Dragon Warriors: A New Home

As night fell upon the small city of East Liverpool, there was a calm silence that drifted along the cool breeze of the evening air. The moon casted a warm glow over the land and brought a feeling of peace to the people who were asleep within their homes, except for one. Inside an apartment building which overlooks the other buildings, Prim laid in a bed silently crying to herself.

She had her head buried within her forehands and shook with light sobs, because she felt lonely without the presence of another in her home back in Eostia. No, she did not yearn for the company of a man as a mate, but what her heart desired was to have the chance to be the mother of a young child. Although she had all of her dragon friends and the others to take care of, she truly wanted to have a family of her own, and to have a child to call her daughter or son.

Slowly, she lifted her head up with tears rolling down her cheeks as she gazed out of the window at the moon. It's reflection glistened in her tear-filled eyes as she released a shuddering breath. 'It feels so empty without a special little one to share my home with.' As she allowed the last tears to roll down her cheeks, she clasped her hands together.

Star Light Star Bright,

The first star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight

I wish for one day to become a mother of a young boy and girl and to one day have a family to call my own. She closed her eyes and quietly kissed her hands. After making her wish, she drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

In the castle on the hill, Kin stood outside the balcony of the castle and watched over the land with a warm smile on his face. He looked up at the moon with pride and admiration as he felt the wind caress his face. Letting out a soft sigh, he was about to walk back into his bed chambers when his ears caught the sound of someone's wish.

'Oh, it seems like there is a person whose heart is broken, because I can sense the sadness in the tone of her thoughts. I better concentrate so I can heart a bit more clearly.' He calmly closed his eyes and focused on the sound of the mind, but soon he gasped. 'Oh dear, that is the mind and heart of my and the royals old friend, Prim.' A frown slowly crept across the mage's face.

He could feel tears forming in his eyes as he heard the heartache of Prim's wish and slowly opened them. Gazing up at the moon one last time, he gave a firm nod to himself. 'Don't worry my dear friend, you shall be granted your wish in time. I promise I will... wait, what's that?' Suddenly his hears twitched as he could hear yet the thoughts of another soul. However, he could sense that tone to this mind was also saddened, but also the mind of a young.

Taking a few steps towards the rail of the balcony, he tilted his head to listen a little better. 'Oh my, I can sense deep sadness in this young soul, but it isn't a mind of anyone it seems. It... sounds like it's coming from a place that is unfamiliar to me. C'mon Kin concentrate.' He closed his eyes once more and listened it carefully.

Outside of East Liverpool

A storm raged on the night of the side of the land, as streaks of razor sharp lightning light up the night sky as it traveled along the starry canvas. Thunder rolled among the land, nearly shaking the ground with it's tremendous power. In a small residential area, the people who lived there were all quietly sleeping within their homes, but outside he community in an eery forest, there was a young child.

Scared and alone, the young boy decided to run away from the one person who was supposed to protect him, his father. He scavenged through the streets of the neighborhood, looking for any possible place to stay for the night, but he couldn't. Unable to find safe shelter from the storm, the boy ran to the forest and found a small cave that was abandoned.

Now as he sat against the wall of the dark, damp cavern, he shook with sobs as rain poured down, striking the ground. He had his head buried in his lap as he hugged his legs close to his chest. The only clothing the child had was a set of red wool pajamas and a light rain coat to keep him dry.

The child was only six years old, but he has endured experiences that even the toughest adult would break under. As the storm continued, the boy looked out from the mouth of the cave and up into the sky to see just a hint of the moon. He allowed his tears to escape and roll down his cheeks as he clasped his hands together.

Star Light, Star Bright,

The first star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

'I wish to leave this scary place and find me a new home to live where I can have a new family that will love me. I wish I could find someone that will love me and not be mean to me... like my daddy is.'

He kissed his clasped hands and looked down to his chest. Around his neck hung a golden chain that held a heart-shaped pendant. The boy held the locket in the palm of his hand and carefully opened it inside on the left side was the inscription To my precious baby boy, Toby and on the right was a picture of a blonde-haired woman with sky blue eyes, and she was holding an infant wrapped up with a light blue blanket.

He gently closed the locket and placed his lips to it in a soft kiss 'I miss you so much Mommy, I love you.' As time passed, the storm started to die down, but the boy felt so weak and tired after leaving his home that he laid himself down upon the ground of the cave, and cried himself to sleep.

While he slept, an orb of blue light appeared over his small form You poor, poor child, you indeed are a broken soul. Worry not little one, for I shall grant your wish, and you shall have the true, caring love in which you seek. Soon the young child's body was enveloped in a gentle, calming blue aura, and slowly he started to fade away within the light.

Back in East Liverpool

Celestine and Kin appeared in front of Sunny's apartment door and using his magic, he conjured a small woven basket. Inside the basket laid the young child, wrapped in a warm, soft white blanket. A warm smile crept across Celestine's face as the little boy slept and she leaned her head down to kiss at his cheek. "Rest peacefully little one, for in the morning, you shall meet the one who shall take care of you." She whispered softly into his ear as they stepped back from the basket and looked up at the moon.

'I hope I'm doing the right thing in bringing this child here. I just wonder what has happened in his life that caused his heart as young as he is to be truly broken.'