"Artemis? Damien?" Cylan called, slightly frightened by the darkness that surrounded her. The only comfort was Blayze. Glancing over for further reassureance, she saw him kneel. "This dust has been disturbed... Like someone fell." Blayze rose, eyeing the dark recess that lay open before them thoughtfully. "If they did go anywhere, it would have been up." Blayze flashed Cylan a crooked smile. "You don't know Artemis too well then. If given a choice between darkness and danger or light and safty, she'd choose the danger." Cylan sighed, reserving her arguements for a later time. The two walked into the shadows, out of the illumination of a suspiciously placed lit torch and sconce.
Artemis drew a shaking breath, before turning around. Damien reluctently released her, though stayed very close to the female. The wyrmling looked up at the two, dispare in it's golden eyes. "Oh, if only you could tell us what happened..." Artemis whispered sorrowfully to the small creature. It cried, nudging the golden corpse.
At the sound of footsteps, both Artemis and Damien turned, relieved to see Blayze and Cylan. The latter of the two dragons bent beside the small wyrmling, communicating in the dragons' own language. Damien looked around the cavern, his hand absently finding Artemis'. Cylan stood, head bowed in grief. "What happened?" Artemis inquired, thoughtlessly gripping Damien's hand for reassureance.
"Her name is Firefly," Cylan sighed, before continuing. "Apparently her mother was chased south by a flight of blues. They injured her, and she made this her nest. She died before her eggs hatched, none of the wyrms survived save Firefly." Blayze groaned, while Artemis began to look thoughtful. "A blue?" To Cylan's nod, the human girl sighed. "Sinakas was a soldier of the blue army. He said something about serving a blue, Azuran. It may be the same dragon."
"Then what do we do?" Damien asked, glancing between Blayze and Artemis. "What can we do? We can't leave her here to die, but it would be stupid to ta-"
"We're taking her with us." Artemis stated firmly. "Like you said, we can't leave her here." Cylan raised a brow, before turning away from the two. "How are we supposed to take care of a wyrmling when we can barely keep ourselves alive and out of trouble?" Blayze snarled. "And what would you have us do, O' Wise One?"
"Take her to the golds! They'll look after her-"
"How can you be so sure? So they'll just take her in, no questions asked? Doubtfully!"
"We'lll take her with us for the time being. Whether or not we take her to the golds or keep her can be decided later." Damien broke in sharply, glaring at both. Artemis tilted her head to one side, eye brow raised quizzically. "And who's going to look after her, Artemis? Cylan? You? You can't even look after the bloody elf, let alone a wyrmling!" Blayze bellowed, accidently growling in frusteration. From the corner of her eye, Artemis saw Damien wince at the mention of himself.
"Blayze, I don't give a flying fuck about what's going to happen. I'm not expecting you to take care of her, but the least you could do is be a little more sensitive! You're almost as bad as the golds!" Artemis snarled, the light flickering fiercely in the annoyed fem's eyes. Firefly coiled around her legs, glancing frightenedly at Blayze. "I thought as much." Artemis snarled as Blayze failed to reply. She turned, stalking back into the shadows, Firefly trailing alongside the leggy human.
~oOo~
"Artemis, where exactly are we going?" Damien inquired, hazel lamps confussed. Cylan also glanced towards the fem; awaiting the reply. Silent for long, contemplative moments, Artemis shifted her gaze about the room. "I don't know..All I do know is that I must go west. Whether to Icewall... Or beyond the great sea."
"You know very well that there is nothing but water." Daminthos commented sharply, as if reprimanding a foolish youth. Iced gray gaze focused upon him, while a soft yet fierce growl, was emmitted from the vocals of Artemis.
"Who says that there isn't anything there? How would one such as yourself, who hasn't left his stuck up homeland, know?" She snapped, quick temper flairing. "That wasn't what I ment."
"Like hell it wasn't! You know that it was exactly what you ment!"
"We'll be outside.." Cylan inserted quietly, pulling Blayze from the room. Neither noticed the dragons' hasty departure. "No it wasn't! Why do you always think I'm out to get you?"
"Well aren't you? God, since we were children, all you've ever done was harass me."
"What do you want me to do? Erase the past? That's impossible and you know it!"
"The way you make it sound, you think that I don't know anything! You're just a spoiled little boy! You don't know anything about the world!"
"I could say the same thing about you."
Ice blue orbs narrowed, contemplating. "What in the abyss are you talking about?" The elf shifted, his own blazen gaze meeting Artemis'. "I mean that you always think you know me. I have news for you Artemis. You don't know me, you just think you do. You've changed, so have I."
"Bull shit! You're still the same pompous jackass that-" Her tirade was cut short by Damien, more so his lips pressed against her own.
Artemis drew a shaking breath, before turning around. Damien reluctently released her, though stayed very close to the female. The wyrmling looked up at the two, dispare in it's golden eyes. "Oh, if only you could tell us what happened..." Artemis whispered sorrowfully to the small creature. It cried, nudging the golden corpse.
At the sound of footsteps, both Artemis and Damien turned, relieved to see Blayze and Cylan. The latter of the two dragons bent beside the small wyrmling, communicating in the dragons' own language. Damien looked around the cavern, his hand absently finding Artemis'. Cylan stood, head bowed in grief. "What happened?" Artemis inquired, thoughtlessly gripping Damien's hand for reassureance.
"Her name is Firefly," Cylan sighed, before continuing. "Apparently her mother was chased south by a flight of blues. They injured her, and she made this her nest. She died before her eggs hatched, none of the wyrms survived save Firefly." Blayze groaned, while Artemis began to look thoughtful. "A blue?" To Cylan's nod, the human girl sighed. "Sinakas was a soldier of the blue army. He said something about serving a blue, Azuran. It may be the same dragon."
"Then what do we do?" Damien asked, glancing between Blayze and Artemis. "What can we do? We can't leave her here to die, but it would be stupid to ta-"
"We're taking her with us." Artemis stated firmly. "Like you said, we can't leave her here." Cylan raised a brow, before turning away from the two. "How are we supposed to take care of a wyrmling when we can barely keep ourselves alive and out of trouble?" Blayze snarled. "And what would you have us do, O' Wise One?"
"Take her to the golds! They'll look after her-"
"How can you be so sure? So they'll just take her in, no questions asked? Doubtfully!"
"We'lll take her with us for the time being. Whether or not we take her to the golds or keep her can be decided later." Damien broke in sharply, glaring at both. Artemis tilted her head to one side, eye brow raised quizzically. "And who's going to look after her, Artemis? Cylan? You? You can't even look after the bloody elf, let alone a wyrmling!" Blayze bellowed, accidently growling in frusteration. From the corner of her eye, Artemis saw Damien wince at the mention of himself.
"Blayze, I don't give a flying fuck about what's going to happen. I'm not expecting you to take care of her, but the least you could do is be a little more sensitive! You're almost as bad as the golds!" Artemis snarled, the light flickering fiercely in the annoyed fem's eyes. Firefly coiled around her legs, glancing frightenedly at Blayze. "I thought as much." Artemis snarled as Blayze failed to reply. She turned, stalking back into the shadows, Firefly trailing alongside the leggy human.
~oOo~
"Artemis, where exactly are we going?" Damien inquired, hazel lamps confussed. Cylan also glanced towards the fem; awaiting the reply. Silent for long, contemplative moments, Artemis shifted her gaze about the room. "I don't know..All I do know is that I must go west. Whether to Icewall... Or beyond the great sea."
"You know very well that there is nothing but water." Daminthos commented sharply, as if reprimanding a foolish youth. Iced gray gaze focused upon him, while a soft yet fierce growl, was emmitted from the vocals of Artemis.
"Who says that there isn't anything there? How would one such as yourself, who hasn't left his stuck up homeland, know?" She snapped, quick temper flairing. "That wasn't what I ment."
"Like hell it wasn't! You know that it was exactly what you ment!"
"We'll be outside.." Cylan inserted quietly, pulling Blayze from the room. Neither noticed the dragons' hasty departure. "No it wasn't! Why do you always think I'm out to get you?"
"Well aren't you? God, since we were children, all you've ever done was harass me."
"What do you want me to do? Erase the past? That's impossible and you know it!"
"The way you make it sound, you think that I don't know anything! You're just a spoiled little boy! You don't know anything about the world!"
"I could say the same thing about you."
Ice blue orbs narrowed, contemplating. "What in the abyss are you talking about?" The elf shifted, his own blazen gaze meeting Artemis'. "I mean that you always think you know me. I have news for you Artemis. You don't know me, you just think you do. You've changed, so have I."
"Bull shit! You're still the same pompous jackass that-" Her tirade was cut short by Damien, more so his lips pressed against her own.