|| TAIGA || Wings of fire [Reader insert]!FEM

Chapter seventeen

A/N : A drawing I made of Taiga during class! :) Just realized the horns on her head are curved- gotta fix that next time..

A black dragon - the one with ' ugly thoughts ' - slowly stalked along the
banks of the river, staring at Kinkajou. His forked black tongue flicked in and out, and his expression was calculating. A few steps ahead of him was a RainWing, dappled green like the forest but not completely camouflaged. She splashed into the river and over to Kinkajou, frowning.

" Oh, it's you, " Kinkajou said. Taiga had never heard that tone of gloom
from the little RainWing before.
" Hi, Bromeliad. I thought you were Orchid. "

" What are you doing back here? " Bromeliad demanded. " You were supposed to stay at that school the queen sent you to! I told her you were a terrible student and would definitely fail or run off, but would she listen? Mysteriously not! And now here you are, so I suppose I was right! "

" I'm doing something important, " Kinkajou snapped. " I'm here to save the queen, if you must know! "

Taiga caught the shifty expression that crossed Obsidian's face. Maybe Moon was right. Maybe this dragon's thoughts were as dangerous as they sounded.
Then Obsidian looked up and his gaze landed on Winter. His tail began
lashing furiously. " An Ice wing, " he hissed. " In our rainforest. Don't just lurk in the trees, friend. Come down and say hello. And what is that, a Rain wing pretending to be an Ice wing? "

Winter reluctantly spread his wings, But Moon grabbed his talon before he could lift off.

" Don't let him bully you, " Moon whispered.
" He's afraid of you. He's planning how to be as cruel and commanding as possible because he wants to see you squirm. "

" I don't squirm for anyone, " Winter snarled under his breath.

" I know, " Moon said. " You shouldn't. You're a much better dragon than he is. You're... you're a much better dragon than most anyone. " She ducked her head to look down at her claws.

" Not me, though, right? " Qibli said, nudging Moon with a grin. " He's not better than me. I'm awesome, right? Like, the most awesome? "

The NightWing guard sat back on his haunches, inspecting the dragons
suspiciously as Moon, Taiga and Qibli landed on the riverbank as well.

" And for your information, I'm not a Rain wing pretending to be an Ice wing. I'm a Hybrid between the two. " Taiga shot Obsidian a glare, making him let out a growl.

" You're the peculiar dragonet, " Obsidian said finally, narrowing his eyes at Moon. " Failed school already? Did they realize you can't talk and send you back? What's with the multicolored escort? " He squinted at the dragons around her.
" Exactly who are you? "

" None of your business, " Taiga growled.
Obsidian's brows went up and he eyed Taiga even more closely.

" We're here to see Queen Glory, " Qibli said. Taiga was interested to hear a note of hostility in Qibli's voice as well. From what he'd seen so far, the Sand wing usually got along with everyone, or tried to, especially right at first. " And trust me, she'll want to see us, so don't be a camel-sniffer about it. "

" I have to take you to the Night Village, " Obsidian said haughtily. " That's the protocol for new dragons in the rainforest. We'll send her a message, and if she wants to see you, she'll come find you there. "

" Um, no, " Kinkajou said. " Hello, I am a Rain wing and Taiga is half Rain wing, we aren't ' new dragons. ' We live here! I'm practically the queen's best friend! And I'm taking my new friends to see her right now. "
The NightWing shifted his wings slightly and flicked his tongue through his sharp teeth.