Wren vs Winter

Chapter 9

Peril POV 

BROTHER! I HAVE A BROTHER! WHAT? Wait. "Didn't Kestrel kill my brother?"

Sky shook his head, "I think the queen ordered her to kill me, but she just threw me into a river. But then she came looking for me, so I guess she changed her mind."

Peril had not once thought that her brother might be alive. But now, she realised the Kestrel had 'killed' him with her back facing the guards. "I think she was hoping you'd be alive." Peril said thoughtfully, not noticing Clay and the others sliding away, "The queen changed her mind and ordered Kestrel to kill me too. So mother ran."

"Oh." Sky said, sitting down with a thump. Peril saw with surprise that there was a scavenger sitting on him, patting him reassuringly. "Do you know where she is?"

Peril gulped, "Um, Kestrel's dead."

"Oh." Sky said again.

Peril gave Sky a big grin, trying to lift the mood. "But the evil queen's dead too. And we have a new queen. She's great." Then she frowned again, "Where did you get the scavenger?"

Sky smiled for the first time. "This is Wren. She is my pet scavenger."

Then, the scavenger rolled her eyes and spoke, "No, Sky is my pet. I'm the reason he's even alive in the first place."

Peril stared at Wren. AND STARED SOME MORE. AND EVEN MORE. THE WORLD IS ENDING A SCAVENGER THAT COULD SPEAK DRAGON.

Wren rolled her eyes again, "I found him after your mother chucked him out, and we've just been exploring the world together."

She went to add more, but then wingbeats sounded behind them.