Hey guys. The reason why I haven't been posting regularly is because of schoolwork. It is just piling and the stress of it all is weighing down on me. Anyways, that doesn't mean I am going to abandon this story. At worst, I won't be posting new chapters as often as I used to. Regardless, enjoy! Please give me feedback on this story! It would be greatly appreciated!
Sylerion and Moonfyre watched as Chris walked down the hill.
"Where is that human off too?" Moonfyre asked.
"I don't know, but we need not be wary of him. He lost his memory. He is of no real threat." Sylerion responded.
They arrived atop the hill to see the king and queen resting. Their heads lifted when they noticed they had visitors.
"Oh hello. What brings you here?" Re asked.
"Oh we just came to know some more about our good King and Queen." Moonfyre answered.
"Oh alright. What do you want to know more than what we have said yesterday?" Aurora asked.
Sylerion and Moonfyre settled down across from the royal dragons. They were about to say something but Sylerion looked around confused.
"Where is the Prime Minister, Tenor?" the Night Fury asked.
"Well he is usually a nocturnal dragon. He either should be sleeping or out hunting. Windwalker is gone as well, so I'm assuming he is out with her." Re explained.
The Night Furies nodded in understanding.
"So tell us, why have you made a treaty with humans? What is so special about them?" Moonfyre asked.
"Well, these are humans unlike any we have ever encountered before. They are the first ever to have made peace with our kind." Aurora answered.
"How do you know they won't betray you?"
"We don't. However, most villages don't know what the other villages are capable of. That's why they make pacts: to ensure they won't kill the other if each village provides something for the other. It builds trust, reducing the chances of them betraying one another." Re said.
"So what do you provide for this village?" Moonfyre inquired.
"Anything really. We are their allies and will aid them in their time of need. We are usually back up. In exchange, they are the communicators between our kind and the humans. Those humans can do many things that dragons cannot. They are valuable to us, even though it may not seem like it." Aurora explained doubtfully, looking at her mate.
"I apologize for my uncertainty. We have never been asked that type of question before. We are allies, plain and simple. We help them and they help us." Aurora continued.
Re looked towards the forest. "It's unusual for Tenor to be out at a time like this."
"Like you said, he is probably out hunting." Moonfyre said, trying to prevent the topic from straying.
"Yes, but he usually hunts in the day when he can't remain awake in the night or something is bothering him." Aurora pointed out.
"I'm sure it is the first. Anyways, where are the children? I don't think I ever met them formally before." Moonfyre asked.
"Oh the children are more than likely playing in the forests. That is what they usually do." Aurora said.
"And they play all day?"
"Yes. They are hatchlings. They need not worry themselves with adult matters." Re declared.
"And you are not worried that the human child would hurt them?", Sylerion asked.
Re narrowed his eyes. "That human child is my granddaughter. She is the creation of my son and his beloved mate and my healer, Serenity. Edelweiss has my blood running through her veins, so while her form may be different, she is very much family. I would advise that you remember 2 things:do not hold my granddaughter up to human stereotypes and that family is not limited to blood. You would live well to remember that."
Sylerion would have said something back, but refrained from doing so. If he wanted his plan to work, he had to act ignorant. How he hated acting stupid. Sylerion quickly looked away and bowed his head slightly. His wings spread out a bit as he put a regretful look on his face.
"I apologize my king. It is just that my family and I have seen these humans do terrible things, even when they are young. It slipped my mind that the human child has dragon's blood coursing through her veins and sensibly would not be like the others of her kind. Forgive me for my ignorance." Sylerion stated.
Re sighed. He hated when other dragons seemed to fear him out of the crown he wore instead of as a dragon himself. Without his armor and crown, he was still a dragon. To him, being a dragon was more important than being a king.
"Rise. No need to apologize for something you did not know."
Sylerion rose and gave a sheepish, gummy smile. It was similar to Toothless' signature smile but it didn't really look the same on an older Night Fury. Perhaps it was Sylerion's broaden features—due to his age—that accounted for this. Re figured that the smile should only be for Toothless and Toothless only. They spent the rest of the day talking about trivial things back home. Nothing eventful happened.
Rhyax and Windwalker landed in a clearing on the opposite side of Berk. It was near a cliff, overlooking the ocean. The cliff was high enough where the crashing waves wouldn't splash them, but they would certainly feel a slight mist wafting up. The sun would set in about 30 minutes and Rhyax decided that it would be best to call it early for today as they both ran out of things to do. They decided it would be best to come back tomorrow and come up with new ideas.
"That was a very fun day Windwalker." Rhyax huffed.
"Yeah. I did not know there were that many ways to catch fish." Windwalker chuckled.
"Creativity is limitless, especially when there are 2 dragons instead of one."
"Double the creativity." Windwalker surmised.
"My thoughts exactly. We think alike, you and I."
"We're Night Furies. We are alike, except for our genders, personality and eye color." she smiled.
"Really? I did not know that at all." the sarcasm was dripping from Rhyax's maw as he said that.
"And then I wonder where you have been all this time. Looks like you were stuck figuring out yourself!" Windwalker laughed.
Rhyax shook his head as he settled down, looking out towards the ocean. Windwalker sat down on her haunches a few feet away. Things were quiet for a minute as they both enjoyed the scenery.
"Sorry." Rhyax uttered.
Windwalker regarded him with a puzzled expression.
"What are you sorry for?"
"For leaving you when you probably needed me the most, during the war."
Windwalker looked at him a bit before shrugging and gazing over the ocean again.
"Do not apologize. There is nothing to be sorry for. That war concerned my nest and my nest only. Besides, you had family to get back to. It would have been selfish of me to take you away from them to fight in a war that did not concern you in the slightest." Windwalker said flatly.
Rhyax peered at her. "If I had known the impact those humans had on your nest, I would've-"
"You would've what, Rhyax? It didn't matter how many dragons we had! Those humans had something greater than dragon fire. They had numbers we could never have acquired. If we had more dragons to fight, we would have lost even more at the end of it all. Hundreds of my brothers and sisters died because of those disgusting humans. Even when we had the Draconians on our side, we were still losing. If it wasn't for Chris somehow convincing the Jin to betray the Song... Only those humans could have defeated them. We...we were no match." Windwalker said a bit sadly.
The air was silent around them as no one spoke. Windwalker had her eyes shut as she was reflecting about what could have been. Rhyax said nothing. Nothing needed to be said. After a minute or so, Windwalker exhaled and opened her eyes.
"I'm sorry. I was reminded of the war. It's not...a pretty sight." Windwalker sighed.
"Hey it's okay. You can talk to me about it if you want." Rhyax said as he approached her, wrapping a wing around her.
Windwalker smiled. "I appreciate it. I got it all out of my system. It just sometimes comes back."
"I don't think you can say you got it all out of your system if it comes back."
Windwalker stepped forward a bit. "Perhaps you are right. I don't know. Sometimes I get flashes of those days. I can't do anything except relive them over and over again. I just thank Draco that Tenor is there for me. He really helps me get through those nights."
Rhyax scowled. Again with Tenor. He didn't know what was so special about him. Take away that position and armor of his, he is nothing but a weird-looking dragon. He didn't know what Windwalker saw in him.
"Well that's good for you. Just remember that I will be there for you too."
Windwalker grinned in satisfaction. She walked towards him and butted his head softly. "Well thank you for that."
If it wasn't for his black scales, his blush would have been evident across his cheeks. "You're welcome."
Windwalker nodded before looking at the sky once more, noting how dark it was getting. "I am going to head back to my family. I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Definitely."
With that, Windwalker sprang into the sky and headed towards Berk while Rhyax watched her go. A sly smile was on his lips.
"Well doesn't she seem totally in love with you." a familiar voice said sarcastically.
Raeya emerged from a nearby bush. She had been walking around after the fish incident with Toothless, looking for her brother, before ending up halfway into her brother and Windwalker's conversation. She decided to hide herself amidst the greenery and watch them
Rhyax's smile quickly turned sour. "I don't see you doing any better." Rhyax growled to his sister. Raeya looked down at her paws, thinking about Toothless.
"It's not like I need to do much to him. He actually... gave me a pile of fish."
Rhyax stopped his growling to look at her questioningly. His perplexion evident on his features.
"A whole pile of fish, huh? He must really like you." Rhyax stated.
Raeya's ears burned in embarrassment. "Shut up!"
"Awe. What's the matter sis? Can't handle that fact that someone actually likes you?" Rhyax sneered.
Raeya growled and turned her head away from Rhyax.
"Just imagine it Raeya. You and that cripple all snuggled up to each other while your little hatchlings are running around without a care in the world. Do you want that?"
Raeya growled and snapped her eyes shut. As much as she hated it, she couldn't help as the thought popped into her mind. Although as soon as the thought came, she quickly pushed it out.
"I'm not hearing a 'no'." Rhyax pressed.
"I bet you wish you could say the same with Windwalker. I admit that it looked like you had it but she escaped from your grasp, again." Raeya grinned, turning the tables.
Rhyax's mood shifted at the mentioning of Windwalker. "Shut it runt! You don't know anything about her!"
"I know enough that she was too busy for you. Saving dragons and all. It's funny really. Your situation is similar to a hatchling trying to catch its first fish; fumbling with it and dropping it before giving up and crying to its mother to help him." Windwalker said.
Rhyax snapped and lunged at his sister. The two rolled around, snapping and clawing at each other until Rhyax used his weight to pin her down. A claw pressed against her throat.
"You are so lucky you are my sister. If it weren't for the fact that we share blood, you would be dead!" Rhyax seethed.
"An empty threat. Nothing I haven't heard before. Now before you hit me with yet another threat, our father told me to tell you we are going to go over some final things before we strike." Raeya hissed.
Rhyax growled in her face loudly before letting her up. "Then let's not keep our dear father waiting." Rhyax spread his wings before zooming into the air, with Raeya following close behind.
Windwalker landed on top of the hill where her family was settled. Yet when she arrived, no one was there. She looked around left and right and still, no one was in sight.
"They all went fishing." a voice said.
She snapped her head around and was relieved to find Tenor there, approaching her.
"Then our riders-"
"-are riding Re and Aurora." Tenor said flatly.
"Oh okay. So it is just you and me." Windwalker said.
"No. It's going to be you by yourself. I'm going fishing right now."
"Oh. You mind if I come with?"
"No it's fine. I'm sure you went fishing with Rhyax. No need to do so with me."
Windwalker's eyes narrowed. "And what is that suppose to mean?"
"Gee I don't know. You tell me. From what I see, you guys have been doing everything together."
"I'm sorry that I can't hang out with a friend. I didn't know that I was breaking a law."
"Windwalker, I hardly see you anymore."
"You see me everyday!"
"Barely. Sometimes I don't even talk to you. It's just a 'I'm gonna be back this afternoon. See ya!'."
"Tenor, does he bother you?" Windwalker asked after a moment of silence.
The Prime Minister looked down at the ground before he looked back up at his mate. "No. It's just seems like you hang out with him more and more and less and less with Black Widow and I. We miss you, that's all." Tenor shook his head. Rhyax didn't bother him. Well, not entirely. Ever since he showed up, something in the air changed. Something felt off to him. He couldn't explain it, but Rhyax didn't seem right to him.
"Oh okay. For a second there, I was going to say you were jealous." When the words escaped her mouth, she instantly regretted it.
"Jealous? Of him? Are you serious Windwalker? Why in the world would I ever be jealous of him?" Tenor nearly shouted.
"Okay okay! My bad! I shouldn't have said that. It was just a stupid thought. Nothing more. I'm sorry. I'll stop hanging out with him often. It's just that I haven't seen him in years and I just thought it was nice to hang out with a friend. After the war, I didn't have many left." Windwalker quickly apologized.
Tenor snorted, smoke coming out of his nostrils. He inhaled greatly, holding his breath a bit before exhaling. Some smoke billowing out. He walked up to her and nuzzled her neck.
"It's fine, Windwalker. Don't worry about it." Tenor spoke as he pulled back slightly, looking her in her golden eyes.
Windwalker said nothing as she gazed back into his green eyes. She didn't say anything as he took off towards the ocean. She watched him fly across the sky until he was no longer visible. She would have gone too, but she did in fact go fishing with Rhyax earlier today. With nothing else to do, she settled down and rested her head on her paws, deciding to go to sleep.