Chapter 1

"Nathan. What in the Five bloody dragons are you doing!" The girls Voice rings out, loud and steady. Nathan looks uninterested in her direction. "I went on a walk. Not dead. No worries." He rolls his eyes. "Nathan we have been looking everywhere for you. You can not just run off as you please."

Ophelia retorts sharply, pointing her, Caramel brown, finger in his direction. "I fight for our Village. Am I not allowed to Take a few hours of Peace now?" Voice sharp and annoyed he shrugges the Black leather jacket off of his shoulders. Shaking out his burgundy hair like a dog. Nathan's face is light tan, his eyes a forest green with lovely specs of Celurean Blue. "You know thats not the Problem here Nathan. You have to let us know."

He pushes past her with one swift motion dismissing her. Ophelia reaches for his arm but misses it by barely half a second. "Dont just walk off like a child Nathan. Talk to me. Talk to us, we are your friends." Ophelia's voice is soft, unbelivably Gentle. She is nowhere near a soft or Gentle person. she may have turned 18 this year, But she is A drake. Firespitting Drake that hords her emotions like nothing else. His voice drops the Sharp edge but his feet continue to move. "It's Nothing Ophelia. I just needed a Break of guarding the Vally."

A soft sigh leaves Ophelia's rose full lips. She falls into step beside Nathan. They make their way to the small wooden house of Nathan. Upon entering the structure Nathan's little sister Awaits them. Alyssia is seated in a Ash brown chair. The Back rest of the chair is a mix of Spirales and swirls carved into the wood. A few Lilys carved along the many swirls are painted into a beautiful coral pink and Crimson. Her eyes are cold. Watching them with eyes that shouldn't. No couldn't be that of a seventeen year old. "Alyssia?" She blinks at him, the cold gaze drops to a softer, rather familiar gaze. "Nate, Lia" Alyssia stands from the chair. "lys why are you here? Shouldn't you be with the dragons?" Nathan glances between the two girls. He crosses his arms at the silence from his sister. "Lyssa, 'phelia asked you something."

She huffs at her older brother. "I came to speak with you but couldn't seem to find you." A sharp edge to the voice sends shivers down Nathan's spine. "Don't talk to me like that Lyssa" her answering scoff is a petty retort but does the charm.

"Alyssia I am your older brother show me some respect!" She looks at him unimpressed. "Brat" he mumbles under his breath, Ophelia watches the scene with slight amused. "Alright, that's enough you two. Lys what did you need Nathan for?" Alyssia's eyes fix on Ophelia. "I got a report from Rea, it's about the ash veil, they were sighted about a two days ride north." The room stills.

"You have got to be kidding me. They haven't been sighted in almost nine years!" His body goes rigid. Alyssia purses her ruby red tinted lips. She doesn't confirm his words. The tense silence ticks by for several seconds. "Give me that report." Alyssia hands him the paper. Nathan looks over the paper. "Bloody dragons..." Worry flickers in Ophelia's eyes. "Is it without doubt them?" "Yes" silence.

Alyssia let's herself fall back into the chair. "I suppose I'll head back to the hatchlings." Both snap their heads into her direction. "hatchlings?" She hums at Nathan's one worded question. "How old?- since when?" "A few days ago, five hatchlings" Ophelia claps her hands together "that's amazing news! We haven't had any in years" Alyssia hums "Yea" "Who are the parents Lyssa?"

"solar and ruby had two eggs that hatched, Emerald and Galaxy have a beautiful velvet hatchling and Ryker and somerie got a prescious Azule hatchling." They wait patiently for her to finish, but nothing else comes. "And the fifth?" Alyssia looks at Ophelia. "We don't know" "what?" She sighs. "We have eight eggs this year, four hatched. But there are five hatchlings" Nathan furrows her brows. "But where does the fifth come from?" She shrugs. "Why didn't U inform us about this? Not only one hatchling but five." "Well I didn't think u would care about something such trivial. U are after all quite busy" Alyssia stands back up stretching her arms over her head. "Well that was that, I'll head back to the dragons." Her steps are almost silent while walking to the door. Nathan grabs her by the back collar. "Yes Nate?" Her voice is sugary sweet. "You can't just drop these informations and leave." "Actually I can. After all you are the Village head no?" He smiles tightly. "Doesn't mean you get to walk out on this responsibility. Lyssa" she tilts her head back looking up at him. "I can, I ain't the adult here." "Ain't a adult. My ass. You complain about being left out and now you try this bullshit?" She huffs and takes her leave. Ophelia just sighs once Alyssia is out the door. "I'll go talk with her." Nathan shakes his head. "Leave her. She will come around eventually. She always does"

Alyssia walks along a rough stone path, the narrow Gorge rises above her and further up. Her steps slow as she gets to a clearing, the path widening. The grass is a lush green and rises to her knees. Admids the wide space are patches of all kind of flowers, greenery and herbs. Her knees slowly sink to the floor. She could lay there for hours on end. The grass, a soft material, used for many different objects. Giant trees rake at the outer skirts of the clearing. The huge stone walls spread from the path. multiple cave entrances scatter along the walls. Some larger then others.

Her head stays hidden withn the grass. A small smile thugs at her lips as soft thudding comes closer into her direction.

A small orange wing appears in her vision. Without time to react heavy weight flings atop of her. A small scaly snout appears inches from her face. The smile splays wide on her lips. Withn minutes are three more small creatures around her. All barely visible through the grass. One particular pulls at her cloak, she tries to wave off the hatchling but without victory. Her cloak tears slightly from the pulling. She sighs.

Sitting up the orange hatchling rolls off of her landing face first on the floor.

"Little devils" the smile doesn't dissapear.

The Hatchlings scurry off back into the clearing, little wings are peeking over the grass and squeels can be heard as they roll around on the floor. Her Gaze drifts, it lands on the fifth hatchling. The white hatchling sits at the edge of the clearing. its eyes focused on her. No curiousity or playfullness. Just watchig her. Its wings are folded neatly against its sides.

Nathan and Ophelia aproach the clearning. She puts a hand on Alyssia's shoulder. her head turns. "They are the hatchlings right?" His voice is quiet, the hatchlings perk up at the sound and scurry off. "yea, they are, little devils." He tilts his head "What'd they do?" A soft sigh leaves her lips. "They tore my cloak." Ophelia chimes in. "Didnt you say there where five?" Alyssia Blinks "There are." Nathans eye brows furrow. He glances around the clearing. "I saw no fifth, only the four" She doesnt turn back twoards the clearing. "Hidding maybe" He shruges. he walks to the small stone path. the other two following behind.

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