Author's Note: I have this odd feeling my chapters are progressing faster then I want them too. Also I have found out that the Kamen Rider OOO soundtrack is great to write to.

Chapter Four

Twilight's Curse

Kirthhaven, Twilight Highlands

Sedisa felt like she had a heavy animal fur blanket draped over her body. It was almost hard to breathe if it wasn't for the fact that her head wasn't covered. She groaned a little as sunlight shown through the only window in the room, causing her to try and twist her body to move away from it. She turned herself to face the other side, burying her face into a bunch of fur. It had a familiar scent, one she had come to recognize and know by name.

Her eyes slowly opened, her good eye caught sight of the gray fur in front of her. Her eyes closed again and she clung to it like a child would a blanket. She didn't care anymore. She didn't care if this worgen was constantly trying to protect her, she didn't care if she didn't want to be protected. The pain of her curse was becoming something too great to bare on her own, and she was going to cling to the last thread of hope she had.

She only opened her good eye this time, watching as Edmond's chest rose and fell as he slumbered. He snored lightly, nothing too disturbing, it was actually sort of cute. Sedisa pressed her face into his chest, nuzzling into the fur of it and causing him to lower his head down, giving the back of her neck a lick. Her back went ridged, he continued licking while his arms rose, holding her in place against him. Sedisa didn't know what exactly to do other then to let him lick, it felt kind of nice anyway.

Edmond smiled in his sleep, taking his snout and using it to cuddle against her before his eyes slowly opened. Slowly he let go of her, sitting upright as he yawned and stretched his large arms up above his head. Sedisa quickly slipped back a little as to not let him know that they had been so close together. He smacked his lips, making a small face before he reached up and pulled some of her hair from his mouth.

"Oi, how'd this get in there?" He blinked, looking at the hair strand before she reached out, snatching it from him.

"No reason!" Sedisa blurted out, tossing the hair over her shoulder and onto the floor. Edmond looked at her, giving a small smile as he leaned back in the bed.

"How are ya' feelin' this mornin'? Ya' don't look better but ya' do seem to be actin' well enough."

Sedisa wasn't quite sure what to make of it, she was feeling better, no more pain, but the scales were still there. "I guess I am feeling better."

"Right, I hope ya' got plenty of sleep cause we got sum travelin' to do today." He grinned slowly climbing out of bed. Sedisa watched as he crawled across the sheets, she could see his muscle movement from under the coat of gray fur he had. His tail swayed nonchalantly behind him as he moved across the room to where he left most of his clothing.

"Where are we going?" She asked, eyes still locked on him.

"Vermillion Redoubt."

"Er … what?" She blinked her eyes narrowed at him even if she couldn't see out of one of them. The red and blue dragonflight had never really been on good terms since the battles in Dragonblight. Dear Kalecgos was trying his best to mend the wounds his brethren had caused. Sedisa envied her brother for his patience.

"I know wot ya' are Sedisa, a dragon." He spoke to her, but didn't look at her the entire time.

"I … how did you..."

"Ya' turned into a dragon yesterday when I tried to catch ya', ya' went and flew away."

Sedisa frowned, she forgot about that, had forgotten the two reasons why she was trying to stay in her mortal form.

"Anyway, since I don' know wot's wrong with ya', I figured I'd take ya' to someone that could help ya' better then I could." He smiled to her softly, even in this form he looked so sincere despite the teeth that looked like they could rip you to shreds. Sedisa sighed, lowering her head. It was far too late for her to complete her goal, she was too far gone to challenge Audric and Rosette by herself. She sat upright now, her head lowered as she lifted a hand to feel the side of her face that was scaled.

"When can we leave?" She looked at him from the corner of her good eye.

"Right now if ya'd like."

"Let's go then." Sedisa pushed herself up from the bed. Edmond lifted his ears a little at the sound of her movement, he placing pieces of his armor on one by one. Once he was fully dressed he scooped her up by her hips and placed on on his shoulder.

She didn't protest at all this time.

Victor's Point, Twilight Highlands

Rather then go all the way back to Highbank, Audric and Rosette retreated to the nearest point they could Victor's point. The small camp was repairing a little rain damage to the ground, trying to dry it out so it wasn't so soggy to walk on. Audric sighed, reaching behind him as tightened the band that held his hair up in a fox tail behind him.

"I don't have any idea what's going on anymore." Audric sighed out, his eyes closed as he tried relieving what little stress he could.

"Who was that worgen? I don't think I ever saw him around her before." Rosette asked, biting her bottom lip s she tried to run through worgen she knew. There really wasn't that many she did know, so she ruled her knowing him out.

"Hell if I know, he was huge though. Threw me around like I was a rag doll."

"You're exaggerating." Rosette smiled at him, reaching and taking his hand.

"Maybe a little." He grinned at her, brushing his fingers over her cheek.

"What do we do now then?"

"I'd like to know myself. Sedisa came to us, now this time I think we go to her."

"Might as well, I want to get out of here sooner or later." Rosette gave an exasperated sigh, hanging her head. "We don't even know where she is now though."

"Are you two looking for that purple and blue dragon?" One of the soldiers asked, wiping his gauntlets of mud. Rosette turned around to face the man, her eyes bright with hope.

"Yes! Have you seen her?"

"We saw her flying off in that direction." He pointed off in the sky towards where they had just come from. Of course it was the only lead they had, even if it was in the opposite direction they had come from.

"Do you mind if we borrow a Gryphon?" Audric asked. The one he had used to catch up with Sedisa had long since returned to Highbank.

"Not sure why you wanna go chasing after dragons in a place like this. We're already dealing enough with the black and twilight ones. But yes you are free to borrow one. Just check in with the commander before you do." The soldier nodded to them before heading off in the other direction. Audric moved away from Rosette towards the commander, she on the other hand went towards the gryphons, frowning as she patted one on the side of it's head.

"I don't understand why we can't just go home..." She sighed, the gryphon giving a small chirp in response.

Vermillion Redoubt, Twilight Highlands

Edmond was quick to send them on their way, they were already almost to the place marked on the map the old dwarf had given to him. Sedisa rode in his lap in front of him. She wasn't exactly feeling the most comfortable in that particular spot but it was better then riding in the back. Edmond kept his arms around her at either side, holding the reins to the drake as he guide it towards their destination. It wasn't intentional, but she found him resting his chin on the top of her head.

The closer they got to the large tree in the distance, the more they began seeing red drakes and dragons fly around the area. Sedisa watched as each one would slow to glare, seeing if these people were going to try and get in. When they flew past, they would continue on their way. Edmond kept a sharp eye before urging his drake to the side, flying towards the tree. So far, they were given entrance to the area.

That hope was short lived however, one of the red dragons which had been watching from the ground had taken to the sky, flying right for them. Sedisa narrowed her eyes, her grip tightening on the stones that made up the drake's neck. Edmond suddenly veered the drake to the left, avoiding the dragon as it tried to knock them off course.

"Geeze, that ol' dwarf wasn't kiddin' when he said they didn' like outsiders..." Edmond growled under his breath, veering the drake to the other side as the dragon tried to flank him from the other side. Sedisa held on as much as she could, not saying a word before the drake was finally hit. It let out a cry as it's wing buckled and they began to descend, but the red dragon quickly moved to snatch the both of them up.

"What business do you have intruding into the Vermillion Redoubt?" The dragon growled, beginning to fly them towards the large tree in the middle. Sedisa reached up, gripping the claws that held her before her voice hissed out words in a different tongue. The dragon stopped it's flight, looking down at Sedisa before responding in the same language. Edmond looked between them, trying to understand what they were going on about.

Sedisa continued to talk in Draconic to the dragon, her hands gripping the claws tighter while the dragon seemed to hold on even tighter. Their voices were growing rash, a more angry as the two began to bicker at one another. Without warning Sedisa was thrown from the dragon's claws, her arms flailing as she fell out of the sky, but she soon roared out, her wings sprouting from her back before the rest of her body took suit. She shifted to her dragon form, flying back up to the drake before, swiping her claws at it.

Edmond's eyes went wide as the red dragon took to fighting back, he clinging to the dragon's claws as it still held onto him. Sedisa roared out before flying towards the tree, the red dragon following in hot pursuit. The other dragons of the area lifted their heads to the sky, seeing this oddly colored dragon making a beeline towards them.

"What is this? Another Twilight Dragon has breached our defenses?" One of them called out, standing before taking to the sky. Several of the red drakes circling the skies now came to the dragon's aid, chasing down Sedisa as she lured them all into a while goose chase around the redoubt. Sedisa stopped, turning herself before blasting out a stream of magic from her mouth at the dragons pursuing her.

"OI'! WATCH WOT YER DOIN' SEDISA!" Edmond called out, trying to avoid the fires of war. She stopped, looking down at Edmond still in the dragon's claws and soon dove under it, snatching him from it's claws while she flew in the other direction.

"Wot the hell did ya' say to them?" He looked up at Sedisa, frowning as he could see it in her face she was struggling with the curse.

"Nothing you need to hear." She wheezed, looping down to avoid one of the drakes trying to attack. The curse was starting to spread across her face more, she roaring out in pain as her wings went limp to the sky. Edmond held onto her as she fell, the flight of dragons behind her following as she fell. Sedisa hit the ground with a sickening thud, her eyes closed tightly as she cringed in pain. Edmond was released from her claws, the moment he was he was up towards her face, examining the spreading purple scales.

One by one the dragons began to land around them, the first one that had caught them slowly walking towards them while it's figure shrunk down to it's high-elven form. It was a she, the dragon had taken on the form of a young female elf with blonde hair tied back and a set of intricate armor. She moved towards Sedisa, but was suddenly cut off when Edmond stood between them.

"Step aside mortal, this dragon is of the Twilight Flight and must be exterminated." The dragon spoke directly to him, be he didn't move. Edmond held his shield on front of him while Sedigosa laid exhausted behind him.

"Yer no' gonna lay a hand on her." He growled, his ears flattening to his head.

"Worgen, why do you protect this creature?"

"I swore an oath to her. I will no' let any more harm come to her while I still stand." Edmond's eyes narrowed as he locked his sight with the elf's own.

"She is a member of the Twilight dragonflight, a corrupted dragonkin, nothing but a waste of flesh..."

Edmond growled more, lifting his sword as he prepared to defend Sedigosa as much as he's body could take against this mob of dragons. The female dragon moved forward, stopping only when a hand came between her and Edmond.

"Sister, this dragon is not of the Twilight, she is of the blue flight." Another elf stood, arms held out as he blocked the two from each other.

"Impossible, her scales-"

"Are only half, she is being converted." The male dragon pointed to where Sedigosa lay, cringing, panting through her teeth as inch by inch the purple curse spread over her face.

"Please … do sumthin' to help her." Edmond lowered his sword and shield, looking back at the dragon behind him. The two dragons looked at each other, starting to converse with each other in their own tongue. The female sounded bitter, looking as if she was protesting the other dragon's judgment. The male dragon however remained calm s he spoke.

"She … does not trust me." Sedigosa spoke quietly, causing the worgen to turn his attention back to her. He moved towards her head as her body slowly shifted down to her elven form.

"They don'?" He frowned, using his claws to move hair from her face. Her entire face was covered in the purple scales now. All that was left was her arms and feet.

"She doesn't, the other … thinks there is hope." She smiled weakly at him. "Convince them … please … I don't want to become an aberration. I don't want to lose my sanity and become a slave to that cult."

Edmond looked at her with his golden eyes, then turned to the dragons who had stopped talking to listen to Sedigosa speak. The female looked at her with narrowed eyes while the male had a straight face. The worgen looked between them, then stood, offering his hand at Sedisa's direction.

"Help her please. She did no' ask for this curse, as ya' can clearly hear." Edmond kept his eyes on theirs as he spoke. The female turned to look at the male, then gave a look of disgust as she turned, speaking something in Draconic. The male gave her a disapproving look before turning to Edmond, a kinder smile on his face.

"Bring her to the fields, we will see what we can do for her."

Kirthaven, Twilight Highlands

Gently the gryphon landed on the soft ground of the dwarven village, Audric sliding off the back first before helping Rosette off afterword. He looked around the town, eyes narrowed as he began walking towards one of the building, looking around it before stepping inside. He was greeted with the sight of a female dawrf cleaning off a shelf. She turned, startled a moment as she gave a small gasp and placed her hand to her chest, then smiled, giving Audric a wave.

"Greetin's lad! Wot canna do fer ye'?" She gave a cheerful smile, something Audric would normally respond well to but today he was in no cheerful mood.

"We're looking for either a dragon or an elven woman with long red hair. Probably in the company of a large worgen?" He asked, his fingers tapping impatiently on the table he stood next to.

"Worgen? Aye, ye' must mean Edmond! He was 'ere with a lass earlier. Looked real sick she did!"

"Earlier? They're not here anymore?"

"Nay lad, they went off ta that dragon land, Vermillion Redoubt." The female smiled. "Are ye' friends of theirs?"

"Yeah." Audric nodded before giving a forced smile to the dwarf. He turned, heading back out to Rosette as she remained planted next to the gryphon.

"Audric, do we have to keep pursuing this?" She asked, giving a light sigh as she did. Audric frowned at her, helping her back onto the gryphon.

"It's either us or her, and I don't know about you, but I'd rather not live my life in fear, wondering when her next attack is going to be." He climbed up behind her once she was securely in place.

"She's not even well, you saw her, she looked like she fell in a bucket of purple paint!"

"It's now or never." Audric confirmed his words with a nod of his head, giving the reins of the bird a snap before they took off into the sky. Rosette remained as they flew, her thoughts wandering why her hair was whipped about in the wind. When this had first turned out, Sedisa was hunting them down, now it was the other way around. Who was the real villain here now? Who was the one to be considered bad.

Whatever Sedisa had, she was in no condition to fight, and yet even after having witness to it, Audric still wanted to continue this fight. What were they even fighting about anymore? It had turned to a quarrel between two people, and now had turned to a witch hunt, either one bent on trying to kill the other. It was no longer Sedisa who was the bad one, but maybe Audric. She loved her husband to death, but she was starting to see a side of him she did not agree with.