Chapter 9: The night walk
Spyro and Delacon walked down a darkened street of Warfang, taking on one of the quieter patrols of the cycle, but very much one of the more important moments.
Most of the inhabitants had retired themselves indoors as the blue sky had disappeared, being replaced by the dark with the sun having fallen down over the horizon, any shiny reflections from light disappeared to the wind along with it.
The mana lamps powered throughout the city to keep everywhere within lit, powered by the spark of a dragon's power, brightening all around them making a nice combination to view the night sky along with.
Within the many streets throughout the city, small group of dragons and moles will traverse around the city, a critical responsibility to ensure the city can sleep through the night.
And on this occasion, Spyro and Delacon entrusted with such a task, one very familiar to the fire dragon being a regular to such shifts, Spyro was new to this, one of the new duties he was finding himself in since becoming full-fledged within the Warfang guard.
Trotting down one path, passing many buildings as their claws hit against the cobblestones, the light from the lamps shining on their scales. It was a few hours into the evening, it wouldn't be long before midnight dawns taking them into the next day.
The purple dragon having a curious mind looked towards his night partner and asked "Do you often encounter any problems in these night walks?"
"They have been quiet these last few weeks apart from the mana explosions a few days ago," replied Delacon.
"Mana explosions?" Spyro asked as he shot a curious look to the dragon.
"Right… the morning of your exam the sun was rising, I was on the night walk and off in the eastern part of the city two green mana crystals had detonated Valera was the first to find it, there was not much damage other than two fires and two stands damaged so no one ended up wounded considering it was in the night,".
Spyro listening in to the story as Delacon continued in.
"Valera raised the alarm to any other guards however Pyrus had instructed me to take a few dragons and go to assist Valera, we cleared it all off and then the moles had got sent in to fix it up with some help from two other dragons, but we couldn't find out what caused the crystals to blow up."
"We found tiny fragments of the crystals remaining, they looked fine however, the fragments taken to one of the research dragons to have a look but he couldn't find anything wrong either," explained Delacon having paused in between his speech "We couldn't find anything out of the ordinary,".
Spyro quirked a curious look looking forward as they walked onward, a very inquisitive mystery it was sounding to him "So nothing out of ordinary except the crystals blew up?"
"Yeah… that was the most puzzling part about the whole thing, why would they have exploded, the researchers are still looking into it now, some clue will turn up soon I'm sure," said Delacon.
Spyro nodded agreeing with the words of the fire dragon, they rounded the path into other streets of housing, so far into the night it was quiet, with the occasional creature still out or come across another pair of guards.
"What time do we finish the night walk?" asked the purple dragon.
"When the sun comes up" answered the fire dragon.
Spyro grinned one side of his jaw looking upwards into the night sky, covered in stars "Well… we have a while ahead of us then".
Spyro opened his wings and lifted off the ground propelling upwards above the houses, the night wind blowing against him, arching his wings to take it in and move him into a hover, looking around the buildings to look upon the many lights all around, stretching all the way to the walls.
It was a beautiful sight to behold, many times the purple dragon had got to witness it his from chambers. Even with the evening a bright fresh of life paling the lines. Even the upper parts of the metropolis of skyscraper like buildings and bridges across have lights mana lights all over them.
He saw Delacon fly up alongside him both wings beating in a calm motion keeping them in the air, the fire dragon looked at the same sight to behold "Beautiful isn't it?"
"I can never get over the view when the moon is over us, especially when on the balcony at the temple," replied Spyro taking in the astounding view "It fills me with hope every time I get to look upon it."
"… few times I can recall getting to relish such a sight in the years before… to be honest it feels like a lifetime ago now the devastation," Delacon replied, a hint of awe in his voice.
The pair left their stationary position, their wings beating in rhythm as they began to fly over the many paths and buildings, a much more effective way of patrolling.
Rounding a few taller buildings, approaching the main gates to the city, coming overhead they could see the regular ball of fire covering the lock, being fed in lines of fire mana from the two lamps lit.
The gates remained opened during the daytime but get closed up in the night time or at a time of crisis, it's helpful when active to stop anyone from escaping out an obvious way when empowered by a dragon's fire.
So far it was looking clear throughout the night, other than the occasional creature moving through the streets, there has yet to be anything worth putting their attention on, they flew to different parts of the city, from the western section to the east.
Spyro knew though as calm as it was not to get relaxed as while not much is happening in, anything can come up at a moment notice. It was times like this Spyro could thrive, being trained for combat makes a habit of that of not letting your guard down.
The pair arrived at the main plaza and they caught sight of two dragons, looking the around same age as the purple dragon.
Flying in for a closer look it wasn't long before they settled identifying them to be Flame and the dragoness being trained to succeed Volteer one day; Phalera.
"Hey you two!" voiced out by the purple dragon catching the pair's attention.
"Oh Spyro, hey there," Flame called back acknowledging him.
Delacon and Spyro landed down before them as Phalera said "Hi Spyro, are you okay?"
"Yes, how about you Phalera?" the purple dragon quizzed back at her.
The electric female flickered her tail feeling very positive with a big smile brightened over her expression "I am good too, thanks".
Delacon expressed his greetings to the two apprentice guardians and vice versa just before Spyro posed a question to the pair.
"What brings you two out here tonight?"
"Oh, I was just spending some time with Phalera before she goes tomorrow," answered Flame.
"Yeah, I'm going out of the city for a few days, maybe a week," the electric dragoness justified to the group.
Curiosity hitting both Spyro and Delacon to push for some answers "Oh… where are you going?"
"The Dormado settlement, I'm going there with my mentor," replied Phalera, her wings whiffed out of place for a moment as her demeanour shifted to once of curiosity "I think…. well I believe we are going in search of new potential guardian,"
This statement brought interest to the purple dragon as the group of four walked on down another path ahead of them heading their way back towards the temple.
"Oh… yes I remember Terrador mentioning something along those lines to me and Cynder earlier. So, you and Volteer are heading there tomorrow?" asked the very curious purple dragon.
The apprentice bowed her head in response "Yes, I haven't been there before, I think it will be a good experience for me,"
Delacon who had been quiet for most of the conversation, content to walk and listen in on the younger dragons while he kept his focus on everything, albeit it was quiet, other than the voices of the younger dragons, there was not much else to make a noise.
Still, he didn't see this a reason to lower his guard, being the cautious type, he knew danger could appear at any moment in this world.
"I haven't been to the settlement myself," stated the purple dragon, such places he was interested to visit "Oculus was telling me about it the other day, one of the few places outside Warfang where multiple different species live together in harmony,".
"It's one of the few places that have that prosperity. Many species still keep to themselves," added Delacon jumping into the conversation.
The group pressed onwards, heading along the path to arrive back at the temple, indulging in a few more conversations along the way.
The moon now high in the night sky, it was this moment Flame and Phalera bid goodnight to the on-duty pair, retiring for the night for much-needed sleep, with Phalera having an early departure in the morning.
It became more of a dull evening for a couple of hours for the two dragons, switching between flying overheard, walking down a few paths and investigating around the upper parts of the city throughout the massive skyscraper buildings.
Once flying themselves down with other patrols manning the upper parts brought themselves back to the lower areas. Aside from the occasional mole or dragon, they have seen no one, bringing themselves into a street near a few alleyways.
So far, a simple night walk. Delacon glancing over at the purple dragon who seemed occupied with looking to the night sky, so many stars dotting all over along the moon's pale light blazing down over them, not a single cloud in to behold.
"Enjoying the view Spyro?" quizzed the fire dragon.
"Oh yeah, I love the night sky, so tranquil. It definitely helps there when I need to relax before going to sleep," answered the purple dragon mesmerized by the beautiful sight before him "One time when we first returned Cynder and I watched one together, the start of many we could grab a moment to enjoy, she found herself lost at that moment,".
Quirking an eye at the purple dragon, Delacon had a hint of curiosity sweep over him as he turned on the tease "I bet if you weren't on the night walk, you would watch it with Cynder right now."
Spyro's head dropped right along with his expression being taken by surprise by the comment, his wings coming to his sides as a hardly convincing innocent look found its way onto his face, a crop of red peaking on his scales.
The response was easy for Delacon to have a chuckle; It wasn't everyday someone could tease a legendary dragon and watching the little display was very worth it.
"The truth is Delacon, you're not wrong at all," the words mustered up by Spyro embarrassed, Delacon laughing at his expense.
Settling down the fire dragon posed another question towards Spyro "So how are you two doing, anyway? Still keeping the whole courting secret up?"
Spyro snapped himself back out of the moment to regain his composure followed by a quick clearing of his throat "We're doing great and yes".
"If you don't mind my asking… why do you and Cynder be secretive about your courtship?" asked the quizzing fire dragon.
Spyro hesitated hearing that question, looking away from him, his expression going blank as he began to think it over, collecting his thoughts together.
"I…" The only word to escape his maw, his body slouched down, leaning himself up to look at the sky again "I guess… at first, we didn't want the attention and just… we wanted to enjoy it just the two of us at first,".
Delacon was more curious to the fact they did not want attention, granted he understood at first being how well known both him and Cynder were, but it was still a puzzle to him.
"Ok… so you want to keep it a secret first which is understandable, but Talex, Pyrus and I know, heck even the guardians and you still want to. That is where I am confused, you don't have to worry?" said Delacon.
Spyro's expressions upped to one more positive with a smile creeping over his maw "Well…. I suppose we just enjoy the sneaking around now if I'm honest, I think Cynder is finding it fun to keep people guessing."
Delacon grinned at the answer, for as many goes, he has heard much worse "Well I guess, that's up to you two".
"Are you going to tell anyone?" asked the purple dragon.
"No, it isn't my business, if that's how you two want to keep it for now then that is your choice while I don't understand it… but," Delacon paused as he stepped closer to the inquisitive young dragon "I think you two are great for each other,".
A beaming smile on Spyro's face, feeling reassured by those words "Thanks Delacon, I appreciate that".
"It is your choice and I will honour it despite how strange I might find it," Delacon stood up on all four legs and said "Right we better keep moving and head somewhere else,".
Spyro lifted himself up concurring with the dragon, the pair went on heading down a path going on another patrol through the city.
The hours started to tick by, past midnight into the early hours, things were going even more quiet, the city was dead quiet, little to no activity to known, another peaceful night through to come it seemed.
The pair going through from one street to the other with the mana lamps to guide them along. Even with how quiet and calm it was around them; They couldn't afford to get relaxed as danger can come around.
Walking down another street surrounded by houses the two, calm and progressing through their night walk well. Spyro spotted something to allure his caution showing over to Delacon "See that there?"
Pointing to a house with what appeared to be a sack bag half full with the front wooden door open, while it could be the tenant still awake, they moved in closer just to check.
Just as they were closing down on the door a clothed two-legged creature exited holding what appeared to me a miniature statue of a dragon, placing it within the sack bag, turned back to the door and but pulled it to making so little noise as possible to close it.
Spyro and Delacon upon seeing the display looked to each other and gave the same agreeing scornfulness look to each other before turning back and making to approach the creature which appeared to be the same shape, clothing and build as a cheetah but more with black fur instead putting it to be a panther.
The said panther took a piece of string to wrap sealing up the sack bag and preparing to lift it, hearing the claws tapping against the cobblestones was enough to divert his attention to look upon the two dragons approaching.
Jumping in a spot of surprise the pair could tell straight away from his posture he seemed a little shifty "Good evening guards".
"Good morning is more like it; May we ask what you are doing up this late?" quizzed Delacon very suspicious of the panther.
"Why wouldn't I be? It's normal for my race to be out at night, we do most of our hunts in the night time," answered the black-furred cat somewhat defensive to the two guards.
"Okay, that's a fair reason, what are you doing right now? Other than the bow, you don't appear equipped to go hunting," asked Spyro, stating the obvious to the panther.
The pair watched as the panther cleared his throat as if he was trying to think of what to say next.
"Well, yes, I'm going hunting, I was just taking care of some business first, I'm doing some trading at the moment, and then I'm going out hunting," stated the panther.
Not buying the story at all, Delacon added the pressure "Okay so you are trading when everyone will be asleep? What are you trading and to whom?"
"A few foxes like in this house, I do regular business with at these times, I traded some clothing for a couple of items, I beg your pardon but are you two trying to insinuate something here?" barked the panther getting defensive suddenly adding to their suspicion.
"Not at all, we're just trying to establish the facts here, forgive us but a bag that big doesn't help but warrant our check up here," stated Delacon determined to unnerve the creature if it warrants their suspicion.
"Just to clear this, you don't have a problem if we knock and speak to the foxes living here first?" said Spyro walking up towards the door getting ready to knock until the panther.
The panther was quick to throw up a paw directed at Spyro unsettled "NO… em… there is no need for that, they have just gone to sleep, so you will disturb them."
"Oh… well they went to sleep so quickly then… you only just exited the house,", replied Delacon a glare of suspicion being painted on the panther "Come to think of it, are you from out of town as I don't recall any panthers living in the city."
"YES, I MOVED HERE RECENTLY, Look I don't appreciate these accusations of stealing when you have no proof at all," accused the panther trying to be all authority over the guards.
The two dragons looked to each other having just heard what they wanted, turning back to him both taking a step closer to him with glares directed on him.
"Funny… we haven't accused you of anything, now why would we do that?" demanded Delacon, piling the pressure onto the black-furred cat whose eyes widened at the realisation of what he said.
"I…. em…. well," unnerved by the word and struggling to think up any words with the pressure having got to him, trying to come up with something to say.
The two dragons took another step closer to the panther who kept looking between them and the bag contemplating a decision before closing his eyes and murmuring "ugh…... screw this."
Suddenly he grabbed the bag and lunged it at Delacon, forcing him to catch up and followed with throwing a knife aimed towards Spyro.
He dropped his body down for the blade to fly over him to stab into a wall, Delacon caught the bag with being forced a foot back, both looked to see the panther spin round and run away at a quick speed.
Picking themselves up they gave chase to their speedy foe, Delacon lifting off into the air while Spyro pushing his legs and stretching as long as he can into a charge to chase down his foe.
"STOP NOW" Delacon shouted at the panther having no interest to listen, glancing back to see how close and where the two dragons were, grabbing more small knives from around his waist area, jumping around a corner.
Spyro approaching readied to slow himself to make the spin as Delacon flew above to cut him off.
Once he passed over the building, he spotted an arrow flying straight at him, twisting his body and beating his wings to dodge out the way just in time. Spyro leaped around the corner just in time to see two more knives coming straight at him.
Spotting them quick enough to drop to the floor for the knives to pass over again just skimming one of his horns. Spyro jumped back up to pick his speed up to not let his opponent get any momentum on him.
Delacon having recovered his posture flew on to get ahead of the panther above him, seeing no way for him turn yet was a prime opportunity for him, extending his wings out to a natural position, bringing in his arms and angling his wings inwards aiming downwards into a dive.
Shooting down at quite a speed, spotting his target coming up to end up below him when he reaches the ground, the air whistling between his joints.
The panther looked behind to see Spyro still after him but noticed just at the corner of his eye the descending fire dragon with his left claws ready. Throwing them down straight at his target as he was just at his head height.
The panther in reflex speed, barrelled down to roll to the left just missing the claws as Delacon impacted onto the ground, The panther lifting himself back up to spot Delacon throwing up his right paw to attack, shooting it across forcing the panther jump down and slide underneath a claw teetering close to his eye.
The cat picked himself up and jumped at the dragon, shooting his leg up into a spin, catching the dragon by surprise delivering a forceful blow to the jaw, knocking him and losing his balance, Delacon gasped from the kick, a jolt of pain blowing over his senses.
Landing down, the panther wobbled for a fraction of a moment of how fast he went, upon recovering dashed away from Delacon, Spyro charging past to continue the pursuit.
The purple dragon believed it unlikely for him to catch him on speed alone so opted to try something else.
Opening his maw, concentrating his mind, a rush of power built up throughout his body. Electrical sparks jumping out of his mouth as a ball of electricity grew.
The crackling sounds of the electrical discharges caught the panther's attention, twisting his head to look back to see what the purple dragon intended.
Spyro released the ball steaming at the cat, the ball was so fast the panther had mere seconds to react, leaping to his left he felt a brush of wind as the orb flew past him, Spyro seeing his shot missed detonated the ball, sending currents all around.
Had the panther did not spot Spyro in the first place, he might have got caught by the attack and the chase would be over. Spyro wasted little time and prepared another electrical attack. Firing the second one at his target again, the panther again forcing a quick timed dodge to his right.
The purple dragon quickened his pace speeding up on his attacks firing one after the other, the sparking sounds as they all shot, the panther now on his toes leaping from one side from another to dodge the attacks.
With how much faster they were getting, the panther come to realise it was unlikely he could dodge them forever and took out another knife, looking back noticing the purple dragon building up another electric ball to fire. Bringing his right arm around to his side and lunging it across releasing the knife to shoot back towards the dragon.
The electric sphere released, flying forward, the knife going right into it the sparkles of electric going outward now going inward, conducting into the knife as they collided into each other causing the ball to explode; The brightness caught Spyro by surprise dazing him and covering his head with his wing for a moment.
A gasp escaped his maw as he tried to regain his senses, giving his head a shake and forced to slow down a tad.
Only coming back to it in time to come to a halt upon reaching a diverting path in four ways, losing sight of the panther, he couldn't hear any steps in any directions or see any movement.
'Where did he go' echoed in his mind as the purple dragon set about looking down every path with his wings spread ready, he couldn't believe the panther had run that far ahead as they were all straight paths and he was only behind him?
Taking a few steps forward to concentrate his vision, looking very serious looking to the corner of his sight, determined to catch a glint of movement believing the panther was still there hiding.
Delacon caught up having recovered from the earlier hit to rejoin the pursuit. He stopped beside Spyro and looked around to see the same as the purple dragon with one question coming out from him.
"Where did he go?"
"I'm not sure one moment I was behind him and the next he's gone, he couldn't have run off I would have seen him, he's got to be here somewhere," replied the purple dragon, determined to find their target.
Spyro walked away from Delacon towards one path on the left, stopping just before it to get a good harder look down it, even with the mana lamps, his black fur was perfect for tonight time, even more difficult to spot.
Checking the walls of every building going down to see as a hiding place behind them, listening out for any noise.
Moving along to the next path, a frustrated sigh escaped his mouth, certain there was no way the panther could have got away that. Delacon too was searching near a path but to no avail.
Spyro stopped in his track and slouched to one side looking from one to the other with a single thought running through his mind 'where could he be?'
Suddenly within a fraction of a moment, he heard a twang noise and looked to spot an arrow coming straight at him, his eyes widened in shock surprise just spotting the panther hugging the wall of one house.
The purple dragon lunged himself forward down the arrow just missing his wing and flew past but he spotted it heading straight at Delacon.
"LOOK OUT!"
The fire dragon upon hearing those words felt surprised and turned only just in time to spot the arrow at him, having no chance to attempt a doge as the projectile ran and impacted in him.
The dragon's body tensed up with a roar of pain as the arrow pierced into his upper left foreleg. Tearing through the flesh outwards to the other side, gone through getting stuck in place.
"Aaghh…. DAMN IT!"
He screeched as his front legs gave out and he dropped on them at the moment as a massive jolt of pain rigged throughout his entire body, the pain substantial to his nerves.
"DELACON!" shouted the purple dragon with a rush of adrenaline going through him he looked back at the panther to spot him running off down the road, Spyro hissed at him in a moment of seething rage at hurting his friend, his first instinct was to give chase but turned back to look upon his fellow guard.
The arrow point having torn out to the other side of his leg being stuck, blood beginning to spill out both ends, dripping down to the cobblestone to stain it. The purple dragon rushed over and addressed him "Are you ok?"
"It's torn through but ill be fine… GET AFTER HIM!" Shouted the fire dragon in a lot of discomfort, gasping from the pain of the wound, his nerves twitching through, looking to see although not a huge amount of blood, it was enough to warrant a huge concern.
Spyro shook his head in refusal "I am not leaving you, we got to patch this up,".
"You think an arrow to the leg will put me down?" said Delacon while in discomfort, curious at the purple dragon's decision.
"Of-course Not, but I don't leave my friends behind," answered the purple dragon surprising Delacon but in a good way, an honourable trait for the purple dragon "Right we need to take the arrow out, and then we can seal it with our fires,".
The purple dragon suggested to Delacon who did not bat any hesitation, growling with clear discomfort still receiving the bodily shock of the stab nodded his head to allow his partner to proceed.
Spyro stepped up to his leg and grappled both sides of the arrow and looked to him "Okay, get ready, this will hurt!" he stated as Delacon did his best to compose himself ready for the effect this will put him through.
"One,"
Spyro said the first number brining Delacon to full attention ready and closed his eyes.
"Two,"
The fire dragon gritted his teeth ready to act as a bite to keep himself ready for it.
"Three!"
Without hesitation Spyro took his left paw and snapped off the back of the arrow and pulled it out sharply. Delacon howling in ecstatic gasps keeping his teeth gritted with moving flesh causing severe pain, his closed eyes tensed up and he extended his wings out. A build up of saliva he could taste in his mouth a few drops leaked out of his maw.
The arrow pulled out, the purple dragon threw to the side to see the rush of blood now leaking out of the two holes in Delacon's leg, covering the cobblestone was quick to place his paws against each wound to cover it.
Delacon exhaled out his tongue draping out of his maw as he took deep breaths from the shock to his system, he could taste the saliva in his mouth from the rush his body just endured.
Taking a few seconds to recover himself before he looked to his arm and then to Spyro who was ready "Okay…. do it".
Spyro nodded with the seriousness of the situation clear in his expression, he could feel the liquid of bloody in his paws as it dripped down his leg. Spyro took a claw in each of his paws placing them on the wounds.
Counting again in a one, two, three to give Delacon a window to prepare himself, he activated his fire element into his claws and begun burning into the wound, a whiff of steam fuming off each as Delacon cringed his body upwards from the jolt of the flame. Making quiet wheezes trying to keep himself composed.
It wasn't so bad for him being a fire dragon it was easier for him to take a fire-based ability on his body, he could have done it himself but with the purple dragon having the better view made it an easy decision.
Enduring a few moments of the sizzling, stinging discomfort rocking from his leg into every nerve throughout his body.
"Okay, I am all done," said the purple dragon downing his fire and removing his paws from the wounds. Delacon looked to see a sealed scar on both sides of his leg with no more blood to leak out. The amount already dripped down as he shakes his leg to ripple the remaining drops off.
"Thanks, Spyro, I appreciate it," acknowledged the fire dragon, expressing his gratitude to the purple dragon "Now let's see if we can go find our panther again, unless he's already escaped the city,".
"I know, I could have gone after him, but I would not leave you," replied Spyro, receiving more thanks and approval from the fire dragon for his decision making before suggesting "We can go get some crystals for that, when we find some."
"It will hold for now, I will just use the sky for now before we do," stated Delacon.
Just as they finished, they heard a mighty roar in the distance, with what appeared to be a scream of a male voice, sounding not far away.
"That must be him, let's go," declared Spyro springing the pair into action to launch into the sky to seek the mystery noises.
They flew over a couple of streets away from the diverge to come upon a path with two creatures within. One appearing to be a white, snow coloured female dragon, the same size as Delacon being three times the size of Spyro.
And the other which was their panther they were pursuing was in discomfort being pinned to the ground with an arm locked behind his back by the dragoness holding a paw against his arm, "GET OFF ME!"
"I don't think so buddy, you look like you was in a hurry there,".
"Valera!"
The dragoness looked upwards to the origin of the voice to to the source of the voice to the two dragons coming down landing in front of her "Well, hello boys, I take it you're the reason this panther was in such a hurry when I came across him."
"Yes, he was stealing from a house, we chased him for a good while," answered Spyro.
Valera upon hearing that looked down at the Panther pinned down and produced snarl in disgust "Well someone has been causing some trouble, I'm taking you for that".
She took his other arm and put them together and aimed on paw upwards facing towards his arms. A trickle of wind energy materialised and flowed around the panther's paws going around in a circle of eight.
Intensifying until brightening up and manifested a shape of pure wind power holding the paws in places as if cuffed up.
"And that is that" echoed Valera, turning her gaze to the origin of the sound to spot the two dragons taking notice of the fire dragon and she fluttered her eyes a tad "Well… hello there, knight Delacon".
Delacon appeared to weep a sign of hesitation for a brief second, something Spyro took notice of "Hi knight Valera, how has your night walk been?"
"Very well, fancy seeing you on the same one night walk, should have let me know," answered the wind dragoness wagging her tail from one side of the other soothing, the purple dragon was a little curious to the way they were acting to each other.
Valera angled her head to the side taking notice of the scar on Delacon's leg "What happened to your leg?"
"Oh this, the panther shot an arrow at us, Spyro avoided it but I didn't spot it in time to get out of the way," the fire dragon answered earning a look of disapproval from the dragoness.
"Tut, tut… are you getting slower on me now Delacon? You should have dealt with that easy, I might have to deal with you in training again," Valera said in an almost teasing manner at the fire dragon.
"Oh, that won't be necessary, just a lapse in my judgment, it won't happen again," Delacon stated.
Valera produced a smile followed by a wink before turning to one of more serious shifting her gazed down to the panther she had cuffed up "All right you, on your feet now".
The dragoness demanded as she pulled on the cuffs with her paw lifting him onto his feet with a lot of rebellious grunting from the panther
"I'll take him in, you boys carry on," said the dragoness with the pair keen to agree, Spyro thanking her for taking the time to, as she pushed the panther on and began to walk past them she stopped next to Delacon looking him in the eye.
"Keep out of trouble now Delacon, if things go well in the next training we might be lucky enough to end up in another tiebreaker" she said in a slight seductive tone with a wink to him before rubbing her tail blade from his upper chest up to his neck in a dominating display to the male unnerving him a little when all he could do was muster a nervous laugh.
After that she headed off to take the panther in, Spyro felt puzzled by the strange encounter by the two older dragons. Turning his gaze to the fire dragon who seemed to be calming himself down very quizzing "What was that all about between you two?"
"It's… complicated," said the fire dragon not looking at all convincing to the purple dragon, with his somewhat struggling to compose demeanour, noticing the look he was getting from the purple dragon he sighed "I'll tell you about it another time."
Spyro decided not to push it there and nodded "Okay, well let's get you to the infirmary, I'm sure you will want to get some crystals on that wound," Delacon agreed to the purple dragon on his suggestion and they headed off.
Hours later coming into the morning, the sun rising over the city, producing a sensational glow of brightness over it all. Most creatures within the city were making ready to get their day started.
In the main plaza just outside the stood a few dragons and moles already beginning the day, two were Spyro and Pyrus discussing the events of the night walk.
"So, after the incident with the panther, everything else went well?" asked the guard captain.
"Yes sir, after taking Delacon and leaving him at the infirmary to get healed up from the arrow, I went back to get the blood cleaned up and to get the bag of items and return it to the family of foxes. After that it was nice and simple the rest of the night walk," answered the purple dragon with a glimmer of confidence.
Pyrus very pleased with what he was hearing patted Spyro on his side and acknowledged his job well done.
A moment later Talex approached the pair calling to the captain "Sir my group is ready now".
Pyrus understood and him and Spyro walked over to the group of ten dragons with Talex taking up position alongside them, Pyrus standing in front of them to address "Thank you knight Talex, now as I explained to you all yesterday you're going to the halcor bluffs, to the north to search for any potential dragons living up there or in the surrounding areas. I expect you will be up there for a while considering it is a day and half straight flight there so don't feel the need to rush back straight away, although I will expect an update when you arrive, we haven't, seen much of the bluffs in years so be on guard, who knows what you may find. Talex should you find any settlements, map them down for us,".
The dragons all suited ready for the expedition, at least half of them had neck pockets strapped on to carry items, it could take a few weeks this exploration they have given the instructions.
"Safe travels to you all and myself and the guardians will hope for another successful search". The dragons all bowed after Pyrus's final words to them and turned around with Talex barking orders to them to get ready to fly.
Spyro stepped forward and called out to the electric dragon "Good luck Talex, hope for a good exploration, I wish I could go with you."
"As do I Spyro, it would be fun but duty calls, keep the place going good for us when we get back." Talex answered back before turning away and calling to his team "Let's fly."
All the group threw out their wings and lifted off the group with Talex taking the lead, leaving the ground and flying upwards into the air.
Spyro and Pyrus sat side by side watching the group disappear off heading to complete an important mission, finding more dragons and hoping for the best.
Whew, done at last, hey all I hope everyone has been keeping well, hope so as things will get interesting soon, So I upped the ante a bit this chapter in terms of the visuals you probably noticed, I hope so and I hope it has done well with you all.
For my new character Valera, I have added her description to my profile page.
Not much for me to say other than, hope you enjoy leave a review and get ready for what's coming next.
