Duha lives alone by necessity not by choice. The world passes her by for the most part. Her past prevents her from getting close to other yaspilrmeth. The world around her is changing to the point where even she can't hide from it anymore. The Drago...
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I took Topaz by the elbow and smiled at his surprised face. "Come on let's get you bandaged up."
He smiled shaking his head. "We help the wounded before we help ourselves. There are a few more to tend before I can work on my wound."
I smiled back and turned to the man he was helping. I helped him to tend to the last of the wounded. Most of them had cuts and bruises as all the worst injuries were dealt with by the others already.
When that was done I pulled him to a bed and made him sit. His eyes went wide as he saw the blood seeping from the wrents in my clothing. "Katja! Your..."
I smiled and took his hand from the wound he was reaching for. "I still have wounded to see to. Now if you could change so I can see your wound." I said in a stern tone.
He sighed, morphing into a human; he was getting looks from the other Blue Dragons. They watched him with interest as he let me clean and strap the hole in his shoulder. When I was done he lifted my shirt and sighed. "You should have said." His face was as pained as his voice.
I smiled at him stroking his cheek. "I have no reason to complain. I lived through this. Not too long ago I was a scared woman running from men like them. They killed my whole village and I gave up trying to run from them until Duha rescued me. She showed me how to fight and I was able to use those skills she showed me today. I sowed metal disks to leather shirts and I fought back. I protected you while you protected others. As I see it these wounds are proof I did something. They are proof I helped protect people I care for."
He chuckled as he cleaned the wounds. "You sound like a Black Dragon."
I stroked his cheek. "I will always protect people now I know I can."
He looked up at me, then behind me. He straightened and changed so he was a Dragon again. He looked back at me as a voice came from behind me. "You are right. She does sound like a Black Dragon." I looked around at the Black Dragon that had a fort with me and Mum. "I can call the colours. I know this will not work for a human, but... come with me and bring Duha wolf of the battlefield."
I frowned as she turned and walked out of the tent. Mum put her hand on me and I saw Dad standing behind her with a bandage around his head. "Whatever this it is seems important as all the Dragons left with her."
Topaz held my hand squeezing it slightly. "We must do as she said." He said softly.
He led us out of the tent and my heart squeezed at the sight before me. Every dragon, including Kyanite, who stood with Reina, was in front of the tent. They all went to one knee in front of us, except the Black Dragon that we had fort with. She turned and took Reina's hand and brought her to us making Kyanite smile. Topaz let my hand go, walked away, and knelt with the other Dragons.
"I call the colours white, green, red, purple, silver, gold and black. The colours see the soul, the colours know the heart and the colours see the core. I call the colours." Black Dragon sang softly as she touched each of us and put a scale in each of our hands except Reina's.
