Chapter 2:

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(P.O.V. Jade master (Jade)/Zarah

I looked up around me in the dimly lit cavern. Icefire sensing my inquiring gaze when I finally settled my gaze on her. Her icy blue eyes looked out at me questioning me with a question 'Should we leave now?' I think of how many ores I've collected, the gold, silver, and copper. I finally say, "Yeah, Icefire we'll go back now." By back I mean to the Nomadic camp…

Eight months ago my friend and I were sucked into a vortex. The feeling of going through it was horrid; I thought I was dying with the harsh pressure of gravity. I felt like my bones were being compressed to the point of breaking. My glasses did break from the pressure. Suddenly the pressure stopped and we beheld a plain of freezing cold. I looked around in cautious sweeps of my gaze, trying to hold back my excitement of the cold wind blowing towards us. Then we spotted people in the distance coming closer and Brianne felt relief in the salvation coming people, so did I but I also felt suspicion. I no longer hold such feelings for the gratitude I feel now for them teaching us the true talents that we posses, my blacksmith- man ship and Brianne's ability to read the wind currents.

My name is Zarah but the Nomads call me Jade Master or Jade for short after the jade swords I've forged and my ability to use every weapon I create especially my katanas that are mostly jade with a steel edge. My friend Brianne is so funny, but I wish she would get more courage! I mean come on; she is never adventurous especially when flying! She hates it when Grettir goes off and flies in the skies bending like a water snake through the air with summer salts and such. Really there is nothing in my mind more exciting then flying through the air on dragon back. She may have a fear of almost everything, but she has a true heart of gold and will support anyone through thick and thin. She has always had my back in more ways than one; she always goes along with my crazy adventures and my insanely stubborn attitude caused by my insanely large ego. Even though Brianne is all these things she needs to gain more confidence in herself. This was the whole reason why I made a sword of jade and steel called 'Courage' and a jade pendant too.

I remember that day so clearly in my mind it seems like it was only yesterday when in reality it was a long while ago. Brianne wanted to go with me on one of my weekly journeys to get ores. Surprisingly there was only a few incidents that day; one rock slide, an argument about another person and dragon who wasn't a blacksmith being there and another blacksmith who I don't like going on how I was a disgrace to all blacksmiths and then Brianne complaining about the turbulence coming to the mines and coming home. The only good thing about that day was finding rare jade ores, enough to make Brianne a sword, two katanas for myself and a pendant for Brianne.

Icefire brushed against my arm, bringing me back into the reality of here and now. I gather the ores and follow the tunnel out to the sky and fresh air. I turn just after I reached the open air to look at my night fury Icefire comes out of the mines opening. With her black scales and piercing icy blue eyes analyzing the wind currents the minute she comes out. Icefire gave me her look of 'a storm is coming' and I comment back "How bad is this storm that is coming?"

'Huge'

"So the tribe has probably already moved to the next town by now." I stated dully then with rising excitement I say "Do you think we can out run this storm?" Icefire gave me a sly look and then a slight nod of her head. "Alright, the let's go!" I say with a sadist grin plastered on my face. I jump onto my saddle; I check and make sure the bags the ores are in are properly attached to the saddle. After that I give Icefire the signal that we're ready to go. She jumps from the ledge that leads to the cavern we just came out of. We plummeted down to the rocky ground below until at the last possible second she opens her magnificent black wings and gain altitude. We continue to gain altitude until we reach the clouds, then Icefire quickly turned to the direction of where camp was and then flies quickly off into that direction. Icefire quickly gains speed in the direction we needed to go in, good thing she knows because I have no clue! About a third of the way to where camp site was a strong gall catches up with us and I urge my dragon on to go faster. Icefire somehow manages to go faster and faster until she reaches a speed faster than we have ever flown before in the entire time I have flown with her. The storm was a few miles behind us, but we are quickly moving farther and farther ahead of the storm.

Finally, I thought as we see the nearest village come into our view and I shouted in excitement while Icefire roared in joy that we out ran the storm! We land in the middle of the town and walk around searching for Brianne, Grettir and the Nomads. Eventually we spot them towards the outskrits of the village. Icefire when she spots Grettir playful jumps on him causing him to roar in shock, while Icefire snuck up on Grettir, I snuck up on Brianne and playfully scare her. This causing her to jump in freight and then when she finally realizes it was me she tackled me to the ground, shouting out nonsense of how I shouldn't scare her and I laugh and give her the look of 'yeah right!' After laughing for a little while I notice it's starting to become dusk and I say "Let's go to bed, tomorrow is going to be a long day, besides Icefire is tired from outrunning the storm."

"WHAT! You decided to outrun a dangerous storm that was going 100 mph?" Brianne stated in her shocked voice.

"Of course, it was so much fun!" I said with a scary grin on my face before heading to the tent Brianne set up and went to bed while ignoring her outraged cries of how dangerous it was and I could have gotten hurt of Icefire could have. Eventually her voice turns to a murmur in the background as I fall into a deeper slumber.