Back to a regular chapter. I'm planning on making the next chapter a character introduction for Wildfire. it's probably going to be pretty short, though. I'm going to put him on the big story more. Please Review!
"So," Sunny began, watching Turquoise intently. "How do you counteract RainWing venom?" Turquoise narrowed her eyes. I, of all dragonets, should know this, she thought angrily. Wait! Oh yeah!
"RainWings do this thing called a venom test. And when two dragons are related, their venom stops working. So, to properly counteract RainWing venom injuries, you have to have the venom that belongs to a dragon from the same bloodline." Turquoise explained. Sunny smiled proudly.
"Wonderful." She chirped. "Now, how about SandWing venom?"
"Hm…" Turquoise thought. "Um, there's a cactus juice, isn't there? It counteracts the SandWing poison just like the RainWing poison stops when it touches the venom of its kin."
"Good job, Turquoise. I see you've been reading your scrolls."
"Yup." Turquoise beamed proudly. "I'll be ready for the outside world when I leave and-" she froze, realizing what she was doing too late.
"What?" Sunny asked. Oops, Turquoise clenched her jaw.
"Well, I will be leaving eventually, right?" Sunny didn't look at all convinced. "Um… Never mind."
"You're done with your lesson." Sunny frowned. She turned around and picked up several scrolls. "Here's your reading assignment. Don't forget to give Nish his scrolls, okay?" Turquoise nodded and took the scrolls from Sunny. She crept out of the room and slipped into her cave. She set the scrolls in the corner of the room and organized them in a neat pile. A clicking noise sounded outside of the cave and Turquoise whipped around. Nish limped up to her. He was badly bruised along his flank and there was a bad scratch on his shoulder.
"What happened to you?" she asked. He grimaced.
"I was climbing the rock pile to get a glimpse of the outside world…" he hesitated. "And I fell."
"You have wings you know." Turquoise hissed, glancing from injury to injury, figuring out the fastest way to heal them.
"I was too stunned to flap." He confessed, wincing as he put weight on his cut shoulder.
"Sit down." Turquoise demanded. He sat down obediently and began touching his bruised scales gingerly. Turquoise trotted to the back of the room and picked up a small pouch. She opened it and pulled out some hollow sticks filled with ointments and a long, wet leaf. She walked back to Nish and scooped up some of the ointment on her talon.
"What's that?" Nish asked, shifting position nervously.
"If you were paying attention in Sunny's classes, you would know."
"Well, what is it?" he asked.
"It helps with cuts and bruises." She said, putting a bit of it on his cut. He flinched but soon relaxed.
"Whoa, that feels…good." He sighed. Turquoise grabbed the leaf and unraveled it. She wrapped it around his shoulder and he gasped. "Ow! What is that!?" he cried. He saw the leaf that was wrapped around his shoulder and began clawing at it frantically. "Get it off! Get it off!"
"Why?" Turquoise asked, watching him in confusion.
"It hurts!" he wailed.
"It's saltwater soaked seaweed. And it will clean the wound." Turquoise rolled her eyes.
"But…It stings really really badly!" he whined.
"Three moons! Any dragon would think that you were being attacked with RainWing venom." Turquoise sighed.
"For all I know, I could be." He sniffed.
"Yeah, sure." Turquoise rolled her eyes and turned away, setting the pouch back in the corner of the room. "Nish, did anyone see you?"
"Y-yeah." He stammered.
"Great." Turquoise groaned. "There goes our escape. Now how are we going to get out of here?" Turquoise covered her eyes with her talons.
So, now you guys know more about the dragonets. They want to escape. And you also know more about their personalities. Nish is whiny and does whatever he wants, when he wants. And Turquoise is in charge.
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