The Seven Dragons

Part 4

They were four women and three men that made up the new family. With the reminder, everyone moved to act as if they were being rushed and they actually forgot she was standing there as they hurriedly carried things into the house. Finally, feeling like she really needed to help, she picked up a lighter box and carried it to the house. But nothing had prepared her for the sight that greeted her. Never in her wildest dreams had she anticipated that, and even if she had been prepared for that, this was not the normal setting. The smell she had encountered in the morning filled the room and, in the middle of the large room, laid a black dragon with golden eyes. He looked at her and went back to resting position as if he had not seen her. She turned to see if any of the family members had noticed only to see other smaller dragons in the room. These one's seemed curious with her presence and they made kind of clucking noises as if communicating to each other, a language that she understood well but felt out of context, they were introducing her.

"Who told you to come in here?" Someone shouted in her ear and in surprise she turned to look at them.

It was one of the girls who had looked at her with malice and this time she looked like she was ready to murder.

"Sorry, you all seemed to be in such a hurry to move in and I decided to help." She said unfazed by her look and when she turned around, and where the dragons had been was beautiful furniture, an illusion that she saw for what it was.

A set of sofas in beautiful flower print and a set of wooden stools with archaic designs that she had only seen in her grandmother's home stood in the place. She could feel though that this was a cover up for something and it made her question most things at her grandmother's. her mind hadn't played trick on her and she knew that behind the illusion was the power of the dragons and they had been the one to make it seem like she hadn't seen them before. A distant voice warned her that she should not make it known that she had seen them.

"We already told you we do not want your help. Be kind enough to leave."

"Okay, but if you need help, I will be across the street. Ask for Tiggy." She said as she peacefully left.

Tiggy left the house sure she had stumbled into a territory she was not allowed. She loved dragons and she had several statues given to her by her grandmother. According to her grandmother, Blue, her favourite dragon, was a female born from the black dragon and the white witch. Based on the stories that she had heard growing up, the black dragon and the white witch had twelve dragons. Among the twelve, White was the most unique of the twelve but Blue was gentle and caring of humans. In myths he was said to have the ability to foresee both calamity and good. Tiggy had sat for years listening to those stories and never got tired of them, so she was filled with a lot of questions.

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