I don'town The Dragon Prince Chapter 5: Stopping

* Two and a Half Weeks Later *

Callum, Rayla and Ezran had run into a cave getting covered from the rain. Callum looked at the cave entrance and sighed looking at the fast falling rain and then heard " I am soaked." Callum smiled at Rayla then looked at Ezran seeing him looking at the egg and heard " The egg is fine but we need to keep it warm." Callum nodded, then said " But we have no dry wood." Callum looked at Rayla when he smiled and said pulling out the crystal " I have something better." Callum then pulled out the Fire Crystal and set it down then opened the cover. Callum could feel the heat and he just walked over and set it down then said " Don't knock it over."

Rayla leaned back against the cave wall and said " Man the last eighteen days have beaten me." Rayla looked at Callum and Ezran when she saw Callum turn around and heard " Yea I know." Rayla just nodded when she looked at Ezran hearing " Why don't we stay here then for like a week." Rayla shook her head when she looked at Callum hearing " That is not a bad idea. I mean I know this is important but we can't return the princess if we are beaten." Rayla understood the point and she could rest and after a few minutes said " Ok we can stay but only for five days." Rayla looked at Callum and Ezran when she smiled hearing Ezran say " Deal." Rayla smiled and gritted her teeth in pain as the white stand around her wrist tightened."

Callum noticed the pain in Rayla's eyes but he would ask in private and after a few seconds he said " The town we passed is only half a mile and I can't carry a whole deer but Rayla with your help I could carry it into town to sell." Callum saw Rayla nod so he smiled then said " Ok." Callum sat down next to Rayla, setting his quiver next to him. Callum had not used one of his fire crystal arrowheads but as they travel Callum gets sticks that he could carve into arrow shafts and if there is room in his quiver he will put them there." Callum smiled then pulled out a knife in a sheath on his boot. Callum looked at the knife remembering it took ten squirrels to get this knife which took hours. Callum pulled out the sticks from his quiver and then feathers from birds he killed in the bag on his back. Callum also pulled a small flat stone about as big as his palm out of the bag. Callum looked around when he saw no stones big enough to make arrowheads when he heard noise and saw Rayla holding out one of her swords in the pick form which made him smile and he said " Thanks."

* Later that Night *

Callum smiled putt the last arrow he crafted in his quiver. Callum looked up seeing Ezran sleeping next to the fire that he made after the storm stopped. Callum looked past Ezran at Rayla as she sat near the entrance to the cave. Callum sat next to Rayla and just looked at the stars when he heard " Beautiful." Callum nodded, then said looking at Rayla " Like you." Callum blushed at that as did Rayla and he just looked forward and didn't say anything for a few minutes as did Rayla until he heard grunting from Rayla. Callum looked at Rayla seeing her grab her left wrist so he put his hand out and said " Let me look." Callum looked at Rayla for a few seconds until he felt her place her wrist on his hand.

Callum looked at Rayla's wrist seeing her hand start to turn purple and it came from the white fabric on her wrist. Callum looked up at Rayla and felt her move her hand away and heard " Callum if I tell why this is happening you will hate me." Callum shook his head and moved closer then put a hand on her cheek. Callum smiled seeing Rayla look back at him with tears down her cheek and heard " You guys have become my friends and I can't just see you gone." Callum just smiled sadly then said " Rayla there is only one to lose us and is by killing us so tell me." Callum saw Rayla look away and heard " This is a bracelet that is banned for the mission of killing Prince Ezran and if I don't it will tighten until I lose my hand." Callum smiled sadly then said grabbing her wrist " Rayla it's ok I won't hate you and neither will Ezran and if you don 't believe me remember you came for his life and came close to taking it." Callum heard Rayla chuckle then after she looked at him he said " We will find a way to get it off."

* Three Days Later *

Callum stood in front of Rayla wearing his red tank top with golden design. Callum looked at Rayla arrows in his quiver, his bow in his hand. Callum smiled as he looked at Rayla seeing her hold her swords and heard " Remember I won't hurt you but don't hold back." Callum nodded then charged Rayla. Callum stepped to the side, seeing Rayla's sword come down in front of him. Callum looked at Rayla and punched her then he hit her ribs with the limb of his bow. Callum moved back Rayla's sword missing and went for a punch when he felt the point of Rayla's sword to his throat. Callum smiled then grabbed her wrist and ducked. Callum moved close, getting his face only inches in front of her's. Callum put an arrow to Rayla's throat and just said " Got you." Callum looked into Rayla's eyes with a small and small blush on his face. Callum looked at Rayla for a few more seconds when he heard " You two lovebirds are done." Callum looked at Ezran with a huge blush as did Rayla and he said " Ezran I don't think of her like that. "

Ezran nodded with a smirk then said sarcastically " Right." Ezran then said " Callum you have come a long way in three days." Ezran saw Callum rub his neck with a smile and heard " Thanks but I just got it down fast and I still need to train so I can shoot arrows up close like my dad." Ezran nodded with a smile then said " Yea you have your weapons but I will be friends with a dragon that could defeat you." Ezran smiled at Callum, seeing him a little shocked, then heard " Right but remember dragons love meat, Ezran." Ezran got scared and just heard Callum chuckling then heard Rayla say " Dragons don't eat humans much." Ezran just nodded nervously then just heard " We are messing with you."

Callum saw Ezran nod his head again and Callum smiled when he grabbed an arrow and his bow then turned and pulled his bow back at the forest. Callum looked at it when he lowered his bow and said " I swear I felt eyes on us." Callum just shook his head then said " I must have just imagined it.

Soren sighed as he looked at his sister Claudia whose eyes were glowing. Soren looked at his sister for a few more seconds when her eyes stopped glowing and heard " He almost caught me." Soren, confused , said " Callum." Soren saw Claudia nod and heard " Yea he has gotten good." Soren nodded with a smile then said with a chuckle " Who knew an elf would help him improve." " Hey that elf has a weapon that dad needs back." Soren just nodded, grinding his teeth then said " I know but…" Soren was interrupted hearing " But nothing Soren we are to get the weapon and princes then return." Soren just sighed and walked away to his tent. Soren has been on the hunt for Ezran, Callum and Rayla for close to two months just a few days after the princes left with the elf.

Soren sat down on the ground and said " I am a crown guard and I should listen to my dad." Soren was torn between listening to his father and his secret mission to make it look like the elf killed them which was good for the kingdom or protect them. Soren shook his head not able to decide when he then mumbled " But King Harrow he is the step-father and father to the princes and do I protect them." Soren shook his head once again when he said " King what do I do?" Viren might be Soren's father but the king was more of a father to Soren. They didn't do anything like hang out but Soren could go to the king with his problems looking for help. Soren had no idea what to do, stick to the code of the kingdom or protect the children of the dead king.

* Two Days Later *

Callum groaned as he stood up from the fire. Callum looked at a sleeping Ezran then at Rayla who was sitting near the entrance to the cave. Callum walked over to Rayla and just sat down. Callum looked at the snow that was falling when he heard " It's been like this since yesterday and it's going to a bitch to get through it." Callum nodded with a chuckle then said " How bad?" Callum looked at Rayla as he saw a few tears and a pain on her cheek then heard " So much I just want to scream." Callum looked at Ezran then said after looking around " Come on." Callum grabbed Rayla's hand and just pulled her up and along.

Rayla found herself in the opening where she trained with Callum and knew it was near the cave but a good distance. Rayla looked at Callum confused but just saw a smile on his face and said " Ezran he's a deep sleeper and you screaming at the cave would have woken him but here it won't. Rayla shook her head but she then flinched feeling Callum´s other hand lightly grab her wrist and hand she can't even use and heard " Ok then either scream now or I push on it and make you scream." Rayla looked at Callum and shook but just moved her hands and screamed as she was in so much pain. Rayla screamed for a few minutes even a couple miles away. Soren and Claudia heard it.

Callum smiled as Rayla screamed letting out what she held in and he just developed her in a huge hug and just hugged her for five minutes. Callum moved away after hearing her stop screaming but saw tears on her cheek so he placed a hand and said " Rayla I have a theory." Callum saw Rayla wanting to continue so he said " The dragon princesses she is a dragon leader to your kind and what if she could get it off." Callum saw Rayla´s eyes go wide and after a few seconds Callum found himself in another hug and heard " That-that might work Callum." Callum smiled and just hugged back and mumbled " No using the arm. I ran into a doctor in town a couple of days ago and he said someone in your problem should not use your arm as much as possible as it will make the blood move slowly giving you more time."

* Next Morning *

Callum groaned as he lifted himself up and after he could see clearly he looked outside seeing snow on the ground. Callum just stretched as he stood up then after a few seconds he looked at Rayla seeing her sleeping. Callum knew Rayla slept terribly due to her hand and how painful it can get with pressure. Callum just stood up then looked around when he saw water in the cave. Now Callum, Ezran and Rayla were tracked in snow but it would have melted or be a little amount but this is fresh like maybe six hours fresh. Callum turned and looked at the gear and ran to the bag with the egg and smiled seeing it was in there. Callum grabbed his jacket and equipment then put them on. Callum then woke up his brother and friend and just told them they had to leave someone who knows where they are.