Cast on Sand, Set in Stone

== Characters ==
Horizon
Blaze
Pond Lily
Aomori
== Blurb ==
Ten years after the War of SandWing Succession, Blaze has an egg.
The father is long gone, the only thing other dragons know about him is that he was a NightWing/IceWing.
The egg hatches, and the moons bathe the dragonet in light.
The dragonet is called Horizon, and she is not normal.
== Prologue ==
Blaze
 The winds were picking up, and the sands were shifting. 
Blaze shuffled up beside the guard who was scanning the dunes for any movement. "She's going to be gorgeous. I just know it." she said.
The guard blinked, surprised. Then he corrected himself and nodded. 
She continued. "I'll decorate her in lovely fancy jewels and she'll be perfect. Not as pretty as me of course, but she'll be second best then."
The guard nodded again, still watching the sand. "I, uh. I think we should go inside. The wind's starting to rise. I think there might be a sandstorm."
Blaze looked at him, tipping her head. "But he said..."
"You dragonet can hatch out of the moonlight, or the sandstorm will kill it."
She narrowed her eyes, and was about to say something but there was a crack of eggshell. The two dragons crowded around the black egg, and it bucked. There was a splintering sound, and the dragonet emerged, shaking goop off her wings.
The dragonet looked up at Blaze and gave a cry of delight. Blaze felt... disappointed. This dragonet was not pretty. She looked like a SandWing, yes, but had eyes the hue of the setting sun. 
"Maybe we could call her Horizon?" the guard said.
"That." Blaze said, scrutinizing the ugly but happy dragonet that was in her talons. "Is a good idea of mine."
The guard sighed.
== Chapter 1 ==
Horizon
The shadows were her home. They were the only true place she could live happily. Her mother, Blaze, was annoying her again. "Your scales are ugly, you need sunlight!" Blaze cried. "Oh for moons' sake. You can't spend your entire life with a sleep cycle like this. And your scales are slightly brown in places! I should give you some jewellery to make you look prettier." 
Horizon retorted with, "I like the way I live, mother. You can't change me. And my scales are brown in places because of dinner."
"Then you need to shower."
"In what?" Horizon was confused. Wasn't water scarce here?
"The sunlight! The brown patches will fade in a while."
Horizon rolled her red eyes. Her barbed tail curled up slightly higher. "Mother. I will never touch the sunlight. It's getting morning. I should sleep."
And with that last comment hanging in the air, she took off. The great hall was almost empty, so she could sleep in peace. She grabbed a hold of one of the bars on the chandelier with her tail and coiled it round. Her wings tucked in, and she hung there, upside down, swinging for a little while. When it had stopped, she shut her eyes and fell asleep.
She woke to the pale moonlight slithering through the windows. She'd been disturbed a couple of times, when there had been a great banquet, and she'd heard the whispers of the guests about 'Queen Thorn's newest creepy decoration'. 
She released the gold-plated frame, and landed on one on the banquet tables with a thunk. She felt hungry, she hadn't eaten last night. She picked up a piece of meat from the table, and ate it. Just before she was about to take off to go on patrol, she heard the Queen's voice.
"Yes, your Majesty?" she said, spinning round.
"Come here."
She folded her wings in and jumped elegantly from the windowsill. She padded over to the throne, where Queen Thorn was sitting, accompanied by a tired-looking Smolder.
"Horizon. I have some very bad news." the Queen said before Horizon could say anything.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I am afraid... Blaze is missing."
Horizon stared. "What?" then she coughed. "Your Majesty?"
"We believe she has gone into the Mountains. Also, this arrived for you yesterday." Thorn held out a scroll, and Horizon took it.
"But... That's a daytime school!"
"It'll give you a place to stay during your hunt for your mother. You can't make it there and back within a day AND do useful things as well. You will go to Jade Mountain Academy, and you will-"
She was cut of by a loud snore. "Smolder…" she complained, poking him with a talon.
"Go and search for your mother. I have already accepted your invite for you. You will leave now. You may be the fastest flier here, but that doesn't mean you will be able to make it back before sunrise. Farewell, Horizon. And good luck!"
Horizon nodded. "Goodbye, your Majesty. I hope to see you soon."
"Not too soon though!" Queen Thorn called after her as Horizon took to the sky, winging her way across the sandy dunes at the speed of the wind itself.
== Chapter 2 ==
Pond Lily
Her wings shivered. This was her least favourite part about school. HISTORY. Of all the most ridiculous things. She spread her wings, and soon she took up the entire space on the bench. The SkyWing who had just entered scowled at her, and then sat behind her.
She smiled, and as her friend entered, she closed one of her wings and let Aomori shuffle in beside her. "What are we learning about today?" Aomori whispered.
"The mass murderer, an ancient creaky SeaWing who was an animus whose name was Albatross." she replied. "He was alive in the Darkstalker's time, right?"
Aomori whispered, "Yup." 
Webs entered, carrying two scrolls.
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