Kingdom Part 3
"NARAI! What were you thinking you were supposed to watch Lysbet not let her run around the woods alone!, She can't protect herself like we can!" Drake yelled at the aqua haired dragon girl, who was glaring back at him.
"You always take the brat's side Drake! I didn't tell her to run into the woods, It's not my fault she can't handle the truth!" Narai yelled back at her older cousin.
"She's five Narai, just a child."
"She's a freak, and a human, you should have dropped her in the village with her own kind years ago when you found her, she doesn't belong here."
"She belongs here just like you do Narai, foundlings are always welcome in the clan, or did you forget how Grandmother Claudia found you after your clan died." Drake yelled angry at the younger dragon girl's arguments. "She is as much a part of this clan as you are, Mayra has seen it, as has grandmother Claudia, so if you can't accept her then leave her alone, I will not let you berate her for things that are not in her control" Drake said angrily turning from the dragon girl and storming out of the room. Narai watched him leave glaring, "I won't be nice to the human brat...her kind killed our parents...they are all alike and she will betray us, and I'm not going to let that happen."
Drake walked back to the cottage angrily remembering Narai's words. He knew some of the others in the clan thought the same as Narai did. Humans and Dragons did not have the best relationship. It was only because Grandmother Claudia and the clan's seer Mayra vouched for her that the others were less vocal of their distrust of the small girl. He could not understand it...Lysbet was more like a dragon child than a human, she'd been raised with the younglings in the clan since she had been found. The clan was the only family she had ever known. There was no use in blaming her for what other humans did. Arriving at the cottage where Lysbet lived he let himself in and sat at the table waiting for Lysbet to awaken and thinking again about what to do about Narai. He did not notice the old woman coming up behind him until she spoke.
"Everything will work out Drake, Our Lysbet is destined for great things."
"I know grandmother, I just don't understand why Narai and the rest don't see it."
"They don't see it because they aren't meant too, everything happens for a reason."
Far away from the woods, Lord Edward sat in his office watching his granddaughter be waited on by her many servants and companions. It was almost worth it to see the idiots fawn over his decendant. His attention turned to a young boy playing with some of the servant children nearby. If only the second part of his son's plan had worked as well as the first part had. After ridding himself of the infant princess, he attempted to get the infant prince, unfortunantly the child had become ill and was not left out of the sight of the queen or king for a moment. As soon as Edward had heard the news of the prince's illness he had tried to stop his son from undergoing the deaging procedure but it was too late. Nicholas was now raised as his grandson. His plans had changed almost immediatly after he realized he could not replace the Prince. His grandson would marry the princess. then his line would be sure to rule, and not the line of his cousin. The rightful ruler would be on the throne.
"NARAI! What were you thinking you were supposed to watch Lysbet not let her run around the woods alone!, She can't protect herself like we can!" Drake yelled at the aqua haired dragon girl, who was glaring back at him.
"You always take the brat's side Drake! I didn't tell her to run into the woods, It's not my fault she can't handle the truth!" Narai yelled back at her older cousin.
"She's five Narai, just a child."
"She's a freak, and a human, you should have dropped her in the village with her own kind years ago when you found her, she doesn't belong here."
"She belongs here just like you do Narai, foundlings are always welcome in the clan, or did you forget how Grandmother Claudia found you after your clan died." Drake yelled angry at the younger dragon girl's arguments. "She is as much a part of this clan as you are, Mayra has seen it, as has grandmother Claudia, so if you can't accept her then leave her alone, I will not let you berate her for things that are not in her control" Drake said angrily turning from the dragon girl and storming out of the room. Narai watched him leave glaring, "I won't be nice to the human brat...her kind killed our parents...they are all alike and she will betray us, and I'm not going to let that happen."
Drake walked back to the cottage angrily remembering Narai's words. He knew some of the others in the clan thought the same as Narai did. Humans and Dragons did not have the best relationship. It was only because Grandmother Claudia and the clan's seer Mayra vouched for her that the others were less vocal of their distrust of the small girl. He could not understand it...Lysbet was more like a dragon child than a human, she'd been raised with the younglings in the clan since she had been found. The clan was the only family she had ever known. There was no use in blaming her for what other humans did. Arriving at the cottage where Lysbet lived he let himself in and sat at the table waiting for Lysbet to awaken and thinking again about what to do about Narai. He did not notice the old woman coming up behind him until she spoke.
"Everything will work out Drake, Our Lysbet is destined for great things."
"I know grandmother, I just don't understand why Narai and the rest don't see it."
"They don't see it because they aren't meant too, everything happens for a reason."
Far away from the woods, Lord Edward sat in his office watching his granddaughter be waited on by her many servants and companions. It was almost worth it to see the idiots fawn over his decendant. His attention turned to a young boy playing with some of the servant children nearby. If only the second part of his son's plan had worked as well as the first part had. After ridding himself of the infant princess, he attempted to get the infant prince, unfortunantly the child had become ill and was not left out of the sight of the queen or king for a moment. As soon as Edward had heard the news of the prince's illness he had tried to stop his son from undergoing the deaging procedure but it was too late. Nicholas was now raised as his grandson. His plans had changed almost immediatly after he realized he could not replace the Prince. His grandson would marry the princess. then his line would be sure to rule, and not the line of his cousin. The rightful ruler would be on the throne.