Sovereign Rising

This is a fanfiction by me, Stegosuria-2011. Please do not edit without my permission. 
This is a Book 16. It takes place roughly 5 years after The Flames of Hope 
==Prophecy==
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== A NightWing Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia and Pantala ==
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==Jade Mountain Academy==
==== Introduction: ====
Welcome to Jade Mountain Academy! At this school, you'll be learning side by side with other dragons from all the other tribes, as well as some hybrids, so we wanted to give you some basic information that may be useful as you get to know each other. 
You have been assigned to a winglet with 10 other dragons; the winglet groups are listed below.
Thank you for being a part of this school. You are the hope of Pantala and Pyrrhia's future. You are the dragons who can bring lasting peace to this world. 
WE WISH YOU THE POWER OF THE WINGS OF FIRE!!!
====Jade Winglet:====
HiveWing: Bumblebee (F)
IceWing: Sleet (M)
LeafWing: Birch (M)
Mudwing: Amber (F)
NightWing: Darknight (F)
RainWing: Caiman (M)
SandWing: Caracal (F)
SeaWing: Auklet (F)
SilkWing: Atlas (M)
SkyWing: Cliff (M)
====Gold Winglet: ====
HiveWing-Sting (M)
IceWing-Aurora (F)
LeafWing-Barberry (M)
MudWing-Squelch (F)
NightWing-Intelligence (F)
RainWing-Papaya (M)
SandWing-Desert (M)
SeaWing-Ocean (M)
SkyWing-Chickadee (F)
====Silver Winglet:====
HiveWing-Mosquito (M)
IceWing-Seal (F)
LeafWing-Oak (M)
MudWing-Quagmire (M)
NightWing-Celestial (F)
RainWing-Starfruit (F)
SandWing-Dry (M)
SeaWing-Azure (F)
SkyWing-Kite (M)
====Copper Winglet:====
HiveWing-Stinger (M)
IceWing-Caribou (F)
LeafWing-Oleander (M)
MudWing-Glop (M)
NightWing-Cleargaze (M)
RainWing-Azalea (F)
SandWing-Brightsting (M)
SeaWing-Mako (F)
SilkWing-Bluetail (M)
SkyWing-Flare (M)
====Quartz Winglet:====
HiveWing-Honeycomb (F)
IceWing-Snowstorm (M)
LeafWing-Foxglove (F)
MudWing-Opossum (M)
NightWing-Kindness (F)
RainWing-Fig (F)
SandWing-Oryx (M)
SeaWing-Dephs (M) 
SilkWing-Viceroy (M)
SkyWing-Cardinal (M)
=== Brass Winglet: ===
HiveWing-SilkWing: Agaristine (F)
IceWing-MudWing: Muskeg (M)
LeafWing-SilkWing: Kallima (F)
MudWing-SeaWing: Brackish (M)
NightWing-SkyWing: Phoenix (F)
RainWing-NightWing: Firefly (F)
SandWing-IceWing: Moor(M)
SeaWing-RainWing: Paradise (F)
SkyWing-SandWing: Buzzard(M) 
== Prologue==
3 years after the Othermind was defeated....
Hornet silently flew over to her sisters. It was a dark night. None of the moons were full, except for a small crescent of Imperial. No one in both Pyrrhia or Pantala suspected any threat. After all, there wasn't any to be found; The Othermind had been defeated, as had Darkstalker. However, a new threat was coming. The former Lady Hornet looked around at the gathering with her sister Wasp. Even though all the former Hive rulers had had their powers stripped away and had been imprisoned in the flamesilk prison, they had escaped thanks to allies. Fellow dragons who saw the change overtaking both continents and saw it for what it was. A menace to society. They had gathered on a secluded island to protest this change. 
"There are many of us", her sister Yellowjacket remarked. That was true. There were many IceWings, even more than HiveWings, several SeaWings, a large amount of NightWings and SandWings, and a barely mentionable party of SkyWings. 
"But is it enough?", Hornet asked. Dragons she had trusted before were now against this cause, but she wanted her revenge, as did all her sisters. She remembered being dragged out of her beautiful palace, and into a trial, which her sister Mantis told her was something called a mock trial. Her head still hurt from the indignity. I'll make them pay. Especially those silly SilkWings from what did they call it? Ah, the SilkWing Assembly. A silly name for a silly tribe. 
Her thoughts were interrupted when a pale blue IceWing stood up and shouted "This meeting has come to order! Fellow dragons, who are now considered old-fashioned and stubborn but are really patriots. Many of us have urgent places that we need to be, so let's make this short. First, and most importantly, the question all on our minds. What to do about this change? Please break up and suggest your ideas in a few minutes" The crowd quickly divided, and the eerie silence was now replaced by quiet, but eager talk. 
After a few minutes of eager discussion, a representative of each tribe went to the center of the crowd and announced their plan for their respective tribe. This alliance was made so that one tribe's efforts would not negatively impact another tribe. Their plan was not about unity, which could result in some arguments, Hornet reflected, especially in commerce, which was her specialty, but this of course, was not average commerce. Silly me. Thinking that this is all about sales and interest. It is about persuasion, stealth, a secure deal, and presenting a united front, which will be easy for me. Now, if only Wasp will listen to me. 
The SkyWings said that they'd implement a plan to overthrow Queen Ruby. "We'll have to do it slowly", a salmon pink SkyWing suggested. "Many dragons support Queen Ruby since she appears to be an excellent Queen. We know otherwise". 
The SeaWings explained that they'd surround Queen Coral with advisors on her Council who would slowly influence her to their plans. 
"What about the princesses?", a NightWing wondered. "Tsunami and Anenome won't stand for this type of talk. They murdered Whirlpool, who would have been an excellent ally, and Princess Auklet is no fool even though she is young".
"We will send false messengers with false letters, and as for Auklet; We will imprison her, then eliminate if needed to" explained a green, elegant SeaWing. "I am already on the Council and can distract her if needed" replied their representative, an elegant green SeaWing .
The NightWings declared that they would recruit resources and allies from the cities of Renewal and New Beginnings and convince the NightWing populace to move the NightWing Kingdom where they would spread knowledge of their cause. "They won't stand a chance" remarked a glossy NightWing.
It went on like this, with all the tribes explaining that they would slowly take over. How boring. Just kill the queen. Finally, it was the HiveWings' turn.
"We will spread rumors that the SilkWing Assembly is planning to make us second citizens and forge documents with proof of this. We will also have false witnesses who claim that they've been attacked by SilkWings and saw that the authorities did nothing. We will also sabotage shops to spread paranoia. As panic spreads, we will rise up and appear as a safe power. By the time the SilkWings and LeafWings realize what happens, it will be too late. And I will be crowned as the HiveWing Queen, not that imposter Jewel", announced her sister Wasp. Loud applause came from the crowd. However, the IceWings had something to add. 
"We may be able to work together", hissed a pale gray IceWing. He was old and had an air of superiority around him. 
"Me and the other council members are planning to assassinate Queen Snowfall. We could do it somewhere between the Leaf/Silk and Hive Kingdoms to add to the chaos. Maybe be in Dragonfly Bay or the area around Scorpion Lake". 
"Why do you want to assassinate Queen Snowfall", asked Cicada. 
"It will throw the kingdom into chaos, like your plan", announced a pristine white IceWing with sharp claws. She looked very haughty, like of the chilly tribe that Hornet had been able to meet so far, but looked dangerous. 
"Do you have a candidate for Queen" asked Mantis, her smartest sister. She wasn't smart enough to predict that we would be imprisoned, so why should she act as if she is the most important? Siblings can be so annoying, but working with them is the smartest thing to do for the project. For now. 
"Yes. Queen Snowfall's niece, my daughter Princess Diamond is old enough to be accepted as Queen, yet young and naive enough to be molded into her place by me and Mother. We will expect some other contenders for the throne, such as Princess Mink, Queen Snowfall's daughters Glace and Silver, possibly Princess Crystal, though that is unlikely" replied the white IceWing, "We expect a civil war that will end with us in victory with support from the older nobles and the backing of me, Princess Tundra, Prince Permafrost, Prince Boreal (she nodded to the pale blue IceWing) and other influential members of IceWing Nobility". 
"It seems to me that you have a deal" answered Wasp. 
"Very well then" announced Prince Boreal. "This meeting is adjourned". With everything finished, most of the dragons left. However, the white IceWing who had spoken before stayed behind to discuss with Wasp. Later, when Wasp shared their plan, Hornet felt a surge of hope she hadn't felt in years. We will assassinate Queen Snowfall. We will show chaos across both continents. And, when we finally show those SilkWings and LeafWings and all those other inferior tribes their place, and finally, we will reign sovereign, just as it was meant to be.
==Part 1: Rising Chaos==
===Chapter 1:===
2 years after the prologue
Auklet laughed as she flew along with her cousin Moray, her older sister Anemone, a few advisors, and one of her many brothers Polyp toward Jade Mountain. Ever since she had been 3, her mother had graciously allowed her to attend Jade Mountain Academy. She had been forced to wait an extra year after her sister Anemone, according to her mother, had "acted in a manner inappropriate of a princess in manner of love and duty". She had stayed behind and learned about proper behavior and duty, as well as other monotonous things, all while being attached to her mother. Even though the Kingdom of the Sea was very pleasant, she was always glad to go away from Mother and go back to the free of Jade Mountain. 
Honestly, based on what she had learned from Mother and council meetings, she never, ever wanted to be Queen. However, this created a problem. Her oldest sister Tsunami had no intention of becoming Queen, and Anemone was always saying that she thought Auklet should be Queen instead. Even though she had asked Anemone many times, she had never gotten a straight answer, for some reason. After several failed attempts resulting with Anemone being very grumpy and telling her to get OUT, she had sneaked around the Deep Palace looking for information. After threatening her brother Cerulean, she had learned that Anemone was afraid that she might go insane from using too much of her animus powers. She didn't know what to think about this. How concerned should I be? Anemone hasn't done enough magic to take away her soul and go full Darkstalker and Albatross on us, right? I think- 
"Aren't you glad to be back" Tsunami shouted at the group as they arrived. "You're going to love it here", she added to Polyp, who was looking more green than usual. We, or Starflight, spent a lot of time, as usual, planning the Winglets! It will be GREAT"! 
"I want to inspect everything" Moray added. 
"Mother does that every year though", Anemone complained, "Every time everything's fine, so why bother? Just leave me alone". She stomped away to silently pout, frowning even more when she noticed Pike, a young guard-in-training, and his close friend Tamarin, and swerving away to the underground lake. Tamarin had once been the subject of Anemone's ridiculous crush and had had no intrest in her, except to give her some mental therapy and a friend. Anemone had believed that they were together and had taken the news quite reluctantly. This, and the prospect of marriage to a SeaWing noble to live a normal life, had caused her to become quite rebellious. Auklet could barely believe that a few years ago, Anemone had been a sweet angel who could do no wrong. Now, it seemed that she was that angel. 
Ever since she had been a dragonet, Auklet had always been the obedient one, the perfect sister ever since she'd grown past the age of one. She was only doing it so that she wouldn't have to hear any rumors about her behavior, like Anemone often had to during Council meetings and see the disappointment in her mother's eyes. She often envied Anemone and Tsunami for their freedom. It was most likely that she'd be the one to take the throne since both her sisters had no interest, and her mother wasn't planning on marrying anytime soon. She had decided to take on the 'perfect princess' look to prepare, but now that she had experienced it for a few years, she was feeling really tired of it and was becoming depressed. She had hidden it, but it was crushing her. 
"Welcome to Jade Mountain Academy!" announced Fatespeaker, a black NightWing with dark blue underscales. She helped around the school, but was always the greeter, since she was as cheerful as Sunny but in Auklet's opinion, naiver. She sometime wished that she had Fatespeaker's energy. "Ooh, a new student", she said to Polyp, "Don't worry, it's going to be great! Princess Anemone will be in the first cave with flamesilk in the tunnel next to the history cave. Princess Auklet's cave will be the in cave above the ledge, then turn right and go into the second opening. Prince Polyp will be next to the history cave. Any questions?" 
"Will I have any of my old clawmates"? asked Auklet. She knew it was a long shot, since the tribes would rotate students every 3 years, and there were age restrictions. You had to be 7 years old or younger to attend, and all her clawmates had been older than her. Patient Aurora, gardener Aspen, competitive Avian, grumpy Dry, smart Justice, sly Sting, slow but steady Crawfish, and sweet Starfruit had all graduated last year, and energetic Birdwing probably wasn't in her winglet. 
Auklet waved bye to Mother and walked past Fatespeaker and looked around at the Great Hall. The IceWings, as usual stayed in a tight-knit group, though some looked around in curiosity and a silver female IceWing even waved at her. I hope she'll be my clawmate. IceWings could usually relate to having a lot of pressure on their shoulders, and they were one of the best to get for an intertribal swimming competition. 
Just then a Princess Tundra, Queen Snowfall's aunt, stared at her. Her gaze didn't move from Auklet's face. Did I do something wrong? Oh no! "Auklet, is something wrong" Polyp asked as her thoughts spiralled out of control. "Sorry, nothing, just looking at the IceWings" she replied. Did I imagine it? Or did I do something wrong and she's mentally judging me? 
=== Chapter 2:===
"Come on, let's go to our caves" Polyp told her, interrupting her train of thought. She nodded and went off alone. She quickly strode toward her cave. It had room for 3 dragons. There was a seashell bed with soft blankets, most likely for her, a stuffed square thing with yellow and black stripes, and a hammock. She guessed that the square thing was probably a bed. Is this what they look like? She noticed that the bed was covered in scrolls and letters and seed packets and pouches made of a non-flammable type of flamesilk and even more knickknacks. Her roommate seemed to be very messy and disorganized, just like Avian. The dull orange SkyWing wasn't the neatest but loved to compete and have fun instead of doing a menial task like cleaning. The hammock was probably for a RainWing or a SilkWing. However, it was made in dark colors. Maybe a NightWing? They do live with the RainWings. Maybe she'll be empowered and give me a prophecy. Or read my mind. That was scary. She didn't want anyone to know that she was this vulnerable inside. Be an example to others, Auklet. That's what mother would want you to do. But is it what you can do? Too much pressure will crush you, maybe even kill you. 
"YAY! One of my clawmates is here! It'll be REALLY, REALLY, FUN, even funner than saying SNUDOO!"A black dragonet with yellow stripes ran into the cave and jumped down excitedly. 
"Hi" Auklet said, rather nervously. "I'm Princess Auklet of the SeaWings, and you are..." 
"I'M BUMBLEBEE" she answered, though she sounded that she was shouting. 
"It's nice to meet you Bumblebee. Is this your first year at Jade Mountain Academy? I've heard your name before, though I can't remember from when". The HiveWing looked to be about her age, so it was unusual that she would be new to the school. She could have sworn that she had heard the name Bumblebee somewhere before, and that it was very important. 
"This is my THIRD year" Bumblebee announced proudly. "My guardians thought that it would be best if I calmed down a little bit before coming so that I wouldn't wear out all the teachers. I'm the adopted daughter of Luna and Swordtail, Willow and Sundew, and Blue and Cricket. I mostly live with Blue and Cricket since Cricket's a HiveWing like ME, though I switch houses sometimes. It's always SO exciting! I wonder who our third clawmate will be! Maybe she'll be NICE or all MYSTERIOUS or CREEPY". 
"I don't know" Auklet replied "She's probably a NightWing since there's a hammock. I wonder if she's a Rainforest NightWing or a NightWing NightWing?" 
"What's the difference?" 
"NightWing NightWings live in Renewal or New Beginnings and Rainforest NightWings live under Queen Glory's rule. Queen Fierceteeth and Queen Glory have an agreement where half the NightWing dragonets are from the NightWing Kingdom, and half are from the Kingdom of Rain." 
"Cool! I wonder if-" 
Suddenly, someone rang the gong 3 times. "Yay! We get to meet the rest of our Winglet! This is so cool!" Bumblebee raced out the window and went out the hallway and smacked straight into Pearl, the Treasurer for the Kingdom of the Sea. 
"Watch where you're going, HiveWing" Pearl said. She was endlessly graceful but there was an edge of disgust as she backed away from an unashamed Bumblebee. 
"Maybe YOU should look where you're going." replied Bumblebee. She better not attack Pearl. She could get in big trouble. 
"Enough", Auklet declared and flung her wings out gracefully, just like she was supposed to do. "Pearl, did you need to speak with me?" 
"My apologies, Princess. I heard the gong ring and was checking on you. Have you seen Queen Coral?" 
"Mother went out to check the new caves for safety, and Bumblebee and I were just heading for the library." 
"Very well." Auklet gave Pearl an apologetic smile as Bumblebee pulled her out the door. 
"Who was that? She has the temperament of a GRUMPY Venus-Dragon trap?" 
"That's Pearl, the treasurer. She works for my mother." 
"She's a ball of JOY. Did you hear is DISGUST in HER TONE as she said HiveWing?" 
"I'm sure it's nothing", Auklet reassured her simmering clawmate. 
Unfortunately, Bumblebee was right. Many dragons in Pyrrhia considered the Pantalan tribes to be lower than them, and Pearl was one of them. After the Othermind had been defeated, many dragons hadn't agreed with Luna, a super-famous flamesilk on her view of how things happened. Additionally, the only thing the Pyrrhian dragons had done was get captured, hide out in a cave, or get their brain taken over while the SilkWing and LeafWing representatives had to rescue them. It was said that the Pyrrhian dragons had been requested so that the Pantalan tribes could show off. Rumors like those had spread around quickly. Several protests and incidences in Possibility, Renewal, New Beginnings, and all over Pantala, especially in the Hives had happened about this. Many Pantalan hybrids and immigrants had been harassed or sent to jail for little things. Even near Jade Mountain Academy, the place of acceptance, small things had happened. All the queens, including Queen Coral, had flown to the Leaf/Silk Kingdom for a queen summit to discuss this problem. Some of Queen Coral's advisors, including Pearl and her uncle Shark had flown here to meet with other advisors for discussion. Personally, Auklet thought that the defeat of the Othermind had been a little sappy and had been sped up a little, but there wasn't anything she could do about that. 
Ever since three years ago, Pearl had been suggesting ideas such as restricting hybrid rights and travel regulations throughout the Kingdom supported by some of the other Council members, something Auklet had vehemently protested, as well as Anemone and Tsunami. These had been slyly suggested to her mother and Coral had been on the verge of agreeing to one where all hybrids were required to register themselves and were denied the right to call themselves a SeaWing. The proposals had failed, but Auklet's view of the Council was now changed. Pearl had stopped, but Auklet didn't trust her anymore. 
She pulled all those troublesome thoughts out of her head and walked along. A blue and white SilkWing with wingbuds looked around nervously as an older SilkWing, presumably his mother guided him. An unusually small MudWing smiled and looked around with seven other, much larger MudWings. A bright green Rainwing walked around with a dark orange SkyWing at his side. Jade Mountain Academy was a place of friendship and was untouched by the recent trouble. She quickly followed Bumblebee and headed for the library. Should I offer to go first? Is me following her a sign of respect or of weakness? Suddenly, the gong rang again, though only two times and she ran, not caring about etiquette as long as she wasn't late. 
=== Chapter 3: ===
They reached the library just as the gong rang one final time and looked around at the Jade Winglet. Luna the flamesilk was waiting for them, as well as the other dragonets in Jade Winglet except for the NightWing. There was a bright red SkyWing, a pale green IceWing, a light green LeafWing with light brown spots, an amber MudWing, a bubbly blue RainWing with only a little green showing through, a large SilkWing with dark red and purple scales. and a golden SandWing who looked around. 
"Is everyone here?" Luna asked. 
"No, Darknight is still not here. I think that she's late." the RainWing replied. 
Luna sighed. "Do you think she's alright. We have to get started soon." Suddenly, a pure black NightWing with almost no silver scales walked into the room. She looked hurried and looked around. 
"I'm sorry everyone. I got, uh, lost in all the caves." Auklet thought that she was terribly rude and apologetic. Being invited to join Jade Mountain Academy was an honor. There was Freedom Academy in Pantala (named after a dragonet who had helped defeat the Othermind) and Union Island Academy between Pantala and Pyrrhia, but Jade Mountain was the first and was the most sought-after position. Darknight didn't even look sorry as she sat next to the SandWing. 
"Ok, we're all here now! Let's go introduce ourselves! I'll begin. Hello everyone, I'm Luna. My favorite color is green, and I have a son named Weiskei at Union Island Academy. I helped defeat the Othermind a few years ago, and now I'm here to help! Any questions?" 
"Shouldn't you be at Freedom since you're, you know, Pantalan?" Darknight asked. 
"The Dragonets of Destiny and the Freedom Academy staff are briefly having an exchange program. In a week, the Dragonets of Destiny will leave for Freedom." Luna replied. 
"Oh" Darknight noted. She sounded a little disappointed. Auklet could understand that. She liked spending time with Tsunami and the other Dragonets of Destiny. Tsunami was brash and not afraid of what other people thought of her. I wish I had that trait. Maybe I could actually do something I wanted, like play hide-and-seek instead of going to another Council meeting. 
"Now that we've finished, let's discuss each other. Darknight, you can go first." 
Darknight sighed. " I'm Darknight, if you haven't been paying attention. I'm from Renewal. My favorite color is black. I'm a mindreader. I'm here because I want to learn about the other tribes. Next." If she wants to learn about the tribes, why isn't she more energetic. Maybe that's her way of caring? Are we really going to listen to her?She's just a commoner NightWing, so? Darknight gave her a look and Auklet nearly jumped. She couldn't have heard that, right? 
=== Chapter 4: ===
Remember Auklet, all mindreaders have silver scales under their eyes. A Guide to the Dragon World said that. She can't be a mindreader. Relax Auklet. She hoped that no one was noticing her panic. 
The SandWing, Caracal, decided to break the silence and tension. "Hi everyone, I'm Caracal. I'm the daughter of Queen Thorn and King Smolder. I'm 4 years old, and my favorite color is light, light orange. Mother sent me here to prepare me to be queen. I'm excited to be here!" 
"Nice to know that" the MudWing, Amber ventured. She looked around and realized everyone was looking at her. "Oh, is it my turn? I guess. I'm Amber. I'm the second oldest of my sib group. I have 7 sibs, and they are Mahogany, Henna, Cacao, Frog, Gator, Dirt, and Squelch. Mahogany is the oldest. She acts like she doesn't care about us, but she actually does care a lot. I'm the communicator in my troop, if anyone wants to know. My sister Henna is the healer, and my brother Dirt is her helper. Frog and Gator hunt for us, and Squelch just helps around. She's at Jade Mountain too." 
"I have a really close friend called Dusky and he's here too. He's like a brother to me" Bumblebee said. "I'm BUMBLEBEE!!! My favorite color is yellow. I've been told that I'm very LOUD for some reason, though I've been working on IT. I don't like rude people. Also, Luna, Blue says that you owe him 3 scales but it's ok." 
"Oh. Thank you, Bumblebee," Luna responded. She looked a little confused. Auklet would have been too. 
"YOUR turn, Auklet." 
"Greetings, everyone. I'm Princess Auklet. My favorite color is green, and I have 33 brothers and 2 sisters. I'm a SeaWing princess and I love to read scrolls that weren't by my mother." 
"You're fancy," Amber said. "I guess that's what it means to be a princess". Auklet opened her mouth to reply but the SilkWing, Atlas began talking. 
"I'm Atlas. I was named for my color. I grew up in the Leaf/Silk Kingdom and I'm here to make sure nothing like Queen Wasp's rule happens again. My favorite color is red. 
Prince Cliff said, "I know what it is to feel like your world is about to end." He shuddered. "My favorite color is red, and I like making songs and singing them. They're usually about how awesome my mom and dad are! I actually got featured in A Guide to the Dragon World for my SkyWing Anthem song. That was really cool!" 
"Us IceWings have an anthem too" Sleet said. "We don't usually use it because it's really old and long and full of IceWing superiority statements." 
"Does Queen Snowfall know about that?" Atlas asked. 
"No. It's practically forgotten. I think the only reason we use it is because it talks about how IceWings are survivors and how wonderfull our territory is. By the way, I'm Sleet. I grew up in the main IceWing palace, but my parents are in charge of the village Where-the-Whales-Sing. My favorite color is white." 
"White?" the RainWing, Caiman asked. "He looked a little shocked and his scales turned acid green. "That's such a boring color though. Wouldn't you rather a bright blue or silver?" 
"No." Sleet replied. "White is the color of the Ice Kingdom and you can see thousands of shades of it at the tundra." 
"Oh" Caiman said. He still looked a little surprised though and had faded to his normal blue. "I'm Caiman. I grew up in the rainforest and I love eating clawmentines. They're really delicious. Is there any food?" 
Luna nodded and brought forward a bowl full of bananas and seaweed packets. Auklet suddenly remembered that the SilkWings and RainWings were vegetarians. She couldn't imagine going without tuna or cuttlefish for dinner. She noticed that only Caiman and Atlas seemed interested in the seaweed. Everyone else wasn't eating at all. They could try something new. She reached for a banana and noticed Sleet doing the same. 
"You don't get a lot of chances to try new foods, right? Since you live in the Ice Kingdom, you only eat seafood and seals." 
He smiled and nodded. "I'm curious to see what these taste like" and tried unsuccessfully to peel it. Caiman smiled and showed him how to do it correctly. 
Luna had just opened her mouth to announce that they were going to have small group discussion when Sunny, one of the three SandWing Princesses burst into the room. She was usually like her name, as happy and friendly as the dolphins who lived near her Bubble Garden, but now she looked like a someone had just died. What happened? Caracal looked at her half-sister, concerned and asked "Sunny, what's wrong?" 
"I'll tell you later, Caracal. Luna, we need to talk." They went into the hallway and the whole Winglet crowded near the hallway to hear what they were saying. They heard only a few words, and they were anything but comforting"...murdered...no witnesses...chaos" Auklet couldn't make any sense of it. All she could know was that someone had died, and it hadn't been peacefully. 
=== Chapter 5: ===
"What do you think happened?" asked Caiman, after they couldn't hear anything anymore. 
"Someone was murdered" Darknight said. 
"That's obvious" the LeafWing, Birch said. He hadn't spoken before, so Auklet was a little surprised. He had a deep voice and had an equal amount of light brown and green scales. "But who would want to kill someone now? Both continents are at peace, so this is practically unheard of." 
"I think that someone important was killed." Sleet said. "If a commoner was killed, they (he indicated his head toward the direction Sunny and Luna had disappeared to) would have told us immediately. But they didn't, so it must be serious. Though, since we're at peace, anyone getting killed is serious too." 
Just then Starflight, the blind librarian, walked in. "Everyone, class is cancelled. Please go back to your caves and do not panic. You may visit the Prey Center or the Art Cave. 
Everyone walked back. Suddenly, the small MudWing she had noticed earlier ran into Amber. "Amber, do you think everything's going to be alright? Mahogany says to not panic, but I'm scared." Auklet realized that this was Squelch, Amber's littlest sister. 
"Don't worry. It will be alright. Do you want to get some food together?" Amber asked. Squelch nodded and they happily headed toward the Prey Center together. She noticed Caiman, Birch, and Atlas following them. Maybe it's smart to stick together, just in case. She couldn't believe that she was thinking like that. Jade Mountain was always safe. 
After a few moments thinking, Auklet decided to go to the Prey Center and then go to the SeaWing Club, an underground lake for SeaWings ONLY. When she announced her plan to Bumblebee, the HiveWing told her that she was planning to go flying with someone called Dusky. She headed alone to the Prey Center. 
=== Chapter 6: ===
When Auklet arrived at the Prey Center, she was kind of surprised to see that everyone was with someone they knew. She saw Amber and Squelch with six other MudWing and waved but didn't say anything. She flew down and sat with Azure, the SeaWing in Silver Winglet. 
"Do you know what happened, Princess" Azure asked. She was Auklet's best friend. She was training to be a guard, but they had bumped into each other one day at the Island Palace and had been friends ever since. Even though they had known each other for years, she still called her 'Princess'. Auklet suspected that Mother had something to do with it.
"Azure, just call me Auklet. My Winglet overheard Sunny and Luna and I think someone was murdered. Whoever it was must be pretty important to make the school delay its schedule." 
"Oh" Azure said, surprised. Do you know what tribe they were from?" She swished her tail nervously. 
"No"
"Speaking of schedules, do you know if we have any classes together? I hope we do." Auklet realized that she hadn't looked at her schedule. The day had been so strange that she hadn't given it any thought.
"I'll check it after we eat" she said as she munched on a yummy tuna. 
Just then Fatespeaker appeared. "Princess Auklet and Sleet, can I speak with you in private?" Auklet nodded, confused. She saw Sleet mutter something to a gray IceWing and fly over. They followed Fatespeaker to Stonemover's Cave, where the animus, Stonemover lived. He was nearly stone, and only his head and claws were made of scales. Stonemover's Cave was far away from all the other caves, even when Jade Mountain had expanded to make room for the hybrid Winglet, Brass Winglet. Maybe I'll visit him sometime. 
"Princess Auklet, Sleet, you're probably wondering what's going on." Fatespeaker said. "I'm not sure why I'm supposed to tell you this, but your mother wanted to, and Sleet is an IceWing noble, so, here goes." She took a deep breath. "Queen Snowfall was murdered as she was flying back to Pantala. There were no witnesses, as all of her guards were killed." 
Auklet couldn't think. A queen murdered?! That was incomprehensible! She could tell Sleet felt the same, though he quickly covered it up and put his wing over hers. Moray would have scolded her for inappropriate behavior, but she didn't care. Why did this happen? 
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"Why didn't anyone notice her disappearance?" Sleet asked. 
"Queen Snowfall was supposed to be meeting with the Pantalan Queens and the SilkWing Representative. I don't know who's going to be queen now." 
"Do you know the candidates for queen?" Auklet asked. 
Fatespeaker nodded. "Queen Snowfall has 2 daughters, Princesses Glace and Silver. They're both pretty young, so it's unlikely they'll be queen. There's the Queen's sisters, Princesses Mink and Crystal. Mink lives in the Ice Kingdom and is 10 years old. Princess Crystal is the oldest and most mature but is unlikely to accept the crown since she's married to a MudWing. Then there is Snowfall's nieces, Princesses Floe and Diamond. Princess Floe is the daughter of Prince Winter and Princesses Lynx. She's unlikely to want the throne though, and is pretty young, only 4 years old. Lastly, there's Princess Diamond. She's the oldest and is the daughter of Princess Icicle and Prince Coldsnap. She's 5 years old but is controlled by her parents. But enough about them. Auklet and Sleet, are you alright?" 
"Am I able to tell other students?" Sleet asked, "They're subjects of Queen Snowfall too." 
Fatespeaker nodded. "Of course." 
"What about the other non-IceWings? They deserve to know too." Auklet said. Her friends would want to know! As well as her Winglet. She shook herself. Why was she worrying about other dragons? She knew that Tsunami would want her to, but if she wanted to be Queen, she had to be different. 
She barely heard Fatespeaker's response but knew that she had agreed and said something about a school assembly. She walked in a daze, her thoughts like a tempest. What if Mother's next? Then I'd have to be Queen. She did not like that, NOPE. Maybe you should investigate and make sure that there aren't any more threats, her silly brain whispered. 
"Hey, Auklet" 
 
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