I was left in my room once dressed, so I explored. First the trunk in the trunk I found a sewing kit. I pulled out and began thinking about how to shorten my dress and sleeves. I was not going to trip in the middle of the fight.
I wasn't sure how much time I had so I went right to changing my clothes. I'll finish exploring after.
I heard my phone ringing "Madison Dream where are you? Why have you not come home in three days? You message did not comfort me at all spill or your in big trouble." rang my mother's voice as soon as I said hi.
"Well I don't know where I am."
"Can't you ask or look around."
"So far they have not answered my questions I'm surprised they have given my phone to me." I was looking out the window now. I was in a tower that looked over miles of forest in all directions I could see. "As for looking around I have never seen this place before I am in a tower surrounded by a thick forest as far as my eyes can see."
"Your in Cambria a city of Iceland." I jumped at the voice that came out of nowhere. My heart raced. I heard a chuckle.
"Maddie are you okay?" I heard my mom say I turned from the window. "Yeah." I search the room.
"They say I'm in Iceland."
"You were drinking I told you not to touch the stuff. Those friends of your are no good."
"Your right about that one. No mom I don't get drunk. I was not intoxicated while making decisions on going on a trip. Thanks for believing in me." I heard sqeaking behind me. Then two little dragons fly in.
"I'm glad you don't drink. They want to play with you are you on the phone?" said the dragon now blocking my window. I nodded. "The bigger one is Daten a boy. The little one is Issy a girl. 4 and 2 years of age."
"What is going on?" barked mom in my ear.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Madison lacy you tell me what is going on you do it now!"
"Okay," caution in my voice. "A Klan of dragon have sent out a call for brides and grooms to marry off the raising generation. The people asked played a trick on me and my friends causing us to be knocked out for a long time."
"I'll be right back there is something I have to do and I have no one to watch them." The dragon whispered stopping my train of thought.
"What?"
My mom repeated me. "Please." He whispered.
"Mom give me a second maybe I should call you back."
" I'll hold."
"Irwan right?" he nodded. "I'm a stranger and flammable beside I am going to be in a fight. They are not going to listen to me."
He laughed, "Issy decided you were okay when you pet her and didn't throw her when she startled. She even healed you after. As for Daten he is here to protect her."
"Comforting. Why me? Who will protect me? Can't Rose your betrothed watch them."
"Rose is gone Davon has taken Beth home. I find you are the only one left besides they like you."
"Oh." all the wind went out of my sails. "Don't be gone long."
"Thank you Madison." with that he put the window guard down and flew away.
"Mom are you still there?"
"Yes you should charge him by the hour. Who is Irwin Davon and Rose? Did you say dragons?"
"Yes mom. Irwin and Davon Todd look like identical twins. Rose was his fiance. Rose is the daughter of the man who put on this bride finding ball. Rose attended to get a different husband apparently leave with him. She was told Irwin was cheating on her and married to and having a baby with Rose's friend Sarah. Sarah confused who Rose was marrying and went after the man she was eyeing at the ball named Tex I exchange names with him during the travel here. Now Davon who was going to try to make me his bride has taken Beth who was also captured in the trick. Hope she will believe it was all a dream." I watched as the children explored the trunk.
"Maddie dear are you feeling well." I could hear the disbelief and worry in my mom's voice.
"I'll send you pictures. I am sorry to worry you. As soon as I am not always locked in a room I'll make my way home. so I can move to the university of utah and their dorms will be sure to register for classes. You taught me well."
I stood up to get some good pictures.
"I'll call you later. Bye mom I love you."
"But bye sweetie love you too." I hang up I took several pictures of the room clothes dragon children the outside and the tower. Sending everything to mom. I then went back to sewing. I had just got my dress back on and some leather hard sole boots on when I was fetched.
The woman looked at the two dragons one on my shoulder the other the size of a dog walked next to me his tail around my leg.
"It is dinner time then you will fight." I swallow who is my opponent if Beth is at home? She turn to leave expecting me to follow. I stepped out to find a guard who also looked me up and down noting the dress and dragons. He motioned for me to move forward.
At the dining hall I was sat at a table near the front surrounded by soldiers, "Good morning Madison Dream. I am afraid your friend has left, but sence my daughter has also left with Tex you can fight Sarah for the hand of Davon who has also disappeared. If Davon doesn't return I could give you gold for winning. I hope you put on a good show. Nice accessories by the way."
"Thank you." I said the only thing that felt appropriate. I looked around I saw there was some of the people that I danced with in the hall eating. I ate helping the children to eat too.
I was then flanked on all side to a room where I was fitted with a sward and shield before marched to the field. They didn't once ask about the children or their safety upon the fighting field. I couldn't just hand them off to someone.
I stood as Sarah entered the field armed but still in the same clothes as I saw her in last night. "What is this Lord Draft I was promised a fight with Rose not a human with maggots. Where is Rose?"
"I admit that this is not ideal, but I still want to see a fight. I wish I knew where my daughter is she disappeared without a trace as did Tex Davon and Beth. I think she is the only one you have to take your anger out on."
"Did you set this up?" She hissed at me.
"If your asking if I asked to have two toddler dragons to watch while I fight a jealous dragon. No I don't want to fight you. If I wasn't watch so closely I would have ran as well." I hissed back at her.
"I am not jealous." she roared as three shadows flew over I stayed eye contact with Sarah.
She came at me I blocked the sword with the shield. "Daten is that you parents? You should go to them. Otherwise you need to let my leg go and stand in defense attacking her legs. I need free movement do you understand?"
She laughed at me "you think you can beat me." She striked at me often I blocked them. Daten attacked her legs I stroked at her to stop her from attacking him. The two year old would spit at her if she got close. I could see the fire in her eyes getting hotter with anger.
I danced around trying hard to protect the children that danced with me. I couldn't hear anything or loose eye contact with her. I shook with the carrying the weapons and the two year old.
She is now hacking at me heavily, "Irwin get these children off this field now." I screamed. "You said you be here before the fight for them."
I can't believe I have disarmed her. Oh no the dream. I turned and ran as soon as I saw she was shifting. After the flash of light and the people at the edge pushed us back in.
She advanced on my blowing fire I ran from the flame. "Daten fly up and away." I saw the shadow come over me. I could see Sarah still on the ground.
"Irwin is that you?"
"Yep this is against the rules."
"And a untrained human going up against a dragon with babies in her arms is in the rules. Daten get up on you daddy back now."
"I'm his uncle. Come on Daten. You too Issy." I sheath my sword grabbed Daten throwing him in the air to the big dragon. He banked blocking the fire that was coming at me. I grabbed onto his claw flipping up on to his leg I quickly climb his scales finding Daten attached to him I encouraged him to get on his back. I tucked Issy on his back with her brother.
"Get back here you coward." screamed Sarah as she began to start flying. I ran along his back and off his tail right over her head my sword out going for her head. She turns to see me landing right into her eye instead of her head. I hung on tight as she shook her head until I could hold on no longer falling to the ground I tried rolling but I still hurt.
She wailed and screamed as she tried to get it out. I could hardly move but I tried getting out from under her. Two baby dragon showed up by my size pulling me away from the dragon still fighting to get the sword out of her eye. Then she fell too on the ground not moving.