"Are you okay?" I snapped out of the darkness and nodded blindly. Deltul exhaled with relief, and ran over to mom. She was also stirring.
"What happened?" I coughed. Zahkrii wouldn't meet my eyes. I noticed his sudden suspicion, and stared him down. "What. Happened."
"Zepth, I have to tell you something in private..." He shut his eyes like a child, as if I couldn't see him if he couldn't see me.
"No." I growled and came to my feet. "Tell me now."
"I... didn't mean for anyone to get hurt." He whispered, looking down. "They told me to destroy the castle-"
"They?" Anger boiled in my blood. "Who is they?"
"Please understand-"
"Oh I understand!" I scoffed with hysterical laughter, narrowing my eyes at him. "I understand you were trouble. I shouldn't have welcomed you. I shouldn't have brought you here. I shouldn't have trusted you."
"It's not like that-"
"Who are you working for? Blatua?" I snarled, getting up in his face. "The Suns of Kirah?"
His silence gave me my answer.
"Get out! If I ever see you again, I swear I'll kill you myself!" I roared. Zahkrii showed no emotion as he took to the sky, flapping his wings and carrying himself away from Tagonia...
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I suppressed the urge to cry. The betrayal hurt more than it should have...
Once the flames died, I returned to my chambers. It was now blackened rubble. My charred flowers in the crystal face fell over in the madness. I gathered the crackling stems in my fist and blasted them with a breath of black fire.
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"Zepth!" Deltul cried. I ran over to him in the clearing.
"If something else is on fire-" I began with anger still rushing through my veins.
"You're not going to believe who just showed up." He shook his head in disbelief and led me to a swarm of the surviving fairies and castle servants.
The other dragons stepped back, until I saw what was the cause of this new disturbance. Nota sat next to someone I thought I'd never see again.
"Kintes?!"
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Pounding Heart
Fantasy𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝕿𝖜𝖔 ~ 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨 𝔇𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔬𝔫 𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 In a world where humans never existed, there're such beings of magic and wonder in their place. Dragons are the most intelligent, and therefore the dominant species. Each dragon hatches from...
