There Will Be An End

[InsaneTruth]

"ok," she said and giggled rushong about.


"the energy of a child.," Soki laughed

 

[Ricia]

"She entertains herself well in the cave." Axesort told Soki with a slow blink. "I'll be leaving tomorrow..."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Do be safe," Soki said "mind your injury as well, ,you'll not want to get in a fight,"

 

[Ricia]

Axesort nodded slowly, "So... my appearance in town... it shouldn't spark any... hunts will it?"

 

[InsaneTruth]

"it shouldn't, but I will not tell you it will not," Soki said "Some men will seek there own deaths if it is shown to them,"

 

[Ricia]

"There is no way people would let a dragon my size live." Axesort said with a sigh. It was possible to out number him, specially with as weak as he was.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I have made it to where people do not dare seek you out," Soki said "I may be old but I am not weak," his words rung true Soki was a high mage and everyone knew it. Specializing in battle magics the mage was an arsinal of power.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort nodded again. He knew it was the second time he had asked such a question... but really the the shape he was in he was not sure he could fight it. Even then... Soki had so much power he could protect someone who attacked the town face on? He would have to look out for them later on...

 

[InsaneTruth]

Soki hummed softly and spoke in Draken "I know things seem without hope for you right now, Moonstone looks to be sleeping but you can wake him, there are others that survived the war, Dragons are smart. Do tell me out of curiosity, what life are you giving Starbright in the future you are mourning the loss of?"

 

[Ricia]

That change of language seemed strange. It was obvious Soki had not spoken Draken in many years.... but who would you speak it to? Dragons were all gone. Still he was understandable. "Starbright chooses to stay with me. I will care for her because she is the reason I was free'd from the prison I was put in. I've told her what I plan to do, she will be taught as a dragon if she wishes to stay under my wing. I have books to teach her reading and paper and ink for writing waiting at the caves. She has clothing and can hunt for herself... however when she can't make hunt, she takes some of my kill. You saw me... I attacked a city in an unwise fit of rage to retrieve her. Those who swear loyalty to me, I will not fail them."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I see," Soki said he looked to her "She will grow to be powerful, all white foxes do," he warned or perhaps just told the dragon. "They have a strange power, when her eyes change from white to blue she will learn hers,"

 

[Ricia]

"I don't know anything about her species. She says her mother was going to tell her when she came of age." Axesort told Soki, "Do you know what that is? So that I can give it to her... when that time comes?"

 

[InsaneTruth]

Soki shook his head. "I don't all I know is she will learn what she needs, their eyes turn this ice colored blue."

 

[Ricia]

"I see." Axesort said before looking at Starbright, she was still running around picking up his scales. "I guess we can only wait."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"For a dragon the wait will not be long," Soki said.


Starbright was happy to run around her cheeks were pink from cold but she was bundled up so warm that she didn't mind. Soki had to laugh at her enthusiasm.

 

[Ricia]

There was no truer statement. The time will pass for him quickly... though the last two weeks have passed slowly. "Thank you again." Axesort said slowly, watching the little girl as well.


The next day came quickly.... and Axesort had spoke to Phoenix. The boy requested to be taken to the monk's temple. He wanted to experience the place for himself. So... he would take him to the Temple. When he left, Soki and Dasuke got to see Axesort off. Of course he ended up dropping more scales when Dasuke's tree's scraped them off.


The flight to the temple was not even half a day... just a few hours. Axesort dropped Phoenix off a fair bit away to remain hidden... but regardless he was thankful. Axesort thought this was going to be the last time he saw him. With that he flew back to the main city. Of course landing and walking to the city so that his identity wasn't found.


When he got to the city... he went to sell the other gem. Lucky for him, no one knew he was the black dragon. He was just Lord Ashur. Though he finally heard a large portion of the rumors. There were a lot of them... He was real.. and not real. He sold a few of his jewels to other jewelers, making a hefty sum from all of them.


While in town, Axesort choose a very pretty dress for Starbright, to replace the one that was lost when the slaves came. He also got a dagger for Starbright... to replace that as well. He got a few extra clothing for him as well, most of it was nobles clothing.


With that he packed up his horse, which was still at the inn and started his ride with Star back.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Starbright loved riding Axesort when he was a dragon she felt like she was part of the sky. She told Axesort this and hugged him, she was a bit sad to see pheo leave but at the same time happy that her and Axesort would be home soon.


When they got to the city Star stayed clung to Axesorts shirt. She was not getting caught again. The jewelers were for the most part very happy to take the gems off Axesorts person with hefty sums of gold. The clothing store and other merchants had their own rumors about Ashur saying he was a foreign noble coming into the area to live in peace. Even some that he was actually a god in disguise.


Star was exited about her new dress small gifts still made the kit more then happy. She rode with Axesort quietly she was getting tiered after the days shopping walking selling and such.

 

[Ricia]

While Axesort and Starbright were on their way home. There were already rumors hitting the town. However that was not the only thing new in town. A small thief girl made it into town. She had been around the last few days, begging during the day and stealing at night. So far she had not been caught.


That night, she was sneaking into a bookstore. She heard bad things about the owner... in fact she witnessed some of the people who harass him. But the elf proububly ate better then she did.. so he couldn't mind a few coins going missing she was sure. So in the deep of night, the black haired and orange eared neko girl opened up the window to the shop as quietly as she could.

 

[InsaneTruth]

The bookstore was baren exept of course for books. The elf was aslepp restlessly in his bed she could tell it took almost all he had to keep the place running he wore simple old clothing himself even his wardrobe was barren exept a few simple shirts and a pair of work pants. However if the little Neko would search there was a trap door not far from the sleeping elf.

 

[Ricia]

She shifted around quietly. Looking behind the counter and shelves and couldn't find a single coin. She was about to try and search the elf himself, but caught a small trap door before she made it to him. She almost purred before trying to pull the door open quietly.

 

[InsaneTruth]

The elf woke and sat up "what are you doing?" he asked and looked at her "Don't run the door locks when the traps set." he warned her the trap door was set on a trigger. She most likely picked his first lock but dobted she could pick a bolt lock. He crossed his legs lazily.

 

[Ricia]

She didn't pick his door lock, because she came through his window. It was a fact the girl didn't actually know how to pick locks. Though when he said trap, she froze. When he spoke in the first place, her tail puffed up about the size of her lanky arms and she had looked like a deer caught by a hunter.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Hush now I'm not gonna call the gaurds," Mousey said and looked at her then winced "I hate waking up. Hungry kid?" he asked her "I don't have alot but I'll share what I got,"

 

[Ricia]

The girl was completely speechless. He saved her life from his own trap, not going to turn her in, then he was going to give her food... Her mouth was slightly hung open and the face was covered in shock.


She lived in a small town miles away which was a known bandits town. She lived it before it became so, only to live the town being pillage and everyone being killed. Including family. The young were able to join the group, mostly bullied and played with. But growing up in the bandit's nest would only help their numbers. The girl left them only to be forced to learn how to survive.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I was a street rat too," Mousey told her "no family nothing like that," he got up and tosed his blanket over her it was chilly in the store as he had no fire in his bookstore. The elf rubbed his unrully hair and went to get some bread and cold cut meats to make her a small plate of food he wasn't kidding when he said he didn;t have alot.