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"Shadowbayn! Wait," cried a small red bone dragon as he ran to catch up to her. He cautiously ran past the guards as she turned to greet him.
"You have news of the city?" she queried.
"No… huh… nothing, nothing new to report I'm afraid." the winded Spitphyr managed to gasp out between breaths.
"Then why run all the way here little one?" The young male obviously was disgusted by her remark but he tried not to let it show. Shadowbayn caught the grimace however and gave a little smirk. He was a fool, but a good fool. She hated having him run the courier lines, only the fastest red dragons could make it out of such work alive, and he only had half of the qualifications.
"You…you said you would tell me, about how my parent died."
"You're asking me this now young one!" She let loose a loud sigh. "I said I would tell you, but not now… I have to prepare, it is not going to be easy to get back into the city. We have all lost someone important to us, be they a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, even a rider."
"You...You had a rider? But..!"
"This war is not simply dragon against humans and that all humans must die! NO! I will not have you believe such nonsense!"
"Then what are we fighting for Shadowbayn! Surely the humans…"
"I SAID NO!" With this violent retort even the guards stared at Shadowbayn in disbelief. She looked at the concerned faces around her and resolved to calm down before she resumed. "This war, regardless of what the others might tell you, is one huge misunderstanding. We are as much in error as the humans. BOTH sides are to blame. Now do not get me wrong, this war is not for nothing! We are fighting for the rights we truly deserve as the sentient beings we are. Rights that even the kindest of humans have been ignoring.
Humans have controlled us for all of our lives till now. From our very birth till our eventual death humans control nearly every aspect of our lives. Humans have bred us to serve their purposes. Yet do we get a say, often times no. This is not just a result of our inability to communicate however. We have let ourselves fall into this mess. It is just as much the humans fault as it is ours…"
"Then why do your speeches seem to preach that the we have to fight the humans to their ultimate death? Why do you fight at all?" Shadowbayn cast an angry eye of the youngster, he was bold considering all that he had been through.
"You didn't listen to me did you? Do not forget that we are not the only group of dragons fighting in this war. Some still serve the humans, others wish to dominate the humans as they once dominated the dragons. We… we fight for what we believe to be right. We fight for freedom, understanding, and the rights we so obviously deserve."