Lieutenant Camel

WARNING: This page includes violence, gore, brief light language like "crap", "idiot", "stupid" and "frick", pregnancy, and brief usage of drugs and alcohol
DISCLAIMER 1: All characters mentioned here are not anyone else's. Any dragons or character name the same thing is completely coincidental. A few canon WoF OC's are mentioned.
DISCLAIMER 2: There are some homophobic characters in here, namely Camel's parents. I'M NOT HOMOPHOBIC!!! I am a member of the LGBT community, so I can't be a homophobe. Please take some homophobe-free spray to keep you safe from the homophobes *gives homophobe-free spray*
Camel is a former soldier and lieutenant under Princess Burn. She currently lives in the Sky Kingdom, and serves Queen Ruby. She is the primary camp instructor at Camp Moonhigh, an army boot camp which shapes and trains misbehaved juveniles for the army. She is the wife of Drought. She currently is pregnant with an unlaid egg. She is also Slither's owner. 
== Appearance ==
=== Body ===
Camel possesses bulging muscles and is very large and tall. She has a compact, tall and muscular limbs. She has slightly smaller eyes than average, and has horns just a bit shorter than most SandWings. She has a slightly long tail and an average sized barb for an adult. She has a very long neck, which she likes to keep in an 'S' sort of shape. Her right hind leg is burnt to a near crisp, a war scar she received from a fellow SandWing allied with Blaze. Her right eye was ripped out by an IceWing, leaving an empty eye socket with some dry blood near it. She has scars and dried blood all over her body as well. She has been described to have glittery white teeth with multiple punctures in her gums. 
=== Coloration ===
Camel has a rather simple and common coloration. Her primary scales are the palest of yellows, virtually white, but more like a sandy white than a snow white. Her underscales, frill and wing membrane is a bright gold color, kinda like Qibli's scales. Her forehead and beak have been described as tawny gold, brown-gold and mucky gold. She has dark blue eyes. She has black horns and claws.
=== Accessories ===
Camel isn't really known for wearing accessories often. She does wear two horns rings, however. Her right horn ring is made of platinum and silver, and was a gift from her wife, Drought, at their wedding. She also has a golden horn ring on her left horn, which she acquired from Queen Oasis many years ago for her hatching day. 
She also wears a diamond ring, which is her wedding ring. 
She also occasionally wears a brown leather eye patch over her right eye socket to cover up the empty eye socket, although she tends to keep this off.
She was also shown wearing a black cloak when running away from her home as a dragonet, and it's been mentioned she still possesses the cloak, but chooses not to wear it.
While serving under Oasis, Camel wore heavy, silver armor. Shortly after her first battle in the War of SandWing Succession, she discarded the armor because it slowed her down and was much too heavy. Drought mentioned that she donated it to other soldiers.
On Princess Blister's first hatching day party, she was mentioned to wear a golden armband with diamonds embedded in a ring around it. She traded the armband to a RainWing merchant for a baby ball python named Slither.
=== Voice ===
Camel has a very dry and rough voice. Some have occasionally even mistaken her for a male, despite the fact she is female. Her voice is very low and has also been described as rather unclear. She also is terrible at being quiet, and her voice is naturally very loud. Drought once noted that her voice "struck fear into the hearts of the enemy" and then added she actually liked Camel's voice because it made her feel safe and soothed. Drought also jokingly mentioned she was terrible singer, with a croaking, hoarse voice.
== Personality ==
In her dragonethood, Camel was very adventurous, outgoing, daring and brave. On multiple occasions, she dubbed herself fearless. She often walked right into danger, and can sometimes be rather reckless. She never wanted a simple life, and always wanted to do something important. She was excited by combat, and thought it would be fun to participate in it.
She was wrong. Very wrong. And she learned it the hard way. It was fun when she was one of Oasis' favorite soldiers and good friends. But when Oasis died and she partook in the war, she was crushed. Luckily, her girlfriend was willing to join on the battlefield as a medic, and often helped Camel in rough times on the battlefield. Drought once jokingly mentioned that Camel would have turned out very mean had she not been there for her through the war.
Camel doesn't really like making jokes and is a very serious dragon who doesn't have time for games. She also is known to take innocent jokes that her wife makes to heart and thinks she is serious.
She dislikes talking about her feelings as well. Drought described as "super clingy and overprotective." She acts like a really mean and tough dragon on the outside, but she really is super soft and nice on the inside, although she tends to hide this side of herself, as she feels "vulnerable."
She also makes a very conscious effort to control her anger issues. She loathes being insulted or mocked, and always wants to be respected. She has also been perceived as very proud of being a member of the LGBT community and for being a SandWing, despite her parents' opinions on LGBT. 
She's also been perceived as very anxious and worried all the time. 
Camel also possesses PTSD, anxiety and depression. She has been perceived as extremely overprotective of her loved ones. 
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
Camel was born to a psychologist named Dingo and bartender named Mirage. Dingo was born and raised at the Great Five-Tail River. He traveled to a small SandWing settlement in the Southwest of the Kingdom of Sand to meet up with a client with depression. Afterwards, he went to a bar to get a drink. There, he fell in love with the bartender there.
After a few months, they started dating and eventually married. Dingo then moved in with Mirage and eventually had two eggs. Just months before the eggs' hatching due date, an Outclaw came and smashed the egg. The criminal attempted to smash Camel's egg, but Mirage was able to shoo the criminal away. 
Believing to be no longer safe, Dingo took his egg and wife and moved to a city near the stronghold, believing they would be safer from criminals there. There, the family opened a bakery. When Camel hatched, the parents neglected her, believing business was more important. Local artist Cheetah then took the dragonet under her wing, breaking and entering into the house to feed and play with the dragonet at night.
=== Dragonethood ===
When Camel was one year of age, her parents forced her to become a baker, despite her objections. Everyday after school and work, Camel and her friend, Drought, would go to the outskirts of the city and stargaze together.
When Camel was two years of age, Drought bursted into Camel's house and ran up to Camel's room, sobbing. Camel inquired what was wrong, and Drought said her mother was caught breaking into her home. Camel had really learned to fend for herself at that point, stealing a baked good or going out hunting with Drought every once in a while. Camel promised Drought she would help, and told her to meet her at the city outskirts at sunset.
Camel and Drought then met at the outskirts at sunset and flew to the local prison. They broke in and tried to break Cheetah out. Unfortunately, guards caught them and imprisoned them.
Months later, they were brought to court to decide their fate. Drought's father, a lawyer named Cactus, vouched for them, and ended up successfully freeing the dragonets. Unfortunately, Mirage then falsely claimed that Cheetah smashed her egg years prior, and that she deserves to be executed. After a few hours of studying the case, the judge decided that Cheetah was, in fact, guilty. She was wrongly executed the next day via beheading in front of the entire city, including Drought and her father.
Dingo then decided that Drought was a terrible influence, and banned the two from ever seeing each other again. To make matters worse, just weeks later, the mayor of the city banished Drought and Cactus, believing them to Outclaws. Camel was shocked, and fled the city along with Drought and Cactus. 
Two years later, Cactus received a letter saying he and his family could return to the city and they were proven innocent. By then, Camel and Drought were dating. Drought was overjoyed to return to her city, but Camel was suspicious. The three packed their belongings up and returned to the city. Camel was shocked to discover her parents didn't miss her one bit, and that they also intentionally had Drought's mother killed unrightfully. Drought the entered the house and entwined her tail with Camel and referred to her as honey. Her parents took this as a sign she was gay, and asked gently if she was. Camel, panicked, said she was not, but Drought insisted that Camel be honest, whether her parents were supportive or not. Her parents firmly inquired if she was in a relationship with Drought, to which Camel snapped back at her parents, saying she was a lesbian demisexual and didn't care what her parents thought. 
Dingo then demanded Drought leave, to which Drought did. Her parents said that they blamed themselves for this, to which she was confused. They thought that homosexuality was a mental illness, and simply needed to be treated. Camel shook her head and sobbed, screaming at them and threatening them with her barb, saying they didn't understand her nor love her nor care for her. Dingo and Mirage were eventually able to calm Camel down and sent her to her room. 
For a year and a half, Dingo made Camel undergo intense therapy in order to "rid of her mental disease" and was forced to never leave the house for fear of Drought's "terrible influences." Camel eventually was fed up with the "therapy", and snuck out at night in a cloak and snuck into Drought's house. Drought was very alarmed and overjoyed when the two reunited, and wrapped Camel in a hug. Camel then asked if she could stay a few nights, to which Drought happily accepted. 
The next morning, Camel went downstairs to see Cactus on the living room floor, dead. Camel froze in place at the sight of the dead SandWing, while Drought ran to her father's corpse. Through tears, Drought explained that her father had contracted a disease a few months ago, and that she was trying to take care of him to the best of her ability, but it was apparently not enough. Camel had no idea what to say as she watched her girlfriend weep over her father's body. Just then, police marched in, saying that they were here to search for Camel, who was thought to be kidnapped. However, they were caught off at the horror of sight of Drought lying by the body. Believing she killed him, a police officer lunged at Drought. Camel instinctively retaliated, and impaled her barb into the heart of the police man, marking her first kill. Horrified, Camel grabbed Drought's talons and flew away from the town. 
=== Early Adulthood ===
After leaving their city, Drought and Camel became nomads, traveling all over the desert to escape from the law. One especially hot and dry day in 4967 A.S., when Drought was eight and Camel was nine, a SandWing messenger approached their tent, which at the time was settled a few miles from Jerboa's house. When Camel saw the SandWing, she threatened to stab him in the eyeballs, and demanded he left their property. The SandWing begged for mercy, at which point Drought came outside. Drought gently demanded to be nice, and Camel nodded and firmly asked the dragon what he wanted. The dragon said that a new queen now rules the SandWings, Queen Oasis, and that she wants to hold records of all inhabitants in her territory. 
Camel immediately refused, knowing they'd be thrown in jail for murder if they revealed their identities. Camel turned around and began to walk back towards their tent, went she was hit in the back of the head with a club and she lost consciousness. Camel woke up a day or two later in jail, with Drought sleeping by her side. She attempted to stand up, but failed as she chained to the ground.
A few hours later, a few guards strode in. Drought instantly woke up when she heard the jail door open up. Camel growled at the guards, and threatened to attack, although she knew very well they had the uppertalon. The guards ignored her threats and picked up her and Drought's chains. They then brought them to the queen, where they bowed and left the two with the queen. Oasis kindly addressed them by name, to which Camel inquired how she knew them. Drought then quietly said that she told the guards before then, and then apologized, saying she was scared. Camel felt angry for a brief moment, but it turned to pity. She entwined her tail with Drought's and then reassured her in was okay. 
The queen then cleared her throat, successfully regaining the attention of the two. Drought bowed deeply, and Camel followed in her talonsteps, kneeling toward the queen. Oasis then stood up from her throne, saying that Drought had been proven innocent a few years ago, after a autopsy, had discovered he died of disease. She then said that Drought is no longer wanted and is free of any charges. Drought nodded and thanked the queen and then slowly sat up. Camel rose up and looked into the queen's eyes. Oasis then slowly encircled Camel, peering at her semi-muscular body as she explained that military was low, and few dragons were willing to join it. She then said that she wanted Camel to join the army. She said that she didn't kill out of bloodthirst or sadistic feelings, rather out of protection for the one she loved most. She said she fought fiercely, better than any untrained dragon she'd ever seen, and better than most trained dragons. Camel then inquired how she saw them that day. The queen then explained that those "policeman" were actually a small portion of the Royal Guard, and that she was there with them on a tour of the city when they decided to investigate all houses after some bakers reported their daughter, Camel, was kidnapped. She then chuckled, shaking her head, and remarked how the dragon she killed was her father, the king. 
Camel gasped and apologized, saying she had no clue he was the king or her father. Oasis laughed, as if it were a joke. She wiped a tear of laughter from her eye, saying her father was a stupid idiot who only cared about himself and treasure. She never liked him, and would've killed him had she been that brave. 
Oasis then said she wanted her in the army, and that she'd fight with much fire in her heart. Drought laughed, saying that was always Camel's dream. Camel then sternly whispered "shut up" to her girlfriend, and nodded at the queen, saying it would be an honor. Oasis then called the guards back in and commanded that thy be unchained. The guards initially questioned if it was safe to "let murderers loose" to which Oasis barked back, sternly asking if they were questioning her orders. The dragon quickly denied, grabbed the keys, and unlocked the chains on Camel and Drought. 
=== Marriage ===
A few years after working for Oasis, Camel was in the mess hall with her fellow guards. They were laughing and drinking and telling stories about how they drove off some SkyWings sneaking into the SandWing's side of the Great Five-Tail River. Camel then walked up to the bar, ordering a bottle of beer. The bartender passed her a bottle and she dropped some coins on the wooden counter. She took a sip, and caught Drought in the corner of her eye, wondering around in the mess hall. Drought then spotted Camel, and ran over to her. Camel inquired what she was doing here, and that only staff members were allowed. Drought then laughed, and said she got a job as the royal medic, and now she got all the VIP perks. 
Camel laughed, saying that it wasn't VIP; it was big responsibility to take care of the royal family medically. Drought nodded. Camel then jabbed a black leather neck pouch around Drought's neck, inquiring where she got that and what was inside. Drought then said that Oasis gave it to her, and it contained herbs and medicine. Camel just nodded, and asked if she wanted a drink to celebrate. Drought replied, saying, "Nothing alcoholic. I think I'll take some camel milk, though." Camel then insisted she try an adult drink, since this was so big of a deal. Drought then shrugged, saying she'll take a small cup of champagne, nothing much. Camel nodded and then ordered from the bartender. After they finished their drinks, Drought inquired if Camel could come outside. Camel nodded, and they flew just outside of the stronghold.
Once outside, Camel inquired what Drought needed. Drought then took a diamond ring out of her neck pouch, and slowly said, "Camel, you've been there for me through the ups and downs. You were like a sister to me when we were little. Then we became more. I- I love you, Camel. More... more than anything or anyone. Will... will you marry me?" Camel was shocked. She did not expect this. She stuttered for a few minutes, speechless with shock. Finally, she was able to accept after a few minutes. 
After a few months of planning with the help of their friend Oasis, Camel and Drought had their wedding hosted at the royal church. A few minutes before walking down the aisle with Drought, Camel poked her head from behind the curtain to see lots of dragons sitting down on benches, and a preacher impatiently waiting up front. She nervously bit her lips, and Drought pulled her back and reassured her everything would be fine. Drought then opened up her talon and placed a platinum and silver horn ring on her right horn. Drought then gently kissed Camel on the cheek, saying everything would be fine. Camel then nodded in agreement. 
The two then entwined their tails together and walked slowly down the aisle, with elegant piano music playing in the background. Camel peered around the audience, unable to keep her eyes at one spot. After what felt like an hour but was only a few minutes, the two finally reached the front and then sat on either side. The preacher then adjusted his glasses and opened a thick scroll. Camel twitched her talons, looking out at the audience. Drought took Camel's talons in hers and squeezed gently, nodding reassuringly. 
After the preacher finished reading the scroll, they wrote down all their vows. The preacher then asked if Drought would take Camel as her spouse, to which Drought said the famous two words: "I do." The preacher then asked Camel, who hesitated, knowing this was big, and wondering if she really wanted a lifetime commitment. She pondered in her head; she loved Drought, but was unsure if their relationship should be taken so far... Camel gulped and looked at the audience, to the preacher and back to Drought. Drought smiled and nodded, as if silently saying, "I'm here for you. No matter what choice you make. I'll always love you." Drought's smile rushed back all the memories they had for all the years they'd been together; and then she realized, yes, she wanted this. More than anything. She inhaled and nodded, and looked into the preacher's black eyes, saying "I do." The preacher then nodded and said the words Camel had wanted to hear for years, "You may now kiss the bride." Drought did not hesitate, and she leaned forward and kissed Camel. She then closed her eyes, absorbing and appreciating the moment, entwining her tail with Drought's, and wrapping her arms around Drought's neck.
=== Death of Oasis ===
In 4992 A.S., Camel, along with a few hundred SandWing soldiers, were sent to occupy the Great Five-Tail River in order to remove illegal SkyWing occupants in the SandWing side of the River. The soldiers rather easily took on the SkyWings and drove them out of the territory, with no soldiers lost. After a party, most soldiers returned to the Stronghold, while some stayed to protect the city. Camel was amongst the ones returning home. She flew into the courtyard, and was devastated to see her friend, Oasis, dead in the sand with a scavenger claw in her eye and her barb cut off. Camel twisted her head around to see two scavengers riding away on horses. 
Camel ran after the scavengers, roaring furiously. She breathed a huge plume of fire at the scavengers, sending them flying and killing one of the horses. She was then blinded by smoke and sand, and the two assassins ran away on the one remaining horse. Drought then flew to Camel, who was luckily not far out from the Stronghold walls. She took out some bandages and cream, assuring Camel it would be fine and she could work on those wounds. Camel roared furiously, saying that they killed Oasis. Drought nodded slowly, saying she knew. Camel began to cry, helping her eyes clear of sand. Drought gently asked Camel to open her eyes as much as possible, and Camel opened up her bloodshot eyes. Drought then put away the medical supplies in her neck pouch, saying just to blink a bit and she'll be fine.
Camel nodded, and the two flew back to the Stronghold. They saw all the staff huddled around the body of deceased queen, murmuring about what would happen to the kingdom. Princess Burn then stepped forward, her tongue flicking in and out. She announced scavengers have killed the queen, and that a new dragon must rise up to the position of ruler: her. She explained she was the strongest, largest and oldest of all the heirs, and was about to challenge her anyway, and would've no doubt won. Princess Blister then stepped in, saying she was the most intelligent and was going to challenge the queen anywho. Blaze then stepped forward, saying she was the prettiest and the youngest, so she would have the longest reign. Camel did not feel any were fit to be queen, but she knew these were her only options. She thought a strong queen who was willing to battle on the field would be the best option, and became the first dragon to ally with Burn. She then yelled out her opinion, saying she believes Burn would be the most fit queen. Drought asked what Camel was doing, and Camel explained this was the best choice. Drought said that she was with Camel to the end, and entwined tails with her wife. 
The two then walked towards Burn and bowed, referring to her as the rightful queen. Burn smiled sinisterly, telling them they made the proper choice and demanding they rise up. They did so, and stood beside the younger but larger dragon. Blister then demanded all the dragons there make their choice, or they will be killed. Majority of the SandWings cautiously approached Blaze, while some approached Blister, and some chose Burn. Burn then nodded, saying they would settle it in combat. Blister and Blaze were horrified, and they both knew they could never defeat their sister in combat. Blister then suggested a war. Burn did comment on how a war sounded lovely and fun. Burn then roared, commanding her soldiers to attack. Drought instinctively slunk back, and backed up, horrified as her wife leapt at a fellow soldier allied with another sister. 
Burn swung around, hovering her barb above Drought's eye. She then asked if she was loyal to her or not, to which Drought immediately replied that she was. Burn then commanded she help drive her sisters out of the Stronghold so that she could run it as her own. Drought then nodded and ran into the fight. A SandWing instantly pinned her down. Camel then ran into her attacker, knocking them off of Drought. She then wrestled with the dragon, and ended up stabbing him in the throat with her barb. Camel then yelled at Drought, asking what she was doing. Camel drew out a concealed dagger from within her armor plates, and handed it to Drought. She then told Drought to use this as her weapon, and Drought nodded. Camel then commanded she stay by her side. Camel then lunged at another dragon, ripping open his throat with her bare claws. 
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