An odd way to start friendships

A dark figure lurked through the trees in the dark of night. The person whore a dark brown cloak with the hood over their head casting their face in shadow. Peering behind the tree with sapphire blue eyes gazing at a small town and a castle wall. Drawing back into the woods the person leaned against a tree and drew back their hood revealing the face of a beautiful young girl with long bleach blond hair.

"I guess I can stay in Kippernium for a while." Ayra said to herself.

Walking through the crowd in the busy market the twelve-year-old girl looked here and there. She spotted three children around the age of five sitting against a building asking passing people for food or money.

Ayra sighed. I hate seeing children like this. She thought.

"Sir may you spare a coin?" asked one of the female orphans to a large dark haired man.

Looking down on them he spat. "Disgusting brats." And walked on.

She glared after him in outrage and stamped toward the fat bruit accidentally bumping in to an orange shorthaired girl the same height as her dressed in thin casual knight's armor.

"Sorry." Ayra apologized.

"It's fine." She smiled back.

Ayra kept walked casually toward her intended victim. Spotting a purse hanging from his waist as she brushed past she swiped it making sure no one would have noticed. But unfortunately someone did.

"Thief! Halt!"

She whipped her head around to spot the orange haired girl heading at her. She turned and dashed through the swarm of people, easily avoiding a collision. The blond darted in between an alley with the red right behind her.

"Halt in the name of the king!" the young knight shouted after her.

Ayra turned another corner and back into the market she had just came from and stopped in front off the three poor kids.

"Here." She dumped the contents of the purse in front of them. "Use it wisely." She smiled and sprinted off.

The children stared after her in alarm.

Jane turned the corner and ran after the thief.

Finally some excitement. She thought.

Ayra rushed out of town with the knight right on her tail. She looked behind and smirked. She herself was much faster though and that other girl would have no hope of catching up to her. Looked ahead she found that the castle wall was zooming in, so she turned and ran along it. But soon after she came to a halt a little ways beside a large riverbank. Turning she faced the knight with a smile.

The girl stopped her chasing and faced her foe.

"You will come with me and face the king." She ordered.

"You'll never take me alive! Well actually I don't plan on dieing, I'm just saying you probably can't beat me."

"You want to fight me? I am a trained knight." Jane said with dignity.

"As am I." Ayra said as she pulled forth her golden handled sword from its black scabbard.

Jane drew out her own sword and they stood facing the other waiting for the best opening. Ayra made the first strike and Jane blocked.

"You're not a knight." She exclaimed and made her own attack.

"Why do you think that?" Ayra said as she blocked the blow.

"Because I am the first female knight." Jane attacked. "And you just stole the merchant's money."

"Humph." She smirked as she dodged. "First of all where I come from there are many female knights and secondly I kind of played the role as Robin Hood. Ever heard that story? Steal from the rich and give to the poor?"

"That still gives you no right to steal." Said Jane.

Ayra scowled and pushed her opponent roughly away that Jane almost fell. She tossed the velvet purse at the squire.

"Then I suggest that you suggest to 'his majesty' to do something about it. I can not bear to see innocent young children like that."

"Nor can I but stealing is not the answer."

"I know that. I just got ticked off at that rude, greedy pig and took what was his that would only be spent on pleasure and gave it to someone who actually needed it."

"You can explain this to the king but first I must arrest you."

Ayra laughed. "Do you think I'll willingly come? I don't have time for this."

Jane frowned at her then above her and smiled.

"Sorry but you don't have a choice."

Ayra slowly turned around and looked up at a dragon with yellow and grass green scales glaring down at her.

"So there are other dragons." She said calmly not intimidated in the least.

Dragon narrowed his eyes.

Turning her back on him Ayra looked back at Jane.

"You have no choice but to come with us." The knight said.

The blond haired girl sighed and placed her sword back in her scabbard.

"You think so eh?" then suddenly she twirled around to face Dragon stepped to the side and zipped away. It happened so fast that even Dragon didn't see it coming.

"Come on Dragon we must catch her!" said Jane running over to him.

"What did she mean by other?" he asked as he lowered his head to let his friend climb on.

"I don't know." Jane said as she watched the girl head into the woods.

"She's in the forest. We'll have to fallow by foot."

"I'll cut her off." Said Dragon taking off into the air while Jane hurried into the woods.

Ayra had no trouble running at full speed with the danger of crashed into a tree or falling into a bush. She was very agile and quick thinking.

Looking back she found the red haired girl running behind her with no hope of catching her on her own, but she knew the knight had that dragon helping her and she knew they were planning on trapping her. Too bad it wouldn't work. And sure enough when she looked ahead the dragon was landing in front of her. She quickly changed course with ease. Dragon saw this coming and slashed his tail out at her legs and tripped her.

Ayra slamed to the ground whinsing. She was about to heave herself up when she felt a sudden weight on her back pushing her to the ground. She turned to glare up at the big green dragon then at the knight.

"You are coming with us." Jane declared trying to catch her breath.

"I still won't come that easy."

"But I just caught you." Said Dragon. "Now stop your complaining shortlife or else."

"Or else what." Ayra laughed making Dragon growl. She still showed no fear toward him.

"Let her go!" snarled a deep menacing voice behind Dragon.

He turned around to come face to face with a large dark green dragon. His horns were slightly curved backwards which were black as well as his claws. His body was much slicker then Dragon's, he was a little bigger, and his wings were much bigger than his.

Jane and Dragon stared at him in shock. Ayra somehow had escaped from under Dragon's claws and was glared at them reproachfully.

"Y-your a…dragon." Stuttered Dragon.

The dark green dragon just stared at him with dark and warning eyes.

"So there are other dragons." Spoke up Jane who had come to her senses.

The dragon turned his head to looked down at her.

"Yes. I wasn't sure if I was the last one but I see I'm not." He turned back to Dragon.

They were all silent for a moment until the largest of the two dragons addressed the two before him.

"Why were you after Ayra?!"

The blond haired girl at his side answered him.

"I stole a few coins from this rude guy and gave them to some poor kids."

"I told you people here take things too seriously." Said the dragon.

"Don't start that Vyanrey." Warned Ayra.

"Who are you two and where do you come from." Asked Jane.

Ayra turned to her and smiled.

"We'll tell you if you forget the little stealing incident. Vyanrey was right you guys take thing way too seriously."

"Well of course I was right."

Jane thought for a moment. My duty is to my king but they might be right, I guess I'll let it slip for now.

"Fine then." She said. "We have a deal."

Jane looked up at Dragon who still couldn't believe his eyes.

"Dragon?" she nudged him bringing him back to reality.

"I am Jane." She introduced. "And this is Dragon."

"How original." Murmered Ayra then introduced herself. "I am Ayra Glen and this is Vyanrey. We can explain are story but it's kinda long since I bet you'll have many questions for us to answer."

"Are there any other dragons?" Dragon suddenly asked.

"Not that I know of."

"Yep." Said Ayra looking up at the two dragons. "It seems there'll be lots of questions."

The two dragons were lying down across from each other with the two girls leaning against them.

"Me and Vyanrey come from a distant kingdom called Tindrion, I'm sure no one here knows of it. I was a seven year old knight in training when an enemy of are kingdom managed to break through and murder most of us. Only a handful of knights, commoners, and the princess managed to survive."

"Excitement." Spoke up Dragon. "Now that's what we need here."

Ayra shot a death glare at him and stood up.

"You think I enjoyed that?! I watched people I loved die! Perhaps you want to see the people you care about killed before your eyes!"

Dragon looked alarmed at this sudden outburst. No one he knew had ever dared to raise their voice at him.

Ayra gave him a final dark glare and sat back down.

"That must have been terrible." Said Jane.

"It really was." Ayra sighed. "Survivers now take refuge in a forest. Me and Vyanrey just scouwre other kingdoms."

"So Tindrion has other female knights?" Jane asked.

"Yes. There's lady Izabell. Lady Caroline. And my fellow squires Natillie, and Owren."

"A whole other world out there." Dragon comented then asked. "What about you Vyanrey."

"Like Ayra I grew up in Tindrion as an orphan. I kinda lived my life a big nothing. People there were used to me flying around but I made no contact until Ayra came along. I've known her, her whole life."

"Yep." Said Ayra. "That's the basics of our lives, now how about you two."

"I was training to be a lady in waiting but I got bored and disided to become a knight but I was a girl and girls aren't knights. Fortunately that's where Dragon came in. He kidnapped the prince, I went to resque him, me and Dragon become friends, and I become a knight. Dragon's been trying to find other's of his kind."

Ayra cocked her head to the side.

"So you're the only female knight here?"

Jane nodded.

Everyone was silent, taking in everything they had learned, until finally Jane asked. "Do you two have a place to go?"

"Once in a while we go back to the others but other then that, no."

"Would you like to come visit the castle, the king will be very interested about your story."

"Sure I'm fine with it. Vyan." Ayra looked up at her reptilian friend.

He grinned. "As long as no one tries to slay me."

"Don't worry." Laughed Jane. "No one has tried to slay Dragon, so I think you'll be safe."

"So Jane who is this friend of yours?" asked king Caradoc sitting upon his throne with sir Theodore by his side.

"She is Ayra Glen, you're heinous." Jane bowed fallowed by Ayra.

"Pleased to meet you."

"Charming girl." Smiled the king. "Where do you come from young lady?"

"The kingdom of Tindrion."

Theodore slightly stiffened. Caradoc noticed this and asked. "Sir Theodore do you know that kingdom?"

"My teacher claimed to have been there, but it is very different from most kingdoms."

"How so."

"I can answer that if you like." Said Ayra.

Sir Theodore walked over to her and noticed her sword. She met his grayish blue eyes with her sapphire blue eyes.

"How did you come to possess that?"

"It was my mother's. I'm a knight of Tindrion."

Everyone aside from the two girls looked surprised.

"But Jane here is the first female knight." Objected the king.

"Not where I come from."

"And why aren't you at your kingdom now?" Sir Theodore asked.

"Tindrion was sent into ruin some years ago. A few knights, commoners, and the princess were the only survivors. I've broken off from them until they need me. At the time being me and my friend are just wandering around."

"And who might your friend be?"

Ayra looked down with a slight grin on her face then looked up.

"Would you believe there are other dragons?"

The two men looked a bit startled then waited in antisipation for the rest of what she had to say.

"Well." The girl's eyes twingkled. "Would you like to meet Vyanrey?"

King Caradoc and sir Theodore stared at the large dark green dragon before them. The knight turned to Ayra.

"Well I guess there are other dragons."

"You mean there is another dragon." Vyanrey corrected. "I've never known another of my kind."

"Really." Theodore turned back to him. "How old are you?"

"425."

"Hmm. They've been missing for a while."

"Maybe not. I never really been to any other kingdoms since now."

"So Ayra." Said the king turning toward the girl. "Do you and your friend have anyplace place to stay or go?"

"No. Not a single thing is planned for the future."

"Would you then like to stay here? We could learn a great many things from you."

"Indeed we can." Agreed the old knight. "Nothing much is known of your people."

Ayra considered this offer for a moment then looked questioning up at Vyanrey. He shrugged.

Turning back to the king she bowed. "Thank you your majesty, we will take you up on your offer."

"Excellent."

"What can I contribute to your kingdom?" She asked.

"If you like you could keep training with our two squires Jane and Gunther."

"Alright then." Ayra smiled a smile that could brighten a condemned man.

"She can stay in my room." Said Jane.

"Wonderful." The king walked past them and said. "I look forward on seeing what you can do." Then walked off with sir Theodor.

"So…do you have any other belonging?" Jane asked to her new found friend.

"Yep! I put them in a tree somewhere. Come on!" Ayra ran off fallowed by Jane.