Wings of Fire - Court of Lies

32 - Escape: III

<< You really think they can escape from here? >>

Asked Dune and Kestrel sat back down with a shrug of her shoulders.

<< ... no. >>

Said the dragoness.

<< But if they can perform a miracle by getting past the guards, taking off of the chains and flying away from here, maybe they can find Stonemover. >>

The SandWing nodded, still not convinced.

<< You know, they lost their entire cildhood and ended up in here exactly because of the Talons of Peace. What makes you think they won't leave us in here to rot? >>

Before Kestrel could point out that the thought had already crossed her mind, some soldiers and an healer came into the dungeon.

<< What happened in there?! >>

Asked a fuming dark-scaled guard.

<< You should really train your soldiers. I wasn't this dumb and I was trained there. >>

Said Kestrel as she grinned with satisfaction

<< Laugh while you can, traitor! It won't make your sentence come sooner and won't spare you the torture! >>
<< Oh my, I'm so scared... >>

The guard growled at her, turning to the healer that was checking on the two SkyWing tricked by Squid and Fatespeaker, knowing the queen's punishment was going to be worse than the humiliation.

<< Sir, what is your name? >>

Asked Greatness.

<< Why so interested, NightWing? Think you can sweet-talk your way out? Maybe with some bullshit about being better than the others and doing the right thing? >>
<< Well... yes. >>

The guard laughed like a hyena, drying a tear escaping his eye and leaning on the wall.

<< You're a fun one, NightWing, it will be such a pity to lose a comedian. >>
<< Ehm... the queen actually wants to use me as leverage against my mother, Queen Battlewinner. >>
<< Oh, we won't lose the comedian then! That's fine. >>

Greatness lowered her gaze.

<< Well, I tried. >>
<< Don't mind him, General Cormorant¹ is just pissed his soldiers are easier to trick than hatchlings. >>

Said Kestrel looking at her claws.

<< Don't waste your breath, traitor. >>

Said Cormorant.

<< You're gonna need it for training with the Dragonets of Destiny. >>
<< I suppose I won't train them like I did before. >>
<< You mean when you abused those poor little ones? Of course not! >>

Growled him, muttering something like: << Clearsight help me if I'd ever let something like this happen to my dragonets >> under his breath.
Kestrel stood up with anger.

<< If your dragonets were born disabled or with Firescales, you would have killed them! >>
<< And if I'd let live dragonets like those, they'd live a miserable life! Just like that monster of your daughter... >>

Kestrel bared her fangs behind the muzzle as the guard went on with his explanation.

<< Not a single friend, feared by everyone, unable to touch and be near someone without hurting them, destined to destroy everything... >>

Pausing, he looked back at her and sighed.

<< We spare our hatchlings a terrible future, we spare them a terrible suffering. Those born weak, those animus dragons that will lose their soul if they don't restrain themselves... we don't kidnap dragonets and abuse them for fun like you did. >>

Kestrel was about the snap back, when Dune himself let out a ferocious growl.

<< You are a disgusting, delusional and hypocritical piece of- >>
<< Aehm! Aehm! >>

Queen Scarlet herself was at the door, staring at them with annoyance.

<< General Cormorant, please, refrain from bickering like a dragonet and tell me why my guards are as good as dead and we're missing two prisoners... >>

She started, kicking one of the guards still recovering from the attack of the dragonets.

<< I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I won't let you down again, I will train my soldiers again, we'll work harder and- >>
<< I hope so. >>

Watching him bow, Scarlet turned to the healer.

<< Are the Dragonets of Destiny and Soar gone? >>
<< Yes, I personally helped them pack enough medicine and bangades for the journey. >>
<< And where did our little escapist go? >>
<< Apparently, they're directed to the arena. >>

Grinning with satisfaction, the queen clapped her paws togheter.

<< Very well. Our guests can't watch their little "friends" get used to entertain us now, can't they? >>
<< "Our guests"... the Dragonets of Destiny?>>
<< No, Queen Marie Antoinette² of the SandWings! You know? She resurrected and attached her head back yesterday... OF COURSE I MEAN THE DRAGONETS! >>

Was Scarlet's sarcastic answer, remembering all those times Burn annoyed her with stories of said queen and, if she could recall right, Oscar² at the command of the royal guard.
She never imagined she could actually use the SandWing's story in a functional sentence.
"Damn, their names still sound so... undragon-like... at least they're original."

<< General Cormorant, go ask our sentinels if the Dragonets of Destiny are out of reach. I'll tell my sons to call our beloved public~ >>

~~~~

<< Look! A gate! >>

Fatespeaker and Squid quickly tried to open the heavy metal gate in front of them.
It didn't have any locks, but presented a strange mechanism.

<< How do we open this? >>
<< I don't know. I can't even see the guards, why aren't they watching over this door? >>
<< I- >>

The gate slowly raised, pulled up by something they couldn't see and opening for them to look out in a giant and empty space surrounded by walls, but with the clear blue sky in plain view and with no ceiling to stop them.

<< Maybe Clearsight loves us! >>

Said Fatespeaker as she got out in the open, quickly noticing the queen looking down at them and the SkyWings that were taking places.

<< You were saying? >>

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Author's Notes: (¹)= General Cormorant is an NPC from "Wings of Fire: Roblox".

(²,³)= any reference to both the real life queen and Lady Oscar from the manga and anime, is not casual.

- LaraEndlight