Book Five: Chapter 194

“I don’t understand,” she said as he pulled several out and handed them over to her. “What are we doing?”

“We need this,” he informed her. “You need to have silver for powerful earth magic. It’s why my kind love it so much, it’s a powerful catalyst. Same applies to dragons, especially of the earth variety. With enough of it, I can help you fix your wing.”

“You really think so?” She looked at the coins in her hand, afraid to let herself hope.

“I know so,” he stated matter-of-factly. “My leg got broken off once by a hunter who shot me. I used a silver dollar from the late eighteen hundreds, and...oh no!”

Emery’s wings flapped frantically as he dug deeper into his stash. The little imp was making choking sounds as he tossed coins onto the ground. Abella picked one up and saw that the silver on it was tarnished badly. The profile on the coin was almost nonexistent, as if it had been rubbed away.

“What’s wrong?” she asked, but he threw a few more coins out.