when Half Wing sang it. Roger bowed. She curtsied, silently counting the tempo, but the throbbing pulse in her throat and temples made it difficult to hear the music’s timing. One, two, three … four, five, six. … One, two, three … four, five, six. … After so many hours under Half Wing’s direction, her feet knew the motions: step, together, dip the knees, step, step, step.

What would Roger think to learn she had been taught by a dragon, not by Mr. Dodge? No! Roger’s timing was off! She nearly stumbled, uncertain whether to match her steps to his, or follow the music. She caught herself and half-stepped several times to restore herself to the proper footing. All the while, Roger continued on as though he were dancing alone, unaware of his mistakes and his partner.

Whenever Mr. Bexley faltered during their lessons, she always, always accommodated, covering his missteps, and helping him back to rights. She did that at every ball she had ever attended. Was that not common courtesy due to every dancer on the floor? To be denied such a thing after having helped so many others, unfair and humiliating. Her face chilled and her fingers tingled. But the music continued. One, two, three …

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Author’s Note 2. Chapter 1 3. Chapter 2 4. Chapter 3 5. Chapter 4 6. Chapter 5 7. Chapter 6 8. Chapter 7 9. Chapter 8 10. Chapter 9 11. Chapter 10 12. Chapter 11 Contents 13. Chapter 12 14. Chapter 13 15. Chapter 14 16. Chapter 15 17. Chapter 16 18. Chapter 17 19. Chapter 18 20. Chapter 19 21. Chapter 20 22. Chapter 21 23. Chapter 22 24. Chapter 23 25. Chapter 24 26. Chapter 25 27. Chapter 26 28.

Chapter 27 29. Chapter 28 30. Chapter 29 31. Epilogue An Introduction to the Blue Order Characters and Dragons Also By Maria Grace About the Author Acknowledgments OceanofPDF.com DEDICATION For my husband and sons. You have always believed in me. OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com Free Dragon Index Want to learn more about the dragons of England? OceanofPDF.com Click HERE to get your free Dragon Index OceanofPDF.com Check out the Mini-Index with all the characters and dragons at the end of the book!

OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com Most of this book takes place alongside The Dragon Keepers’ Cotillion. though it ends during the time of Dragons at Land’s End. Dancing with Dragons features characters from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. If you are not familiar with that story line, or want to refresh your memory, you can find a free version of it HERE. OceanofPDF.com Author’s Note OceanofPDF.com March 15, 1815 Margaret Dashwood dearly loved to dance. More than her mother had, more than her sisters did, more than any girl she knew near Delaford and beyond.

She loved to dance. And she was good at it—very, very good. Her friends said she seemed to float along the floor. The local fairy dragons rumored she could fly above the dance floor. Of course, that was not true. Nevertheless, it was delightful to be talked about that way.

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