Lunk stood there for a couple of seconds, as he had a bit of a blank look on his face, as if he had not heard a word that I had just said to him a few moments ago. Eventually however, he then blinked a few times, as he then seemed to come to his senses.
He stared at me for a little while, as he squinted his eyes at me, as if I was the one that was being suspicious right now. It felt like he was delving deep in to my soul, which I really did not like all that much, as I was not even so sure if I believed what I had just said.
I tried to keep the memory that I had with my father, in sync, but at the same time, it was a bit hard to do so. I did not have the best memories with my father as of late. He was a different person for quite a while, and it was not the good kind of different.
I closed my eyes, as I tried not to think about it, and how he had attacked me, and told me that I was a failure, and I was not the dragon of destiny. Maybe he did not mean a word that he had said that day that we had been in the cave together, just speaking to one another.
It hurt me to think about it like that, even though my brother had come back from the dead, and said that I was in fact the dragon of destiny, I still had this sort of feeling, that it was not true at all. I was not sure what was up with me, as it hurt me quite a bit.
My father had tried to kill me, as hard as it was to say it like that. Sure you could say that he was a different dragon at the time, but it was still just a bit hard for me to believe that he had changed, just in a flick, for seeing his son once again.
Sure, maybe that was all that it had took, but I was sure that a lot of the tribe was with me on this, and they still were not sure if he really had changed. It was as if all of us, in the tribe had forgotten what he had done long ago, and how he had led us to victory in a perhaps otherwise devastating war.
I closed my eyes, as I wanted to cry at the same time too. I knew that I had to stay strong though, and there was a dragon in front of me that expected me to do so, and wanted me to prove it. I opened my eyes, and looked up at Lunk, just as he had begun to speak to me at the same time as well.
I blinked a couple of times, as I did my best to get rid of all of the bad memories that were swarming through my head at the exact moment. I then began to listen to what it was that Lunk had to say to me, as I nodded to him, to let him know that I was paying full attention to him.
"It's just hard for me to believe... You lost to your father, and you nearly lost to Penta... She is a weak dragon..." He said to me. I looked at him for a little while, with a bit of a blank, and soulless look on my face at the same time too.
I could tell that it almost kind of scared him, which was a bit of a shock to me as well. He was supposed to be one of the strongest dragons in the tribe, and he was afraid, just off of the look that I had on my face. I suppose there might be a part of him, that might still think that I was the dragon of destiny.
I shook my head, at the same time, as I was not sure as to what it was that had gotten in to me. My brain was almost trying to force me to believe that I was not the dragon of destiny, even though it had been proven from time and time again.
I looked back over to Lunk, and I squinted my eyes at him, as I could tell that it really moved him aback quite a bit. It was a bit of a surprise to me as well, especially after what he had just said to me, and how he had just very much doubted me.
It seemed as if he did not really actually believe as to what it was that he had just said to me a few moments ago. I thought about what it was that he had said to me as well. A part of what he had said was completely true, and it made sense as to why he had so much doubt in me.
It was one thing to be the dragon of destiny, that was apparently the best, and the strongest dragon to ever walk across this world, and then to lose to one of the most powerful dragons to walk across the world, especially at the age that I was at right now.
It was a completely different thing however, to lose to a simple minded dragon such as Penta. I had lost, though no one else really viewed it like that, because they had not gotten the experience that I had... I only remember vaguely at this point, as to the man that I had met in an almost dream like place.
I shook my head though, as I knew that to them, it looked like I had just lifted my self up, from an otherwise death made injury, and gotten right up, to nearly kill Penta. I would have thought that it would have been enough to win over to hearts of the tribe.
Clearly I was wrong though, and I knew that Lunk was not the only dragon that felt the way that he did about all of this. I blinked a couple of times, as I then put my eyes on Lunk for real this time. I saw that he had his head down low to the ground however, almost as if he felt like he was embarrassed at what it was that he had just said to me.
I knew why, as he knew just as well as I did, that you were not supposed to talk to a dragon with the stature such as I, like the way that he had just done. I did not think too deep on it though, as I let out a little bit of a sigh, and then I began to respond to what he had said to me, quite some time ago now.
"That is fair enough I suppose... I do not know what you want me to do, to prove it to you... I was told that I would not just know my powers right away." I said back to him. He stood there for a little bit more of some time, as if he had not heard a word of what I had just said to him.
I let out a bit of a large sigh, that I made sure he had heard me do so as well. I then began to look around at the little spot that we were in, out in the woods. I felt a bit nervous about it as well, as another, much shorter memory came back to me at the same time too.
I looked at my father, as I was with him and Socra in the little cave of his at the exact moment. My father had his head down on the ground, almost as if he had fallen asleep. I wondered if maybe that had been the case, and he had just forgotten that he had called me to his cave.
I knew that he and Socra had been busy a lot with their own sort of training, and taking care of the tribe, and making plans for us, so I should not get too upset at him, but at the same time, it kind of annoyed me, that he had forgot about the fact that he had called me to the cave.
I looked over at Socra, as she was just staring at something on the ceiling, which I was not too sure as to what it was. I shook my head, as I gave up a bit, and I then began to walk out of the cave, to get back to my training that I was supposed to do today.
Just as I turned my head around, and began to walk out of the cave however, that was when I heard the voice of my father begin to speak up to me at the same time as well. I turned my head over to him, a bit annoyed with the time that we had wasted, but I nodded to him anyways, to let him know that I was listening to him.
"Jangra... I need you to know, that you must be careful... And make sure that you stay safe, during these times... I feel like we have a traitor in the midst, and Plyma might know about you." He said to me. I looked at him for a couple of seconds, as I blinked at him a few times as well.
I stood there for a little while, as I knew that what he had just said was true, but at the same time, I did not want it to be. I did not have all that many friends as it was, and I did not want to think that one of them might betray me at any seconds notice.
My father stood there for a bit of time, as a normal human, or a black dragon might think that he had gone back to sleep, and closed his eyes, but I could see a bit of a glimmer in his eyes, that told me that his eyes were still wide open.
It only got me even more angry, as I tried to just shake it off. I knew that I just needed to go back to training, but I also knew a part of what he had just said to me, was also true. I shook my head though, as I then began to speak back to my father.
"Is that all that you need to say to me then?" I asked him. My father sat there for a bit of time, as he did not make any sort of response that he had heard what I had just said to him. I was starting to get even more annoyed, and angry about it, as I did not have much patience today.
My father lifted himself up a little bit, as he looked at Socra. Socra much like he had been when I had first walked in to the cave, did not seem to be paying any sort of attention. I rolled my eyes, as my father then turned his head back over to me at the same time.
He then nodded to me, and laid back down on the ground, so that he could get a bit of rest. I looked at him for a bit of time, as I saw that he had already fallen asleep. I then turned my eyes over to Socra, who still seemed to be paying to world no attention.
I then shook my head, as I gave up, and then I looked back over to the exit of the cave that I currently was in. This time I did not look back on either one of them, as I put my focus and my thoughts on my training, as I walked out of the small cave.
I blinked a couple of times, as I did my best to wipe that memory from just a couple of days ago, away. I still could not help it, but to feel a little bit afraid. I felt like I knew my friends, and they were all close to me, even Lunk for that matter, but at the same time, I felt that Himla had been right.
His best friend, Plyma, had betrayed him, and had ended up leading to the death of my brother Plok. It made sense I suppose, as I shivered just a little bit, when I looked back over at Lunk, as I looked around the area that we were in for just a little while longer.
I then shook my head, as I knew that the rest of the group really was not far ahead of us, and we were right at the clearing that we were going to do our training today, as I could hear the loud voices of many dragons, and could see a few moving around as well.
I knew that I was going to be fine, and there was surely nothing that could happen to me right now. I still felt a little bit weary, as I then turned my head back over to Lunk, and from away from the woods around me, as I heard him begin to speak to me, and I listened for what it was that he had to say to me as well.
"I know what it is that you are going to do, and it wont be fun." He said to me, with a little bit of a strange smile on his face as well. I looked at him with my head tilted, as I was a bit confused at to what it was that he had meant by what he had just said to me.
It seemed like he had a bit of a deeper meaning in what he had just said. I was not sure as to what it was, but based off of the creepy smile that he had on his face, I had to assume that it could not be anything good. I wondered if he was talking about training, or if he was testing me in some other way.
I knew that Socra had told me that my father had spoken to Lunk, about some hard things that I would be tested on, that would be much different from the rest of the dragons that were in our small little group. I had seen it a couple of times, but what it seemed like he was talking of now, seemed to be altogether completely different.
I then looked at him for a little while longer, as I then just shook my head at him, to ignore what it was that he had just said to me a few moments ago, as I then looked around one last time, before I then nodded back to him and began to speak.
"Do your best... Now we should really be getting back, Socra said she has a meeting tonight..." I said back to him. He looked at me for just a couple of moments, as he then blinked at me, as he took in what it was that I had just now said to him.
He too looked around the small area that we were in, but for a different reason altogether. I blinked a few times, as I did my best to not think about it, and to not get too worried, as I thought back on what it was that my father had said to me the other day, once again.
I shivered once again, as I let out a bit of a fake sigh, to try to pretend that I was not stuck in some scary and dark thoughts right now. It seemed to get the attention of Lunk as well, as he nodded a bit in an apology, and then he began to speak to me.
"Trust me... I will... You are right though, we probably should be heading over to the others..." He said to me. I looked at him, for a couple of seconds, and then I nodded to him, he looked over at the clearing that was a bit ahead of us, and then he began to speak to me. "Follow me."
I rolled my eyes, as it was not like there was really anywhere else for me to go at the exact moment. I then watched as Lunk began to walk over to the clearing that he had just spoken of. I sat there for a bit of time, as I blinked a few times, due to me feeling a bit brain dead right now.
I felt like I should be afraid right now, as I knew a lot of dragons were looking up to me, and expecting me to be the dragon of destiny, and to show how powerful I was. I just was not so sure how I was going to do that. I did not even know what my powers were yet.
My father said it would come with time, and I hoped that the time was going to be sooner rather than later, as it was really stressing me out now. Sure, I was a strong warrior, but so was my brother Plok, and so was every other dragon that was a son of a leader.
I closed my eyes for a couple of seconds, as I wish that I could feel the wind blowing against me, like it did in the old territory, to calm me down, and clear my thoughts. It always made me feel better, and now that we were no longer there, it left an empty hole in my heart and my brain.
I opened my eyes, as I did my best to just shake off all of those thoughts, as I then looked ahead of me, and saw that Lunk was a fair bit ahead of me, he was almost over to the clearing, and I saw how fast that he was going to, I knew that I had to catch up quick.
I got up, and then began to fly over to him, but something felt a bit off with me, as I flew past trees, but my reaction time seemed to be going a bit slow, as I nearly flew in to a couple of them, but I just managed to dodge them last second before I did so.
I felt like I was acting like a black dragon, but my strength was not near a black dragons. I began to get a bit worried if I was going to be able to hold up with my end of the bargain. I guess I did wake up not to long ago, and I hoped that it was just the early morning jitters.
I landed with Lunk just at the perfect time, as I saw all of the dragons that were in our group, all turn their heads over to us, as they began to quit playing around, as they got together so that Lunk could go ahead and speak to us, like he did every meeting.
Once they were all huddled up close to us, Lunk then turned his head over to me, with his eyes squinted at me at the same time as well. All of the dragons that were with us right now, all looked around, quite a bit confused as to what was going on.
I was a bit confused as well, as I had assumed that he was going to be the one that was going to give me the idea for how I was going to be tested. I blinked a few times, as Lunk then stepped up to the whole group, and then he began to speak.
"Everyone... Today... We will be divided up in to teams..."