Umber skipped merrily down the narrow, winding paths of the marketplace. He shot down a thin alleyway, shooing off some small SkyWing dragonets. He trotted out the other side and smelt the enticing scent of Cinnamon and Camel Shish Kebabs, and Umber knew that was where Lahar's Delights was just around the corner. He raced through the crowd and turned to Lahar's Delights, but only saw the shape of one dragon, unmistakeably an adult. He padded up to the stall bench, not wanting to be a part of the long line marching like ants down the lane. "Um... Lahar?" He called over the loud sizzling and hissing of steam and smoke. "LAHAR!" He yelled, looking away from the ferocious glare he was receiving from the NightWing at the front of the long queue. Lahar paused from stirring the cinnamon drink, and waved off some of the steam, lowering the heat on the fire stoves to minimise some of the smoke wafting around. "Oh!" Lahar drew in a sharp breath as she saw Umber properly through the billowing smoke and steam. "You're... you're the MudWing that Burgundy was talking about, aren't you?"
Umber froze, unsure how to answer the question without going into detail. "I uh- yeah, I guess so. Yeah." Umber replied nervously. "Ah. Wonderful to meet you." Lahar said, narrowing her eyes slightly, only enough for the most sharp-eyed of dragons to notice.
Umber noticed it.
"Pleased to meet you too." Umber nodded respectfully. Lahar tipped her snout downwards, to look up at him forwardly. Is that supposed to be a SkyWing gesture of respect and goodwill, or suspicions... Umber thought unhappily, but he smiled brightly, hoping his natural cheerfulness might reflect on Lahar. Lahar smiled back, only slightly, and asked, "What brings you to my stall?" Lahar asked, her smile suddenly slowing and her face becoming business like again. "Make it snappy; I have customers to attend to."
"Um... I decided to drop by and ask where Burgundy is!" Umber grinned, trying to seem very harmless and not nervous in the slightest.
Lahar froze, and slowly drew her gaze around the fire stoves. "...Burgundy!" Lahar said, sounding hollow with realisation. "Burgundy's gone!" Lahar yelped in shock. "Burgundy's GONE!"
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WHAT IF: Umber moved to possibility and fell in love? An Umber WoF AU!
FanfictionEDIT: I seem to have lost the rest of the story to somewhere... I've been trying to hunt it down, hence the lack of updates, also I have been lazy... Hopefully more to come soon! What happened to Umber, you ask? We never saw anything into him; how d...
