Daphne sat on her window seal of her room she had snuck out again and her parents locked her in her room. She couldn't help it she wanted to explore Stronghold she was going to be twenty five in four days after all and plenty old enough to be out on her own. This stupid war needed to end. Daphne never experienced freedom as war began about a year or so before she was born. She never got to run through the lush green fields and through the forests. How she loathed not being able to explore like a young dragon should.
She did sneak out a time or two, she always got in trouble though her parents would say "Daphne dear you can mot be running around like you do, we would do anything to be able to but it's not safe times right now. You don't want to be token do you Daphne? It would upset us so much dear." She hated growing up in what felt like a cage. The former king died at war it was a tragic loss no one thought it possible. The king had died a honorable death he sacrificed himself to save his men, because of his scarifies, the dragons had a great advantage and the war was in their favor. It was still in their favor twenty four years later. There was just small enemy scouts, they were captured and questioned and then killed. Through their questions they learned that the ice dragons were waiting for them to crown a new king they wanted to wipe out the hole Wrath line. There was a ball coming up in two days, where some great news would be told. She loved going to the castle it was such a magical place. Not to mention she could meet all the hatchlings her age.
She wanted to find love like any girl. Balls and festivals meant she could try to find someone to her liking. She knew she had hundreds of years to find love, but as being caged up all these years she wanted it all right then and there. She found someone she liked at the last harvest ball but he was strange with his ways she didn't not know who he was every time he got near he seemed to disappear. He had the most amazing electric blue eyes and this thick wavy dark hair, a strong jaw line and a large red and black dragon shaped tattoo on his forearm. He wore a hood like a servant would but she knew he wasn't. He was pure god she thought the man she wanted, but never could get close enough to. Later that night Daphne's mom came up and unlocked her door "Daphne dear come get measured for your gown for the ball. We fan pick out the fabric colors anything you want." Oh how her mother knew how to make her stop hating her. "really mom anything I want any color, fabric anything even that beautiful ruby dragon necklace?" "Yes Daphne anything you want." Daphne family was upper class they had a mansion and enough money to buy anything she ever wanted. When Daphne picked the red and black silk fabric her mother said "oh are you sure Daphne it not really a celebration color." Daphne smiled and said "oh yes mother I am very sure. You said anything so anything. Maybe you should word yourself better best time." She moved on to jewelry she found the ruby dragon outlined in black gold. Just like my mystery mans tattoo.
After the fitting was done her jewelry picked out they went to get their hair done. "Mom can I please dye some of my hair black. I want to match." Her mom looked at her "Daphne what is with the red and black? Red and black dress, jewelry shoes and now you want to put black streaks in your beautiful red curls? "
"oh mom have some fun will you"
"ok dear you may have one lock black"
" two I want one on each side"
" ok fine dear you may have two." Daphne smiled oh how she loved being a only child for now anyways. For over breading issues you were allowed to have one baby ever five years. Her mother was the unlucky ones who only went in heat every three. So the rules changed for her she could have one every six but her father seemed to have to go to training or war six years when they were allowed to try she was in heat. She always wanted a brother or sister, had asked for one all the time. Her parents looked sad about it till she stopped asking one year.
On the way home Daphne spied her mystery man, he was always hooded, oh the sight of him. She knew it was him by the was he walked and the tattoo. He was being escorted around the town with two guards one of them was Maxims her uncle how she loved him her favorite uncle spoiled her rotten not that she wasn't before. "Mom who is that man with uncle Maxims?" "Oh honey I'm not sure maybe he's a criminal" "surely not mom I've seen him at the castle."They continued on their way back home. When they arrived home Daphne raced upstairs and jumped on her bed, she grabbed her diary and wrote about seeing mystery man. Then Daphne got her bath and jumped in bed thinking about mystery man. She had dreams of him again steamy hot dreams where they where pleasuring each other. They felt so real it pained her.
Daphne's parents were talking "Delia how was your shopping? Did you get everything needed?"
"Yes Murdock we acquired everything needed. We did run into a slight problem."
"Problem what kind of problem? Is everything ok you should have called for me."
"Murdock calm down nothing to bad. Maxims was there with Draco that's all. Daphne spied him and wanted to know who he was that's all."
"Well what did you tell her? She cannot know about our agreement please tell me you didn't tell her."
"What are you crazy. I would never tell her about our agreement with the king before he died."
"Good then Delia she must find out on her own that they are mates. She is never to know that we promised our first born to his first born. Just so we could have her." They sat by the hearth for a while and Murdock said "so the rumors are true then he is back. This means he will go through his transition. This must be why we are haveing that ball to announce who he is. We have waited so long for a leader, to end this war. I just wish the outside world didn't make him harsh. Daphne is to fragile for a harsh man."
"Oh Murdock I was too fragile for a harsh man but I got one anyways, I tailed him too. Can you believe this year we can have a young our twenty five years are up. We can have another young running around." Delia had the happiest look on her face until Murdock said "are you sure you want another we will have a empty home with Daphne and. Draco going to be mated this year. I like that idea empty home just you and me. Oh to take you in every room in the house again."
"Murdock that's not nice you know how hard its been on you to have to leave every time I go in heat. But I do like the idea of you taking me in every room. Want to start practicing now?" Murdock gave a growl and dragged Delia to the floor. Delia gave a happy scream and sighed.