Torin the dragon rider (TOME 12 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

Hope

I woke up with my head under Valtrax's wing and I rubbed my cheek against my mother's body.

Gradually I was coming to my senses but I felt like I was a volcano filling up in its magma chamber.

"MOM!!! I'm scared!" I growled.

She put her muzzle against mine.

"You don't know how happy I am that you see me as your mommy. I looked for you for years, endlessly and when I saw you happy with your human family, I cried..you can't imagine but also I loved this family that took care of you, and most of all that loved you like I never could. "

"MMMm. Mum...."

she smiles at me.

"You are beautiful. "

Valtrax was all flushed, super happy, and was petting me.

"Listen, Torin... Forgive me if I call you Thor, but I'm willing to let you have this. You'll have to be brave, my good man."

"What will become of me?"

"MMMmm. You're still you... but you'll live! We will do everything to make you happy..."

"Thank you mom. but I am lost, disoriented, I am not me.. and I am unhappy..."

She drew her head closer to her chest.

"Listen to my heart beat. You too have a heart...and you too can love now... Do you remember, the arrow?"

"Yes... Mumm.., it was terrible but look at me... I am huge, I have plenty of fire inside me and I am suffering."

She put her horns against mine, her forehead against mine

"Torin... we are all here... you're not alone and you won't be. You saved your friends and family and you saved yourself... You were going to die anyway..."

I sat up straight..

"Is that right..?"

"Yes... it was me who gave Rubix the dagger but she loved you so much that she was unable to do that to you... to heal you.

But we didn't know you were going to be a dragon again. We thought Exodus might show up again but I knew you were Thor and that was a lie. Trust us, it's not our fault or yours.."

I sighed and had to take in all this information.

Valtrax: "But you need to rest. It's important for your body to balance with the powers you've inherited. You're hurting because your mana circuits were asleep and now they're being pumped violently with your monster core..."

"I'm a monster?"

"Nooo, nooo. You don't attack on sight? no? so you're a dragon..like a human. but stronger.."...

I put my head on my feet.

Valtrax: "We'll go home first.."

I thought of Cove, my farm, but it had been razed..then the cabin..

And I could see volcanoes in the distance.

"No...to my den, no.. OUR den. and... I have to teach you everything again..

Come on!! Get up!"

I became aware of crawling and wanted to stand up on my hind legs but I was too long and shaking.

"Come on, my big blanket..."

I finally straightened up and by not thinking about it anymore, my walk became more fluid.

Calmed down, the fire was no longer flowing from my mouth and I could move forward without burning everything in my path.

We moved slowly, but as fast as a galloping horse.