The Pit of Vipers

== Prologue ==
Thunder echoes through the dense trees as rain falls upon the forest floor. In the heart of the Sky Kingdom, a dragonet, about four years old, is listening for any sign of movement as he guards the egg next to him. He is in a small cave on top of a mountain, with vines placed specifically to hide the cave from unwanted visitors. Swishing his tail back and forth lightly, he awaits his parents’ return. 
    His mother was the one that visited him most often. She knows how to blend in and sneak around much better than his father can. But today, no one has arrived, and the dragonet sits alone, like he has been for the past 3 days. He refuses to let himself sleep, knowing that at any moment someone could find him and his unhatched sibling and kill them easily.
    It’s slowly getting harder and harder for him to keep his eyes open. He readjusts his position, trying to sit up straight so that he doesn’t fall asleep. It doesn’t work, however.
    It is dusk now and he has slept for almost an entire day. The egg must have hatched overnight, as there were eggshell pieces scattered everywhere. Frightened, he looks around for the dragonet, only to find his newly hatched sister asleep next to his tail.
    Her scales are bright red-orange like that of a garnet gemstone, with yellow flame-like patterns on her face, which is dotted in brown freckles. She has white patterns on her talons and wings that seem to glow in the dark.
    The older dragonet smiles, but his happiness is short-lived. His face falls as he realizes that it has been almost four days since his parents have come back to the cave. The longest time they had ever gone before was less than two days. He wants to go to the village to look for them, but knows he can’t leave his newly-hatched sister all on her own.
    He knows that him and his sister need to have food, and their supply has nearly run out completely. He tells her sternly to stay put, even though he knows that she doesn’t understand it.
…
    The small dragonet watches as fire crackles in the burning city far below. The air both tastes and smells like smoke, and she can hear faint screams of the dragons in the town. Something bad had happened, and deep down inside of her, she knew exactly what it was.
    Her brother was dead.
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