Carter walked through the castle, his direction council chambers. He didn't knock he barged in.

"What is the meaning of this?" Kulde shouted. "We are in the middle of a meeting, advisor."

Andam lay his head to rest on his hands, a griffin who sat across from Andam. Shook his feathers in annoyance.

"there is a attack coming our way."

Kulde's eyes widened and he burst into laughter.

"Please, advisor. You don't seriously think we are going to be attacked. This island has been hidden for so many years, I am pretty sure we will be safe. Besides we have the strongest magical shield in this dimension. We have nothing to worry about."

"Draco was hidden! I am sure there will be an attack. I advise you ready the warriors." Carter said.

"Enough!" Kulde shouted. "You maybe are the advisor of this council. This doesn't automaticly make you the leader. I lived with magic my entire life. You lived with it like what? a month? Draco isle is the safest magical fortress in the world. No human will be able to take it."

Carter Glared at Kulde.

"You don't want to take my advice? Fine. But there will be an attack. If that attack happens I will be the one, who will say, I told you so. But not with pleasure." Carter said as he opened the door. "And councilor we are not fighting a human but a monster."

Carter walked out of the meeting room. leaving the councilors and the griffin.

"I am terribly sorry." Kulde apologized to the griffin.

The griffin silenced him with his paw.

"Listen councilor, you have an advisor but you don't listen to his words. You are one of the leaders of the dragons. This doesn't mean you're always right. my kind is near extinction, I do not want that to happen. I will wait with sending my people here, after it's proved to be safe. For now I will return to my council." The griffin said. "Goodbye councilors."

The griffin walked out of the room leaving Andam and Kulde.

"He can be right." Andam said.

"He can't. Draco isle has been even a secret in the dark times war why would it be any different now." Kulde hissed.

Andam got up and walked through door saying.

"In the dark times, they didn't have all kinds of technology they do now."

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Jake now on his own slowly walked to the Castle. Brockamas did not tell who he had sold the sphinx hair to. Ace considered it was the best if Jake left. A interrogation to the death as a first timer. Wasn't one he would let Jake do. Jake looked at his hands. Small spots of dried blood stained them. He had done what Ace ordered him. first it was just handing tools. After that it was applying the torture himself. Jake couldn't shake the feeling that as he tortured the leprechaun. He did not mind doing it, only now he had done it, the feeling of remorse had spread through his body. He entered the bunker where the apartment was. As he walked into the apartment. His dad was watching television.

"I am going to take a shower." Jake said emotionless.

Jonathon turned and smile a smile that faded as he saw how Jake looked. Jake had the color drained from his face and walked as a zombie. He could swear he saw some blood on his son's hands.

"Alright…Jakers." Jonathon said a quizzical look on his face.

Jake got into the shower without taking of his clothes and let the strong jet of hot water hit him. The blood that was on his clothes and hands mixed with the water as it flowed into the drain.

Jake sighed.

"How can a dragon be so cold?" He asked no one in particular as he slumped down to sit on the floor.

He stared at the floor tiles some of them now stained with blood.

"Was it wrong what I did?" He asked himself as he looked to the ceiling.

It was a greedy leprechaun, his need for gold brought him into this mess not me. Jake thought.

He sighed one last time and turned off the shower.

He got out of the clothes he wore which were now soaked with water. he wrapped himself in a towel and walked to his room to get dressed.

"Hey, Jake." His sister Haley said. "Where were you last night?"

Jake smiled as he saw his sister. He walked to her and hugged her. The young dragon blinked in surprise.

"Uhm… what was that for?" Haley asked dumfounded.

"I missed you."

Haley creased her eyebrow.

"You have been gone for a night and you already miss me?" she asked.

"Believe me, Hales. The training Ace is giving me, makes it feel as a whole lot longer."

A taunting smile spread across Haley's face.

"Jake can't handle training." She laughed. "Already giving up."

Jake smile faded and got replaced with a look of annoyance.

"You know what, The I missed you thing just got revoked." He said as he made his tail appear and lifted Haley out of his room and threw the door shut.

XXXX

"Rose, aren't there anything to do on the isle?" Brain asked."So I can well try to accept your past as well as the dragons that walk around the isle."

"Uhmm. I believe mister Long and mister Carter have poker nights with some dragons. You could ask if you can join them."

Her dad nodded.

"I will ask mister Carter after dinner."

The continued eating and as they were done. Rose and Sara helped their mother with the dishes.

After Sara dried the last plate. There was a knock on the door.

"I'll get it." Rose said as she dashed for the door.

"She opened it and saw Jake.

"Hey." He said.

"Hey yourself, come in." She said as she stepped aside.

"You can sit down on the couch. I done any time now." Rose said as she walked back into the kitchen.

Jake sat down in a chair on the left of Rose's dad.

Her dad shot a glance at Jake.

"So, what are your ties to the magical world?" He asked.

Jake gulped.

"I uh… I'm"

"Spit it son." Brain said.

"I think it's better if Rose is with us when I tell you."

As if on cue Rose came walked into the living room.

"Tell what?" She asked.

"You know, my little secret." He hinted.

Rose eyes widened in shock.

"Uh, Jake is a dragon helper a friend of him is a dragon."

Her father looks from Jake to Rose.

"That's it?"

Rose nodded franticly.

"Come on Jake." She said as she pulled him out of the chair.

On the way out they pushed past Rose sister.

"Hey watch it." She said annoyed.

"Sorry." Jake mumbled as Rose dragged him outside the apartment.

"What was that for?" He said as they were outside the bunker.

"I don't think they are ready for the my boyfriend is a dragon thing." She said as she took his hand.

They strolled through the castle's gardens and sat down at a bench. They looked at the sky which looked as the ocean. The shield distorted and changed the image of the sky over and over again.

"You know, this war sucks." Jake suddenly said.

"What do you expect. It is a war."

Jake placed his head on Rose shoulder.

"Do you know how many magical creatures are without protectors. Almost all dragons are on the isle. It is Christmas for the bad guys no dragon will stop them."

Jake, it is not your fault. You didn't do anything." Rose said.

"It is my fault. Rose if I wasn't captured that night there would be no war."

Rose took his face in her hands and pushed them together.

"Listen, that wasn't your fault it could have been any dragon or magical creature. So you did nothing wrong."

"Still it feels that way." He sighed.

"Don't worry. how's training?" Rose said changing the subject.

Jake smiled.

"Very good. One more day and I'll be mission ready." He said.

Rose raised an eyebrow.

"You want to tell me that you are mission ready in two days and I've spent several months in the Huntsclan To only learn the basics?"

Jake looked around him as if he was searching for something after this he lowered his voice to a whisper.

"I train in 'The chamber'." He whispered.

"The chamber?" Rose asked loudly.

"Sshh. Not so loud. Yes, it accelerates time. I already had training for six weeks now nonstop."

"Why? Train so fast? I mean we aren't going on a mission anytime soon." She whispered.

"Dunno, but I am ready in two days. After that you can watch my tail and I can watch your behind."

Rose chuckled.

"As if you didn't watch my behind as I just came to school. You were very subtle in that."

"I uh." He stuttered.

"Don't worry I didn't mind. But do you know what annoyed me. when we did not know each other secrets."

"What?" Jake asked.

"That when we were fighting. You also checked my behind. I liked the flirting though." She shrugged. "If the Huntsmaster found that out. It would have been Huntsclan academy immediately."

Jake chuckled.

"The dragon slayer that likes to flirt with the dragon. one of a kind."

Jake wrapped his arm around Rose and kissed her.

They stood and slowly walked back to the bunker.

End of chapter.

Hope you liked it. ;D

Onej6