Five Nights Of Fire- Book 1 "Dawn of Fire"

Chapter 4

"Attention all groups!" Cactus called out. "We are now at the very island that I landed at during my trip! I will repeat your group's tasks once again."

All eyes were on him. He didn't exactly like the attention, but he shook it off immediately.

"All LeafWings will explore the plant life here. All RainWings will search for animals. All SeaWings will search the water for anything, including poisoned water. And all SilkWings will search for any native tribes. Do you all understand?" He announced. He saw nods and heard 'yes' all around. "Very well then," Cactus said.

"All of you spread out to different areas. Go anywhere, just stay in your group! Now go begin!"

All the dragons around flew off in different directions. RainWings to the north, SilkWings off to the northeast, LeafWings to the northwest, and SeaWings into the ocean. The only two dragons left were Cactus and Brilliant.

"So, what do we do if the groups have both already left, and have their leaders?" Brilliant asked.

"Simple, we just roam around the place. Catch up on some things, y'know." Cactus said.

Brilliant made a small 'oh'. Cactus walked the same route he took when he first came here, with Brilliant following.

"So," Cactus started. "How's being a librarian?"

"It's quite nice. The dragons there are nice, I like organizing books, and reading some of the books." Brilliant said. He looked around the area, taking in the sight.

"How's Fate been?" He asked.

"She's been doing good. I believe she's told you about her being in egg, right?" Cactus said.

"Yep, I still can't believe you two are having another dragonet." He said. Cactus chuckled a little. "Have you seen your brother Drought lately?" Brilliant added.

"No, I haven't yet. I'm guessing he's still on his travel across Pyrrhia." Cactus said.

"Most likely." Brilliant simply said.

A rustling in the bushes alerted them, Cactus and Brilliant immediately pricked their ears up and looked where the sound was. The rustling happened again, and Cactus raised his barbed tail in defense. Brilliant motioned for Cactus to lower his tail and went up to the bush. He stared at it for a bit before plunging his talons straight into it.

"I got it!" He exclaimed, revealing a brown and white rabbit.

"Why would you just grab something without knowing what it is?" Cactus asked, sounding irritated.

"What? If it was dangerous, it would've attacked us, plus it was only a rabbit." Brilliant explained.

"First of all," Cactus started. "You didn't know it was a rabbit until you grabbed it from the bush. Second, not all dangerous things attack at first sight. And third, what if it was a Dragonbite Viper? You know very well that its venom spreads very fast."

Brilliant curled his tail and gently placed the rabbit back down on the ground. The rabbit immediately sprinted back into the forest, leaving the two dragons.

"Cactus, I know the difference between a Dragonbite Viper hiss from any other noise," Brilliant mumbled.

"Still, just. . . don't go grabbing into random bushes," Cactus concluded.

The two continued walking in silence. Cactus knew that Brilliant didn't have the best experience with Dragonbite Vipers. From what Fatefinder told him, Brilliant's wife was bitten and killed by a Dragonbite Viper. He felt bad that he had brought that up to Brilliant, but didn't want to continue talking about it. Five minutes passed, and the two were still silent.