Chapter 7

Later that day, Spyro would begin to realize just how strong his feelings for Cynder would be, it all happened so fast, Spyro couldn't even comprehend what would take place that day, and how he felt about it. "I'll head inside, see if there's any elders I can talk to about this" Spyro explained to Cynder as they walked through the fields of the Artisan world, "maybe, or we could keep it on the down-low, you have training going on, don't you? The last thing you need is for the elders to send you on a mission that could destroy you" Cynder replied, "well...I'll see who I can find" Spyro walked inside the temple, "mind staying here for a bit?" Spyro asked as he poked his head out briefly, "not at all" Cynder answered quickly as Spyro went inside. For a few minutes, Cynder was by the main entrance, until a mysterious blue dragon walked beside her, "hello there, the name's Cassidy" the dragon said to her, "hi..." Cynder shyly replied, she certainly didn't feel too comfortable talking to a stranger, "this isn't gonna go well" Cynder's thoughts spoke a clear message to her: stay away. "Anyone ever tell you how beautiful you are?" Cassidy asked, immediately she was yanked back by the side of the building by Cassidy, "shh, just let it happen..." Cassidy tried to lean in for a kiss, but Cynder pushed him away, "HELP!" She cried, but to no avail, as her assaulter grabbed her and shoved her against the wall.

"HELP!" Spyro's head pricked up in alert, he knew that voice "Cynder!" Spyro rushed outside the temple and tried to identify where the noise came from, when he turned to his side he saw the perpetrator, and he immediately recognized him "get away from her!" Spyro rammed into Cassidy as they tumbled across the grass and down a hill, scratching and gnawing all the way. Eventually, Cassidy kicked Spyro off him as the two started circling each other. "You have no sense of boundaries, do you, Cassidy? This is low, even for you" Spyro growled, "easy for you to say, whose to say you don't feel the same way, you and me, we're one in the same, the only difference is I take action" Cassidy retorted, at this, Spyro roared in fury as he slammed into him and tossed him into the air, "I'll never be like you!" Spyro enraged tone proved to live up to its name as he pummeled Cassidy with punches, blood, and scratches everywhere. Soon enough, Cassidy fell to the floor, unable to take the pain, "Spyro!" Cynder rushed down to him as Thomas followed, "goodness gracious, Spyro, what did you do?" Thomas's shock was canceled out by Cynder's concern as she felt his face and checked him for marks and bruises, "I...he assaulted Cynder, it's his nature, I couldn't just let him do it" Spyro replied to Thomas's shocked question, "yes, but that's no reason to do something like this" Thomas felt Cassidy's head. "He'll be okay, but you need to watch yourself, your emotions will either be your salvation, or your destruction" Thomas explained as he took Cassidy inside the temple, "your going back home now, and I'm taking you, I don't want you to be seriously injured" Cynder put Spyro's arm around her back as she helped him back to his quarters, as they walked, Soyro thought about what Thomas said and couldn't help but think it was true, "your emotions will either be your salvation, or your destruction" but then again, he acted this way because of his burning passion for Cynder, "I have to tell her, sooner or later" Spyro sighed as they walked on back to his quarters for the day.