Fade Away: Before the Legend

by GoldenGriffiness

Cynder's egg lies safe with the love of her surrogate parents. Spyro isn't so lucky. Damned by Ignitus' moment of weakness, he is left in the shackles of an army set on seeing him only as a tool of cold-blooded murder. Awaiting an unknown fate in the arms of the only mother he will ever know, they are left to seek comfort only from each other... And the most unlikely source of all.

21. So Much More To Lose

3 Years, 37 Days Remaining

It feels like there's a gaping hole in my stomach. It really hurts, but it's worth it if it works. I've refused to eat anything for a couple days now. While I can't get Terra to eat it—even though she's so bad she can't get out of bed—waiting until it's started to smell and kicking it out all over the hallway and the guard's feet seems to make quite an effective point. The apes hate the smell almost as much as I do.

Well that's just too bad for them, because I have so much more to lose. The only thing that makes my world worth it at all.