Night dawned pretty past over the village, Amelia wondered where the time had gone, she hasn't spoken since her outburst in Blann's hut. She sat quietly french braiding Caeda's pink hair, Ruvaen was roasting some fish on the campfire he started, he had given Phyahi and Srocs the task of watching over the cave. Who knew what the villagers would do, especially now they had found out their secret.
Ruvaen peered behind him to see their dragons munching down on their massive piles of fish, he too began to notice Ethrinria's uneasiness as she had barely eaten her fish. He peered his head back around again, softly smiling as he watched Amelia. She had taken Caeda under her wing, when she arrived at the guild, showing her everything she learnt by herself.
He could see the change in Caeda, he placed the food on some wood once it was cooked handing it to the girls and Sam before eating his own. Amelia took small bites into her food while Caeda munched quietly on hers.
She wiped her mouth before looking at Amelia and asked, "How did you know what path the dragon was down today?"
Amelia stopped eating and looked at Ceada, "I listened, mountains can have a very good echo if you listen quietly."
"What if the villagers attack the dragon?" Sam asked as he swallowed a bit of the fish.
"We will stop them from harming the dragons, I don't trust Blann, not after what we discovered today," Ruvaen replied.
Sam nodded taking a glance at the mountains before he stood up from his spot, "Well I'm heading to bed. I'll catch you guys in the morning. Goodnight," with that Sam was the first to enter the house.
Caeda yawned as she finished her piece of fish before standing up as well, "Me too, I'm going to hit the sack. See you in the morning. Thanks for French braiding my hair again Amelia."
Amelia sent Caeda a small smile, "No worries, goodnight."
Ruvaen and Amelia watched Cadea enter the house next while the two of them stayed by the fire. Ruvaen scooted closer towards Amelia closing the gap between them before he looked up at the stars twinkling in the night sky. Noticing most of the constellations from Orion's belt to the little dipper and big dipper.
Amelia watched as a few villagers passed them heading towards their houses turning in for the night, she was trying to suss them all out. Witnessing what they saw today, conflicting her judgements in all of them.
"Do you ever want to go back home, Amelia?" Ruvaen asked out of the blue.
Amelia turned her attention to him, "No... It was never home and never will be. I will be glad that I won't ever have to go back there."
Ruvaen never understood why she hated her parents so, he knew that you only got one set of parents. He never asked her about her family, he didn't want to push boundaries between them. The two of them have so much trust for each other he doesn't want to ruin it.
"Will you ever tell us what happened?" Ruvaen asked.
Amelia was quiet for a few seconds biting the bottom of her lip before answering, "One day."
That was good enough for Ruvaen, the two of them yawned before standing up from the logs and splashing cold water onto the fire before some dry dirt over the top. Ruvaen headed inside the house taking the bed he assigned himself to after being shown the house. Amelia stayed outside, she sat down by Ethrinria's head wrapping her arm around her head.
Ethrinria whined a little before bringing up her wing to cover Amelia with, she rubbed her eyes gently before falling asleep with her head next to Ethrinria's.
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Amelia jolted awake as she heard a screeching roar coming from the mountains, she cursed to herself before jumping up and running inside kicking Ruvaen's shoe alerting him to wake up.
"What?" He slurred out as he opened his eyes.
"The dragons are being attacked. We need to go now!" Amelia hissed before running out, Ethrinria was awake and standing tall waiting for Amelia to climb onto her.
Ruvaen was quick as he ran out, trying to put his shoes on as well while he climbed onto Hillverion. The two dragons looked at each other before they both lifted off the ground and towards the mountains; Amelia's heart was thumbing through her chest as she was scared. She cursed herself for falling asleep.
Ethrinria let out a roar as they got closer landing in front of the villagers who were trying to enter while Srocs and Phyahi tried getting those who stuck inside.
"Get back!" Amelia shouted as Ethrinria growled at the villagers. "I told Blann to tell you to leave the dragons alone. They only wanted food for god sake!"
Ethrinria growled once more at the villagers making them whimper, even more, she couldn't believe them after Blann had given them his word.
"Bjarter af ljósi, bjarter af eldi. Ég bið þig að sýna mér dreka ela," Amelia chanted again watching as the crystals in the cave began to light up.
They were beautiful, nothing like before when they explored the first time. The purple and pink crystals mixed making a beautiful outline of the cave, Amelia slowly climbed off of Ethrinria's saddle and headed inside.
She made her way to the centre taking everything in once again, the centre of the cave was much bigger. Beautiful green trees were growing inside, she was a nature dragon creating a semi-safe haven for her children. She could hear birds chirping in the cave making her smile.
This was breathing, Amelia wanted to stay and live inside this cave. She halted her footsteps as she saw the mother dragon stand up and growl towards her. She finally got the chance to see the dragon's appearance up close.
Tranquil cerulean eyes sit delicately within the creature's horned, horned skull, which gives the creature a very ominous looking appearance.
Two enormous horns sit atop its head, just above its narrow, angular ears. Several rows of crystal growths runs down the sides of each of its jawlines.
Its nose is wide and has two thick, angular nostrils and there's a small crystal growth on its chin. Several rows of large teeth poke out from the side of its mouth and give a preview of the terror hiding inside.
A lean neck runs down from its head and into a muscular body. The top is covered in reptilian skin and a row of spikes runs down its spine.
Its bottom is covered in thick scales and is coloured slightly lighter than the rest of its body. Two powerful limbs carry its body and allow the creature to stand illustrious and tall. Each limb has 4 digits, each of which ends in thorny claws seemingly made of crystal.
Magnificent wings grow to start from its shoulders and end at the lower end of its back. The wings are almost angel-like, the insides of the wing seem to be made of thin crystals and small, sharp tips grow from each ending like massive spears.
Its narrow tail ends in a seemingly fluffy tip and is covered in the same reptilian skin as its body. Amelia gently raised her hands allowing the mother dragon to slowly step forward giving her a sniff. She watched as the young stayed behind their mother; they were also trying to suss Amelia out.
The mother dragon perked up before letting out a whine letting Amelia know she was trusted, a warm smile washed over her face. She was glad she was trusted a little, it made her heart warm.
"I'm a friend; I'm not here to hurt you. I want to help you" she said before allowing her eyes to close. She needed to show them, "Koma frá langt og nær, sumar kindur fyrir vini mína að éta."
Amelia slowly opened her eyes once again, peering over to the corner where some livestock had appeared, the spell worked. A massive smile appeared on her face as she looked at the livestock before meeting her eyes with the mother dragon.
"Go ahead," Amelia whispered gently.
The mother dragon walked over to the life stock, her young following behind her. One by one the dragons devoured the livestock. The mother dragon stepped back allowing her children to eat more before her eyes peered up at Amelia's again.
Amelia stepped closer towards the mother dragon, no growl was heard and no worry was on the mother dragons face, Amelia slowly lifted her hand and gently rubbed her scales, "Please... This place isn't safe for you anymore or your dragons. We can find you a new uninhabited island filled with animals and trees so you can be free."
Amelia took her chance and hugged the dragon, a few tears fell from her cheeks as she didn't want the dragons to be killed or even think of them getting hurt anymore. The mother dragon gently bent her wing around Amelia cupping her close to her body.
The mother dragon let out a growl towards her young making them snap up, Amelia stepped back from the dragons. The mother dragon nodded her head towards Amelia allowing her to take them someplace new. Amelia turned her head as she heard footsteps; she noticed Ruvaen walking in with a torch.
The mother dragon let out a growl of dominance letting Ruvaen know to not mess with her. Amelia stepped closer towards him touching his hand so the mother dragon could see they were friends. Instantly the mother dragon quietened her growls.
"I can't believe you made a connection. You amaze me every time Amelia" Ruvaen smiled, he knew how close Ethrinria and her were but never knew she could connect like that to another dragon.
"It wasn't easy... But I'm glad I've got her trust... We must head off and find them a new island," Amelia replied.
"Sam will be good at them, we should start heading out," Ruvaen replied.
Amelia nodded before the mother dragon and her young followed Ruvaen and her out of the cave where Caeda, Sam, Phyahi and Srocs were waiting for them.
"Sam do you know of an inhabited island nearby?" Amelia asked.
Sam brought out a map from his satchel that was on mirozus's back as he began to read it, "Here, an island not far from here."
Amelia took a glance at the map before getting a picture of where the island was, she's flown past it a few times, "Alright, I'll fly ahead. If you want to just follow after I've gotten a head start."
Phyahi rolled his eyes, he couldn't believe this. Why should he wait? "Why can't we just leave when you do?"
"Because the dragon is skittish and I don't want to risk her or her young getting hurt. Just for once, Phyahi doesn't fight me," she was over him and him always fighting her.
She slowly climbed onto Ethrinria grabbing the leather strap before looking back at the mother dragon and her young before Ethrinria began to slowly lift off. Amelia wished the dragon would burn the village down but they can't allow that to happen.
She let go of the straps looking to her right to see the mother dragon flying next to her, she couldn't help but smile. She felt lucky to finally feel like this is what she needed to do, this hasn't happened before with a dragon apart from her own. Ethrinria arrived at the nature island known as Bexbonear Chain.
Amelia got off of Ethrinria and had a quick look around, the island; lush green grass, with a beautiful mountain far up the back that has snow on the top. Beautiful canopy trees cover 90% of the island making it great for the dragon and her young ones. A swamp filled with crocodiles, the swamp is brown and green giving off a little nasty smell.
The air felt tropical, the warmth stuck to Amelia's skin. Further down the island was a large pool of water with a beautiful waterfall that flowed peacefully through the stream, gold and white fish swimming in the stream. A lot of wildlife lived on the island from bears to cougars a good chase for the dragons.
Amelia headed back to the first shore where the dragons were waiting for her, "Your new home awaits. You won't be bothered here. We will make sure we check on you and we will have a new team of dragon riders to protect you."
The mother dragon bowed her head at Amelia before it finally spoke to her telepathically, "Thank you young dragon rider. My name is Seviphal (sev-i-pal). We own you one, please take this as a token of my appreciation," Seviphal bent her head down to reveal a red crystal.
"Thank you, it was my pleasure. Thank you for trusting me," Amelia replied placing the crystal in the satchel that Ethrinria was carrying, "I must get going, I will see you soon."
Translations:
Bjarter af ljósi, bjarter af eldi. Ég bið þig að sýna mér dreka ela - Fire of breath, fire of light. I ask you to show me the way
Koma frá langt og nær, sumar kindur fyrir vini mína að éta - Bring from far and near, some sheep for my friends to eat