*Stargazer started to zone out in her thoughts again, blankly
staring at the sunset with her wings drooping. Nightmare noticed
her expression and chuckled, remembering how often his own face had
that look when he was her age. He looks at Cryo, starting to get
very concerned by how long the IceWing's been unconscious for.
Stingray notices Nightmare's face and walks over to Cryo, putting a
talon on his neck.*
Stingray: …Well, he still has a pulse. It's been a while,
though. I'm a bit concerned for him.
Stargazer: I hope Cryo's alright. He's been unconscious
for hours. Do animus dragons normally have outburts like
that? I've never seen another animus do what he did before. Is
Frostbite missing me right now? Is Axolotl alright? And what about
Starfruit?
Nightmare: Calm down, Star. I'm sure everyone's perfectly
fine. You're getting too worked up.
Stargazer: Y-yeah, maybe you're right… *She turns to look at
Cryo, genuinely concerned for him.*
Frostbite's POV
*Iceberg giggled and let out another squeaky roar, poking at one
of Snowstroller's horns as Frostbite ran over and scooped him up in
his arms. The dragonet squirmed around angrily, trying to escape
his big brother's hold, and Wolf giggled at his show of
"ferocity".*
Iceberg: Hey! Put me down! I's gotta be scary and
fierce like my sister! *Iceberg rolled over and stared at
Snowstroller.* State your name and businesses! Don't make me go
all "raaaar" and frostbreathe on you!
Frostbite:*He tightened his grip on Iceberg, trying not
to drop him as he wiggles around and squeaks.* I am so
sorry, he's not usually- *Iceberg blows a puff of frostbreath in
Frostbite's face, making him drop him. As Frostbite rubs the ice
off of his snout, the young IceWing runs in front of Snowstroller
and snarls at her, trying to be menacing as he flares his small
wings.* …Like this.
Wolf, to Snowstroller: Seriously, who are you and why are
you here?
"Woah, why are you so agressive!? I'm Snowstroller... I've wanted
to visit this kingdom for a long time, but never got the chance to
do so. Until now..."
"What offering from the void could usurp the gift of life
already given? This place, right here! Is where we are meant to
be."
*Wolf finally takes notice of Snowstroller's appearance, and she
steps back in alarm as she remembers when Darkstalker tried to wipe
out the IceWing tribe with a plague. She stares at the smaller
dragon with a mixture of unease and suspicion on her face, circling
her like an orca herding seals together. Iceberg starts to toddle
around Snowstroller as well, mimicking his big sister's expression
and actions. Blizzard makes note of Wolf's reaction.*
Blizzard: Seems like someone else's finally noticed
Snowstroller's…uncanny similarities to Darkstalker. Why
hasn't Iceberg reacted? Maybe he's not old enough to know about
Darkstalker yet…
Wolf: A-an IceWing who's never been to the
Ice Kingdom? I find that incredibly hard to believe. Then
where did you hatch? If not from here, then
where?
Iceberg: Where- Oof!*Iceberg trips on Wolf's tail
and lands face-first in a snow poff, quickly getting up and shaking
snow off of his face and wings before climbing up his sister's arm
and sitting there, like an owl perching in a tree.*
Autumn's POV
*Autumn walked into the forest calmly, looking for Lotus. She
stopped every now and then to admire the flora around her; the
trees with their leaves gracefully swaying in the wind, the flowers
with their vibrant colors, and even some mosses and ferns growing
on fallen trees. She eventually finds Lotus, approaching her
slowly.*
Autumn: I-I'm here… What did you wanna, um, talk about?
Corvid's POV
*The NightWing/SkyWing hybrid could finally see the SkyWing
palace from where he was. He hadn't been flying for more than a few
hours or so, but he was always a fast flier. A murder of crows flew
beside him, cawing at him as if he were one of them. He did a
barrel roll and burst forward towards the Sky Kingdom, still
surrounded by the sleek black birds.*
"The old city of night... For... Some reason I am yet to
understand, IceWings tend to... Avoid me, to say the least. So I've
never made it to this part of Pyrrhia." She looked into the
distance, before glancing back at Wolf. "Wait, you recognized me as
an IceWing? Most people just call me ''that weird NightWing'
without taking a closer look."
"What offering from the void could usurp the gift of life
already given? This place, right here! Is where we are meant to
be."
*Wolf eyed Snowstroller suspiciously, taking closer notice of
her NightWing features. She stepped back at the mention of the City
of Night, and Iceberg clung to her shoulder tighter.*
Wolf: W-what?! The NightWing Kingdom was- No, never
mind. …Wait, did you say you're from the City of Night? But then
aren't you… *She narrows her eyes at Snowy.*IceWings aren't hatched in NightWing
cities. What are you hiding…?
Lotus looks at Autumn,she fiddles with her flower bracelet "I uhh
want to know more about you, and uhh bond with you" Lotus was
nervous "I-I never really went for walks in the forest with other
dragons,besides my husband" Lotus fiddles with her flower bracelet
even more and gives Autumn the salmon
Aloe saw Star gazer "h-hello! I don't think we met,my name is Aloe,
what's yours?"
Sage is still flying "I wonder where the ice kingdom is" Sage
eventually finds it "is this the right place?" Sage walks
around,curiously
Hummingbird sighs "Blackberry, I can be really shy sometimes"
*Autumn listened to what Lotus had to say, nodding every now and
then to show that she was understanding it. She gladly accepts the
salmon and takes a bite.*
Autumn: T-thank you. For the fish…
Stargazer:*She got pulled out of her thoughts by the
sound of Aloe's voice, twitching her wings back and
refocusing.* Huh? Oh, I'm Stargazer.
Wolf's POV
*Wolf stops circling Snowstroller for a moment, and Iceberg
flaps down next to her.*
Wolf: …I noticed. That explains who you are, but not
why you were spying on us.
Blizzard: I'm just… Gonna go take a nap. We flew for like,
two days or so to get here… *Blizzard walks off in the direction
of his home, and Frostbite watches him walk off before turning back
to the others.*
“I’ve wanted to know more about my tribe, you see. The cold is…
Refreshing.” She said, playing in the snow. “Is this true that
IceWings have like, magic and all?” She suddenly asked.
"What offering from the void could usurp the gift of life
already given? This place, right here! Is where we are meant to
be."
Sage was cold “I should just go back,my niece is probably just
exploring. Maybe I shouldn’t worry too much about her” Sage thought
about it for a moment “but it might take me two days to get back,so
I’ll just nap” Sage sleeps
Lotus smiles at Autumn
Aloe smiles at Star gazer “that’s a beautiful name”
*Wolf and Frostbite both stepped back, neither of them expecting
Snowy to ask about the IceWing animus history. Wolf steadied
herself and huffed, puffing her chest out a bit. Iceberg did the
same, but it was less intimidating.*
Wolf: We… We had it for a while. But then the
NightWings stole it from us. As far as I know, there
hasn't been an IceWing animus in centuries, thanks to
Darkstalker… *Frostbite flinched at the mention of
Darkstalker, feeling a bit guilty that he was already 7 and still
hadn't told his siblings about his power. Iceberg tilted his head
in confusion for a moment and looked at Wolf.*
“I always had a bad feeling about that tribe…” She said, laying on
the snow. Snowstroller looked at Iceberg and smiled. “Such a silly
dragonet you are.”
"What offering from the void could usurp the gift of life
already given? This place, right here! Is where we are meant to
be."