Chapter 7

Every night after a day of travel, Sunrise still saw the shadow and red wing tips. Something is watching us. She thought as she glanced down at the snoring Shadow. Tonight, is the night where I finally figure out what it is...Sunrise shifted her scales to match the mossy rocks surrounding her. Silently she peered through the undergrowth and waited as the moons rose in the sky. Sunrise shifted from one claw to the next as a bitter wind buffeted her sides. C'mon. C'mon! Sunrise thought buzzing with excitement. As the night drew on, a hulking red dragon wove through the trees seeming to be searching for something. Sunrise stiffened and felt her heart rise in her chest. I was right! I'm not going crazy after all! Sunrise thought happily. She crouched down waiting for the dragon to come closer wiggling her hind legs. The red dragon glided even closer making the trees creak and groan. Sunrise sharply took in a breath and saw the SkyWing's eyes settle on her. She stiffened and leaped at the SkyWing her talons arched towards the dragon's underbelly. The SkyWing roared and threw Sunrise off with one claw. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" The red dragon snarled. Sunrise's scales shifted back to their normal dappled orange yellow and red color in shock. "W...W... What do you mean?" She said trembling as Shadow hopped up to her side twitching his nose. "I mean why are you attacking me lizard-brain?" The red dragon placed a claw over its snout in disgust. Sunrise's head tilted confusedly, and she blinked once. "Erm...You've been following me for days," she said counting off on her talons. "You don't try to talk me. You only wait until you "think" I'm asleep or not using my brain like a squid-belly!" Sunrise ranted loudly her claws digging into the moss with anger. Calm down missy. I can explain," the SkyWing said with laughter playing into her orange eyes. "My name is Flameburst but that's all I'll tell you until you agree to a few things," she said still smiling a bit. "First off, do you trust me?"