Stryke was almost hollow inside after losing his wife and having
his daughter merely rejected by her as well. He decided he would do
what he can for his daughter even with the pit in his stomach. ''I
will help with that. Hopefully more dragons will bond with the
people here and expand our connections.'' He smiled before heading
off to do as he said he would.
Kalores poked out her head, looking at Sapphire with surprise.
''Humans...accepting us?"
Rose smiled. "Thank you Father" she said as she looked around. She
was happy to have the dragons on their side, though wasn't happy
with the way her mother acted toward her or her father. It hadn't
been right.
Sapphire nodded. "Yes. Ratholas and I both ended up with a human to
bond with" she replied.
Ratholas cringed hearing Sapphire, as he knew he had to face the
humans. They just brought back terrible memories and he wasn't sure
how Sapphire was handling her emotions. He was a sensitive dragon
when it came to family.
Sarkany exploded with joy, running out with glee. ''Does that mean
I get to have all the sheep I ever want?!" She cried happily.
Kona came running back in despair. ''Rose! Rose!''
Kovu decided that he was going to help Rose's father as well when
he wanted his dragon back.
Sapphire shook her head. "You would need to ask the humans before
taking their food" she replied. "But please, follow me" she said as
she took off to the sky to get back to the village.
Rose looked over. "Kona, what is it" she asked rather worried.
Fang walked over to Styke and tilted his head before nuzzling the
retired leader. He was hoping to get a bond with a human.
Sarkany's excitement died as she looked at her mother with
disappointment. ''The humans will not give me a sheep. They will
just laugh at me.'' She grumbled.
Kalores rose up and nuzzled Sarkany, before placing her on her back
and grabbing Kanguard. ''Come on now, we are going to the human
village.''
Kanguard was surprised following after Kalores as she brought the
small dragon to her side. He spread his little wings and began to
fly after Kalores who followed Sapphire. He glances into Ratholas
cave seeing the other dragon firmly stay still.
Ratholas was trying to muster up his strength to go back to the
humans.
Kona was rather ragged and would have bruises the following day.
''They burnt down my hut!" She cried. ''Your mother sent men out
looking for you and this one returned...he attacked me...then he
burnt down the hut! Your mother told him!" She was in despair.
Stryke fell back on his back with a bright light nearly blinding
him. ''What was that?!"
Rose was shocked. "She did WHAT?! That's horrible! I will be sure
that we start rebuilding your hut, and we will make sure they cant
get to it" she replied.
Fang jumped back. *Ow, my muzzle. That hurt* he thought as he
rubbed his muzzle before he glanced at Styke. He moved quickly to
help get him back on his feet.
Kona smiled through her tears at Rose so thankful to have her as a
friend.”I cannot repay you for your kindness...I cannot. I do not
understand what is wrong with people and they just turn on you. I
should truly ask if you are alright. Your mother had to have blown
up on you to go after me. Oh, I hope I didn’t cause any of this.”
She glances around and noticed part of the villagers are
missing.
Stryke was beyond concerned when he heard Fang.”Am I thinking in a
different voice? Did that just change the voice in my head?” He
thanked Fang for helping him to his feet.”Thank you dragon, thank
you.” He was trying to get the voice back by talking to himself. At
least he thought he was talking to himself, he didn’t know too much
about bonds.
Stryke looked at Fang again, pointing at him. ''Can you talk?"
Kona shook her head before she realized the dragons. ''Oh my
goodness. Are you sure she wasn't angry other those?" She pointed
at Draig then looked at Fang hearing Stryke. ''You found the
dragons.''
Rose sighed. "My mother just left, so I would assume that it was
after I went to find them that this happened" she said as she
looked at the dragons. She saw Sapphire coming in to land and
smiled. "Oh, and I managed to get a bond with one" she replied.
"With their help, your hut will be built in no time."
Fang tilted his head. *Uh, normally when we talk you humans cant
understand us* he thought. *Unless...* His eyes lit up as he picked
up Stryke. *I got a bond with a human!*
Kona bowed her head with a small smile to Rose. ''I thank you, I
truly do. I tried to reason with them...but your mother didn't say
anything nor did the people with her.'' She sighed. ''I thank
you.'' She looked towards Sapphire, astonishment crossing her face.
She was amazed to know that Rose was able to bond with a dragon.
''Look, that one is bringing more dragons!'' She saw Kalores and
the various other dragons following Sapphire. ''Which one is yours?
The blue one?"
Stryke looked so excited hearing Fang and laughed. ''I can hear
you! We bonded! I bonded with a dragon! I bonded with you! I
bonded! What is your name, dragons have names of course! I am
Stryke, Rose's father. '' He had to be formal.
Rose nodded. "Her name is Sapphire. She is the leader of the
dragons. I guess our bond works because my father also just made me
leader of the tribe" she said as Sapphire walked over.
Fang smiled. *I cant believe I actually bonded with a human. My
name is Fang* he said and gave a toothy smile to show why with his
sharp fangs.
Kona looked shocked and grabbed Rose's hands out of the excitement.
''You are the tribe leader!? I am so happy you are finally the
leader! Your mother did not deserve the position compared to you!
How amazing! You are the Tribe Leader and this is the Dragon
Leader.'' She smiled releasing her hands. ''I am so happy for you.
You will lead this tribe into a wonderful direction.''
Stryke laughed looking at the teeth. ''You do have fangs!" He
chuckled. ''I welcome you here, Fang! Know that I would never hurt
a dragon and never have wanted to.'' He sighed. ''I promise... I
just thought dragons forever hated humans as you ignored us...turns
out you needed a bond! A fairy tale thought!''
Rose smiled. "Thank you Kona. Thanks to this bond we have, we will
be able to learn more about the dragons, and they can learn more
about us. Hopefully we will be able to keep peace now with their
help."
Fang chuckled. *Humans and dragons have a complicated history. Much
like what happened here some didn't like the bond that was shared
and that's what caused our wars.*
Kona watches Rose before she looks off at Sapphire, still amazed.
''Did Kovu get a bond?" She asked quietly. She was now worried that
he ran off after Rose received her bond and he did not.
Ratholas couldn't abandon his group and finally built up the
courage to go to the village. He was actually rather scared that
Kovu didn't want anything to do with him now.
Stryke shook his head hearing the tragic past. ''My wife hated
dragons and didn't believe in bonds. I can easily believe how
terrible the world was before. I hope the wars are over...You
dragons probably just retaliated after we went after you. I am
still sorry and I am sorry for what my wife thinks. I didn't think
this day was possible! I hope more bonds are made.'' He glances at
the other dragons and people joyfully greeting each other.
Stryke smiled softly at Fang as he agreed. ''She is a wonderful
person and I am proud that she is the leader now. I know this is a
wonderful thought to have dragons and humans on the same side, but
do you plan to stay in the village?" He asked. ''I am sure you used
to live in caves...maybe we can get you some type of house!"
Kona frowned a bit with a small nod. ''That is disappointing.'' She
then remembered and looked a little frightened. ''Is he gone?" She
asked quietly. ''The one that tried to marry you?"
Ratholas landed in the village, glancing around to see all the
mingling.
Kona sighed with some relief. ''Wonderful!'' She glances at
Ratholas who arrived before looking back at Rose. ''That is good.
You are now free to make all your decisions!"
Stryke smiled happily. ''Of course! You may live here as long as
you wish! What do you dragons eat? What do you dragons like to
sleep on! We have to make our guests comfortable!"
Rose smiled and nodded. "And it was Cyrus who killed the dragon"
she replied. "Gone for good. We gave Sapphire permission to kill
him if he came back to harm us."
Fang smiled. *We like meat, and fish, and we usually sleep on
rocks, though its not always the most comfortable.*