He even took a threatening step towards Secretkeeper, making Moon tense. His wings were jagged and bat like and smoke was billowing from his nostrils. Secretkeeper was standing at a booth, conversing with a male NightWing who was absolutely enormous. "I'm just in a hurry!" She bustled past him, feeling the cobblestone beneath her claws, and then she saw her. "Sorry!" she exclaimed to his flare of indignant thoughts. She nearly crashed into another NightWing. The black dragon blended it with the other NightWings, so Moon found herself following the wrong dragon more than once. It was hard to follow Secretkeeper through the pressing mass of the crowds. Sure!" He gave her a forced smile before whipping around and hurrying outside.īefore he left, Moon thought she saw a glimpse of something shining clenched in his talons. Her insides were fluttering with worry for her mother. Anyways, I wanted to ask you something." He was fidgeting with something behind his back. "Huh? Oh," Qibli blinked, and his glittering black eyes flicked towards her. He looked nervous, which was odd, but all Moon could detect from his brain was the bleary fuzz of the skyfire. As she turned her head, her heart skipped a beat and Qibli took a step inside, his sandy scales gleaming in the sunlight. She was distracted by the sounds of wings. She hadn't had to do homework since then, either. She hadn't gone to Jade Mountain Academy for over a year, ever since she turned seven. "Why don't you do your homework? I've got to go to town." She rested her claws on the mahogany table between them, ending the conversation, before turning around and bustling out of the door. "I'm fine, dear." Secretkeeper gave Moon a worried smile. Her mother's mind was writhing like storm clouds, nothing but a blur of thoughts, emotions, and pictures of buried memories. Moon glanced at Secretkeeper, who was fidgeting with her talons. For anyone who hasn't read Darkness of Dragons. I think it's about time I told you how I really feel," he said, feeling suddenly as if he swallowed several pieces of broken eggshell. "I've realized that they're caused because of my feelings. Moon's face shifted to several different emotions all at the same time, but she nodded for him to go on. "Moon, I've been having dreams about you," he began. Queen Glacier means nothing to you right now, he thought.
Winter reached for her shoulder and tapped it after a moment's hesitation. "It's just you." She turned back to the water, scanning the slowly lapping brown waves for fish. Moon jumped at the sound of his talons hitting the ground. He sucked in a mouthful of air, then beat his wings once and flew down to land beside the NightWing. He could see Moon's shimmering black scales down by the bank. So Winter got up and flew out of the cave and soared down to the lake. He could just imagine what his aunt would say. The reason he'd been having these nightmares were because his feelings for Moon were becoming too overpowering. Moon's already down by the lake." He walked away. If you'd prefer a fish, go ahead and try to catch one. "Anyway, I cooked some lizards for breakfast. "Because you were squirming like you were wrapped in chains," he said. "Why'd you wake me?" he growled, his vision beginning to clear now that he was actually awake. He looked up and saw Qibli standing over him, his eyes worried. He still felt like the vines were wrapped around him. He tried to lift his talons to tear the vines, but Moon's magic held them tight. Suddenly, Winter felt a snout poke his back. Winter often had nightmares like this where Moon was an evil, crazy animus NightWing that had been trying to kill Winter ever since she read in his mind that he loved her. Her talons were held out like she was trying to wring their necks, controlling the vines. Moon stood in front of them, her normally sweet green eyes glowing an eerie shade of white, and her snout was contorted in a horrifying, evil glare. Hailstorm and Icicle were also held beside him, all wrapped in vines and trying to get free.
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He squirmed, trying to free himself, but the vines held him tight. Winter felt like the land was folding up, ready to strangle him if he didn't give in to his feelings.