Chapter 6

Sand Attack and new friends

"Ahh. What a sunny day." Aniu said stretching after the yet another week of flying on the back of a Hobblegrunt .

"Yes It is quite a morning. Flame Sword replied as he took off the saddle of his dragon."

'What are you doing? We still have six days until we reach the caves!" Aniu said utterly confused as to why he would take of the saddle. At such a time. just as the words came out of her mouth the dragon was gone.

"Yes I know this dragon can not take us any farther her is too tired We will befriend another." Flame Sword said as he took out some dragon nip and other supplies for dragon training.

"Ha, You seem to know a lot about dragons. Flame Sword tell me where do you come from?" Aniu asked quite curious about this boy not much older than her who saved her life and is now traveling with her.

"I don't come from anywhere I am a wandering soul I am no longer of Flame Wings. As the dragons still think." Flame took out his sword which had a Snow Leopards on the end of the handle.

"I was once A Flame Wings rider too. Then The Phantom Shadows before the Timbers came." Aniu said cringing at the sickening thought of the battles that enraged and still do. "Then I left to protect them. Why would You leave your clan and live out here in the wild lands? Do you not have family?" Aniu ask as they set out to look for new dragons.

"I never left my clan. I just stopped showing up for a while i still earn trophies but we are a long way from home, and my family went missing after the Timbers came." Flame replied looking down at his hand messing around with the dragon nip.

"I am sorry I did not mean to." Aniu was quick to apologize.

"No its fine i have gotten over it. Where is your family Aniu? Flame returned the question.

"My mother is dead she died giving life to me and my sister she was an elf and because of falling in love with a human she had to pick between letting us die or for her to die. She chose to die. And my father is a mad man. Drago Bludvist."

"Sorry about that Aniu. If you want to ta- he was cut of as a group of Sand Wraiths jumped out of the ground and pinned the two down.

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"And where are you going Aniu? You come by and don't bother to say hi?" One of the dragons said letting Aniu up after giving her a big face lick. She was a light brown dragon with white wing dots and her silver spins showed she was the Leader of this pack and all the other Sand Wraiths in the lands. The spots around her head and neck were a red clay color.

"Azadeth! How many times have I said never pin me down." Aniu said standing up brushing off her pants she saw that the group had gotten bigger since the last time she saw them.

"GRR Who is this boy here." One of the Sand Wraiths hissed as her pressed down on Flame Swords neck

"Let him go Azendur" Azadeth commanded as she walked over to see if her rider's friend was ok.

"Yes mother." Azendur answered releasing Flame Sword from his deathly grip. He was a light blue with white wing dots and white underbelly with darker blue dots around his face and neck. his black spins were slightly lighter than the others which signaled he was of royal blood line.

"Azadeth? We need a ride to the Caves of Rena, The dragon that got us this far was to tried and was let go to return to the stables back at the School of Dragons. Can you help us?' Aniu asked Azadeth speaking in dragon speech for even though Azadeth could speak Aniu's home tongue she preferred not to.

"Of course me and my son will bring you to the caves ourselves" Azadeth replied bowing her head and flicking her tail to the deputy of the pack."Azganda you are in charge till I return." Azadeth said as Aniu got on her back.

"Flame Sword You will ride Azadeth's son Azendur ok?" Aniu said and asked at the same time.

"Sure I guess i never have rode a Sand Wraith. How smooth do the fly?" Flame asked somewhat worried after all the dragon just tried to kill him.

"They have one of the best and fastest rides around trust me you will love it!" Aniu said already taking to the skies.

"Just get on." Azendur said. but flame had no idea what he said and backed away for it sounded like a deep growl not a friendly get on.

"He said just get on." Aniu told him chuckling as he back up then got on and they begin the next step of the journey. "I will teach you a bit of dragon speech sometime ok, Flame?" Aniu asked Flame Sword who was still a bit shaken up from what just happened. He was holding on for dear life clearly not used to such a fast flight. Aniu slowed down Azadeth and Azendur did the same. For now they will go slow.

"Suuree I wouulld llove to lleaarn thhat." Flame Sword stuttered out the words. And they once again were back on the road, and almost to their destination.

"I do believe that the worst of all things are behind us." Aniu said as the sun was setting and the stars began to creep out and the full moon and started to rise.

But the worst was yet to come.