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“I asked you to stay close Helios.” Nimera said authoritatively when she saw the recognizable pair of vertical, curved horns finally resurfacing from the woods. It was still a relief to have him back though.
“Come one, you know that humans don’t come here. If they come to the south, they always go to one place only.” He replied like it was nothing, and bored of getting scolded. But it was for his own good!
“I only agreed to accompany you at the condition you’ll obey me. So don’t question what I say to you. Humans or not, you stay close, that’s all.”
“But I smelt a deer not far from it. I’m sure I could catch it. I know one or two whose feeding day is due soon.”
“You stay close, that’s all!”
It was hard to be mad at him; the dragoness understood very well his fascination for the world and all it carried. It was proper to his age of newly matured dragon. He had grown up so fast… It was now, more than ever, that she had to stay on her guards with him. Curiosity led to imprudence. Imprudence may lead to a grim fate. On that extent, it was a good thing his green scales blended in with the leaves. But his horns were definitely too visible.
It was best not to repress his desires to explore, for he might still go behind her back. But she could at least keep an eye on him and hope for the troubles to stay away from them. Because she knew Helios wasn’t only motivated by curiosity. It was obvious he wanted to fit in; his desire to hunt for others wasn’t as innocent as it looked. It was only one more reason to keep a close watch on him, the desire of approval was the sneakiest of all motivations.
Worries aside, it was somehow heartwarming to see him so enthusiastic about his surroundings. It was the first time she agreed to let him get out there, and he was fascinated with the smallest leaf he could see. Nature always was appealing to their kind, more than living at the mountain.
It was in moments like this that the dragoness could forget about their condition, and simply enjoy life. But this moment of freedom and innocence was short lived, as a bright light brought her back to reality.
Not far behind the trees, probably around the shore, a lightning struck the ground with no sound, making both dragons freeze in fear. It was followed by a silent shockwave that blew through them. Where… did that come from?! What was it?!
“N-Nimera… There are no clouds in the sky… What was that?”
“I was wondering the same… Lightnings are usually deafening too…” she replied with honesty, feeling stress invading her. “We should go back to… hey wait!”
But it was too late, the green dragon was already running toward the source. Feeling her heart fill with a deep anxiety, the dragoness didn’t think it twice before going after him. She knew it was a bad idea to take him out there!
If it wasn’t a normal lightning, the second option was a human deed. And this fool ran right to it! He was fast, and she wasn’t used to avoid the low branches anymore, after sticking at the mountain for so long. She broke them on her race, the smaller simply slapping her light blue scales. But she wouldn’t stop, despite the danger for herself. She only caught up on him when she found him hiding behind a rock, spying on something beyond.
“Never run away like this again! It could be a hu…”
“Shhh!” he replied with a gesture of his paw, not even looking at her.
She was about to tell this young scaly head to never talk to her like that, but her worries surfaced again. A curious mind like his, not caring about risks, telling her to keep silent? It instantly made her wonder what he was looking at.
Walking to him, she rose her head above the rock to get a sight…
And she immediately ducked and forced his head down with a paw, to make him stay behind the cover of this rock.
“A human!” She whispered in panic. “Helios, we’re going to turn back silently, and get back to the mountain!”
“No wait, look at him. Something’s off.” He replied, ignoring the danger once again.
“Helios I told you…”
“But look at him! Please, look at him. He’s not awake. Just look, there’s something strange with this one.”
She frowned, but she had to admit he tickled her curiosity. Helios had only seen humans a few times in his life. And despite the danger they represented, despite seeing them committing atrocities, he asked a lot about them. Like a misplaced curiosity. If he had noticed something strange, it might worth a glance.
“Okay, but stay down.” She ordered with a sigh.
Her best hope was to see nothing, and effectively bring him back, safe and sound, to where they belonged. Away from that human. Scared and watchful, she slowly rose her head above the rock to look at this monster Helios was so fascinated with.
A human indeed, laying on the shore, probably asleep. He didn’t move a muscle. Assuming he was asleep rather than dead kept her on her guards. Strangely, he didn’t wear the usual hood. It could have been a bit odd but she knew it wasn’t attached to their skin, he could have removed it.
No, the most intriguing was especially the fact that his clothes were something she never saw before. Humans preferred clothes covering the ugly white scars on their skin… Not only this one’s arms and face were visible, but carried absolutely no scar at first sight.
“And he has no sword with him. No weapon…” Helios spoke behind her ear.
“I told you to stay down!”
“But he’s unarmed. If he wakes up, we can always run away.”
She understood too late what he meant when he leaped over the rock. She tried to catch his tail to pull him back but it slipped away from her maw. Her jaws clacked on empty air, and she watched him getting to the sand ground with dread. He was getting closer and closer to the human. What an idiot! Even unharmed a human could be deadly!
He left her no choice but to follow him, in hope to call him back without waking the sleeping threat. But she simply couldn’t approach the body like her younger counterpart did with such uncaring attitude.
“Helios… Come back, don’t get any closer to him.” She begged him silently.
“But he’s got no scar! Neither on the left or the right side. It’s not a forewatcher or a shifter.”
“He could be a special, we don’t know much about them and they are the most dangerous. At least tell me he’s dead.”
“He’s still breathing. I hear him. He’s just unconscious.” Helios replied, inspecting the face of the human closely to Nimera’s despair. He then turned his head toward her with a big smile. “Imagine, if it is the first known human to not be either a forewatcher, a shifter or a special. It would be totally new!”
Nimera was about to beg him once more to get away from this monster, that even if it was new didn’t mean it was important or good. That he should think of his safety first.
But a weak moan was emitted by the lying body. And it began to move. The human was waking up. It was too late.
“I asked you to stay close Helios.” Nimera said authoritatively when she saw the recognizable pair of vertical, curved horns finally resurfacing from the woods. It was still a relief to have him back though.
“Come one, you know that humans don’t come here. If they come to the south, they always go to one place only.” He replied like it was nothing, and bored of getting scolded. But it was for his own good!
“I only agreed to accompany you at the condition you’ll obey me. So don’t question what I say to you. Humans or not, you stay close, that’s all.”
“But I smelt a deer not far from it. I’m sure I could catch it. I know one or two whose feeding day is due soon.”
“You stay close, that’s all!”
It was hard to be mad at him; the dragoness understood very well his fascination for the world and all it carried. It was proper to his age of newly matured dragon. He had grown up so fast… It was now, more than ever, that she had to stay on her guards with him. Curiosity led to imprudence. Imprudence may lead to a grim fate. On that extent, it was a good thing his green scales blended in with the leaves. But his horns were definitely too visible.
It was best not to repress his desires to explore, for he might still go behind her back. But she could at least keep an eye on him and hope for the troubles to stay away from them. Because she knew Helios wasn’t only motivated by curiosity. It was obvious he wanted to fit in; his desire to hunt for others wasn’t as innocent as it looked. It was only one more reason to keep a close watch on him, the desire of approval was the sneakiest of all motivations.
Worries aside, it was somehow heartwarming to see him so enthusiastic about his surroundings. It was the first time she agreed to let him get out there, and he was fascinated with the smallest leaf he could see. Nature always was appealing to their kind, more than living at the mountain.
It was in moments like this that the dragoness could forget about their condition, and simply enjoy life. But this moment of freedom and innocence was short lived, as a bright light brought her back to reality.
Not far behind the trees, probably around the shore, a lightning struck the ground with no sound, making both dragons freeze in fear. It was followed by a silent shockwave that blew through them. Where… did that come from?! What was it?!
“N-Nimera… There are no clouds in the sky… What was that?”
“I was wondering the same… Lightnings are usually deafening too…” she replied with honesty, feeling stress invading her. “We should go back to… hey wait!”
But it was too late, the green dragon was already running toward the source. Feeling her heart fill with a deep anxiety, the dragoness didn’t think it twice before going after him. She knew it was a bad idea to take him out there!
If it wasn’t a normal lightning, the second option was a human deed. And this fool ran right to it! He was fast, and she wasn’t used to avoid the low branches anymore, after sticking at the mountain for so long. She broke them on her race, the smaller simply slapping her light blue scales. But she wouldn’t stop, despite the danger for herself. She only caught up on him when she found him hiding behind a rock, spying on something beyond.
“Never run away like this again! It could be a hu…”
“Shhh!” he replied with a gesture of his paw, not even looking at her.
She was about to tell this young scaly head to never talk to her like that, but her worries surfaced again. A curious mind like his, not caring about risks, telling her to keep silent? It instantly made her wonder what he was looking at.
Walking to him, she rose her head above the rock to get a sight…
And she immediately ducked and forced his head down with a paw, to make him stay behind the cover of this rock.
“A human!” She whispered in panic. “Helios, we’re going to turn back silently, and get back to the mountain!”
“No wait, look at him. Something’s off.” He replied, ignoring the danger once again.
“Helios I told you…”
“But look at him! Please, look at him. He’s not awake. Just look, there’s something strange with this one.”
She frowned, but she had to admit he tickled her curiosity. Helios had only seen humans a few times in his life. And despite the danger they represented, despite seeing them committing atrocities, he asked a lot about them. Like a misplaced curiosity. If he had noticed something strange, it might worth a glance.
“Okay, but stay down.” She ordered with a sigh.
Her best hope was to see nothing, and effectively bring him back, safe and sound, to where they belonged. Away from that human. Scared and watchful, she slowly rose her head above the rock to look at this monster Helios was so fascinated with.
A human indeed, laying on the shore, probably asleep. He didn’t move a muscle. Assuming he was asleep rather than dead kept her on her guards. Strangely, he didn’t wear the usual hood. It could have been a bit odd but she knew it wasn’t attached to their skin, he could have removed it.
No, the most intriguing was especially the fact that his clothes were something she never saw before. Humans preferred clothes covering the ugly white scars on their skin… Not only this one’s arms and face were visible, but carried absolutely no scar at first sight.
“And he has no sword with him. No weapon…” Helios spoke behind her ear.
“I told you to stay down!”
“But he’s unarmed. If he wakes up, we can always run away.”
She understood too late what he meant when he leaped over the rock. She tried to catch his tail to pull him back but it slipped away from her maw. Her jaws clacked on empty air, and she watched him getting to the sand ground with dread. He was getting closer and closer to the human. What an idiot! Even unharmed a human could be deadly!
He left her no choice but to follow him, in hope to call him back without waking the sleeping threat. But she simply couldn’t approach the body like her younger counterpart did with such uncaring attitude.
“Helios… Come back, don’t get any closer to him.” She begged him silently.
“But he’s got no scar! Neither on the left or the right side. It’s not a forewatcher or a shifter.”
“He could be a special, we don’t know much about them and they are the most dangerous. At least tell me he’s dead.”
“He’s still breathing. I hear him. He’s just unconscious.” Helios replied, inspecting the face of the human closely to Nimera’s despair. He then turned his head toward her with a big smile. “Imagine, if it is the first known human to not be either a forewatcher, a shifter or a special. It would be totally new!”
Nimera was about to beg him once more to get away from this monster, that even if it was new didn’t mean it was important or good. That he should think of his safety first.
But a weak moan was emitted by the lying body. And it began to move. The human was waking up. It was too late.
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