Chapter 11
Sunrise beat her wings through the insufferable heat, stopping only for a few gulps of water at oases. It was not long before the Scorpion Den lay in her sights. Sunrise held tighter to the weakly twitching Shadow and angled her wings to land outside. With a quick flick of her tail she shifted her appearance to that of a SandWing and barreled her way through the crowds of shifty dragons. "Scuse me. Out of the way." She hissed at those her stood in her path. "Can any dragon tell me where the heck I can find a healer? "She called out through the throng of moving dragons. One SandWing yelled something about the East side and Sunrise barely gave a nod of thanks before she raced to the right side of the road and propelled herself towards the canopy of silk labeled "Healers Den." "Help! I need medical attention! Please!" She called into the semi-dark entrance as she skidded to an abrupt stop. "Medical attention?" A lazy looking MudWing poked his head out and blinked at Sunrise. "Follow me," said the MudWing with a surprisingly soft voice. Sunrise tapped her claws on the ground impatiently and followed the blundering shape through the dim light. Ahead, dragons lay sprawled upon cloth hammocks red staining the area surrounding them. Deep moans filled the room as dragons tended to the wounded. "We've just had a fight near the western part of the Den. No dragon was killed but a few claws were lost in the scuffle," The MudWing said as he led Sunrise to a secluded corner and motioned to the hammock. Sunrise gently lay down the twitching bunny and brushed her wing over Shadow. "You'll take care of him, right?" She murmured not taking her eyes off Shadow. The MudWing tilted his head confusedly and shrugged it off. "Err...Yes?" Sunrise nodded her head and lifted her wing off when a screeching noise of YOU HARE-BRAINED CAMEL echoed through the entrance
