Chapter Two

Confrontation

The first thing that Christen registered was pain coming from her left shoulder. She flinched as she forced herself up. She blinked her eyes as she took in her surroundings. She was lying on a very comfortable bed and in a very lavished room that reminded her of something a princess would have. She moved but before she did she released a scream when she noticed she had been changed.

The clothes she wore now were a long sleeved light purple dress with a sweetheart neck line that had Celtic knots on the breast area. Over it was teal colored shear fabric that was held in place by a light brown belt that lay underneath her breast with a square Celtic knot and then resting in the crevice of her elbows were two more pieces of light brown like the belt. The teal shear sleeves ran down beyond her hands with a slit on each side. And towards the bottom of the dress it changed from purple to aqua then teal. Her feet were bare.

Her hands reached towards her hair she felt something laying against her forehead. Grabbing it she tore it off and threw it away. Next she reached towards her neck searching for something special. Her hand came into contact with two necklaces, one small and one medium. She growled and tore them away. She began to franticly look for her special possession.

"What is the matter my lady?"

Christen spun around there standing in a door way was a young girl, a servant perhaps, looking confused.

"My things where are they?" Christen demanded.

The girl frowned. "My lady you shouldn't be moving. Please get back into bed."

Christen released a growl of frustration before crossing the room and slamming the girl into the wall beside the door.

"The things that came with me! Where. Are. They?"

The girl stared at her in fear before pointing to her right. Christen followed her finger to see it pointing at a chair. There sitting in the chair were her clothes and bag. Releasing the girl, who immediately ran out of the room, Christen walked over to the chair and searched her things. She released a sigh when she found what she was looking for. She pulled it out and held it up. Hanging from her hand was a silver chain with two pieces of wire wrapped jewelry, a big piece of Blue Labradorite and a small piece of moonstone shaped as a teardrop.

Glad she found it she was quick to place it around her neck. She then gathered up her clothes and put them in her bag before throwing it over her right shoulder. She pulled her boots on before she walked over towards the door and looked left and right outside. Seeing no one around she was quick to make her leave. She then began her search for Sookie.

It didn't take her long to find the blonde. She found her arguing with what looked like another servant. Christen could also see that they've also changed Sookie's clothes too. She was wearing a dark red gown with a sweetheart neckline that tide in the front towards the top and a dark brown wide braided belt around her waist. It had a slit on her right side that ran dangerously close to her hip, short sleeves with long wide sleeves attached in a lighter green. There were Celtic knots on the bottom of the sleeves, on the bottom of the dress and along the slit. She wore no jewelry and her hair was out of its signature braid and running down her back in gentle waves.

"My lady please calm down."

"I will not calm down damn it! Where is she and where are our weapons?!" The blonde demanded.

"Sookie!" Christen called.

The blonde turned and instantly the anger left the blonde. She was quick to leave the male servant and rushed to her and wrapped her arms around her. Christen winced when Sookie jarred her wounded shoulder. The blonde was quick to pull back.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

Christen nodded smiling at her. "I'm fine. But I think it's best if we get out of here while we can."

Sookie nodded before turning back to the servant. "I was just asking him where are weapons are?"

Christen blinked. "Why not just read his mind to find out?"

Sookie smack her forehead cursing at herself before doing so. "Got it!"

Christen smiled before she erased any trace of them ever being seen by the servant. The two followed the directions that Sookie took from the servant and low and behold there were there weapons pinned to the wall. The two girls frowned in disgust.

"It's like they're treating our weapons like there some kind of trophies!" Sookie snapped.

Christen sighed. "Right now it can't be helped. We need to get out of here and find our dragons."

Sookie's eyes went wide for a second before she nodded. The girls quickly collected their weapons and strapped them on.

"Halt!"

Both girls froze before spinning around. There behind them was a guard glaring.

"What are you two wenches doing in here?" He snapped.

Both girls narrowed their eyes before both looked at the other.

"Up and over." Christen started.

"Double whammy." Sookie finished.

They both nodded before Christen put her things down and started running forward. She then began flipping towards him with Sookie running a few paces behind her. On the last flip she jumped into the air somersaulting over him and landing behind him. He made the mistake of taking his eyes off Sookie as he watched Christen. At the same time both girls spun around and kicked him in the side of his head. Backing off they watched as he fell down and didn't get back up. They slid out of there stances releasing a sigh.

"Maybe next time he'll watch his mouth." Sookie spat at his unconscious form.

Christen nodded. "Here, here."

The brunette began to make her way back over to Sookie to gather her things so they can leave and find there dragons.

RAWOR!

The roar had both girls reacting fast. They ran towards the sound. Making it there they saw the Vikings surrounding Shadow.

"Shadow!" Christen yelled frightened.

"Kill the night fury!"

Upon hearing that Christen became angry.

"Christen here!"

Sookie threw Christen her side pouch and belt. Quickly strapping it she hopped over the side of the stair rail. Landing in a crouch she shot forward then jumped into the air. She planted her foot in the face of one of the Vikings, using him as a spring board she flipped forward and landed beside her dragon. Christen turned her hair flying around as she spun around. She pulled several pieces of pole from her side pouch. Connecting them together she twirled her double bladed naginata around cutting the ropes and freeing Shadow. Coming to a stop she glared at the surrounding Vikings. Beside her Shadow growled.

"What do you think you're doing, woman?" One Viking demanded angrily.

"That is the unholy spawn of lightning and death itself! It must be killed!" Another cried.

Christen bowed her head slightly a fierce look upon her face. "Over my dead body."

One Viking released a growl as he ran towards her his sword drawn. Christen leapt towards him spinning her naginata deflecting his sword she then slammed the staff part into his back. Down he went. Others became angry and charged her thinking she couldn't handle them all. However they forgot something. Shadow opened his wings taking out those around him. He flapped them and took to the sky. The Vikings became angrier when the dragon took flight so they attacked her. Spinning towards the right she slammed the flat side of her naginata into one man then planted a heel kick in the chest of another. She twisted and twirled dodging all of them. One came up behind her which was taken out by a dive-bombing Shadow. He took two more out with his wings. Christen blocked a sword swing that made to take Shadow's head off. Spinning she slammed the heel of her left foot into another's face instant knockout. Coming to a stop she looked around everyone that came at her and Shadow were down either groaning in pain or unconscious. Sookie soon joined her and Shadow.

"Are the two of you alright?"

Christen nodded her head while Shadow's tongue hangout and his tail waged. Sookie released a sigh of relief at that. However the moment was cut short.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

The trio shot their heads towards the noise. An older man dressed in fancy clothes with a gold crown on his head was clapping. His blue eyes regarded them as he came to a stop a few feet before the trio his clapping cist. His eyes stared the longest at Shadow. He moved forward towards the dragon. However he stopped short when he felt something cold touch his throat. His eyes moved towards the left and stared. Christen had the tip of her naginata in his jugular.

"He is dangerous. Why do you protect him?" He questioned.

"Because," her head turned towards him with a fierce look. "No one touches my Dragon."

Gasps and whispers broke out at her declaration.

"Impossible! It is nothing but a beast and it should be killed now before it can kill us!" One man snapped stepping forward.

Shadow reacted he released a growl. His back, nose and mouth glowed a bluish color similar to his fire; it made him look more menacing. The man stumbled back pure fear showed on his face. Christen moved her left arm under his chin and wrapped it around his head. She leaned her head against his closing her eyes releasing a sigh. Shadow immediately stopped growling and glowing, Calming. He rumbled slightly causing Christen to smile. She opened her eyes and smiled gently at him.

"It's okay Shadow. They won't hurt you." Her eyes turned towards the people. "I won't let them."

The crowd stepped back from her but the man with the golden crown stepped forward. He had a pleased look on his face. Shadow tensed and growled warningly. The man paid him no mind. Christen stroked his head soothingly.

"I wouldn't take another step if I were you, he will attack if provoked." Christen commented.

But he paid her words no mind. "Your reputations precede you."

Both girls shared a look.

"What reputation?" Sookie asked wearily.

The man grinned. "There are rumors that speak of an odd group, two young women and a dragon." he pointed at Sookie. "The Fire Priestess," he then pointed to Christen. "And The Ice Princess and her Dragon pet."