Time And Space

Chapter 30

          Staring at the lean lizard talking to the smaller orange lizard, who had been red when I had met him, I tilted my head. A lizard-like the other. Well, I wasn't here for them anyway, my gaze sweeping back to the direction of the still-approaching group of allied forces. The seven kingdoms were ones I trusted more than the Crystal Empire but one I knew was overly cautious and horribly greedy.

        So I was here to ensure they did not try to do the same as the empire. Kill off creatures they did not know before they could become a threat. My grip around my legs loose, my tail wrapped around the branch I was crouched on, my wings close to my back but hanging over the edge gently. I was hiding. For good reason.

          My brow twitched at the sound below me, turning my gaze down, I found who I was hiding from. The crimson lizard climbed above what he had before, clearly having seen me, and struggling as he did so. He was not good at climbing. It was even more annoying a fact as he tried despite it.

        Watching as the branch he grabbed gave way, I left him to fall, breaking those weak and bumping those not, he continued down the branches for a good minute. He did catch himself, for a moment, before he was falling again, his scales stronger than I had given them credit for, until he had found the trunk. Staring for a moment longer, people rushed over to the lizard that was stupid enough to do such a thing, before I simply fell back.

          Finding myself on the lowest branch that would hold me, I let one of my legs fall over it, my other holding my arm, and atop it, my face, while I watched him try to get up. Surprised he was conscious. "Do... n't." Narrowing my eyes, having not planned to leave the tree, his demand of such a thing now leaving me to push off the tree.

         With a flicking tail, I easily separated the crowd and glanced at his older brother, who was staring back. Only, the crimson lizard grabbed what was easiest. My tail. Looking away from the brighter red I looked at the pained and disgruntled crimson. Rolling my eyes, I crouched next to him and gave a rough pull at his shoulder, forcing him up despite the growl I got.

        Glass in my hand but instead of taking the potion, he grabbed my wrist, stopping me. Narrowing my eyes, now not the time for that, "You have humans approaching in a large group, wouldn't suggest being petty," I said curtly, my tongue flicking between us as I wrapped my tail around his wrist, trying to remove it.

        "I am fine," He glared, making me glare back.

         "You are childish,"

         "You ran, not I,"

           "..." Staring at him for a long moment I simply let the vial go, it disappeared as easily as it came, and with that, I let him go as well. Grunting as he hit the ground again I straightened my back and instead walked right over him with a flick of the tail. I would have to do the negotiations myself then. Crossing my arms I tsked just before my tongue flicked out. Approaching where I could already see them from.

         "Get him to his hut, you do not want to show humans a weak leader," I snapped, not caring who would listen, simply knowing they would. Digging my claws into the ground I stomped roughly, forcefully awakening the demons, with a ruffle of my wings I opened my mouth with a roar. Calling the dragons that were polite enough not too near in large numbers.

         With the cackling of attentive demons leaving my ears to twitch I looked at the sky irritated. Intimidation meant a lot to these people, and to be able to not only make them friendly in comparison but remind those that were coming of their place, I would gladly soil any image I had gained. My brow twitched as my attention turned to a demon a little too rowdy, growling at it mildly I gave my warning, having been the one to rile it to begin with.

        The beast merely slammed into my side, not intentively rough, trying to acknowledge me, with a roll of my eyes I continued to walk, being circled as I did so. The dragons settled easily, but the demons stayed by your side after being called. With a soft growl, their rough behavior continuing, their laughter-like calls increasing but their actions settling.

         "Vixen?" Came a startled voice, my tail flinching behind me at it. Looking at the elite I hadn't expected to step away from his little school I didn't even try to offer a smile. Simply stopped in my approach, arms crossed, and eyes narrowed. Two elites and a magi. They thought them a threat.

          "Edward," my voice was cold, warning, while I looked over his little group of soldiers. He didn't bring peacekeepers. He brought soldiers.

           "-For the forest," He pressed, putting his arm up, blocking those I was looking over, sensing what I was to do. "This is unknown land known for monsters, we are here to communicate but not at the risk of losing our people." Staring down at him for a long moment, deciding if he was simply good with his words or meant what he said, I decided he thought me a fool. But, for now, he can get away with it.

         "The forest." I hummed, informing him of his poor lie, but humoring him while the demons growled at him and his little shiny things. "Sure," My tail flicked behind me while I glanced over my shoulder and between my wings, finding a crimson lizard missing from sight, I turned back.

        "... I would like to make a request." He was being polite. So he did understand where my patience was at the moment.

        "As you always do," I simply turned and began to the centerfire. Which had been lit not too long ago.

          My hand gently glided over a dragon's jaw as I passed, a huff of smoke leaving her nose as she watched the humans just as unhappy with their existence. "Shala," I called, her glare remaining for a second longer before she gave me her attention. My tongue flicked between us while I gave a gentle nod as my chest rumbled. With a quick mimic, she gave a soft whine and began her way to the children.

        "Your demons!" He shouted, not moving, my steps pausing at the tone. A glare being turned on the man that I truly was unhappy to see. He stilled, having never been on the receiving end of my anger, but I turned my gaze to the still-growling beasts I had long since learned to drown out.

            Raising my tail, I roughly slammed it into the ground, leaving many to stumble, and the beasts to yip jumping away from it. Just like that, they began to follow after me with nothing more than a soft growl at the people I wouldn't doubt to have hunted plenty of demons. They could always smell the blood of their kin of those that had killed no matter how much time had pasted.

        "I don't have all day," I practically hissed as he still did not move.