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Dusk.
The road
Jade and Murtagh got an early start the next morning. With help from Murtagh, they make a homemade saddle out of some blankets for Shenth. The whole process took most of the morning. Once they were strapped into place Shenth laid low to the ground so Jade could easily mount between his neck spikes. He seemed a lot bigger to Jade once she was on top of him. Shenth had now grown three times bigger than her horse Storm. It amazed Jade that something so massive stared so small a little less than a mouth ago.
Murtagh mounted Storm his horse, have being sent to Verden with the message of Jade's discovery. He gave them the signal to follow him as he started to ride. Shenth moved ever so carefully trying to smooth the ride for Jade, but in doing so moved extremely slow. In about five hours they only covered 10 leagues of ground and Murtagh was starting to get upset.
"If you two moved any slower you would be going backward." Murtagh grumble riding a long side of them.
Shenth, Jade pleaded, Do you have to go so slow?
Yes, little one I do, however we could fly.
Your not strong enough to carry me. You will hurt yourself.
Let me be the judge in that little one. With no further warning Shenth unfolded his crimson wings. Storm reared startled by the sudden flap of his wings. It was everything Murtagh could do to hang on to the panicking horse.
"What are you doing?!" Murtagh shouted but Jade was to occupied to answer him. Shenth leaned back on his hind legs and lunched himself into the air. Jade clinged desperately to the neck spike in front of her bracing for a crash. Instead a cool wind whipped though her hair as Shenth gained height.
It's alright little one, you can open your eyes up now. Shenth gently hummed in her head. Jade slowly opened her eyes and looked down at the ground. Murtagh was now seemed like he could fit in the palm of her hand. He and Storm were now at a full gallop, trying to keep pace with the beat of Shenth's mighty wings.
"Well he said he wanted to go faster." Jade mudder to herself. She looked around at the miles of Dessert below that had been her home for so long. She had forgotten how vast it was. In the distance, the Bore Mountains could be seen standing tall on the horizon. The sun just beginning to hide behind the them. This is wonderful Shenth.
It 's the only way for a rider to travel. Something seemed to rise from the Bore Mountains glissing in the setting sun's light. It seemed to shine a shade of blue like a diamond in the sky. Then it dissappered back toward the ground.
What was that Shenth?
I do not know.
Well you better land before the sun sets. Shenth huffed in distaste, mad that the flight was so short, but agreed gliding downward toward the ground.
Bace yourself. Shenth warned before landing tail first with a thump. Jade let out a yelp as pain strouted from her once forgotten shoulder. Sorry I landed as softly as I could.
I know, Jade reasured It's not your fault. Murtagh made his was toward them. As he neared Jade could tell he wasn't happy.
"You wasted all that time today walking when you could fly?" He spat angerly has he dismouted Storm, and walked toward her and Shenth. "We could have covered three times the ground we did today."
"I didn't know Shenth could fly with me weighting him down until today." Jade said heatly back not liking his tone. "Whats the big hurrry anyway?" Murtagh paused not unsure of what to tell her. "Well?" Jade pried.
"We just are." He looked at Jade and knew she wasn't going to take the simple of an anserwer. "The Ra'zac will be looking for you and with reinforcements. Now, that they know you have a dragon."
"I thought you killed all of them."
"No, they scatted when Shenth showed up, some got away. I will just fell better when I know you are safe behind Verden walls." There was a long award seince before Jade decided to change the subject.
"When I was flying,I saw something in the sky by the mountains."
"Oh?" Murtagh said glad for the switch in conversation. "What did it look like?"
"It sparkled like a blue eveing star." Murtagh smiled almost admeidly. "What is it?" Jade asked confused with his reponse.
"You shall see, but no not worry. Come, let us set up camp for the night." He offered her a hand down from Shenth's back. Once she was down his hand lingered around her waist for a moment, his eyes locked on her. He let go suddenly shocked at himself it seemed. "I got to go get some brush for the fire. "He said before speeding off.
The road
Jade and Murtagh got an early start the next morning. With help from Murtagh, they make a homemade saddle out of some blankets for Shenth. The whole process took most of the morning. Once they were strapped into place Shenth laid low to the ground so Jade could easily mount between his neck spikes. He seemed a lot bigger to Jade once she was on top of him. Shenth had now grown three times bigger than her horse Storm. It amazed Jade that something so massive stared so small a little less than a mouth ago.
Murtagh mounted Storm his horse, have being sent to Verden with the message of Jade's discovery. He gave them the signal to follow him as he started to ride. Shenth moved ever so carefully trying to smooth the ride for Jade, but in doing so moved extremely slow. In about five hours they only covered 10 leagues of ground and Murtagh was starting to get upset.
"If you two moved any slower you would be going backward." Murtagh grumble riding a long side of them.
Shenth, Jade pleaded, Do you have to go so slow?
Yes, little one I do, however we could fly.
Your not strong enough to carry me. You will hurt yourself.
Let me be the judge in that little one. With no further warning Shenth unfolded his crimson wings. Storm reared startled by the sudden flap of his wings. It was everything Murtagh could do to hang on to the panicking horse.
"What are you doing?!" Murtagh shouted but Jade was to occupied to answer him. Shenth leaned back on his hind legs and lunched himself into the air. Jade clinged desperately to the neck spike in front of her bracing for a crash. Instead a cool wind whipped though her hair as Shenth gained height.
It's alright little one, you can open your eyes up now. Shenth gently hummed in her head. Jade slowly opened her eyes and looked down at the ground. Murtagh was now seemed like he could fit in the palm of her hand. He and Storm were now at a full gallop, trying to keep pace with the beat of Shenth's mighty wings.
"Well he said he wanted to go faster." Jade mudder to herself. She looked around at the miles of Dessert below that had been her home for so long. She had forgotten how vast it was. In the distance, the Bore Mountains could be seen standing tall on the horizon. The sun just beginning to hide behind the them. This is wonderful Shenth.
It 's the only way for a rider to travel. Something seemed to rise from the Bore Mountains glissing in the setting sun's light. It seemed to shine a shade of blue like a diamond in the sky. Then it dissappered back toward the ground.
What was that Shenth?
I do not know.
Well you better land before the sun sets. Shenth huffed in distaste, mad that the flight was so short, but agreed gliding downward toward the ground.
Bace yourself. Shenth warned before landing tail first with a thump. Jade let out a yelp as pain strouted from her once forgotten shoulder. Sorry I landed as softly as I could.
I know, Jade reasured It's not your fault. Murtagh made his was toward them. As he neared Jade could tell he wasn't happy.
"You wasted all that time today walking when you could fly?" He spat angerly has he dismouted Storm, and walked toward her and Shenth. "We could have covered three times the ground we did today."
"I didn't know Shenth could fly with me weighting him down until today." Jade said heatly back not liking his tone. "Whats the big hurrry anyway?" Murtagh paused not unsure of what to tell her. "Well?" Jade pried.
"We just are." He looked at Jade and knew she wasn't going to take the simple of an anserwer. "The Ra'zac will be looking for you and with reinforcements. Now, that they know you have a dragon."
"I thought you killed all of them."
"No, they scatted when Shenth showed up, some got away. I will just fell better when I know you are safe behind Verden walls." There was a long award seince before Jade decided to change the subject.
"When I was flying,I saw something in the sky by the mountains."
"Oh?" Murtagh said glad for the switch in conversation. "What did it look like?"
"It sparkled like a blue eveing star." Murtagh smiled almost admeidly. "What is it?" Jade asked confused with his reponse.
"You shall see, but no not worry. Come, let us set up camp for the night." He offered her a hand down from Shenth's back. Once she was down his hand lingered around her waist for a moment, his eyes locked on her. He let go suddenly shocked at himself it seemed. "I got to go get some brush for the fire. "He said before speeding off.