Dragon Child by Kirkmenistan
Chapter 15 - Unexpected Neighbors by Kirkmenistan
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Jet was lying down next to the Elder and the Scholar. They were overlooking the expansion operation in tunnel four. They were planning to turn this area into a vast dormitory, with enough room to sleep all of the young dragons. The population was booming, as such, the same growth was required of the clans home.
The reason that this particular tunnel was being overlooked was because of the high intensity of fire Jet sensed in these rocks. He didn't know how fire could be within the rocks, nor how it took so much longer to mine through this rock.
Then something rather interesting happened, the red-hot wall started to fall down. It collapsed into empty space. Jet immediately went to the front, the other dragons moving out of the way quickly. What Jet saw surprised him beyond measure. He knew they existed, but he didn't think that he would be able to find them for years.
Dwarves.
They had found the Dwarves.
Before them lay a large street. Buildings one either side, strange things lying behind a clear solid material. Beyond the houses stood hundreds of tiny people. Frozen in horror at the dragons in their city. And as one, they screamed and ran away.
They had become safe in their city, content. Nothing had come near them for hundreds of years. The last humans they had seen were still using staffs as they couldn't work with wood that small. One of the younger dragons without restraint saw the running small things and lurched forwards. His journey was swiftly ended. A large wing slammed down onto his neck, shoving him to the ground. He was quickly eye to eye to eye with Jet and he was pissed.
q73; Wait D
The order was spoken with such strong authority that the young one stayed on the ground. The rest of the dragons looked on, seeing what their fearless leader was doing.
Soon several hundred armoured dwarves were marching down the streets towards them. Shields raised but with axes low. They didn't want to kill them… yet. Jet felt the presence of the elder at his side. He felt safer with the old teacher by his side.
Df Leave this place! Df
Df Horfast, they won't understand you. Df
Df They look intelligent sire. Df
Df But they don't speak Dwarf. Get the dragon speaker! Df
Jet looked to the Elder
q73; Know any Dwarvish? D
q73; No, Goblygook yes… Dwarvish not so much. D
They watched on in amusement as an aged and greying dwarf was brought out in front of them all.
Df Speaker! We need our assistance. Can you help us? Df
Df Alright sire, alright I'm here… what have you… By Thor! What are they doing? Df
Df We don't know, that's why we called for you Df
Df Alright sire… fine, I'll try to talk to them. They may be vaguely intelligent enough to understand me. Df
Jet watched with amusement as the old dwarf walked forwards. He eyed this curious one. Apparently unarmed and not possessing any kind of recognisable armour a translator perhaps.
Df right… Hgm Hmmm… Df q73; Why Here. D
Jet was highly amused at this… a dwarf who could speak their tongue. Albeit poorly. He wondered if they would be able to understand.
q73; We were mining; we followed the fire and discovered your nest. D
The dwarf focused on the subtle grumbling that came from the four-eyed dragon.
Df He says something along the lines of Mining, something or other about fire… and they followed the fire to our nest. Df
Df Mining? Dragons Mining. What could they possibly know about mining? Ask them to show us what they found. Df
Df All right then. Df q73; What You Find. Show? D
Jet was very amused by this dwarf. His grasp on the language was rudimentary at best, almost like a hatchling.
q73; Broadsnout. D
q73; Yes Alpha? D
q73; Get some of the yellow shiny rock a small flake of the indestructible and a pile of that rubble we can't do anything with. D
The dwarves watched on as the younger dragon left with a few of his fellow dragons.
Df What are they doing? Df
Df Well, let me ask Df D Where They Go? D
q73; They go to collect the findings D
Df something along the lines of – they leave to fetch the discovered… Df
Both parties waited in silence. The young eager one started to slightly whine, Jet's wing slammed down once more upon his head. The dwarves cringed.
q73; Why Hurt Young? D
q73; The young one is eager for blood, but we do not seek war D
The old dwarf paled considerably at this. D
Df well, why did he beat the young one? Df
Df The hatchling wants to attack, but they do not wish to stalk a fight? Df
Df What does that mean? Df
Df They doesn't want to fight. Df
The sounds of laboured breathing were soon heard through the tunnel. Following them came the dragons. The first carried a large lump of the gold. It dropped it at the alpha's feet.
The second arrived with a tiny shard of crystal in its maw, also dropping it at it's alphas feet. Then the other's arrived carrying the indestructible ore.
The dwarves watched in awe as these items were pushed towards them.
q73; inspects them if you would like. D
Df He says… Look Df
The king of the dwarves was the current expert in geology and all things earth. He walked forwards, eying the lump of gold. Drawing out a strange looking object, he pressed it against the gold.
Df It's gold alright, at about 97% purity. Df
Df 97 percent? How did dragons do that? Df
q73; How You Make? D
q73; It came out of the Melting rocks. D
Df They melted the ore… Df
The dwarf moved on to the tiny shard of crystal.
Df What is this crystal. Df
q73; What is the shiny? D
q73; That is something we cannot destroy. Our feet cannot crush it, our fire cannot melt it. D
Df something they can't destroy by crushing it or melting it. Df
Df By Loki! It's a Star Crystal. Df
The dragon's watched with amusement as the dwarves fawned over the tiny shard. If that impressed them, what would they think of the lumps of the stuff they had at home.
The Dwarf who Jet now understood to be some kind of geologist started to peruse the ore that wouldn't be destroyed. They could heat it to such a state that it broke away from it's peers as it expanded so much. But they could not melt it so that it would release it's secrets.
The King Geologist spoke with a measured even tone as he held the rock in trembling hands.
Df I do not know what this is. Df
The dwarves gasped. Their King knew everything about the earth. If there was something that he did know about it was news to them.
q73; What You Know Of Rock. D
q73; It will not melt. D
Df The dragon says that it will not melt under his fire. Df
Df Very well. Orik, send this to the Guild of Earth, let them study it. Df
Df Yes my King. Df
Df And you, Speaker Crookedshaft. Df
Df Yes my king? Df
Df Let the dragon know that so long as we do not spill the blood of the other, there shall be peace. Df
Df Yes my King Df q73; If Dragon No Kill Dwarf, Dwarf No Kill Dragon D
q73; Very Well. Would your king permit an audience to our leader? D
q73; Why? D
q73; We Have much to learn from each other. And as we have much more of what we brought to you. D
q73; Even More Indestructible? D
q73; Yes, even the Indestructible. D
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The Entrance to the Dwarf City was gated very quickly. The Dragon's understood their need for security. It was how they lived, and why they lived underground all this time. The non-melting material was used to line the doors, giving the dwarves peace of mind.
The Dwarf King next saw the Leader of the dragons less than a week later. He brought with him a lump of dirty rock the size of the dwarf's head. Due to the new if fragile alliance with the dragons, the King had sought to learn dragon from Speaker Crookedshaft. He was now proficient enough to hold a half decent conversation with the beast.
Crockedshaft however was learning at a much faster pace. He was currently spending a large amount of his time with the elder Scholar. The two had a wealth of information on the respective species. As fellow students of knowledge they shared their experiences to a point. This had had the duel effect of both increasing the dwarf's knowledge of the language, and the dragon's knowledge of dwarfish. They could both act as apt translators, albeit the Scholar couldn't speak dwarf. It was yes or no questions for him.
q73; Jet! What brings you to this Hall alone? D
q73; I bring gifts and news. D
q73; Gifts? Is that what the piece of rock is? D
q73; you think that I would insult you by bringing a mere piece of rock? D
The king grinned at the presumably old dragon.
q73; The thought never crossed my mind. What is it? D
q73; Star Crystal D
The Dwarven King stopped dead. He eyed the size of the massive crystal held in one of the dragons claws.
Df How… Df
Jet did notice the Dwarf's change into his native tongue. Beings often did in situations of extreme emotion.
q73; We found it and we thought that you might like it. This one was undamaged by us. We will allow you to do with it what you will. D
The Dwarf eyed the enormous gem. Imagining the ward schemes that they could run of this monster. It could absorb enough energy to protect his city for decades.
His eyes narrowed. He recognised a bribe when he saw one.
q73; And why have I received such a gift? D
q73; I haven't been totally honest with you about what I am. D
The king's fists clenched, preparing for a fight, and to call in the guards if he couldn't take on this… thing.
Jet bowed towards the Dwarf, shrinking to his true size. He hated to become this weakling being, but it was who he was really, and if he wanted the dwarfs trust, he would need to tell him eventually.
q73; Your majesty let me reintroduce myself. My name is Jet, Lord of the Dragon clans of Romania. D
The King looked upon the small boy standing before him, now rising from his bow. He could be no more than nine ears old, yet he was a dragon Animagus. Then he saw his black hair, his green eyes, the traces of an oddly shaped scar on his forehead.
A small, soft chuckle escaped his lips, echoing through the empty hall…
Before he collapsed against his throne, in a dead faint.
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