"What are we going to do? There's obviously some dragons out there that want us all dead. We need to do something!" cried Avalanche.
"Or," muttered Meridian. "Maybe it's the princess. Maybe...maybe we should get rid of her. I don't want to, but our dragonets aren't taught to fight. They could end up dead!"
"They won't end up dead, and we're NOT getting rid of the princess," commanded Nautilus. "We will not be the Talons of Peace anymore. We shall now be the Talons of War."
Riptide bristled. "What?! Have you forgotten who the leader of the Talons of Peace is? Me. And we are always going to be the Talons of Peace. Never will we be the Talons of War."
"Well we have to be," Nautilus retorted. "You don't get a say in it anymore. I am taking back my power. We are sort of like a tribe now. So I challenge you, as a princess challenges a queen."
"Fine," Riptide snapped, right before he launched himself at Nautilus. In one deft swipe, he ripped open his gills on both sides, broke his tail with a sharp crack and slit his throat open. "You shouldn't challenge me. I'm the leader of the Talons now. The Talons of Protection. And we are not like a tribe. We never will be."
So? What'd you think? Did I kill the right dragon? Who should adopt Squid? Because he's not ready to be on his own yet. And I'm going to make a list of all the Talons and their tribes. And yes, they are called the Talons of Protection now. And I will also make a list of dragons working with Onyx. Thanks for reading, and see you next chapter!
