The twins set off to Duarth at a swift pace , only occasionally landing in Dialond where there is an immense number of trees which stood enormously high , beams of sunlight light up the ground, where the cool breeze blew. The forest was densely packed, allowing only some space for them to rest. Upon reaching Duarth , Diadond had to cast the invisibility spell as to not raise the awareness of the people in the city. Diadond searched for Içencrœ using her mind .Both dragons landed carefully, not to create too much noise. The dragons landed on the dirt , where they find Içencrœ there apparently waiting for them. Diamonade approached Içencrœ and carried him to the city together with Diadond. They spent the rest of the day getting news of the empire and went back to the dragons, resting right beneath their wings.
The next day , Diamonade awoke first but was startled when their breakfast was cooked by Içencrœ as Diamonade never expected him to be able to cook. They prepared for the flight which might last a few days as they needed to reach Śìthèum where they would meet the queen first as the instructions were to meet the elven queen first .Diadond readied the saddle bags while Diamonade went to hunt for some deer for the overly exhausted dragons. Diamonade encountered an elf which was sent to teach them the formal greeting of elves and what they need to prepare before entering Śìthèum. After hunting a herd of deers , the elf who accompanied Diamonade sent the food back to the dragons ,using magic. The elf went with Diamonade, back to the camp in an attempt to teach them on the greetings and elven aspects.
"What's your name? "asked Diadond
"I am Ámíra, and I am here to educate you on the elven aspects and greetings. "responded Ámíra.
"I am Diadond"
"I am Diamonade"
"Ana ćrusæ Içencrœ"
"Nice to meet you álfäkin. ",said the dragons in unison.
After preparations made to fly towards Corénd, Ámíra settled down to teach the twins of the native aspects of the elves .
"You have to learn the elven greeting as the queen expect you in a few days time ,so I am going to teach you two on our race aspects.", said Ámíra.
"When greeting a person of a higher rank like you two as dragon riders are the most respected among all races , although dragons are not much known in Dramond. "said Ámíra. "First let us start with the first greeting ,sałún icoê señ betœł , which means nice to meet you, secondly âdun ßæn ãrkït rådiüm kœn which means may you safely walk under the protection of the sky and lastly, sïn cręs dë mogürŵ which means may u have a safe trip."
"The queen has sent me to teach you on more of our elven aspects as they are very different from your culture and I believe that King Owen had not shared with you as he did not have much teachings from the old ones .",said Ámíra.
"How are the elves different from the other races?", asked Diamonade with a look of curiosity.
"That I can explain", said Içencrœ, " Long ago, before the humans appeared, the elves were the inhabitants of the island . Dragons then were only a myth as only a few survived after encountering the dragons. As the siege started when Queen Taimora set a expedition to find the dragons as her mate King Elodoâr was killed during one of their adventures and only Queen Taimora survived along with some of her guards . When the dragons were found the Queen wage a war against them . The dwarves who lived in the nearby mountains were drowned in blood as many of the elves and dragons died in the process . In the end , Princess Dítarã gained access into the dragon's mind and suggested a pack is made as many died in the war . A pack was made in the process and the it took 5 years and 8 months with the most experienced and strongest spell casters."
"When did the humans arrived ?" asked Diadond.
"My great great grandmother is in fact the ancestors of the humans , about the time when the elves first bonded dragon was bonded to Ditrêx , she gave birth to 4 unnaturally borned children , there after , they became what called humans ,after they left the elves and mated with other beings of unknown region, the life span of the elves increased greatly due to the dragon's magic . It turned out that the first bonded dragon and rider left Dramond with no intention of returning. There after all the dragons have died due to a war waged against the evil tyrant except some which fled into Trågiç which was now uninhabitable when one of them converted his body into heat and which burned out the whole island causing the death of many of the servants that served the evil tyrant . The only dragons known to exist is where the empire has not conquered, in total only 8 dragons including your dragons ." said Ámíra .
"Then we are somehow related now." said Diamonade
"One of the dragons is me .", said Içencrœ .
The twins stared at him with a confused look . "Of that ,he is the only dragon which has been chosen and was affected by the dragons magic that he is able to transform into four forms, a human , an elf , a dragon and a cat .", said Ámíra .
At this moment , Içencrœ transformed into a immensely huge dragon which is stunningly beautiful , he sparkled like diamond in which the colour of a rainbow. His size dropped till a size of an egg .
"I am the one and only animal which could change my size of which I am able to grow as big as Dramond ." said Içencrœ , " although I am capable of over throwing, the empire ,that is ruled by Qüexdêx the king , he is still too powerful especially when the Mēgadorê was controlled by him , beastly animals they are, only to be possessed by the Shade Dêzæp , who was then the only known shade alive . Through this years , Qüexdêx has been growing in power , deeply influenced by shade Dêzæp. Of all the empire , few known about the dragons otherwise it is just a myth . Elves had been keeping the knowledge about the dragons as a secret from other races as dragons are deadly when met and would cause humans to hunt the dragon for their eggs so they could become dragon riders and be freed from the control of others."
"Let's begin our practice. ",said Içencrœ , breaking the awkward silence .
Diamonade used a wooden stick and draw a circle indicating the battle ground . Içencrœ walked up in the form of a human and dulled the swords of both his and Diamonade's . They walked in the circle trying to discern the next move . With a growl, Içencrœ leaped at Diamonade bring his sword down ,before flipping his wrist and strike the knee of Diamonade . Barely blocking the attack, Diamonade diverted his attention to Içencrœ studying on his body trying to discern his weaknesses . He charged at Içencrœ slashed at him with all his might but Içencrœ dodged at the last minute and slashed Diamonade before he is able to regain his stance .
"Enough !", said Içencrœ .
While Ámíra sat on Içencrœ , the twins sat on their dragons and the they took off heading towards Corénd , the twin started practicing their magic while Ámíra and Içencrœ help the twins to vocalize the ancient language . They flew over the plains at much ease, never siting any humans or elves along their path.
Unbeknownst to them ,a bird followed suit occasionally landing on the dragon's spike.
Diamonade and Diadond were to open their mind to the wilderness when the bird flinched and let out a high pitch cry, both the twins were surprised when they could not sense the mind of the bird, instinctively ,Diadond plunged deep in thought occasionally flinching . Finally, Diadond eyes snapped open and gave the bird to Ámíra. The bird was obviously a spy from the shade. From then on ,Içencrœ kept an eye on every being that appeared . The flight to Corénd was fast and swift , while flying, the twins tried to sword fight on the dragon back and even did archery. Much to the dislike of Içencrœ , the twins started shooting at him as they could receive back their arrows easily .
Upon reaching Corénd ,elves started pouring praises at the dragons ,never stopping ,the elves were preparing for a war but they still live as if there is no war and they lead a simple life.
"Why aren't elves tending to the field but were doing things of their own wishes." ,asked Diadond.
"We elves obtain plants as food and since plants are abundant here, we do not need to work but do things at our own pleasure .",said Ámíra.
As they walked through the city ,a never ending praise continued , only to be silenced by the Queen .
"My majesty ,why are you not in Śìthèum ,it's much safer within the protection of the forest.", said Ámíra.
"Do you think I want to disregard my guests ,especially when they are dragon riders and when I wanted to meet them as quick as possible as they resumed back to training .", said Queen Dítarã.
"Yes , my majesty.", said Ámíra
"sałún icoê señ betœł.", said the twins as they twisted their wrist and fingers .
"âdun ßæn ãrkït rådiüm kœn.", said Queen Dítarã, doing the same hand gestures.
"sïn cręs dë mogürŵ", said the twins.
"Let's begin our training ,but firstly , you need to vow in the ancient language and then we could start our training.", said Queen Dítarã .
The twins obediently obeyed.
There was much commotion when an army of soldiers on the other side of the river declared war determined that they would win as they believe that such a small city would not be a problem. The soldiers were hard at work , building bridges at such a swift pace . Before the moon is up , the bridge was done and the soldiers retired to their tents .
Diamonade and Diadond have been sleeping since they arrived , carrying on their plans as soon as it reached midnight. They wake up at a start , preparing for the task that would be tiring. The dragons , Ámíra, Diamonade and Diadond set off towards the camp. As silent as they could , they settled down and Diamonade and Diadond went to loosen the metal piece holding the tent to the ground. The dragons one by one took one tent each and put them right beside the river. They repeated the process again and again , the elves has made strong machinery that would be used for part of the plan. Ámíra strapped each of the tent with a thick and rough nylon string. At dawn , the city was empty as all the elves were positioned at the side of the river. The tents were pulled into the shallow river, people escaped but were shot down by the archers. Few escaped, suffering grievious wounds, only to die of lost of blood later. The elves infused words of magic drawing water from the ground into the river washing the blood into the sea and have the bodies washed into the sea. The twins retired back to their bed.
When the twins woke up , they took flight towards Śìthèum, they travelled by foot as the dragons would cause chaos and other elves might shoot them down or kill them with magic. They managed to passed into the forest without encountering anybody of unwanted presence. Thus far , they only encounters two elves sent to assist them as the forest is dangerous with unknown beings wondering around.
The twins managed to pass into Śìthèum without any difficulty and was immediately housed in the largest living quarters there.