Silver-Tongued

Character Pages: Cloud, Pigeon, Oryx, more to come.
== Prologue ==
Pigeon hated being on night patrol. It was creepy, always hearing rustling then turning around and finding out it was just a raccoon. And it was worse, because it had rained the night before, so the air was moist and the grass was soggy. Espically since Pigeon was going to teach his daughter, Cloud, how to hunt owls that night. But nope. Pigeon's wife, Peaks, was watching over Cloud, so Pigeon had nothing to worry about. Besides the fact the dragonet was so... mischeiveous, and always got into trouble. She also could barely go a second without her mother.
Pigeon stopped thinking about his daughter, and more about his surroundings. Wet grass. Not a beatiful thing. It was also starting to rain, which was just lovely. The ginger SkyWing half ignored it as he continued his patrol. Rats scurried by his talons, and Pigeon tried to grab one for a quick snack. He grabbed one in one claw swipe, and ate it in one bite. Pigeon remembered how Cloud had caught a pet rat and named it Skitter. He also remembered she brought it to school, and one of her clawmates ate it. Pigeon didn't understand why his daughter was so obsessed with animals. But, not minding that, Pigeon continued. He flew up, finally glad to stretch his wings. He flew up, eyeing the owls that were flying to branches, and the bats flying to their caves. Then, Pigeon heard a rustle in the bushes.
Pigeon swiveled his head in the direction of the noise and his ears flared. If it was a raccoon, it would've hopped out and ran away by now. He held up his small, candle-lit lantern and walked near the bush. Between the flickers of the light, he could make out what seemed to be a horn decorated with various things- horn rings, necklaces, and the like. His eyebrows furrowed as he set the lantern down, staring at the part. He crouched down, getting ready to pounce.
Just before Pigeon attacked, the dragon rose up from the foliage. "No need to attack," the SandWing said. "I do not come with a harmful mindset nor a bad intention." Pigeon stood back upright, slightly confused and with a strong sense of deja-vu. "Do I know you?" He asked, and the rough-looking SandWing shrugged. "Maybe? [...] Regardless, I'm general Oryx from the SandWing kingdom." "Ah," Pigeon said. "That's why you're familiar. Why are you here, exactly?" "Private matters." Oryx replied, putting a claw up to his snout in a shushing method.
Pigeon nodded. He assumed it had something to do with Queen [PLACEHOLDER] though wasn't sure. It could be something with the military, seeing this dragon is a well-respected general. But if it was private, it couldn't be good.
The sun was coming down, and Pigeon knew his night patrol was over. He flew back to the palace, then as fast as a lightning bolt, everything faded to black, and Pigeon could feel his body being dragged against the grass. He felt water surround him, and ripples fill his lunges. He ripped his eyes open, and gasped for air.
He swam out of the river he had been thrown in, and pounced on his captor. "I knew it! I knew you were evil!" Hissed Pigeon. "You tricked me! How could you?!" Oryx kicked Pigeon's skull, making his neck bleed furiously. Pigeon bit Oryx's wing, and got slammed against a tree. Pigeon let go of Oryx's wing, and launched himself off the tree, clawing Oryx's neck.
But, before he could land the finishing strike, Oryx grabbed Pigeon by the neck, and slammed him into the ground. Pigeon lay on the floor, limp but still breathing. "Hrmph. I hope you know, I'm not here for you. I'm here for your precious daughter." Hissed Oryx. "She's the only thing blocking me from my plans. Thanks to my friend, I know that." Pigeon struggled violently. "But of course, I'm not killing a dragonet. That would be cruel." Oryx took out a string with a golden object on it. "You will forget all about this..." He said.
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Pigeon flew home, and walked in the door to Cloud and his wife, Peaks. The small hatchling ran at Pigeon, and burried her face into his neck. "Daddy!" Cloud squealed. "Hello sweetie," Said Pigeon. "Did you sleep well?" CLoud nodded. Peaks waved at Pigeon. My family is safe. Cloud is safe. We are safe. Everyone is safe...
== Chapter 1 ==
Cloud couldn't wait! She finally got to go on her first school field trip! Cloud and her clawmates were going to visit Possibility for a week, because there was a new museum there that had rooms they could sleep in. Cloud wasn't that popular. She still had some friends, but wasn't considered popular. Her friends were named, Fody, Blackbird, and Hestia. Blackbird was part NightWing, and he could tell the future and had emotion sensing. Fody and Hestia were both just SkyWings like Cloud. One time, Blackbird had a vision right before lunch that he forgot his lunch bag at home. And he was right, and had to eat the school food. Roasted birds.
Cloud giggled out loud when she thought of that moment. The only things Cloud was going to miss when she left for the field trip, where her parents, and the mountains. Cloud also hoped that they would get some times to stretch their wings on the field trip, since Cloud loved to fly, and wouldn't like the idea of going on a field trip where you had to stay inside the entire time.
"Whoa! Cloud, watch out!" Called Fody, as Cloud almost slammed head first into a tree due to being lost in memories and thoughts. She whirled around and dodged it at the last moment though, losing her balance slightly. "Haha! 'I can fly' she says. 'I'm such a good flyer' she says." Laughed Fody. "Oh, pfft. Like you didn't get flung against a mountain because of a gentle breeze." Cloud mocked back. "It wasn't a breeze! It was a whirlwind I tell you! A tornado! A hurricane! A-" Protested Fody. "Ok, ok I get the point." Chuckled Cloud.
Cloud flew up to Fody, and they glanced at the other six dragons in their class. There was Blackbird, and Hestia of course, but there was also Skydive, Robin, Cardinal, and Fury. Cloud wasn't friends with the last three. Skydive was considered the shy, introverted dragonet, while the other three were the popular, stuck-up kind of dragonet.
The teacher, Professor Smelt, motioned for the class to go down. Cloud looked down, and there it was. Possibility. The class flew threw the city, angling their wings so they didn't bump into any of the buildings, and landed next to a bigger building. "That must be the museum!" Whispered Cloud in excitement. "Hello, Mr. Balefire!" Greeted Smelt, dipping his head. "I've brought my class! They all seem so excited to spend the week here." Cloud saw Cardinal roll her eyes. "Well, greetings dragonets," Said Balefire warmly. "Come inside, come inside. I'll show you around. Hope you have a wonderful time at our History Museum." Cloud and the rest of the class stepped in.
When Cloud entered, she was amazed. It was a long, long hallway with rooms branching off with a sign above it, categorizing the contents inside. Archaeology, ancient history, and modernized history were some examples. Just then, Blackbird nudged her with a wing. “Cloud, you zoned out. The guide- erm- Mr. Balefire- is about to start talking.” Cloud nodded, then looked at Mr. Balefire.
Mr. Balefire cleared his throat, beginning to speak at the podium. “Good evening, dragonets! I’m Mr. Balefire, your guide for the week. I’m so pleased to have you all here for the week! This week, you will all have two guides per day. And of course, there will be a break between them. We don’t want your energy running out too fast!” He laughed, putting two talons together. “Regardless, take today to unpack and settle down, I know you all had a long journey here. Please pair up in two groups of three and a group of two- considering there are eight of you. Each room has three beds and a place for your personal belongings. The rooms are located in the very back on the left corridor. With that, you are free to go.”
Cloud stood up, looking at Fody and Hestia. “Should we pair up?” She asked. “For sure!” Hestia said, while Fody just nodded. Together, they walked to the end of the hallway and turned left, entering the corridor. “Which room should we take?” Fody asked, looking around. “Probably one of the rooms with a key outside of it.” Cloud said sarcastically. “Maybe the one beside us?” Hestia asked, gesturing to the door on their right. Cloud and Fody nodded, and Hestia picked the key up and unlocked the door. It was rather spacious- having enough room for all three of them to spread their wings at the same time.
They all entered, Hestia leading and Fody in the back. Cloud, again, was in awe. It was a room with beige-coloured walls bordered with a dark, wooden ornate feature.There was a hole in the wall for each bed, paired with a desk in front of it, behind the neighboring bed’s wall and a large metal locker on the other end. Bookshelves leaned against the left wall. “This is beautiful!” Cloud exclaimed. “This is much better than the school’s dorms for dragons who don’t live at home. Fody and Hestia nodded in agreement. “We should unpack.” Hestia noted, gesturing to the unopened cases of packed things. "Yeah." Cloud muttered, not excited to do something that mind-boggling.
== Chapter 2 ==
Cloud, Fody, and Hestia set up there items, and Cloud was suprised when a box filled to the brim with jewels came out of Hestia's bag. Cloud and Fody both stared at her in awe. "What?" Said Hestia like a box of jewels was normal. "My mother demanded I brought it so I could make sure everyone knew I was rich. My mother thinks that because my family is rich, we are better than everyone else." Hestia shrugged, then put the box in one of the shelves on her bed and locked the small wooden door thingy on it.
Cloud and Fody bothed shrugged and continued unpacking. When Cloud was digging through her bag, she felt a piece of paper. She pulled it out, and saw a picture of her when she was just a little hatchling. She giggled at it, knowing that her parents must have put that in her bag. "Whatcha got there Cloud?" Asked Fody walking over to Cloud. Cloud quickly tucked the photo back into her bag. "Nothing." She said quickly. Fody giggled and said, "Alright. Suuuuuure."
"Is everyone done unpacking?" Asked Cloud, trying to change the subject. "Yeah." Said Fody and Hestia. "Wanna go visit the other groups?" Suggested Cloud, gesturing to the door. "Lets go see Blackbird. He's probably with Skydive, since they both won't talk to each other." Laughed Fody. Cloud nodded, and the three walked out the door.
They turned the corner, and opened the door in room 'number one.' The door creaked and they stepped in. There was Blackbird, his midnight scales shining in the room. Next to him was Skydive, who had blue IceWing scales. He seemed to not notice when Fody, Hestia, and Cloud came in. "Hi." Blackbird said nervously. Skydive looked over, then turned around and continued unpacking. "How's it goin?" Asked Hestia. Blackbird gave the three a thumps-up and left it at that.
"Wanna go visit the other group?" Asked Cloud. "You mean Robin, Cardinal, and Fury?" Asked Hestia, narrowing her brow. "You know they broke your wing once, right?" "When I was three!" Cloud snorted. "I can defend myself much better now, thank you very much." Hestia rolled her eyes, and the group went to room 'number three.' They opened the door, and saw two dragons unpacking, while one, who Cloud recognized as Robin, layed around doing nothing. "What are you doing here?" She snapped.
"Just saying hi," Said Fody. "Why aren't you unpacking yourself?" "Because I don't want to," Robin hissed. "But-" Cloud started, before Robin interrupted her. "Just shut your stupid snouts and get your messy misfit talons away from me!" Barked Robin. Cardinal mumbled something that sounded like, "Wow, that was a little intense." Cloud put one talon in the room, and Robin glared at her but said nothing. Hestia and Fody stepped in the room, as well. Robin grumbled something.
The three walked up to Cardinal and Fury and helped them unpack. "Hey." Fury whispered to Cloud. "Don't get on Robin's nerves. I've seen what she can do. And let me tell you, its not pretty."
Cloud gulped quietly, and saw that Cardinal and Fury both had long scars on them. Must be from Robin, Thought Cloud skeptically. Or maybe it was just an accident. Come on Cloud, there is no way one dragon could be that bad. She thought about the stories of Queen Scarlet, and Darkstalker. ...ok, maybe some dragons.
Cloud, Fody, and Hesita had finished the three others unpack. They started walking out the room, but Robin grabbed Cloud's wing before she could. "Wha- hey!" Hissed Cloud, wincing as Robin's claws pierced through her wing. "You need to remember who the boss is around here Cloud," Snapped Robin. "Because its not you."
== Chapter 3 ==
The dragons were gathered in the Animus-Enchanted Objects and Events Room, eagerly awaiting the start of the tour. Balefire, their host, stood at the front of the room, his wings spread wide as he addressed the group.
"Welcome, students, to this most wondrous of places," he began. "Here, you will find objects and events that are enchanted with animus magic, the likes of which you have never seen before."
The dragons looked around the room, their eyes wide with wonder. The walls were lined with displays and exhibits, each one more fascinating than the last. There was a glowing crystal ball that could answer any question, a set of enchanted armor that would protect the wearer from harm, and even a mirror that showed the viewer their deepest desires.
As Balefire led them through the room, explaining each item in turn, the dragons couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. They had heard tales of the Animus-Enchanted Objects and Events Room, but they had never imagined it could be so spectacular.
But as the tour went on, tensions began to rise. Robin, one of the SkyWings, began to make snarky comments about Cloud's friends, much to the latter's annoyance. At first, Cloud tried to ignore the jibes, but as they continued, he found himself growing more and more agitated.
Finally, he turned to face Robin, his wings flared in anger. "What's your problem, Robin?" he demanded. "Why are you always talking trash about my friends?"
Robin shrugged, a smug grin on his face. "I just don't see what's so great about them. They're not as cool as you think they are."
Cloud felt a surge of anger rise up in his chest. "You don't know anything about them," he spat. "You're just jealous because you don't have any real friends of your own."
The two SkyWings continued to argue, their voices rising higher and higher. Balefire tried to intervene, but before he could, Cloud and Robin had come to blows.
The fight was brutal, with both SkyWings landing several powerful blows. Cloud had a bloody snout and a bruised cheek, while Robin had a split lip and a black eye. The other dragons looked on in horror as the two of them grappled with each other, their wings flapping wildly.
Finally, Balefire managed to pull them apart, his eyes blazing with fury. "This behavior is unacceptable," he thundered. "You two are fellow students, and you will treat each other with respect. I am extremely disappointed in both of you."
Cloud and Robin looked ashamed, their wings drooping. They had let their tempers get the best of them, and now they had injured each other. Balefire's words stung, and the other students looked on in silence.
As the tour continued, the mood was tense and uncomfortable. Balefire continued to explain each item, but there was a sense of unease in the air. The dragons tried to focus on the wonders around them, but the memory of the fight hung heavy in their minds.
As they left the Animus-Enchanted Objects and Events Room, Cloud couldn't help but feel a sense of regret. He had let his anger get the better of him, and now he had hurt someone else. He vowed to make it up to Robin somehow, but he knew that the memory of their fight would linger for a long time to come.
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