Years In The Moonlight

She was running deep into the forest if she disn't Ruby would catch up with her, and it was never good when that happened. It should have been easy to evade her afterall, she was low into the forest probably hidden in the trees if it weren't for the damn dragon that kept separting them and exposing her wereabouts. But this time around she promised to beat her last record so she had to act fast. To her right was the Jasmine lake while to her right was just ruins left from the last battle between the dragons and their arc nemesis the mages. But if she continued onwards she might not make it to the cave, so she made a last minute decision and took her right haded straight for the ruins.

Ruby came to a stop up ahead as she watched the cub take a turn, she huffed as smok came out of her gaint nostrils, shaking her head a strained smile on. Not that she was not happy to watch the pup take a new turn for the first time since the began to go hunting. It was just that her destination was not were she ever wanted to be again.

That place she lost many of her friends her family and her childhood. It was off bounds for many dragons orders form Saphira, now Dice was headed that way and ahe could not stop her. Part of the reason why it was off bounds was the fact that no magic be it that if a mage or dragon would ever work there, afterall the damage the war brought on it, not to mention the left over magic from the war.

«Saphira we have a problem Dice is haded for the ruins», she called with her mind voice a little desprate though she could try to catch Dice she was not sure she would succed.

«Then go after her », Saphira's voice was filled of boredom she belived that her dragons were strong and capable of concering their fears, most esppesialy Ruby.

The ruins was never off bounds afterall their friends and clan died there, but Ruby's mate had asked a favour of her to help protect Ruby from herself. Sje understood perfectly, afterall she would have done thesame for her mate. That is, if he was still alive.

«I can't,» Ruby's strained voice interrupted her thoughts.

She flicked her tail and asked, «why can't you?»

«It's off the boundry and ... I just can't Saphira. I think I might have the...» Ruby trailed off she had no excuse and she was the one that encouraged Dice to make do with what she was given, and always think fast. She was proud of her teaching method but not just how her pup applied it. Take now for example....

«Ruby, should I remind you that when you are out with Dice she is in your care ?»

«But Saphira the ruins is off bounds.» Ruby whined.

«And your bound one is in it what do you do, other than to fly and stare helplessly, a dragon fears nothing Ruby not even her past.»

«But it's different.»

«You claim to be the strongest, not being able to use your power should not scare you. You are after all bound to the strongest dragonbron ever or should i say the only dragonborn ever.»

Saphira was right, she was strong and Dice was the only dragonborn remaining and was bound to her, should anything happen to her she would be held accontable. And Dice was a good cub, she liked her. So, she would go after her come what may.

Taking a deep breath she swayed and went after her, her wings beating in sync with her heartbeats as she chashed after Dice.

🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

It was good thing I came this way, Duce thought as she made her way towards the ruins. I finally get to beat Ruby and explore tgis side of the forest. It does not look how I envisioned it.I thought it would be filled with gore and skeletons, or perharps the war was just an excuse ti keep me away from this gloriousness. No... no they would not do that I can remember White telling me about the war and momma. Yes...then why does it look this way, she wondered.

«Got you cub.» Ruby's voice echoed as she dived aiming to grab Dice and get out of the ruins she had not even spent a minute and she already felt light headed and she had this feeling that something was watching them.

But Dice managed to duck on time, «missed me.» She dance sticking her tounge out at Ruby.

Ruby bared her teeth, «do not rejoice to soon cub, I will definately get you make no mistake and think otherwise.»

«I won't but I am going to won this round no matter what.»

«That is yet to be seen cub, you will not be this lucky on my next dive. »

«Yeah, yeah what is holding you back now, come and get me if you can.» Dice taunted befire she slipped in between trees to hide from Ruby.

Ruby smirked, this was usually Dice's go to last move before she caught her.Her big red eyes followed Dice movement as she made turns in between the trees. She did nit have to do anything but to wait and watch her after all there was always a n opening at the end of every tunnel, so what if this was not a tunnel. There was still an opening at the end of the forest. Not to mention the fact that they were in the ruins and she was very familiar with the opening ahead of them . Did not mean she would let her linger in the woods alone, she would watch first the, after all opening was just two beats ahead.

Dice stepped out of the woods into the clearing and gasped bewelled, so it was true. The war did happen, and she was standing at the center of it all.

“I have been especting *you. ”

“Who's there?”

Tbc.

Find out who Dice meets in the ruins.

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