It's About Eydis

"It's About Eydis" is a BOTGD 2 oneshot written on June 19, 2020.
== Summary ==
== Full Text ==
Takes place after Trying to Be Brave
“Do you think we were too hard on Kari?” Grey asked as she and Brandt sat at the table. 
Their children were upstairs in their room, and they had just gotten back from bathing…to wash the useless Red Card off their bodies and to refresh from such a long night. Neither the Chief nor the second-in-command could wait to crawl into bed and get some sleep, but not before sitting at the table enjoying some warm broth. Ingrid made sure the kids had something to drink and eat when they came back to the house before Grey and Brandt.
“I think we were just fine, hon,” Brandt said. “We didn’t yell at her, and…she has to learn. All three of them do.”
“I know,” Grey said running a hand through her graying hair. It had gotten longer over the years, and it was wet after Grey washed. “I’m not sure how they’ll handle the idea of their mother having magic now.”
“You know it won’t matter to them,” Brandt said with a smile.
“You’re right,” Grey said with a chuckle. She took a deep breath. “You know, I was thinking…once things calm down and go back to normal, what if we all just took a trip…a vacation? Rhenco probably won’t be a problem now, and Lila can handle all matters regarding the rebellion and can send for me if it’s an emergency. We can put Ander in charge of the village matters. I just…need time to get away from everything, and maybe we can go see Akkey and her family in Yrus. I mean, I’ll have to write to her and ask, but…I don’t know…I just feel like…”
“I get it,” Brandt replied nodding. “I’ve been feeling it too. We can all use the break. The kids can hang around with Iona and Aria, if they’re around, and I’m sure Hunter, Maya, and Akkey would love to have us.”
Grey smiled as she held Brandt’s hand tightly. “We can come back recharged and ready to take down High Central,” she said. 
“Hey, Mom, Dad?” a voice said. 
Both husband and wife looked up only to see Sven coming down the stairs in his pajamas. 
“Hey, buddy, you alright?” Brandt asked as the oldest Felman child came to sit at their table. 
“Uhh…yeah,” Sven said looking at the bedroom above them as if checking to see if anyone was listening. “It’s just…I kind of wanted to talk to you guys about something.”
Grey and Brandt looked at each other and then back at Sven. What could he want to talk to them about? Did he want to talk to them about Kari’s punishment? Or about how Rhenco was gone? He seemed to take it okay when Grey told him of the madman’s fate. Or about how she killed a dragon to save Kari?
“What is it?” Grey asked carefully.
“Umm…it’s…it’s kind of about…Eydis,” Sven replied. “She…uhh…” he scratched the back of his neck awkwardly, “well…while she was walking Kari and me back to the Great Hall, she kind of said some things about…dragons…how they’re mindless beasts…and how we’ve been at war with them for so many years…how the dragons are basically plotting to get rid of us…and all kinds of bullsh–bull…poop.”
Deciding to ignore Sven’s slip of the tongue for now, Grey and Brandt furrowed their eyebrows together and looked at each other and then back at Sven. 
“Where in the world did that come from?” Brandt asked. 
“I have no idea,” Sven replied. “She even said that Mom and Aunt Seasick became friends with Shadow and Furious by controlling them and that Mom might’ve just started another war with the dragons because of what happened.”
Grey furrowed her eyebrows together even more. This was the last thing she expected to hear from one of Seasick’s children. They all grew up with dragons, especially Furious. What could’ve brought this on? What could’ve given her reason to believe that she and Seasick were controlling their dragons? That was not the case at all…
“That doesn’t make any sense,” Brandt said after a moment. “Did she say why she felt that way?”
“Nope, and even Indigo got involved,” Sven replied, “but…she still wouldn’t listen. She just sees dragons as tools.”
That caught Grey’s attention. She wasn’t angry, just surprised that her niece felt this way. She turned to her Night Fury, who was curled up next to the fire pit fast sleep. Shadow was in no way a tool…far from it. She would give anything for her sister…She had…25 years ago, and then…an idea came to her.
“You know what, sweetheart?” Grey said running a hand through Sven’s hair. “Let me take care of it. I can talk to Eydis.”
“Really?” Sven asked. 
Grey nodded. “Yeah, I’ll talk to her,” she said. “Try to find out why she feels that way.”
“Oh, okay, thanks, Mom,” Sven said with a small smile. “How are you going to do that?”
“You let me worry about that. Right now, you should be getting some rest. It’s been a long night.”
Sven nodded and complied after giving his parents a hug. “Thanks, guys,” he said. “I’ll see you in the morning.”
“Good night, sweetheart,” Grey said.
“Good night, buddy,” Brandt added. 
“Good night,” Sven replied again.
“So…are you planning to kidnap your best friend’s daughter?” Brandt asked as soon as Sven was out of earshot. 
Grey scoffed. “No, of course not,” she said lightly swatting him on the shoulder. “I’m just going to take her on a little day trip…to give her a new perspective on things, and I know exactly how…or…well…where she could get that perspective on things.”
Brandt widened his eyes as he realized the very place his wife was referring to. He was the only person outside of the Rebellion who knew about the very thing that tested Grey and Shadow’s friendship, and it was only because of nightmares his wife was sometimes subjected to. “You haven’t been there since–”
“I know,” Grey said nodding, “but…Eydis needs to understand that there’s so much more to a bond with a dragon. Tonight probably didn’t help things, but…maybe she needs to hear this from someone other than her mother. And I won’t yell at her…I just want to help her open her mind a little more.”
Brandt nodded and smiled. “Well, we can worry about that tomorrow,” he said. “I think we should try to get some sleep.” He leaned over and gave his wife a kiss on the lips.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Grey Bergman
Category:Brandt Felman
Category:Sven Felman