Part 10 - The Swamp
"Guys let me do all the talking ok!" Peril told them,
"Got it ma'am" Sandstone said sarcastically,
"Sure do!" Phoenix joined in, Peril just rolled her eyes.
"HEY!" She heard a voice cry, Phoenix started to touch her dagger nervously, "What are you soldiers doing standing around!" A Sandwing appeared in front of them.
"Sir, we were looking for where we are going to sleep tonight" Peril answered calmly,
"Over There you idiots!" He growled, pointing his tail at a nearby mud hut,
"Thank you" Phoenix said as they rushed off. When they entered they saw a small Mudwing soaking in the mud next to a huge Mudwing who was also next to a smaller Mudwing, they all looked alike. Phoenix, Peril and Sandstone fell asleep in a different area for them to rest in.
"Hello Peril" she hears Scarlet's voice call,
"YOUR DEAD!" She screams back at her,
"Am I? Do I seem dead to you?" She asks,
"I'm just dreaming….." Peril answers.
She woke up, turned out didn't sleep long and when she woke up she saw the smaller dragon sitting alone and looking at her.
"Hi!" The little Mudwing said, waving to her so Peril walked over to her and sat down by the mud pit, "I'm Willow." Willow had dark brown scales on her wings, tail, snout, head and back and light brown under scales.
"I'm Peril, where are the other Mudwings that we're with you earlier?"
"You mean my sibs? Alligator and Cicada went on patrol in the Rainforest." They talked for a while. Peril learned a lot about Willow, she used to have a group of 5 sibs, Alligator, Cicada, Alfalfa, Cricket and her, but Alfalfa and Cricket had died in the war. About an hour later a dark brown wiry Mudwing walked in,
"Willow I have some horrible news" he said,
"Sediment what is it?"
"It's your sibs, they're dead" Sediment finishes, Willow started to cry.
"No one will want an unsib now! Not at this time, where will I go?" She dove under the mud.
"Could your friends, you and Willow take a watch at the border later?" Sediment asked, Peril nodded as she heard a muffled,
"Yes" from Willow.
"Got it" Sediment said before he left. Soon Phoenix and Sandstone woke up while Willow was still mourning her dead family. She told them everything that had happened while they had slept but, she didn't tell them about her dream. They got introduced to Willow and comforted her. Soon it was time for the patrol.
"Willow, come on we have to go" Sandstone told her, her body slowly emerged from the mud. They walked along the border until Peril was sure that no one was following them. This was where they had left Seaweed and Shiver,
"Willow, if you don't want to go back to your kingdom then your could always come with us" Peril told her,
"Really! You mean it!" Willow's eyes lit up with joy, Peril motioned Shiver and Seaweed over with her tail and they walked out of the bushes, Seaweed waved.
"This is Shiver and Seaweed, guys this is Willow" Peril introduced them and then they got ready to fly.
"We should go to the Rainforest next" Seaweed suggested,
"You're right, let's go" Perl replied. They set off and soon the Rainforest appeared.
"It's so, humid" Willow commented, "and I'm so hungry!" So they ate some fruits while Peril found and ate some berries, no one else wanted them so she ate them all. When they were done they ventured in farther until Peril felt something sting her neck, her talon went up to get rid of it but then she felt herself being pulled away and blacked out.
Author's Note -
I SAW THE LAST JEDI!!!!!!!! YEAH! Willow has joined the group! (That group that really needs a name). With Christmas coming up (and the Dragonet Prophecy graphic novel, contain your excitement) I'll do my best to post even if the chapters are short! Lemondrops334 made up Sediment.
- Me