Feathers and Frost

=Feathers and Frost=
By AntarticaThunderWing
==Prologue==
The stars glittered in the subtlety blue tinted night sky, The three moons, one gibbous, two crescents, shone down upon the estuary near where the sand, sky, and ice kingdoms met. Sound stood still, aside from the rustling of the grass and waving leaves in the subtle breeze, and faint wingbeats in the far distance. Starlight shimmered on two forms basking in the moonlight, one of them had their wing gently flung over the other, the dark blush feathers moving as the dragonets breathed. The pale yellow colored dragon had it’s head laid on the sunset colored dragon’s front claws with a subtle smile on it’s snout. The sunset colored dragon raised her head, blinking frequently. She stared at the moons, almost at their peak, and her calm expression saddened. She rose to her claws and opened her mouth into a wide yawn, and stretched her feathered wings out at an angle as to not hit the cream colored dragon. 
“Antartica.. Wake up…” She whispered. Antartica’s eyes slowly fluttered open, their royal blue irises gleamed alongside her black sclera, like a pool of water in the never ending void of space.
”Tanager…” Antartica gently laughed. “It’s still nighttime.. come on… lay back down…” Mumbled Antartica.
”I know.. but….. I’m worried… what if one of the guards checked my room and realized I’m gone? What if they told mother, and the entire royal army is searching for me? What if they find us?” Tanager fretted, pacing around the grassy landscape. 
“That doesn’t seem to logical.. and you know I’m not one for logic.” Antartica remarked, rubbing her eye as she rose back to her claws. “Even if they found us, I could scare them off. You know I can be pretty terrifying.” Antartica smirked.
”You could scare them as much as a baby mountain goat!” Tanager laughed, her worries temporarily aside because of Antartica’s idiotic confidence.
”What! Oh you!” Antartica pounced onto Tanager, the two of them rolling along the grass, dirt flying up from where their claws and horns scraped the ground. The two of them came to a stop, with Tanager standing over Antartica, loose feathers falling around them.
”See? I’m not phased at all! You’re too adorably stupid to be scary!” Tanager affectionately nipped Antartica’s ear, and Antartica gently pushed her off of themself, laughing as she stood.
”Tanager! I am not “Adorably Stupid”! You’re just… Admittedly Smarter than me. I bet that if we didn’t know each other so well, you’d be terrified by my intimidating spikes!” Antartica flared her wings, their pale blue membrane reminiscent of the sky on a day when the snow was falling upon the ice kingdom.
”Okay Fluffball.” Tanager joked, running her claws through the soft white fur on Antartica’s chest. 
“Feather duster.” Antartica shot back, smiling with their sharp white teeth, as if she had just said THE MOST creative thing in the world.
”Cinchilla chest!” Tanager laughed, throwing back her head, her feathers blowing in the subtle breeze. As she lowered her head she frowned once more. “I love you a lot okay? I’m sorry that we have to be.. so secretive.. if there was a way to change her mind I would.. but, as far as I can see, that’s not going to happen any time soon..” Tanager grasped Antartica’s talon and gently squeezed it. “I’m so sorry I have to cut this short.. but.. I’m just too worried that if we stay out any longer.. we’ll get caught..” She pulled Antartica towards her, wrapping her soft wings around them. “Until the wind stops, the feathers shall fly in the frost.” Tanager whispered in Antartica’s ear, gently pulling out of Antartica’s arms and turning around, lifting into the air, feathers falling down upon Antartica.
”And until the breeze falters, the frost shall carry the feathers..” Antartica whispered back, loud enough for Tanager to hear as she flew away. No matter what happens, I won’t let them get between us.. Because the wind.. shall blow forever.
==Chapter One==
The fire that haunts the birds
"There you are!" Tanager looked around the corner as she was attempting to sneak back into her room. "Your mother has been flipping out all night! Especially when you didn't show up when she summoned you, and we found you weren't even in your room!"
"Oh- I went on a walk, The moonlight and subtle breeze helps me clear my thoughts." Tanager looked at the visiting MudWing prince. He was supposed to be her fiancé, betrothed to her at a young age in return for a stronger alliance between the mud and sky kingdoms. He was Nice and Gentle and Tanager knew he was head over tails for her, and would do anything to keep her safe.. but she only saw him as a close friend. She had been trying to shoot hints that she only enjoyed his company platonically but he hadn't seemed to have caught on. And even if he had, her mother wouldn't likely break the agreement with Queen Quail just because of nonexistent romance. And even if she did, she'd probably replace the current fiancé, Prince Alligator, with another MALE suitor.
"Wait- She was worried about ME? My mother? She was worried for me?" Warmth started to form in Tanager's chest. Maybe she does still love me.. 
"Oh, yeah, but she did say if you didn't come back or were dead, she'd have no problem getting another heir. So I don't exactly know if she was th- Sorry, I um.. shouldn't have said that.." Tanager tried to smile somewhat genuinely as Alligator held one of her talons in his. 
"It's fine, I... I'm used to it by now." Tanager sighed, pulling her claw away suddenly, Looking out at the large expanse of the sky kingdom . I hope she made it back to her family safely.. She looked slightly to the right of the palace, and stared at the old arena for a moment. "Stories said that 70 years ago it was used for the queens entertainment, dragons would fight to the death in the sand pit, and once they won enough battles, the champion would come in and kill them with fire scales.... My great grandmother was... definitely a mess. Personality and Face wise." Tanager laughed for a moment, but then her face returned to her usually seen subtle frown. "Honestly I'm surprised mother hasn't started it back up again."
"Okay I know your mother isn't the Best queen, but she can't be THAT bad could she?" Alligator whispered. 
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