THE BATTLE OF DRAGONS: Auryn and the fate of Nagendra

Auryn

The servant guides me to the throne room. Why does the queen want to speak to me? Have I done something bad? It can be anything. I knew i had to trust my gut, i am always right, ofcourse. And i know i haven't done something bad, other then throwing up while training. I don't come here often, why would I? This place of the palace is nothing like where i'm staying. Only important people come here. Am I important? Pheraps i am, iv'e heard so many times how popular i am among the court. They sometimes make stories up. They say I tear down my enemies with my bare hands, but that's not even bad compared to the others. I once heard someone say thay i rip out their eyes and use it as jewellery. I kinda enjoy it though. Everyone fears me becouse of those silly stories or rumors. Pheraps the queen needs me to torture someone. Would she ever believe those untrue stories? I couldn't do it anyway. I'm not a monster, am I? I look around. There are paintings everywhere, paintings of Queen Rexanne and King Dryston, not the royal families of past generations. At school they never taught us about them. I wonder why.

As soon as we arive the servant leaves very quickly. Normally she had to guide me inside. How odd. I clear my throat, straighten my back and plan to knock. Am i even suposed to knock? or should I just confidently walk in? I stare at the massive, silver door. Why am i so nervous? I chuckle. Why wouldn't I be nervous? The queen wants to talk to me and I have no idea why. And the odd behaviour of the servant got on my nerves. i decide to open the dubble doors and enter. Just stay calm and look forward. But as I look around i see no one. Only the queen. Where is King Dryston?

"Good evening, Tyrell."

" Good evening, your majesty." i say while I bend on one knee. " You wanted to speak to me?"

Queen Rexanne stared at me with her blue killer eyes for a few seconds and smiled. " I supose you know everything about the Black Side of Etril?" What a great way to start a conversation. I will never understand Matteo's love for her.

" Yes, your majesty."

" You know they are dumb, traitors and reckless. They don't know anything. They betrayed the crown because of their made up lies. They think we use dragons as slaves, that we use them for our own good. Do you think that is true, Tyrell?"

" Ofcourse not, your majesty." Where is this going? What does she want?

" Dragons are usefull. Luckily we are allies and help us out. And right now we have a problem, a problem that can be solved with the help of the mighty dragon queen Nagendra."

My eyes widens. This cannot be...

" We need the dragon prince. But we all know the stubborn Nagendra won't let us borrow him. You are going on a mission. You are going to get the dragon prince. With violence if needed. There are so called dragon protectors. Kill them." She stares at me.

What? Did she just ask me to kidnap the dragon prince? Is she mad? Why me?

" With all due respect, your majesty, I don't think I can do that." I wait for her reaction.

" Why not, Tyrell? You are a... experienced warrior. Iv'e sent many kights for this task, but they never came back. There is no time."

My heart is pounding in my throat. Mighty dragons, she is sending me to my death. My thoughts goes to Matteo. He would say that I should serve my queen and slay that horrible thing.

" Majesty, you have a child in you. How would it feel if I kidnapped your baby? And why do you need the dragon prince?" Her hands goes to her pregnant belly. I immediatly regret what i said.

" Don't ever talk like that to your queen. And How dare you to question me? If I say you have to do it, you are going to do it!" She stares into my soul with her furious sky blue eyes. I stare to ground, ashamed, but kinda proud.

"My apologies, your majesty." Why did I even protect Nagendra? She attacked us 15 years ago and killed my parents. A part of me wants to cook the dragon prince and feed it to Sarnai, my beloved, loyal dragon. But the other part thinks it is horrible to steal a child from a mother. There are rumors that Rexanne forgived the dragon queen. I am not sure."May I ask why you chose me? I'm sure there are other excellent warriors," I asked. This doesn't feel right.

" Ofcourse there are, But you have something you can give to Nagendra, as a gift. Pheraps she'll give the dragon prince." she said.

"What is it that I have, your majesty?"

" That blue shiny necklace you always carry with you."

How does she know about that? This is getting scary.

" I once felt its presence, when i walked past you. But i wasn't sure. Then i decided to visit your daily training. And there it was, that feeling came again. This happend a week ago. that's when i decided i was going to send you."

I stop breathing for a moment? The fact that the queen visited my daily training is frightening. What is she talking about? What feeling? The necklace is the only thing that is left from my family. I am not planning to give it away. Never.

" I searched for it, for years. And it apears to be right under my nose."

"I-i didn't know that, your majesty. It's the only thing a have left from my family."

Her eyes widens, and a second later she looks at me like her normal self, like it never happend.

" You have it with you?" she talks about the necklace. lying is no use. apparently she feels its presence.

" Always, your majesty."

It is quiet for a moment then she says: " I don't feel it."

My hand goes to my neck, trying to find it. Impossible. I never take it out.

" i- it.. it's gone, your majesty..." i stutter disbelieved.

" What?"

" Pheraps it fell, or someone stole it!" I start panicking.

" No one but a dragon protector can-" she immediatly stops talking. She said something she wasn't suposed to say. What does she mean? I have to think about this later.

" The servant. She must have-"

" She? I had sent my personal advisor!" her freckeld face starts getting red. " A dragon protector got in the the palace. find her!" The guards are running to the door, while i'm trying to process this all. Then the queen rubs her face and then strokes her pregnant belly.

"You will leave after three days, with or without necklace."