I watch a distance battle take place between SandWings and the SkyWings. It looks like the SandWings are mostly winning. Tears glisten at the edge of my eyes as my brother, Antelope lands next to me. He looks at me sympathetically.

"What's wrong SunFlower?" He says in a sweet tone.

"This war is what's wrong!" I say bitterly, "We lost our mother to it and our father servers in the war."

He nods, "I know, I too wish it wasn't going on. But we are safe at the Scropion den."

"It just kills me to see so many dragons die just for a stupid SandWing queen!"

"Yes I see your point. Come on let's go back, I don't want you to keep watching this battle."

I stand up and follow Antelope back to the Scorpion den. The SandWing guards let us in without a second glance. Us both are well know here in the Scorpion den, we have lived here most our lives. Our parents, WildFlower and Burnt, left us here at dragonets so that we would be safe from the war. Our mother died in a battle between the MudWings and we don't even know if our father is still alive. He hasn't visited us in a while and I have begun to worry. I continue to weave between the narrow roads towards our tent.

Once we reached our tent I hurried in with a grumbling stomach. I grab a small deer and throw it over the campfire. Antelope dines on the deer with me in silence. Our sibling relationship is very good but, we are not very talkative. My bed welcomes me as the sky darkens. I wrap myself in the animal hides I've collected over the years. The scar on my snout still discomforted me but I have gotten used it by now.

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I wake up to Antelope shaking me.

"What is it?" I grumble tiredly.

"It's time to go the oasis for a meeting with Thorn," He says heading towards the exit of my quarter of the tent.

I get up and search through my room for something decent to wear. I normally don't wear anything but Thorn is a very important dragon in the Scorpion Den. I finally find a small bead necklace. I drop it over my neck and swiftly walk out to find Antelope waiting calmly. We walk out of the tent in silence to be greeted by our friend, Palm. Palm is a nice guy but I'm not used to someone talking so much.

"Hey guys!" He says more enthusiastic then I've every heard, "You excited to talk to Thorn?"

"I guess." I respond.

"Yea I am, I've seen Thorn but never talked to her personally." Antelope responds with a wide grin.

I watch my feet as Palm and Antelope have a long conversation about all sorts of things I don't get. We finally reach Thorn's large tent. Guards stand post at the edge of the door. They look at us with grim faces.

"Did Thorn summon you?" One guard asks.

Antelope nods, "Yes, we are Antelope, Palm, and SunFlower."

The other guard takes out a scroll. He looks down what seems to be long list of names. He reaches a pair of names then nods towards the other guard.

"Okay you may enter," He says eyeing us closely as we enter.

We enter to see Thorn writing on some scrolls with a bird feather. She looks up and smiles brightly, "Hello, I've been waiting for you three."

Antelope bows and says sweetly, "Sorry to keep you waiting."

She laughs at his bow then steps of her sandstone throne. Her talons scratch against the stone as she walks towards us. I curl the barb on my tail inwards as a guard steps in the tent. Thorn looks at the guard, "SandStone, are the new dragonets being taken to the oasis?" She ask plainly. "I don't know. I shall get right on that." She steps out of the tent and Thorn looks satisfied.

"Now, let's talk." She says with a sweet smile that makes me shiver.