Huli sat in his office and looked outside. The sun was shining and the sky was clear blue. It was now two days since Kaida left. Why hadn't there been a message from her yet?
Somebody knocked on the door
"Your highness Princess Kyona has arrived"
Huli stood up and stood next to his desk
"enter"
The door opened and a girl with long black hair came in. Her hair had a red glow and her eyes were black with a shimmer of red. She was around 1.60 cm long and had a slender build. Although her hair and eyes had a different color, she looked very much like her older sister.
She bowed
"your highness has summonend me?"
Huli approached her and helped her up
"you do not need to be so formal sister-in-law. Take a seat, I have something I would like to discuss with you "
Kyona came up and walked over to the sofa and sat down
"I am all ears. If it is something in my power I am willing to do it "
Huli went to his desk and picked up the ruby that Kaida had given him. He went to the couch and showed it to her
Kyona looked with wide eyes at the ruby
"how did you get that? The glow of the ruby and the heat that I feel coming from the ruby is as high as the fire of a dragon. "
Huli looked at the stone. What glow and what heat does she mean? It is just a ruby.
"Kaida gave it to me, I had to give it to you"
Kyona looked at him and nodded
"okay, I know what to do. Did she also say at what time she wants the dragon ceremony? "
"Well my mother wanted to see the dragon dance during the annual fox festival"
Kyona looked at Huli with a raised eyebrow.
z"The dragon dance is part of the dragon ceremony. It is not just entertainment for people who want to see the dragon dance. In addition to that, I do not know whether it is wise to do it during such a moment, since there will be many people present. Now that the dragon tibe has an alliance with the fox tribe, many people from the dragon tribe will also be present. I think people will feel threatened by the rise of so many dragons "
Were all the people of the dragon tribe so direct? And why should people feel threatened? There is no chance that there will be dragons. They have not been seen in years. He thought it would be wise to keep his opinion to himself
He smiled
"I apologize if I offendend you. Believe me when I say that I did not say this out of disrespect. I think it's a good idea to do it during the annual fox festival. As a sign of prosperity "
Kyona stood up and bowed
"your highness, I assume that my sister gave the ruby for a reason "
Huli nodded and gave her the ruby. When she grabbed it, the environment changed. She was no longer in Huli's study, But in a cave where the heat made her sweat. She looked left and looked straight into the eyes of a dragon.
"How are you doing? It's been so long ago "
she stretched out her hand and stroked the head of the dragon.
" Would you show me the way Cong? ".
Cong flew with Kyona on her back through the cave. She came to a halt in a large open space. In the space , Kyona saw that thousands of dragons were already awake. many of the smaller dragons were still asleep.
In the center of the room she saw a large dragon that seemed to be guarding something. Kyona walked into the space and all the dragons were fixed on her. When she passed them they laid down as a sign of obedience. She stopped walking when she stood before the big dragon.
The dragon opened his eyes and roared loudly. When he saw that Kyona did not stiffen, he opened his mouth and breathed fire. Kyona was hit by the fire, but she did not move a muscle.
When the fire was out, the dragon rose and walked to Kyona. He lowered his head and sniffed at her, waiting for her to stroke him.
"Have I passed the test Long? It would have been easier if I could hear you. Do you mind if I prepare for the dragon ceremony? Kaida has a task that she must accomplish. And I see you guarding the dragon eggs. You are doing very well "
Kyona fondled Long's head lovingly.
Long ran his nose over the face of Kyona as a sign of approval. Then he went back to the dragon eggs and laid down in front of them again.
"Then it is time that I leave, the next time I see you will be during the dragon ceremony. If you would be so kind as to send me away "
She held her hand up with the ruby and The Dragons stood around Kyona. They opened their mouths and breathed fire. The fire of the dragons was absorbed by the ruby.
Kyona opened her eyes and saw that she was lying on the sofa in Huli's study. The royal healer was shaking beside her. She looked up and saw Huli looking at the royal healer with a dark look.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Your princess you have been unconscious for several hours. We could not move you because the heat that came from your body was too hot to bear. I could therefore not examine you either "
the healer looked desperately at her as if he were asking for help.
Huli could not be tolerated because no one could tell him what was going on with Kyona. In addition to that, only her maid could touch her because her body gave off an incredible heat. He was afraid something had happened that could have serious consequences. Although the maid of kyona had said he didn't have to worry, he felt reassured to keep her close.
Kyona insisted
"don't worry there's nothing wrong. Nor is it heat that people of another tribe can tolerate. there are times when the body of the people of the dragon tribe give off a heat. When our dragon is sick, or when the women are pregnant. this time it was only a preparation for the dragon ceremony "
She stood up and bowed
"thank you for taking care of me brother-in-law. I will now go and prepare. I hope you won't regret doing it during the annual fox festival "
Huli watched Kyona and wondered what had just happened.