Chapter 16
Cynder exited the house the following morning. Her wounds were healed enough that she was ready to leave. "Hey." She heard Loyran say. She turned to face him. "You sure you want to go now? You can wait a few more days for your wounds to heal the rest of the way."
"I'm sure." Cynder replied. "thank you for looking after me. I appreciate that there are at least a few people in this world who aren't against me." Then came the sounds of many flapping wings. Cynder turned, and peered up through the trees. Her eyes widened. Four Warfang soldier dragons were swooping down. She turned to loyran. "He's found me. Get inside, and stay there." she said.
"he? You mean Zemas?"
"Yes! Now go!" Cynder snapped. Loyran nodded, and quickly darted inside. Cynder turned. The four dragons had landed, and a number of other dragons were gathering around. The leader of the four dragons, recognizable by his armor, spoke first.'We seek the outlaw Known as Cynder!" he called out.
"There is no such dragon here." Cynder heard an elderly Dragoness say. Cynder made her approach towards the soldiers.
"Don't you lie to us, Madam. We know she is hiding here!" one of the other dragons said coldly. Cynder made her way through the crowds, and came out the other side. "And so you'd be right." Cynder said.
"Ah, there you are." The leader said. He stepped up to Cynder. The two looked at each other for several moments. In the dragons eyes, Cynder could see a great deal of regret. "I'm sorry Cynder, but I have orders to execute you on sight."
"Then go ahead." Cynder said, bowing her head. Loyran watched what was happening from his house. He quickly made his way back out, and shouted. "Hey!" He quickly darted over, and Cynder looked up to find him between her and the bigger Dragon. "Loyran What the hell are you doing?" Cynder asked.
"Look here, Soldier. I don't care what your orders are, but this place is not under your jurisdiction! You have no power here, and nor does your king! So, if you think you can just barge in, and kill our guest... You have another thing coming!" Loyran snarled. "So, why don't you just piss off, and take your lackeys with you!"
The soldier stared at Loyran for several moments, then looked around. the other dragons who lived ehre seemed to agree with him. The elder dragon, of a deep yellow came forward. "The young one is right. Leave here, now." He said. The leader of the dragons looked around as the villagers were getting into fighting stances. Finally, the leader dragon sighed. "I was hoping to avoid this." he said.
Cynder watched, as the Dragon suddenly reared back, and tried to stomp down on Loyran, who barely leapt to the side in time. And just like that, chaos ensued. The other three soldiers dashed towards Cynder, but were intercepted by a mob of angry villagers. Cynder watched as Loyran suddenly came up to her. "Come on!" He shouted, grabbing her wrist.
He tried to lead her away from the fighting, but the leader dragon suddenly was there. He reared back, and breathed a wave of icy mist towards them. Loyran dodged to the side, and Cynder went with him. As Cynder landed, she heard a deafening explosion. One of the dragon soldiers had just blasted a house into pieces with a fireball, and the flames were spreading. Cynder watched as the soldiers were advancing towards her, knocking down and killing villagers as they came. Then, as one of the soldiers clawed a young, crying dragon to the side, something inside of Cynder snapped.
She let out an enraged roar, and charged.