Chapter 11- Forester Ties
(Lauren's POV)
Hello again. You may be wondering: what exactly happened?
Well, here a very quick summary of what did happen.
I made up my mind to get Derek back, so, I went up to my room in Gryffindor Tower, and made a new Time-Crystal. I then made my way to the Time-Stones and used them to get to the year of 1023.
Then, Datolite spoke with me. For those of you who don't know who she is, she's a young Dragon who was previously locked in a cage due to some idiotic wizards. Derek paid enough money to buy her and then freed her. When Derek was captured by someone, she went with Nate.
Which brings me to now. Datolite told me that Nate's grandfather apparently had stabbed him. She said that it was a family problem. I thought otherwise.
So. Here I am, inside a huge house.
A few seconds ago, Nate had woken up, causing Datolite to fly around the room. She then demanded of me to summon my Dragon, who, which if you don't know who he is by now, is Dragonus.
To my surprise, He knew her.
"...You mean that you're my Sire?" I'm currently standing between the two Dragons, looking back and forth between them. Dragonus nods his gigantic red scaled head. "Yes. You are one of few that still live, but my line lives on in you, Datolite. Take pride in this." Datolite flies upwards to look her father in the eye. "How old are you?" "More than you, hatchling. You should be bigger than this...but maybe you haven't found your Rider yet…." Datolite nods. "Oh, but I have." Dragonus tilts his head a bit. "And who is this?" Then Datolite does a somersault in the air and then dives at my head.
Have you ever had a Dragon sitting on your head? No? It's….different.
From atop my head, Datolite looks up at Dragonus. "My Rider is the one that was captured by Hemlock...I fear for him." At this, Dragonus stiffens. "...Do you say that this 'Hemlock' has captured Derek?" Datolite screeches and flaps her wings. "Yes! We must go and help him!" Not wanting to be deafened by her, I reach up and remove the Dragon from my head.
(Nate's POV)
So, now I have learned that I have gained two companions. Other than Datolite. If the male Dragon is indeed her Sire, I can see where she gets her personality from…
However, before we leave, I must confront Thames.
I find him chopping woods near the stables. When he notices me, he stops chopping wood and drives the axe into the ground beside him. "Still alive? How?" He picks up the axe and begins to walk towards me but then stops. "What...I cannot move! What sorcery is this!?" "It's mine." The woman who healed me steps in front of me, one hand raised and the other holding a sword. Thames can only stand and look at her. "...A Witch…." "That's right. Now, why don't you put the axe down, so we can talk?" The axe falls to the ground beside the man and the woman lowers her hand. "There. Bit more negotiable when we might kill each other, isn't it?" The woman then drives her sword into the ground and leans on it. "Nate?" "Yes?" "I haven't told you my name yet, right?" I shake my head. "Not that I can recall." Thames merely walks back to his axe and picks up, then goes back to chopping wood.
At last I know her name. It's Lauren. Now I know who Derek was speaking of when he came here…
Thames has apologized to me, and, he demanded that Lauren speak with him alone
(Lauren's POV)
Thames leads me through the woods. He eventually comes to a stop in a clearing. He then turns to face me. Raises his hands, and-
"...You're one of us." Thames holds out his hands and fires a spell at the ground. He then looks up at me. "...I thought I was the only one…" I shake my head. "No. You're one of many. You could be an Elder, for all I know." Thames desummons his magic and runs his shaking hands through his white hair. "...To be this powerful…" He lowers his hands and looks at me. "...I need your help."
I'm standing before a stone statue. It's of a bird, wings spread, its beak open in defiance. Thames stands next to me. "What is it?" Thames walks up and runs his hands down the statue. "...I made this when I was younger. I had heard tales of beasts made from stone. I wanted to make one. But I had made one mistake…" He turns back to me. "I was only one Wizard. I could not make him come to life. But together…" I nod. "Of course. I'll help you." Thames actually walks over and shakes my hand. "Let's get started."