Chapter 13
Flameburst rocketed in the air after Sunrise and flew next to her, orange eyes full of worry. "Sunrise? Are you okay?" She asked gently, nudging the RainWing with her wing. "No. I'm really not okay. I had something I loved and once again it was destroyed," Sunrise's eyes watered, and she swiped a claw over her eyes.
"Hey...Don't cry," Flameburst said inching closer to her while they flew. "Shadow would have been in pain for the rest of his life. Now he's somewhere better." Sunrise shook her head quickly. "How do you know that?" She asked faint hope growing in her eyes. "I don't." Flameburst replied. "But I hope. And that's enough for me," Sunrise looked at Flameburst and she did the same. Both dragons paused for a moment, wings beating in the air as they stared at each other. The mid-afternoon light washed over their scales as orange eyes met purple. Flameburst spoke first, her eyes once again playfully gleaming. "I could show you what you've missed while stuck in that prison," she suggested. Sunrise's wing beats faltered for a moment and her heart rose in her chest. "Really? You'd give up whatever the heck you've been doing to show me the world?" Sunrise's eyes narrowed, and she bit her lip. "What have you been doing? Where do you live?" She asked suspiciously. Flameburst answered her without hesitation. "I live in the Sky Kingdom, on a mountaintop cave. My father raised me...and then I left him." Flameburst murmured, glancing down to hide the tears shining in her eyes. "You left him?" Sunrise said softly wondering why anyone would willingly leave their parents. "He was controlling, and he did some things that I... I didn't agree with so...I left him." Flameburst glanced up to see Sunrise enveloping her in dawn colored wings. "Hey! We still have to fly!" Flameburst said exasperatedly but still smiling nonetheless. Sunrise shifted away but still stayed close to Flameburst. "So, show me Phyrria," she whispered softly. "I'll be by your side the whole time." Flameburst rested her head on Sunrise's and then the two flew through the desert.
