Ignitus left to go find Terrador and Cynder. I slunk back into my cell and thoughts crept into my mind. If Terrador was condsidering executing me, I must be a menace to our solitary society. Then the thoughts of protecting Cynder from Flame came to mind, just the thought of Cynder made my stomach stir. Cynder would always make my day better when Flame made my life miserable. Cynder seemed to care for me and I really cared for her. My father had told me to keep my head on straight, not to fight, I wondered how he felt right now. Was he mad? Was he disappointed? If he was, he didn't seem to show it when he talked to me, he just admired my protective feelings for Cynder. I heard the thudding of paws approaching my cell. The shadowy outline of three dragons approached my cell. When the dim light hit the three dragons it revealed who they were. Terrador, Cynder, and my dad stood outside my cell. Anger and apparent sadness was on my fathers face, Cynder seemed really upset, and Terrador looked at me with disgust.
"I've made my decision Spyro; you are to be executed in two days. I can't have violent dragons threaten the security of Warfang."
"Flame started this whole thing! He hit Cynder I was protecting her!" I protested.
"Warfang's security would have dealt with Flame without you nearly killing him, my decision stands; you will be executed in two days."
Terrador spun around and walked out of my view, Cynder and my father still stood at the door to my cell. Cynder was crying and my father was cursing Terrador. I was shocked and upset at Terrador's decision. Flame started this feud and I'm getting punished for it. I looked at Cynder, she was so upset I felt as if I needed to apologize.
"Cynder, I'm so sorry, but when Flame hit you, I lost it." I said.
Cynder looked at me sympathetically, tears still clinging to her eyes.
"Spyro, its not your fault. Flame started this and he knows that. He doesn't like that you're a purple dragon."
Terradors rumbling voice called for Cynder, she looked in his direction and slowly got up. Cynder padded by the cell door and whispered "Ill be back tonight don't worry." She then sped up her pace and disappeared out of my view. I didn't want her to leave yet. My dad didn't say much, he was too upset, he lost my mom, and now he was losing me. He slowly turned around and walked in the direction of the clinic. I sunk back into my corner, I slumped down and hit the floor and started to cry. I didn't want to die, I wanted to be with Cynder for the rest of my life, and my dad always said if he lost me he would go insane. My grief soon turned to anger and I repeatedly hit the wall over and over again. My life was going to come to an end soon. Hopefully Cynder would come later tonight like she said she would, it will be my last chance to tell her how I really feel about her before I get executed. Hours passed like days, but soon enough Cynder came into view. She had something around her neck, from the outline it looked like a key, but I wasn't too sure. She approached the cell door and put the key into the lock and the door slid open. I stood up and walked as far as the chain would let me; she slowly walked into the cell and unlocked my neck restraint.
"Thanks Cynder, I have been meaning to tell you something for a while now but I've never had the courage to do so, until now."
"What is it Spyro?" Cynder asked.
"Cynder, I love you, I don't want to die, I want to spend the rest of my life with you but-"
I was cut off; Cynder connected her muzzle to mine and kissed me passionately. We broke the kiss and she looked lovingly into my eyes, and I gazed back into her beautiful emerald eyes. We enjoyed each others company in a silent loving embrace. Cynder pulled away and say about a half-foot away from me she looked serious.
"I'm getting you out of here Spyro, your dad wants you to leave Warfang."
"Why would he want me to do that?"
"I can't give you all the details now but I can tell you Ignitus has already left Warfang." Cynder said.
"My dad left?"
"Yes he snuck out earlier after my dad decided he was going to kill you instead of release you, I told him I would get you out." Cynder said
"Cynder, I don't know what to say, you're saving my life, but your putting yourself at risk with your dad, I don't want you to get harmed."
"I wont Spyro, I'm coming with you, because I feel the same way you do, I don't want to even imagine life without you, I love you."
Cynder kissed me again but this kiss wasn't as long as the other one, for it was almost time for the residents of Warfang to be waking up, and we had to leave now.
"Alright Spyro, we need to stick to the shadows and be quiet the guards will be on alert when they've known you've escaped."
Following Cynder's lead, we ran out of Warfangs prison area. The entrance to Warfang was past the market, we would need to be quick and quiet going through the market.
"All right Spyro, the market is up ahead, stick to the shadows and be quiet, the guards are out now."
We sunk into the shadows, being careful to not alert any of the guards. A loud yell came from Warfangs prison; no doubt Terrador had just discovered I had escaped my cell. Terrador flew to the top of the prison's watch tower and loudly yelled.
"Listen up people! The purple dragon has escaped his cell! No doubt he has help, bring whoever his accomplice in too. Whoever brings both of them in will get a raise. Good hunting boys."
The blood drained from Cynder and I's face. Terrador had just turned Warfang security into a bunch of mercenaries. Whoever brought us in alive or dead would get a raise. Me and Cynder looked at each other, we both knew Terrador was losing it.
"My father is going insane we have to leave now!" Cynder warned.
The entrance to Warfang was about a hundred yards ahead and didn't seem to be guarded at all, but knowing Terrador, his "guards" would be planning an ambush, but it was the only way out. We checked our sides and behind us and the coast was clear of guards, but we stayed alert for any signs of an ambush.
"There's the gate Spyro, we need to push the pressure plates on both sides of the door for it to open, but we need to hurry, we could have been spotted by now."
"Alright let's go Cynder."
We walked to the pressure plates and stepped up on them. The ground started to shake and the giant doors to Warfang started to slowly swing open. We heard paw steps and lots of them, soon enough about two dozen guards and Terrador stepped into the clearing in front of the still opening main gates.
"Cynder, why are you helping this violent dragon? He knows nothing but fighting and despair! Now get over to me now or you'll regret you ever helped him." Terrador yelled.
"I'm seeing first hand of what you are really like dad, giving raises to the guards who either kill or capture us, Spyro is no monster, you are!" Cynder yelled.
"You helped a criminal escape! You know the price for assault in Warfang! He needs to pay for his crimes!" Terrador said.
Cynder looked into her dads eyes, her body was quivering with rage and her dad knew she was about to blow up. Cynder tried hard to keep her composure but her anger got the best of her.
"Dad, I love Spyro, he has always been there for me when you haven't! He protects me, he loves me, and he makes me feel wanted! This bond him and I share is nothing you will never understand, we're leaving Warfang."
Terrador gazed intensely into Cynder eyes, and then his gaze shifted over to me, all the hate he could muster was in that stare. I gazed back with the same hate, he wasn't taking Cynder away from me, nor would he hurt her ever again.
"If you even as little as touch cynder again, then you'll be next in line to flame."I said
"You, kill me? We all know I'm more powerful than you, even if you are a purple dragon. Cynder is not leaving with you, and you are not leaving. Now surrender now and face the punishment for your crimes." Terrador said.
All this time Cynder and I bickered with Terrador, the giant gates to Warfang had finally opened. Cynder and I stole a glance, then bolted out the gates in a desperate attempt to escape Terrador.
"After them do not let them escape!" Terrador yelled.
I was running faster than I have ever ran before. But a few guards were quicker than me and Cynder and quickly blocked off our path to freedom.
"You coming with us!" a guard said.
Without any hesitation, I pounced on the guard and sunk my teeth into his throat, Cynder followed my role and attacked the other guard and slit his throat with her tail blade.
"Lets not waste anymore time. We need to move!" I yelled
Cynder responded with a curt nod and we continued our push for freedom from Warfang. The darkness of the tunnel soon dissipated and the tunnel soon became very bright. We paused to catch our breath before we continued on. Terrador's guards knew better than to come this far. They were scared of the wasteland like everyone else in Warfang was. My father came into mind, I was wondering where had he gone in the wasteland, and if I should find him.
"Cynder, did my dad ever tell you where he was going?" I asked.
"Ignitus said he was going to a group called the vanguard. He was with them shortly before you were born."
"But that's impossible! He said my mom and him lived in Warfang all their lives."
"I'm sorry but he lied for your safety, but he told me to meet him at the vanguards base. The problem is I don't know where it as he never told me." Cynder said.
"Theres got to be a way to find it!" I said.
"You share your father's determination. There are settlements all over the wasteland. Ignitus said he stopping in the one closest to Warfang."
"Let's get some rest before we go Cynder. We don't know whats out there in the wasteland so we need to be at peak condition."
"I agree Spyro."
I laid down in a dark corner by myself, Cynder gazed over at me with amusement.
"Aren't you going to lay down with me Spyro." Cynder said.
"Yeah, sure" I said
I got up and padded over to Cynder and slumped down next to her. She moved as close as she could to me and laid her head against mine.
"I love you Spyro." Cynder said.
"I love you too."
Todays events ran through my mind. I was about to see the real world, I had a mixture of excitement and fear about it; we couldn't live in Warfang anymore. We had to get to Vanguard what ever that was. My dad wanted me to meet him there so it must be important. Soon sleep came over me like a black tide, and I dreamt what the vanguard was, and what I would do there.