I'm going to skip over what Silonya did in the city. To put it simply, what I envisioned for it ran into way too many spoilers for later events in the story, that I didn't want to get out at this time. I'll later write up the tale within another story, after I finish up with this one.

Anyway, I won't keep you any longer.

Disclaimer: You've seen what should go here everywhere, so why should I repeat myself?

I never found out what Silonya did in that city, but when I met her one week later, she seemed…different. I couldn't place it, and unless you had known her for a long time, you wouldn't have noticed it. I don't know what happened, but whatever occurred there had affected her deeply. We took off as soon as she came back with the supplies, and managed to make it to Mountaintide in a little less than what she had anticipated, allowing us more time to gather information. Good thing we had gotten there early. I don't know how we would have managed to pull it off if we had arrived just a few days later…

Omega looked out from a cave that overlooked the grand city of Mountaintide. He could see the entire city from that point, and to say it looked spectacular was an understatement. Much of the city seemed to have been carved from the mountain itself, with the port being made from the materials mined to carve out the buildings. A large defensive wall covered the only portion of land access to the city, which was a little less than thirty feet wide and curved along the base of the mountain range, at one point passing one hundred feet below the cliff. How this place had fallen was a complete mystery, until Omega and Silonya found this cave.

They had been searching for a place to land the Skurvywing, outside of the prying eyes late the night that they had finally approached the city, when Omega had noticed the cave. Silonya landed the Skurvywing inside of it, and they had rested for the night. The next morning, when they were checking for anything that could later attack them, so that they didn't have to keep watch and lose out on sleep that they needed for when they would have to capture Ember, Omega had leaned against the side of the cave in order to rest his legs, and the wall behind him collapsed, revealing a passageway. Following it, they discovered that it led to a tunnel system that had been dug underneath the city, originally used to transfer carved rock down to the port, but was eventually sealed up, to prevent it from being used as a meeting place for shadier organizations. Silonya managed to find a few places out of there into the city proper, and was out gathering information for the abduction, while Omega went back to the cave entrance to secure their exit.

Omega heard footsteps coming from deeper on in the cave, and turned his head to see Silonya coming back. Omega tossed one of the last pieces of salted meat they had to her, and she took her time eating it. When she was chewing the last bite, Omega asked, "So what did you learn?"

She swallowed the meat, and replied, "We have a problem."

To say Omega was unnerved would be an understatement, he barely managed to hide his panic as he replied, "The plan isn't going to capture her?"

Silonya looked towards Omega, "No, the plan will work. I managed to get the barrels in position to blow open a route to the tunnels, and the time it will take them to search for her in the tunnels will give us ample time to escape, but there is one factor we didn't know about."

Omega tentatively asked, "What is it?"

"It appears that as a reward for his service in having the Excelsior and its crew eliminated, Spyro is going to be taking Gust's daughter as his second mate."

Omega's jaw dropped, as he replied in barely a whisper, "Are…you..serious?"

Silonya looked at Omega, and replied, "Yes. Yes, I am."

Omega slumped against the cave wall, face downcast. "He can track us with his electric abilities. The plan will fail."

Silonya smirked. "He could, but he won't."

Omega looked at her questioningly. "Why wouldn't he?"

"He's not going to arrive until tomorrow."

Omega's spirits lifted. "So it shall be done tonight?"

Silonya mildly smiled. "Tonight it is."

Yeah, it's a short chapter, but it was still needed. Otherwise, it would seem way too dues ex machina in the next chapter if I didn't include that.

Don't anyone complain about the way I am having Ember being planned as a second mate to Spyro. For most of human history, marriages were, and occasionally still are, arranged by parents, with no input from those whom are being married. And frequently, the rich and powerful had multiple wives. Spyro and Cynder are one of the very few exceptions to the rule, because a) they are both, basically, Orphans, but mainly, b) who in their right mind would be willing to challenge them?

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