I sit across from Lightflame. He is laying in a temporary nest we had made for him when he wouldn't get up.

He found us two days after we had fled. His mate didn't come with him. He hasn't said anything about her. When he found us, he greeted us before just laying down on the ground, not moving more than a few feet.

The smell of sadness comes off of him in waves. I try to stay away, not being one of his hatchlings. I didn't want Galla when I was grieving. I'm sure it's the same for him. But all of his real hatchlings have tried to Approach him, to get him to move or eat. But it hasn't worked.

Lightflame still haven't seemed to have seen me sitting here. He's just staring blankly into the trees.

Maybe I should just go. But Moon wanted me to try talk to their father.

" Lightflame?" I call taking a few steps forward.

Lightflame raises his head and stares at me with emotionless eyes. " what is it Darkflame?" He asks quietly and oddly gentle.

" It's ok," I say settling myself down next to the larger dragon. " No Mater how much you miss her, the world will just keep going. Your just hurting yourself. "

" Darkflame, I don't think you understand. You haven't-" he stops and looks down at my small paw.

" I haven't what?"

" I'm sorry Darkflame. I just don't know what to do. Maybe it was easier for you because you where so much younger but, I just..." His Voice falters.

" My first day of life, I listened to my family die. I watched my father die... I stayed by his side for days almost killing myself by starvation. And once I tried to move on, I collapsed almost dead. Galla is the only reason I'm sitting here today. And when she died..." I sigh, " You still have a family, you can't quite in them. You have three unique hatchlings that look up to you. You can't just leave them behind. They miss their mother just as much as you miss your mate."

Lightflame glances over at me. " If I haven't found when I had and watched you grow as you lived with us, I would have thought you where an experienced adult dragon." He says giving a smile. " and I don't have three hatchlings,"

I frown. What are you talking about?

" I have four," He says wrapping his wing around me. " And your right. I can't stop protecting my family, Burning leaf would want that."
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I limp along trying to ignore the pain in my leg. I walk into our new nesting area .

" What's wrong Darklight?" Firebird asks.

" I think I'm growing again," I answer avoiding putting weight on the leg.

" Oh is someone finally starting to grow up?" Hookedclaw sneers.

" Well at least I'm not crying like someone when they grew," I retort staring at him.

Lightflame chuckles. " Ok knock it off you two."

It's quite sad. Not long after we had been here all the Nightmares ( not Lightflame) all started to grow like crazy. Now I look like the size of a terrible terror compared to them, there almost fully grown! It's not fair. I'm still not the height they were when we all first met.

I glance over at lightflame. Sadness was still part of his scent, He still grieves for his lost mate. But he doesn't, or hasn't given upon us since we talked. I limp away walking back into the woods. I open my wings and gracefully jump up into the sky, maneuvering around trees in my vertical assent.

There's nothing like feeling the wind rushing past and filling your wings. The soft clouds being obstacles to avoid. And you rarely meet any other dragons out here. And the ones I do see, stay away from me. I pull in a deep breath of cool air. I look down at the tiny trees far below.

I shiny glint in the tall grass of a meadow catches my eye. I circle above it trying to see if I can figure out what it is but only just decide to land and go right up to it to cure me of my curiosity. I curse the ground for sending a shooting pain up my leg before quickly taking it back. No need to stunt my growing, I'm small enough as it is at this age.

I trot over to where I had though I had seen the shiny object. I slow down when I hear these odd gurgling sounds. I slowly creep forward, not sure of what was in front of me. I part some of the grass hat stands even taller then me to find an odd creature. Its funny, wiggly hands and feet waving in the air while the odd sounds come out of it's mouth. I tilt my head in confusion staring at it.

What is it? It doesn't seem hostile.

I take a few steps forward taking a better look at the tiny little creature. I see's me as I approach and makes a high squeal making me jump back. It's fluffy hair on it's head sits funny on its head making me squint in a dragon smile.

Wait, hair. Only humans have hair. That's what Lightflame said anyway. This is a Human Hatchling!

I look at the little human as it makes a weird croon and squeals again.

" Hiccup what are you doing?" a happy voice calls from not far away in the grass. the sounds of grass being moved signaled what I assume must be the Mother's approach.

Im by a hatchling and its mother is coming! Oh i'm going to get killed if i'm caught. I panic as I glance around looking for a hiding spot. Just before the mother emerges I jump high and land in the grass no far away, but so she wont be able to follow the trampled grass to where I would have been if I had walked.

I can still see where the little human is through the grass and watch as the mother emerges. Her eyes a soft green in color and her brown hair matching her hatchling's. She kneels down by her child smiling.

I try to take a step back but flinch as the grass makes noise. The mother hears and looks up her smile quickly disappearing as she stares at something not far from where I'm standing. After keeping still for so long I start to get nervous myself not knowing what she is staring at. It must be dangerous. I look over to where she is staring so intently and almost choke on my own tongue at seeing what she is looking at.

My tail fins are sitting it her line of sight, my black scales screaming for attention against the green grass. I quickly pull in next to me instantaneously regretting it. She jumps and stares a me now. She knows i'm here. Instead of running to attack me like any other mother would i'm surprised when she starts to slowly walk towards me. I stay stiff and still until she would only have to mover the grass to see me.

Darkflame you are so brainless

" Hey little one, " I push away a feeling of sadness at the name. " It's OK," she says crouching so she is more at my shorter level.

It's a good thing i'm short, or else I would be in deep dung. My parents would have been twice as tall as this grass easily.

A naked hand reaches to part the grass. As quickly as I can to turn and run before leaping into the sky to flee from the mother. I glance back to see her staring after me as I fly away. I would most likely never see this human or her hatching again, but something seemed special about her as she watched me fly away in almost admiration.