Chapter 9
"I wonder what Spyro is up to. Why would he want to measure my neck? Oooh, maybe it is a necklace of some sort! That would be great. I am sick of this bracelet anyways." Cynder thought to herself as she walked her sister into the room that was going to be hers as she was in Warfang.
As Cynder lost herself to her thoughts, Celicia noticed something was weird with her. "What is it Cynder?" She asked, wondering why she was lost in her thoughts.
"Uh.. What? Oh, sorry, I wasn't paying attention." Cynder apologized.
"Anything wrong? Are you ok?" She asked.
"Yeah. Atleast I think so. It's just that Spyro is up to something, and I want to find out." Cynder answered.
"Well, it does seem important to him. So I guess you should just let him." Celicia answered. Cynder just nodded. After a couple of minutes, she decided to speak out loud.
"Its just that he randomly comes up to me and starts measuring my neck! If it is some kind of jewelry, why won't he just tell me?" She said.
"I guess it is a surprise. Althought I do think I know what he wants to do, I am not sure." Celicia said.
"Well, what do you have in mind?" Cynder asked.
"Call it a hunch, but I think he is preparing an engagement necklace." Celicia said.
"What? What is an engagement?" Cynder asked.
"You don't know about marrying?" Celicia asked with a raised brow.
"Not really." Cynder answered. "Now, what is an engagement?" She asked.
"Well, it's the first phase of marriage. When a dragon loves another enough, he or she might want to engage a marriage. This is done by giving the one he or she is in love with something like either a silver ring or a silver necklace, after what I've grasped." Celicia answered.
"Oh my..." Cynder breathed. If Spyro was to do this, she would probably say yes, and then black out completely, only to wake up and think it was a dream. "I really hope that is his plan." She thought to herself.
Just as she said that, Spyro had finished making the mould of the accesory. He then put the finished mould under a metal smelter, which he breathed fire under. This made floating silver pour into the empty mould, filling it completely. When the silvery content had calmed down, Spyro put the mould in a sort of he put a lid over it and breathed ice onto the mold, cooling the silver that resided inside down to a tolerable working temperarure. Then Spyro took the golden markings that Terrador had made for him, which depicted the purple dragon holding his wing over Cynder to keep her warm, and attached them to the necklace.
"Looks perfect!" Spyro said and smiled. Terrador nodded and said;
"You did a good job on that mold. I must say, you'd make a respectable blacksmith one day."
"Thank you. Although I don't want to be a blacksmith, I appreciate the thought." Spyro said, smiling happily towards the earth dragon.
"Now, I will make the rest of it. You did a marvellous job on it by now, but as I am a talentfull blacksmith, I can make the wires for it. Trust me, it'll look good." Terrador said. Spyro only smiled and said
"Well, only the perfect is good enough for Cynder, making you the best bet to make this."
"Thank you. I take that as a compliment." Terrador said with a smile.
"It was after all ment as one." Spyro said.
"Well, I appreciate that. Now I must concentrate, so why don't you just use the spare time to start working with the soul gem. It'll fit perfect if it is shaped like a heart, I think." Terrador said with a smile.
"Okay. I'll go and ask the gem cutter mole if he can help." Spyro said. "By the way, can you wait with engraving the grope for the crystal until I have asked Cynder what shape she'd like? I have an idea." Spyro added.
"Okay, but be quick." Terrador answered.
With that, Spyro took off into the air and flew off towards their room. At last he found an updraft towards the huge building that he could float up with. As he came up to the floor where he and Cynder lived, he saw her sitting with Celicia beside her.
"Hey Cynder!" Spyro shouted. She turned her head towards the dragon and smiled.
"Finally! There you are Spyro!" She shouted as the purple dragon flew towards her.
"I came for asking a question to you. And if you wonder on what I am doing, it is a surprise." He said as he saw her puzzled look.
"Well, what is the question then?" Cynder asked as she looked Spyro in the eyes, trying to find out before he answered.
"If you were to see a crystal, which shape would you like it to be?" Spyro asked.
"I guess a heart shaped crystal would be nice. How?" Cynder asked.
"Oh it's nothing. Its just that Terrador has found a spirit crystal in a cave and wanted it to be something special, so he sent me to ask you."
"Well that is sweet." She said, still a bit suspicious about the purple dragon's intentions.
"Don't worry. Its nothing bad." Spyro said as he saw her suspicious look.
"I guessed that much from before. But still, why can't you tell me?"
"Its a surprise!" He said a bit loudly, scaring her a bit.
"Take it easy, Spyro. No need to be annoyed." Celicia said.
"Sorry. Its just that I am a bit stressed, okay? I need to get this done in time." He said.
"Okay. But please, hurry and be finished. I miss being all day at your side." Cynder said with a joking voice, still meaning what she said.
"Don't worry, sweetheart. I'll be back before you know it." He said with a loving smile.
"Goodbye, Spyro." Celicia said.
"See you later, girls." He said as he flew off the balcony, going straight for the blacksmith's house. He met up with Terrador and asked where the gem were.
"It is laying in a little basked at my worktable. Just go there and pick it up. I will look at it later to see how big the hole for it must be." He said.
"Okay, Terrador. I know just the time to propose, by the way." Spyro said with a smile.
"Oh, don't break the surprise now! I want to see it happen, but I also want it to be at some time I don't expect it." Terrador said with a laugh.
"Okay Terrador." Spyro said as he took off towards the temple to get the gem. He landed at the temple, going straight for Terrador's place. He went to the basket that held the gem that was going to hold his soul. He saw another gem just like it, which he presumed was for Cynder, if she was to say yes. There was also a diary-like book inside it.
"Better not touch that." Spyro said as he picked up the gem that was his. But accidentaly, he flipped up the book, landing on a page that had a picture of a dragoness on it, as well as a long text. He couldn't resist the temptations of taking a extra peek into it. He picked up the book and put it on the table, ready to read. As he looked at the picture, a name was written on it. "Terra" was the name, presumably of the dragoness the picture was depicting.
"Oh my." Spyro said with a sad look on his face as he remembered how Terrador had reacted to hearing that name from Cyril at the night Spyro and Cynder had come to Warfang. He read some more until he saw the three words that shocked him the most. The words were; "Cynder killed her."
"Oh no!" Spyro said with a sadly desperate face. "And still after that, he still takes care of Cynder like she were his daughter..." He then started crying. A lot of crying it was, too.
"I can't believe that dragon. After all Cynder had put him through, he still takes care of us. He even wants us both the best." He said. He then remembered what Terrador had said as he had been spying them. "Young love is so beautiful." He then understood why Terrador had taken such a good care of them. He had taken good care of them because he knew how love was. And seeing Spyro and the now whole-heartedly good dragoness Cynder loving each other reminded him of how good of a feeling it was. That was why he had been so nice to them.
"May the Ancestors bless your holy soul." Spyro said, thinking of the old earth dragon that had been like a father to him. He then remembered what he was going to do, so he took the gem and flew away, forgetting about the book.
After flying to the gemcutter's house, where he dropped off the gem and a sketch of how it was supposed to look, he flew towards Terrador, which now were finished with the accesory, except of the hole that was going to hold the gem.
"Terrador. I know why you are so nice to us." Spyro said, making the old earth dragon look at him with a surprised face. "And I must say, the Ancestors bless your holy soul." He said as he gave the old dragon a hug on his leg. Terrador then understood what had happened.
"So you found out, eh? About me and Terra." Terrador asked.
"Yes, and seeing how that had been, including that Cynder was the one to end it, I think of you as the most awesome dragon elder in the world to actually don't care about it and still give us the best life possible." Spyro said, crying into his leg. He then turned to him and watched the old dragon in awe.
"Well, I know how love is. And seeing that you two deserve it more than anyone else in the world, I can't just let it go. You two saved everything, including my hope, my happiness and ultimately my life. For that, I am eternally thankful." Terrador answered.
"God bless you, Terrador." Spyro said as he gave him another hug.
"No, Spyro. God bless you two." He answered.
"Oh well, I think that the cutter has finished working on the crystal, so I'd better go and look it up." Spyro said as he flew off into the distance.
As he landed at the cutter's door, the cutter asked him a question.
"May I suggest an idea?" The mole asked.
"Sure. Just tell me what it is, and maybe I'll accept it." Spyro answered.
"So, I was thinking about maybe cutting the gem into two pieced, one for both of you, so that when you two are close, you can unite them." The mole said.
"Although it is a good idea, her necklace is already finished. That means that it won't work. But yeah, good idea!" Spyro said. "Why didn't I think of that!?" He shouted furiously in his mind.
"Well, here it is." The mole put the gem on Spyro's paw. It was beautifully carved into the imagined heart shape Spyro wanted, with perfect, almost polygon-like sides. It was glowing with an almost magical approach from the little sunlight that fell onto it.
"Thank you for the help, friend." Spyro said as he walked out of the shop. "I wonder what Cynder will think when I ask her." He thought for himself. He flew towards the big, old house that was the blacksmith's quarters, and when he landed, he walked up to the old earth dragon that was helping him with the necklace. "Here the gem is, sir." Spyro said politely as he handed him the gem that he had held in his paw.
"Wonderfull. I'll go right ahead on it now. And I will search you up when I am finished with it." Terrador said. "Go and enjoy your time with her now. I guess you have been missing her, so I won't hold you up anymore. And when the moment comes, I wish you the best of luck, Spyro."
"Thank you. It means a lot." He answered as he took off to the room that Cynder and he were sharing. When he came to the balcony, Cynder weren't there. However, Celicia was.
"Hey there Celicia. You know where Cynder is?" Spyro asked her.
"Well, she is eating right now. I decided to wait for you so I could have a talk to you." She answered. "So anyways, what have you been up to in the last days? Cynder is being driven mad by all the puzzling. Although, I think I know what your up to, Cynder doesn't."
"Why would you ask if you already think you know what I'm up to?" Spyro asker her.
"Spyro, you should know. I mean, you are just like that yourself. It isn't enough to think, one has to know. Understand what I mean?" She said.
"Yeah. Can you hold a secret for me? I don't want Cynder to know this, yet."
"Well, of course I can! I were the best in the village at doing that before, so why should I stop now?"
"Thanks." Spyro said before explaining her what he was going to do, and what he had done. After the almost hour long explaination, Celicia had to ask.
"So this crystal you chose, does it actually hold your soul, or is it just something you say?" She let out.
"It does truly hold it, yes. I want Cynder to know how much I care for her, so that is the one thing I think fits."
"Well, I can't say anything else than that this is amazing! You are actually giving a part of your soul away, freely, just to show her how much you love her! That is even more special than the race of dragon you and I are!" She exclaimed.
"Well, only the best is enough for me, and I want to show her just what the best is. Anyways, if she actually says yes, we could also take it to another step. Then we could make a necklace for me, where an another one of these gems would be resting, this time with a part of her soul within. If we did this, we'd be able to communicate with each other, anyhow far away we are from each other. If that was to be done, my life would be complete. I would live a happy dragon."
"Well, I'm sure she'd say yes. If not, I'll think she has gone crazy." Celicia said with a smile.
"Thank you. Your support is highly appreciated." Spyro said with a thankful smile.
"Hey, what are friends for?" Celicia asked.
"They are there for being there for you when you need them." Spyro said.
"Exactly." Celicia said. With that, she was about to leave the room. But Spyro stopped her.
"Remember, what we have talked about will not leave this room, alright? Promise me that." Spyro said.
"I promise." She answered.
Now for the end of the chapter talk. Some of you have been asking when the plot comes in, so I'll just say that it will be here soon. Most of what I have added in the story is to be used, so just you wait, guys. After chapter ten, I think the plot will fit perfectly in.
Now, something else you might be wondering about is that I am coming up with this as I go. Well, furthermost, that is true. However, the plot is clear in my head, and I have great plans for this story.
With that being said, I finish this chapter, hoping that you like it. Thank you for reading the story so far.