King of The Dragons (Wings of Fire X Monster Hunter)

Part 3: Chapter 28 & Epilogue

(3rd Pov Clay)

Tsunami and Sunny did not seem surprised to hear the explanation of Clay's attack on their eggs.
"Of course," Tsunami said. She had hunted while they were gone, and she nudged a dead wild duck in Clay's direction. "I never thought you were trying to kill us."
"As if you would ever!" Sunny agreed.

"Well, I didn't know that," Clay said. They had found a small grove at the top of the cliff, far enough away from the waterfall and the battlefield that they couldn't smell the burning dragons anymore. He dug his claws into the duck, suddenly famished. Stormcaller wasn't eating anything.

"So what now, bigwings?" Glory asked, clawing up a pheasant for herself. "I'm never going to get tired of calling you that."
"We'll be like the MudWings," Clay said proudly. "We stick together. No matter what happens. We're a team, and we look after one another."
Clay heard Stormcaller say something under his breath. It was along the lines of, "I think you mean I'll be looking after you."
Clay ignored him and continued talking. "Which means the first thing we have to do is find Starflight. The NightWings can't just take him away. He's one of us, and we'll search the whole world until we find him. It's time for us to get our friend ba-"

He stopped as a heavy thump shook the ground and wings flapped to a stop behind him. The others were starring over his shoulder.
"That better not be who I think it is," said Clay.
"Found him!" Glory and Stormcaller said at the same time.

Clay turned around. Starflight stood, blinking, in the waving grass just outside the trees. The sunlight picked up glints of purple and deep blue in his black scales. Up in the sky, the black bulk of Morrowseer was winging away.
"Oh, bye!" Tsunami shouted after him, "Thanks for everything! You've been SO HELPFUL!"

Sunny flung herself at Starflight with a cry of joy. "You found us!" She batted his wings with hers. "I hoped you would." He returned her hug smiling shyly at her.
"Hello," Clay said to Starflight. "You couldn't have waited until after my noble speech? Maybe a day or two, so we could at least pretend to look for you?"

"Morrowseer saw you flying up from the marshes," Starflight said. "He said to tell you some other dragons could have spotted you, too, and we should be more careful."
"Well, great," Tsunami said. "That's such useful advice. Glad he's so concerned, now that we've managed to save our own selves about a hundred times and everything. Any other survival tips? Or prophecy fulfilling suggestions?"

Starflight ducked his head, looking uncomfortable. "I'm sorry he took me," he said. "I wanted to bring me back right away, but he wouldn't. He said they couldn't afford to lose any NightWings, even-" He swallowed. "Even peculiar little ones."
"What the heck does that mean?" Clay asked. "Stormcaller, do you know what that means?"

"Not a clue," the NightWing replied.
Starflight looked surprised. He had just noticed the other NightWing. "I thought you had left," he said.
"I just disguised myself as a SkyWing and helped your friends escape."
"And you're not peculiar!" Sunny said. "I'm the one that's peculiar and little."

"Well, he is a bit," Glory said. "But we don't mind."
Tsunami looked thoughtful. "Couldn't afford to lose any NightWings?" she echoed. "Is there something wrong with them? Did you notice? Stormcaller do you know anything?"
"No," Both NightWings said. Starflight glanced up at the sky. "He didn't take me to the secret NightWing kingdom, if that's what you're wondering. I didn't even get to meet any of the dragons he'd brought with him. We just stayed up in the mountain peaks, waiting. I guess he wanted to see what would happen to you guys."

"Not that he was going to do anything about it," Glory muttered.
"So he doesn't care what we do next?" Clay asked. "He's not making us go back to the Talons of Peace?"
"I'm not sure he's really happy With the Talons of Peace right now," Starflight said.
"Then we can do whatever we want," Clay said. "I say we visit Tsunami's mother, who, by the way," he said to Starflight, "is the queen of the SeaWings, according the Kestrel."