The Dragon Prince

Finding Queen Rosetta

Alyssa

I woke up with a banging headache. What the hell happened to me?

"You fainted," Dahlia said quickly. "I'm not sure where we are though; let's take a look around,"

I got up slowly, and the room spun for a moment. I could see the bandages around my head, and it hurt to touch them. I tried to take one step, but my legs felt like jelly. "Crap, it hurts to move,"

"You really should be taking it easy," Elizabeth said, walking into the room.

"Lizzy?" I said with my eyes closed.

"In the flesh. Now, let's get you back to bed." Elizabeth grabbed my arm and helped me sit on the bed. I noticed it had gotten dark outside and realized I had no idea how long I had been out.

"How long was I out?" I asked.

"A couple of hours," Elizabeth said. "Are you okay?"

Vincent is going to kill me! "I think so, thanks for the help,"

"You're welcome. With your fast healing, you should be good in a few hours. Take it slowly for a while,"

"Where are we?" I asked.

"Sorry for the run-down room you're staying in, but this is an old training facility. After the first wave attacked, we needed a hidden place. So are you the only one here?" Elizabeth asked me.

"No, Vincent and Alexandria are around here somewhere, along with the children of the dragon kingdom leaders," I said.

"Why are they with you in Varrfarrinn?" Elizabeth asked.

"Let's just say it has been a crazy couple of days," I went into my pocket for my phone, only to find it wasn't there. "Where's my phone? Vincent needs to know I'm okay,"

"Here, you can use mine," Elizabeth told me as she handed me her phone, and I dialed Vincent's number.

"Hello?" Vincent said on the other line.

"Vince, it's me!" I said with joy, thankful that he was okay.

"Alyssa?! Where the hell are you!? Are you alright?" Vincent said with fear and panic in his voice.

"A relative term, but yes, I'm alright. I'm sorry for worrying you. I'm with Elizabeth. We're at the old training house west on the island, Vincent. We'll see you in a bit," I said as I gave Elizabeth her phone back.

"Well, he didn't sound happy," Lizzy snickered.

"I might have bailed on him when we arrived," I said.

"Why on earth would you do that?" Lizzy said. Do you have any idea what's going on out there? You were lucky to arrive when I did earlier."

"You don't have to scold me. I'm sure Vincent will give me enough when he arrives, and I wasn't thinking," I said with shame.

"That seems to be a recurring problem with you. What the hell happened in Bermuda?" Lizzy asked. "

"I think it's best if I let Vincent explain that," I said.

"Okay, but what were you doing at Isabella's house all alone?" Elizabeth asked.

Hearing her name reminded me of the fact that Isabella was gone. "Isabella is dead," I covered my mouth after she said her name. "Izzy died to save me,"

"By the goddess! Annabeth must be feeling the pain," Elizabeth said.

"What do you mean?" I said.

"If one of the mated pair dies, the loss is unbearable for the other as it feels like they have lost a part of their soul. Many dragons and fairies often decide they don't wish to live without their mate," Lizzy explained.