Lily P.O.V
We spent the night at the castle and in the morning an hour before dawn we got up and called to Aradace. After a moment she appeared and landed outside next to the stables where we were waiting.
I had requested the workers to start building a deck outside my window that Aradace could land on, even when she got bigger. I told them to make it huge. They started yesterday and already were making good progress.
I looked up at Aradace and she bent her head to my level. She said "I'm ready. The Sorceress gave me two packs to give to you and Blueblood. They are big packs but she said they shouldn't weigh an ounce.
" we both nodded and I looked towards Blueblood. He looked nervous. I grabbed his hand and Aradace bent as low as she could. We then hopped on her shoulder and slid into her back. We got comfortable and I signaled Aradace to go.
She lifted off the ground with two wing beats and started moving forward with another two. Blueblood had a tight hold on my waist and after a moment of flying he relaxed. Aradace was a very smooth flyer. After about an hour of flying.
Blueblood said "we need to go more to the right, you see towards the mountains." indeed I could see, the mountains were tall like ghosts, there must be fog. I turned Aradace and put her on course.
We should reach the mountains by nightfall. We had decided that I should go to Blueblood Castle and we could start there. I felt that was the best way. Because the scroll did say that it lay in rock. And in the mountain there are billions of tons of rock.
We flew for a while before any of us said anything. I finally said "What is your kingdom like Blueblood?" he shrugged and said "Its actually a lot like yours, though the villages are more closely compact.
The king Spike, my dad, is pretty strict on laws but he's a very heartwarming guy and doesn't care much for formality, he makes friends with all his people. He's very loved. My mother. She's a bit crazy. She cares a lot for people she's close to and a bit overly motherly at times. You would probably like her.
She loves little kids, she cares for almost all of the villagers. We rarely see her bad side other than if she sneaked a cookie from our cooks famous cookie supply. I also have a brother... He's a year older and he loves to mess my life up. He's hurt every woman that I've come to love but I won't let him near you. Even if I have to kill him.
I turned to look at him and his face was shadowed by hatred for his brother. I asked "what is his name? He said "his name is Mike.
(Like you're going to say Abu Aladdin's monkey but you but an 'M' in the form. 'Z' is silent.)
I looked at Blueblood and said "your parents were not too happy when the named you Mike, like it or not a child should not
be named.
Ruler of death castle."Blueblood looked down and nodded. "It fuels his anger too, especially because once they had me they named me Blueblood, Ruler of the skies.
He hates the fact that mother and father always seemed to like me more even though I always tried to make it equal for him..." now he ruins my life and he also has tried to murder me.
He wanted to poison me with my food but one of the maids mixed up my plate and another person's plate and when they had taken a bite realized the food was not theirs, they tried to give it back to me but he fell on the floor wreathing around and eventually died. Everyone knew the plate had been for me, my father and mother wouldn't let anyone come near me for weeks. It was like Rapunzel except I'm a guy."
he looked at me and smiled, the smile never really reached his eyes. I said "I'm really sorry about your brother... I just wish I had a brother. My parents couldn't birth a boy. They tried for years and years but it either ended with a miscarriage or the child was born still. That or the baby suffered afterward I don't think my mother ever had a child other than me.
I was the only baby that survived well enough to grow up. My mother and father always spoiled me, but they wanted me to be good, so they gave me lessons, they taught me about the history and about lore, they showed me how to be gentle and how to be kind. But best of all they fought me about how to love.
They showed me and they told me about it. They said it was an object that needed to be cared for. Nourished every day and checked on every second of every day. I grew up strong. I quickly learned about friendship too
. I even learned how to fight by one of our most trusted and best assassin." I felt like I was rambling on so I stopped and looked at Blueblood. His eyes were wide and he seemed to be inhaling the information like it would keep him alive.
I said "Sorry, I just kept talking, felt like I was going to go on forever." he shook his head and said "I love the way you talk about that stuff, it's like you treat everything as if it was a person that could talk back to you.
It's beautiful..." I looked back up at Blueblood, he was too sweet. I blushed and squeezed both my legs and Aradace started her decent. My dragon was so graceful. We landed in a clearing next to a creek.
It was a very pretty setting. I started walking towards the creek when it happened. I started to sink. It was weird I didn't feel it until I couldn't move my leg forward. I let out a gasp and Blueblood shouted in alarm. I sank and then all of the sudden the ground opened and I fell.
The last thing I saw was Aradace flying to me whimpering in anguish. Then all I saw was black as My head hit an outcrop while I fell.
Blueblood P.O.V
Lily started to sink. I knew something was wrong. I started towards her but my foot sank down and I stopped.
Aradace started flying towards Lily but I knew she wouldn't be there in time. I could only watch helplessly as Lily fell with a gasp and Aradace roared in fear for Lily.
I found rocks to step on and eventually made my way to the hole. I saw Lily on the floor a good 20 feet down. I looked to Aradace and she was almost going crazy.
I felt something in my heart waver and I knew something was wrong with Lily. I got on Aradace and said "glide down, it's big enough. She jumped and for a moment we were free falling.
Once we touched the ground I jumped off and ran to where Lily lay. I picked her up and cradled her to my chest.
She stirred but other than that she was out. I checked for any broken bones and found that Lily had a huge knot on her head. I bet it hurts. I stood and looked around.
I looked at Aradace who was studying the surroundings After a minute there was a light filling her chest. It got brighter and brighter til suddenly she spewed fire and lit almost all the torches on the wall.
I glanced thankfully at Aradace. Aradace came over and laid her wing down almost flat on the ground. I laid Lily on the wing and gently made her comfortable. After a while, she stirred.
Lily P.O.V
I slowly opened my eyes. My head throbbed and I couldn't move very well. I opened my eyes fully and looked around.
We were laying on the wing of my dragon. I looked to my left and found nothing there but darkness. I looked to my right and found a very tired Blueblood sleeping next to me.
I yawned and said "hey sleepy head..." at the sound of my voice Blueblood stirred. When he opened his eyes He whispered " Blueblood? Are you really awake? Oh, Blueblood..." he leaned over and gave me a tight hug. He was gentle though.
After a minute Aradace woke and pulled her head around she said " Blueblood I'm so glad you're awake! I'm so sorry I couldn't reach you in time... I'm sorry, I'm such a bad dragon, I can't even take care of my rider..."
she said those words with sorrow behind them. I reached out a hand and touched her cheek.
I said "do you think I will grow to look back at this moment just to think wow I can't believe my dragon didn't save me. She is so bad. No Aradace. I will look on this moment and think.
What would've happened if I didn't have such good partners? You both have saved my life. I could have been bleeding out and freezing to death without it you guys.
No one would have ever noticed. Aradace seemed satisfied with what I said so I looked around and slowly got to my feet. For a moment I stood shakily but I soon got used to being upright. We were in some sort of temple.
I turned to Aradace and Blueblood.
"Where are we?"