Wings of Fire - Court of Lies

24 - Suffering Behind the Mask

The dragonets were in their room, still trying to get back the freedom of their minds and push out of them Burn's long explanation.

<< That could be a good strategy... >>

Said Starflight massaging his temples with two claws.

<< She drop a long monologue and doesn't let us the time to interrupt and ask about it, we're let confused by all those information and she passes as a dragoness who's good at talking and making herself look like the best option in the shortest time possible. >>
<< Well, she clearly is good with words, that's a good quality for a queen. >>

Said Glory.
Tsunami was staring at her reflection in a mirror, studying her wings as she felt the happiness running trough her veins and making her glow like a torch.

<< Can you believe it? >>

Asked turning to her friends.

<< I'm a member of the royal family! >>
<< You were always as bossy as a spoiled princess, at least we know it's an hereditary thing. >>

Grinned Glory, laughing when her friend slapped her with the tail in a playful way.

<< I think it's really cool! You might find your parents sooner than any of us, you might even be a real princess! >>

Said Sunny.

<< Oh, it would be fantastic. >>
<< Maybe we can interrogate our "dear guardians". >>

Clay looked at Glory and grinned.

<< Are you searching for an excuse to torment Kestrel? >>
<< That too, but if they stole us from our homes, they might know who our relatives are. >>
<< She's right. >>

Nodded Starflight.

<< And considering our plan and the tribes we need to talk with, I think we might find the time to find all of our families. >>
<< Wait, I get that SandWings and MudWings are Scarlet's allies and that we'll have to talk with the RainWings. But how will you and Tsunami talk with your tribes? >>
<< Very simple. >>

Starflight picked up a scroll from his personal collection, but that didn't contain informations about Pyrrhia or a detective fiction like those he liked to read, there was the drawing of multiple dragon heads and information about every queen in the continent and some other minor details.

<< If we want to get Blister and Blaze to come and talk to us, we'll have to meet their allies as well. So, we'll talk with the RainWings and find where the NightWings are hiding, if they are a threat to the Rainforest they can't be far from it. I'll try to make Queen Battlewinner change her plans and, once their problem is solved and the RainWings will help us organize the meetings with Burn's sister, we'll request Queen Coral and Queen Glacier's presence as well, to hear what they have yo say. >>

The NightWing smiled and clapped his paws togheter.

<< And here is how we'll stop the war, save a Tribe and find our families. >>
<< It's a good plan, Starflight. But what makes you think that, for once, Battlewinner will listen to you? Two: what if the RainWings don't want to help us? Three: what if Blaze and Blister won't come? >>

Asked Tsunami and Starflight smile reassuringly.

<< Easy. First: once the RainWings find out they are in danger, they will fight back and Scarlet will help, she basically adopted us, I doubt she will risk us going in battle with a small army. Two: we will find another place, you know how many cities there are in Pyrrhia that are on neutral territory? >>
<< I don't. >>
<< Well, I do. Three: they will never pass the chance to be chosen from the prophecy... or to kill each other. >>
<< Fair enough. >>