Tellus per Bellum,
Viscus per Dilectio,
Lacrima per inhonesto.
Chapter 2:
"I said get over here! Are you deaf, girl?" the dragon barked again.
By this time Caim was on his feet, but he was still breathing deeply. Ruonexa slowly began to move. Her left side was in pain, but it wasn't bleeding.
"he must have used the flat side of his sword so he wouldn't kill me. So un-Caim like!" she thought.
She stood up, making it clear that she had just as much pride as them. But she couldn't help but notice how graceful and prideful Caim looked. She had seen that exact stance in many fan arts and character drawings for the game. His blood-stained sword in front of him, both hands resting upon the hilt. His back straight and his dark brown hair in all directions. His baggy black pants were also stained with blood. Ruonexa felt her heart nearly soar with being able to see this wondrous general in all his glory. And the red dragon as well! She was in her level two form. Her tail slashed back and forth. She used her wings as arms, as most waverins did. But the most frightening feature was her attitude. Ruonexa knew how harsh she could be, so she obeyed the dragons request to stand. She was surrounded by a thick forest of ancient trees.
"At last. Could you have been any slower?" the dragon snapped.
"Yes. Would you like me to demonstrate?" Ruonexa retorted.
The dragon growled, but Caim turned his head away. He was clearly hiding a silent laugh.
"Oh, could you demonstrate how you can't identify a sarcastic question?" the dragon snapped back.
"I think I just did. Or is it you that can't identify a sarcastic answer?" Ruonexa retorted again, backing up and leaning against the tree.
"Watch your tongue, Girl!" the dragon barked, barring her teeth.
"I wish I could, but its stuck in my mouth and my eyes cant see in there." Ruonexa said, holding back a giggle herself.
Caim had to walk away to resist the urge to laugh, even though he couldn't. The dragon narrowed her eyes. She was being outwitted by a human! A teenager to make it worse!
"Listen here, girl. I would advise you to keep your smart mouth comments to your self. And I can fix your ability to not see your tongue." she snapped.
"Oh? You can? I really don't see how you can, being that your size would prevent it. And you don't have fingers to hold anything capable of cutting it out either." Ruonexa said.
The dragon growled, fire already burning in her jaws.
"I could make you a nice snack." she said, as her anger subsided.
"Only if you can catch me." Ruonexa stated, then whipped around the tree into the dense forest.
"Caim! Fallow her!" The dragon roared, the earth shaking suddenly.
Ruonexa ran with all her speed. She was, after all, the fastest in her class.
"Caim's armor will slow him down immensely. And the trees." Ruonexa thought.
But, against all odds, caim was catching up fast. Ruonexa chanced a look back, and saw he had dumped his armor to catch her. Ruonexa searched her mind for his weaknesses. He was driven by blood, couldn't swim, and also couldn't climb trees.
"Thats it!" Ruonexa thought.
Swiftly, she grabbed a low branch of a tree and started to climb. Though she was deathly afraid of heights, she knew she had to get away from Caim. She didn't stop until she thought the branches wouldn't support her. She sat on a branch, hugging the tree's trunk in fear. Ruonexa heard an outburst of laughter form below. She looked down to find the red dragon starring at her, a smile of pure joy on her red face. Caim was still on the ground.
"Are you going to come down?" the dragon called.
"Why should I?" Ruonexa called back.
"Because we need you." the dragon stated bluntly.
"Why? I am not important." Ruonexa said.
"You just stalling because you can't get back down." the dragon called, smile growing bigger.
Ruonexa eyes narrowed. Then she smiled at a wonderful thought.
"All right. I'll come down." she called.
Slowly, she got to her feet. She looked through the branches and found the perfect spot. Cautiously, she made her way to the middle of her branch, and jumped.