There Will Be An End

[InsaneTruth]

Runa was shocked he wasn't half he was a full dragon. She wanted to speak up but she thought against it.


"Ashur is great he takes good care of me and he will you guys two," Star switched the names because the elf was Ashur and the Dragon Axesort to her.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort didn't noticed Runa because he was looking on the the geyser field.


"This.. looks dangerous.." Miu said almost unsure.


"It is very dangerous. You should be very weary when you cross." Axesort said before pulling Starbright off the horse and to the ground, "Lead the way... You feel it best... Miu, Runa, hold on tight." He told them. Miu leaned forward and grabbed the saddle.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Runa did the same. Star smiled and began her way in darting like normal she could feel the gysers before they erupted dso her path was always safe.


Runa watched one explode a bit away and she closed her eyes afraid. Something like that could boil her alive.

 

[Ricia]

Miu looked less afraid, almost a bit enthralled. Axesort followed Starbright, the horse he was lucky didn't spook easy. He was not as fast as her, but he followed her path. Eventually they made it to an entrance. He was still rather close to it.. as he had not explored the caves yet. When they made it down inside the caves, the first thing Miu and Runa saw was a extremely large shiny horde. Laying in a large indent in the cave was massive crystals.. on a lot of the crystals sat large piles of gold. There was so much of it that Axesort was very very rich.


"Whoa...." Miuccia said wide eyed.


"That is my horde... do not touch my horde children. As a dragon's horde is something you never mess with. If you ever need anything, as me. Do not take from me." He said. He reached for Runa and pulled her off first before pulling off Miuccia and putting her on the ground as well. He lead the horse to the horde before pulling out the incredibly large sum of money and duping it out to add to it. He needed to find a better place for it, really.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Runa was entranced by the horde when she opened her eyes "Oh wow..." she didn;'t understand this intence want, or even what it is for after all she had no clue that dragonells judged a drgons worth by his horde in some cases.


Star sat on her furs smiling "Come on in! Best of all its always warm in here, never have to be cold again,"


"That;s good," Runa said softly still staring at the horde.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort soon took out the extra furs and clothing the girls clothing went on other place of the cave. He gave them furs as well. Miu couldn't help but feel good in her new clothing. Soon she spread her fur out next to Starbright and sat down. "The cave is kind of creepy.." She said looking around. Axesort pulled off many things and spread them about, such as the extra food for the girls if they couldn't make hunt. He put the horse in another part of the cave with food and water. He hopped it would be ok around there.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Starbright smiled "Nothing has hurt me here its safe," she told Miu. "You'll like it."


Runa set her furs up a bit away she was still unsure of all that was happening and it would take time for her to adjust unlike Starbright or Miu.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort added the map and book to his horde as well before finally taking his dragon form. Axesort's pure mass and size pretty much scared Miuccia. She tail puffed up and she started to the far corner of the cave. Considering she had never seen a dragon before.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Runa was startled "Huge...." she said softly "You're... so big," she was in shock then she saw his scales they were in disrepair.


Star was startled the Miu ran away "its of Miu its just Axesort," Star told her to assure her it was ok.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort pulled the bag of meat to him before pulling out a large chunk, "Do you two eat raw meats... or do you need to cook them?"


"I can try and eat." Miu said, "But I like warm stuff. But I won't complain.." The neko said nervously from the other end of the cave. She was not sure how she felt.. he was huge, and a predator. Axesort handed Starbright the large piece of meat and easily feed them all well, "Split that between you three."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Ok," Starbright said her claws well able to cut the meat.


"I eat raw meat..." Runa said in fact anything else made her feel a bit off. She walked up to Axesort Slowly her tail went from one said to the other as she walked slowly "How... how old are you?" she asked him

 

[Ricia]

Axesort took a long thoughtful breath. His laid down tenderly, his underbelly had a large still healing wound over it. He didn't think any of the children could do enough damage to him to kill him if they tried. Slowly he laid down, around them. His back to his horde, his tail covering the entrance, the other way into the cave near his head. He laid down to finally rest. Eventually he answered Runa, mostly watching Miu as she made her way to Starbright and the furs again.


" Several hundred years past 1000s.. I would think. My age is not too important, as I don't remember it very well... but my size tells my age well." Axesort told Runa.

 

[InsaneTruth]

She looked at him like a hatchling seeing for the first time, she must seem tiny to him hell all three of them must seem so small. Starbright set the meat over for Runa when the girl was ready for it. She reached out and touched Axesorts scales with soft palms.

 

[Ricia]

At the moment, Axesort's scales were brittle and dry, however there were newer ones growing in. She could almost see a deeper black under the dead scales.


Miu sat down next to Starbright and took up a bit of the meat and started to munch on it. Shes had more food today then she has had in a week...

 

[InsaneTruth]

Runa withdrew her hand after a moment and went to eat. She was hald starved as the other Miu was and Star when he found her.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort picked up the bag of meat and threw it into his mouth, eating the small bag in one bite.


Miu blinked, taking another bite watching him eat it all... she was proububly not even a snack if he ate all three of them.


"I will now tell you what I will expect of you three." He said while they still ate, "If you are to live under my wing, then you will follow my lead." Axesort's wings stretched over their heads before folding them again. "You will do as I say when I say it. You are to call me Ashur out of the cave, but you may call my Axesort here in the cave. If you get in trouble, you come to me. Behave in town if you are there with or without me. No more stealing or such. I will not tolerate disgraceful behavior under my name."


He paused before looking over the group of girls. He never gave Starbright rules before... but it was about time, "You will hunt for yourselves... but if you can't make hunt, I will have food on reserve. I won't let you go hungry. I expect you to hunt as if your meal depends on it." Miu wondered if she could hunt... she had never done that before. She always just stole money and stuff... now she can't.


"If you wish to continue to live here, then you will learn to read, write and speak Draconic. You will be taught in the way of dragons by me." He continued. "You can leave at any time. I will not force you here... but I expect your loyalty in return for my protection."

 

[InsaneTruth]

Runa watched Axesort eat as well she idly wondered if her father was his size, when his wings spread she shied away lightly. Star seemed unphased by him streatching though,


When he spoke the young dragon stared with wide eyes. The rules were common scence to Starbright she was a bit offened that she was grouped into them since she was smart enough to understand. The hurt was short lived though because she would always be by his side.


"Hunt... we... have to cross the feild for all our meals?" Runa was actually scared of being boiled alive.

 

[Ricia]

"Starbright can show you the safest way out of the fields."Axesort told Runa. "I must do the same, and I am much bigger than you. You have an advantage."


Starbright made it look easy when she ran out of the caves.... but the hunting part was what had Miuccia worried...

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I made my first ever hunt in the forests!" Star smiled "I can help if you need it till yah get the hang of it," she offered the neko and Dragon.


"I can hunt... I have hunted mice," Runa admitted.

 

[Ricia]

"Uh... I've never hunted before in my life..." Miu said, her ears laid flat on her head. "I just.. steal and stuff.."


Axesort crossed his forepaws, looking down on the girls as they disguised their skills.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I have never stolen," Runa said "Mama cast me out, killed papa, I never got to meet him but I heard he was a good man," she told the other two. "And well... yah know instincts should help you with hunting you're a cat,"


Star stared at Runa her mama killed her papa how aweful.

 

[Ricia]

Axesort listened thoughtfully, he curiosity mostly only because he wanted to know which one was the dragon, so he asked. "Which parent was of the dragon kin?" He asked Runa.


Miu seemed to give Runa a sulking look.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"My papa," she told Axesort "I was told he died of a broken heart more then the hunters arrows," she told him.

 

[Ricia]

Broken heart, huh? Axesort's heart was broken now. For the loss of everything he held dear. Axesort shook his head, dismissing the thoughts that could drive him to depression. "You three don't make trouble. I am going to rest now." He said before laying his head down.


"You can die from a broken heart?" Miu asked with a blink.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I guess so," Runa said


"Only if you give up," Starbright said "My mama died ill, and I didn;t think I'd make it, but look where I am now?" she smiled "it all gets better,"