Jae-ha was dreaming of his childhood.

He was chained up in a stone room with little to no light to comfort him. An old torn up blanket was laid out underneath him, so he at least had something other than stone to sleep on. His chains were rubbing against the raw skin of his wrists and ankles. He looked down at his stiff body and saw scrapes and bruises through the holes of his dirty clothes.

The door opened, and he felt a surge of fear and sorrow fill him as his predecessor came stumbling into view. He scurried up against the wall as best as he could as he came closer to Jae-ha with drunken rage surrounding his being causing the frightened boy to whimper.

He closed his eyes as he saw him raise his fist.

-x-

Jae-ha violently jerked awake and clutched his chest above his pounding heart.

He looked around and remembered where he was, 'It was just a dream.'

He sighed and looked down at the still sleeping form of his red-haired princess. He mentally kicked himself, 'Dammit Jae-ha! Hold yourself together! Now is not the time to be thinking about your past!'

His thoughts were interrupted by the door to the room opening. He saw Hiryuu standing there with a solemn face and kind eyes. He turned around to face his eagerly awaiting dragons. "Please stay outside. I wish to speak to him privately."

The dragons peered in and saw the curious gaze of the young green dragon and nodded.

The king shut the door and strode over in front of Yona's bedroll. He crossed his arms and looked at Jae-ha and raised an eyebrow.

Jae-ha smirked, "What can I do for you your majesty?" He made a mocking gesture of a bow as he sneered the man's title.

The king sighed and shook his head, "You know, you could be more polite to the man who opened up his home for you two and even provided you with medical assistance."

He shrugged, "Sorry, but what can you expect from a former pirate, turned dragon warrior, turned bandit, and then turned back to dragon warrior?"

The king raised an eyebrow.

Jae-ha laughed, "It's a long story."

The king chuckled, "I guess so." The corners of his mouth turned downwards, and sorrow appeared onto the king's face. "How long had Zeno been alone before he found her?"

He sighed, "Whenever he talks about it, he doesn't really remember how long it has been since your time. From what we can ascertain I would say at least two thousand years."

The king sighed, "Dammit, I was afraid that was going to be the case."

He felt a surge of sympathy fill his chest for the king. "You know, you should tell him. He deserves to know."

Hiryuu sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "I know, but even I don't fully know the full extent of his power."

He began playing with a lock of green hair, "Yeah well, what I can say is that from what I have seen, he's the strongest and most powerful out of all of us. His resolution as a dragon is amazing."

He eyes softened as he placed a hand on Yona's head, "The princess hates seeing him use his abilities, but she's learning that Zeno wants to be of use to her." He removed his hand and looked back at the king, "He wanted to be of use to you as well, but you wouldn't let him. He's told us how useless he felt and how he couldn't protect his brothers. How he couldn't protect you."

The king's eyes filled with regret. He nodded and sat down across the room from Jae-ha and the princess. He leaned up against the wall and lowered his head.

Jae-ha decided that the king has had enough scolding and dropped the subject.

They sat there in silence for what felt like hours when Jae-ha felt something stir next to him. He looked over and saw Yona struggling to open her eyes.

"Yona!" He scrambled to his knees and placed a delicate hand on her head and stroked her hair.

She looked up at him, "J-jae-ha?"

He smiled down at her, "I'm here kiddo. You need to take it easy okay? You were injured and hit your head pretty hard to."

She nodded and slowly sat up against the wall. Jae-ha helped her sit up slowly so she wouldn't get dizzy. "Thank you, Jae-ha."

He smiled and held her hand that was now resting at her side above the blanket.

Her gaze drifted over to a pair of violet eyes. Her eyes widened. "King Hiryuu?"

The king nodded and stood up. "I suppose that you have many questions?"

She nodded eagerly, and the spark of determination became apparent to them.

He chuckled, "Do you think your feeling up to a long conversation after you eat?"

She pouted and was about to protest when her stomach agreed with the king's suggestion.

They both chuckled. "I'll have dinner brought in here and then we'll talk."

She nodded as the king walked out of the room and heard him give out instructions to bring dinner into her room and to have the other dragons join them.

She smiled and looked over at Jae-ha who was still soothingly stroking her hair. He smiled back at her before leaning down and kissing her forehead. He pulled back and stroked her cheek, "Everything is going to be fine Yona. I'm going to get you back home safe and sound. I'm sure that the others will be eager to see your beautiful smile."

She chuckled, "Flirt."

He lowered his hand and folded his arms across his chest, "Guilty as charged."

They sound of the door sliding open drew their attention to the food that was being placed next to them and the dragons filing into the room.

They each flashed a smile at her. The blue dragon spoke, "It's good to see you awake."

The others nodded as the white dragon stepped forward and placed a claw on the previous's shoulder. "Yeah, you had us worried there kid."

She smiled at them and Jae-ha could tell that their hearts melted at the beautiful sight, "Thank you all so much. We have no way to pay you for your kindness, but we will do whatever we can to help you out in any way."

The king laughed, "There's no need to worry about that princess. We are more than happy to help."

He gestured the others to take a seat and begin eating.

The meal was silent as Jae-ha had to help Yona with her soup. She was still too week to hold a spoon without spilling food all over herself. Once the legendary figures were finished eating, they patiently waited for Jae-ha and Yona to finish.

Once they were finished, Yona nodded and turned to the guests, "I'm sorry, we didn't get the chance to introduce ourselves." She gestured to her green guardian, "This is my guardian, Jae-ha. My name is Yona, it's so nice to meet you."

Even though her voice was crackly, the others still smiled at the kindness that seemed to spill from her words.

"It's nice to meet you too miss." Zeno spoke enthusiastically, "I'm Zeno. The man with the green hair next to me is Shuten, next to him is Guen, next to him is Abi, and the one on the end is king Hiryuu."

They each nodded as their names were listed off.

Hiryuu sighed, "Well, I guess we need to talk about what happened earlier. Your guardian showed us his leg earlier and I am sure that my warriors have many questions."

He locked gazes with her showing her his serious expression, "I spoke with your guardian earlier and I will allow full disclosure."

The original dragon warriors looked at him confused at what he meant by that.

She nodded and gulped. This was going to be a long conversation.