Chapter 1
My name is Faye Gioni and my family runs the Northside of the packlands. We live in a magical land of your wildest dreams. My family is particularly known for slaying and taming dragons. An this is my story.
"Faaaaye ! "
I heard my name called to the war room. I hurried I always loved an assignment then I could be free of the political aspect of my royal crown. It was always more suited for my sister Cadel she could be as sweet as a angel and as cunning as a devil. My parents knew where our strengths were. While my sister acquired more land for us I helped with our family's legacy. An just like Cadel I was the best at it truly.
"Faye there's been a cave spotted in a new acquired piece of land your sister has bargained for with a nest of dragon's we need you to scout it Father said."
Soon as I hit the doorstep my father was pitting off orders and an advisors rushed by putting a paper in my hand. His generals standing at the table discussing our enemies. While his advisors flitted about the room with papers that needed his signature as well as organizing.
"Why yes father I can I said nodding my head gracefully but internally I was wagging my tail like a rabbid dog ready to fly the coup."
"I turned but paused you don't want me to clear the nest out."
The Hussle and bussle went quiet everyone in that room knew I could be a dragon blood feign.
My father knew this as well the first and last time he tried to keep me at bay and just scout was his what he called his favorite mistake. Days later after he told me to just "scout" his men found me butt ass naked on a loon drawing my name in blood on a cave wall dragons heads lay around me .
An when asked what had happened I could only explain memory of the first cave I entered when sent out. Apparently that cave an the one I was found in were two completely different caves. My grandfather was said to have been sent out by his father to scout only to be found just as I and he had completely eviscerated four caves in 4 days where as I had only done two in 3 days. Usually it would take 15 men to clear out even one cave in a week. So our feats were in an of itself entirely.
"No there's said to be 35 dragons in this cave from what the gentleman told Cadel he said still staring down at his war table. I would like to accompany you and Berlin with a number of other hand picked men."
I rolled my eyes at the name of Berlin he was my competition. What really caught my ear was the number.
"35 you say father I asked baffled I thought they packed in group of 6 to a cave."
"Exactly my sentiment daughter I want to see this for myself as well I would go right away but I have delegations to attend to first. The cave is on the far side of the river packlands."
"I raised a brown brow sister did well I see this piece of land completed our northend we'd be able to cultivate more food."
"Father only nodded his head I'll see you back here in two days he said dismissing me the rooms noise commenced once again. Before I could my father hailed out one last word.
Faye your Grandfather knew when to listen and when to persist through this dragon thirst you've acquired from him I hope you've acquired those traits as well."
"I have father I said walking out hurriedly to my room."
I Always have my things prepacked Incase of instances like this. All my weapons and tools in one satchel an clothes in the other. I was ready to go I had just stepped out my room ready to say bye to my sister and give her props when she was exactly the same person at my door. She pushed me into my room looking around as if someone was in here.
My brows knitted an I shook my head she always thought someone was listening.
"Hello to you too sister an congratulations on your awesome score you have sent me on yet another escapade I said. An 35 dragons no less! Oh dear sister this is positively delightful I said my smile from ear to ear."
"Oh yes yes thank you, you blood thirsty wench she said smiling back but her eyes looked like they were muddled in thought."
"What is it I asked."
"She smiled even harder oh sister it's Berlin I want him."
I rolled my eyes she'd had been enthralled by this pig since we were kids. He infuriated me it was always a competition of him trying to one up me.
"Now sister you know you can't be with him."
"I know she said sadly but I want to give him my pureness."
I gasped I'd never heard her say such a thing." Might I ask what brought this on?"
"Well I have a secret she said looking down at her interlocking fingers."
"What I said immediately."
"Me and him have been courting for some time now."
"I shook my head but sister aren't you to be married off to ... What's his name I said unable to remember the man's name."
"She sighed angrily flopping back on my bed yes an I hate it and I hate him he's boring he's not fierce Fi she said."
"I was quiet for a moment maybe you could talk to father. I think he wouldn't have a problem with you marrying one of his warriors."
"I know he wouldn't but it is mother speaking non sense in his ear about what's proper. I wish I was second born Faye then I'd be free to marry who I want. That's it she said decidedly I will talk to father an if he does not see the error in mother's ways then I shall give Berlin my pureness. I will not be subject to torture my whole life an if I could taste freedom as you do Fi even if for a couple years I will."
She had the most fiercest face imaginable I'd never seen her so fired up. She promptly left my room with a hug an kiss of luck for my dragons.
I'd set out after that too I loved the outdoors the smell of the grass. The tweet of the birds the nature itself. By the time the sun was almost about to set I had made it to the den. I was to look for a cave with a weird Triangle shape on it. And I'd found it I saw a cliff higher up so I wanted to get a good vantage point luckily if the dragons came out it provided excellent cover bushes sprinkled the edge.
As I nestled into my viewing point I noticed something quite odd. There seemed to be a small fire as if built by humans but how was that possible I knew I had the right cave. An then even something stranger happened out walked a tall handsome man his hair seeming a dark copper red. He'd looked up into the sky the sun still shining down on his pale white skin his muscles shown as he was stark naked. His penial region hung free for all to witnessed. As he stared up I thought he saw me but a eagle just so happen to fly overhead.
The sun had just started to set when the man walked back into the cave his shoulder length wavy hair blowing in the wind. My cheeks heated at the thought of him I shook my head this is all wrong there aren't dragons here but people.
Once the sun had completely gone down noises started coming from the cave screams. I started to get up but that's when they appeared dragon after dragon. An the man had underestimated how many dragons were nesting it was at least 60 dragons shooting out of the cave how in the world was that possible. I had never seen so many in one cave an what happened to that man it sounded like a slaughter house down there.
Just as I was getting ready to go down there to investigate one dragon shot out. This one though had a beautiful color play that I had never seen before its scales flitted between a shiny brown to a copper red his under belly was a painstaking pale white. While all of the dragons that had left the cave had been different than any dragon I'd seen in my 17 years of life this one was painstakingly beautiful and yet familiar but how.
I gasped that's when it hit me where'd I'd seen this dragon.
