Perils Of War TLOS (Book 2)

Chapter Six

Cynder woke up, wiggled out from Spyro, and stretched. She looked at her mate's relaxed expression as he slept. He twitched a little, curling his legs back against himself. His body had noticed her absence. Cynder walked out onto the square, then over too Michael's house and up to his door. She knocked, and Michael answered, looking at her with a slightly annoyed expression.

"Its 6 in the morning" he stated

"What's going on?" Layla's voice came from inside

"Nothing" He called back "You should get more sleep, you got back late"

"I was wondering if you found my uncle" Cynder stated

"I did, they're in the guest house" Michael told her, then closed the door.

Cynder stood there for a moment, confused, then walked over to the guest house. She stopped at the door, realizing that it might be a little too early to wake them up just yet, she was just about to leave when Japser opened the door.

"It's fine, come in." He called her in.

She walked into the house and they sat down in the dining room.

"Samantha is still asleep, and Camry went for a quick flight around the city." He told her

"Oh" Cynder replied

"So, six months in a dimension very far from here. How was your vacation?" He asked

"It was cool, the landscape was beautiful, but we were worried about everything the whole time. Also, Spyro spent half of it with a broken wing and a few broken ribs." Cynder answered

"Broken wing?" Jasper replied, confused

"I may have accidently landed on him when we fell through the portal" she told him

"Ouch"

"Yeah, it was bad" Cynder replied

Samantha stumbled into the room, yawning, then froze when she saw Cynder.

"Oh, hey sweetie, I didn't know you were here." She spoke

"I wanted to get to know you guys a little better, since you are the only members of my family I've had a chance to" Cynder explained

"Well, I wish could help with that, but I have to get started on the hunt." Samantha told her

"What are you hunting?" Cynder asked

"Just some dragon that stole something valuable, the usual" Samantha explained

"So, you work for Michael?" Cynder replied

"The hunters do work for Michael, but we also pick up contracts here and there. This one was worth too much to pass up, and it gave us a chance to come see you" She responded while putting on her armor "I got to go, see you later"

She kissed Jasper, then left. Cynder could hear Camry arrive and say a quick goodbye with his mother before she left. He walked into the room and gave a surprised look at Cynder.

"Mornin' cuz" he said

"Hi, have a good flight?" She asked

"Yeah, this city is pretty cool" He answered

The three dragons talked for a while, Jasper explained their story, and how they have been living since Malefor corrupted. He told Cynder about how they bought a massive amount of land using Michael's support, and accepted the lord status. They have been living near a large city, Samantha working as a hunter while Jasper managed the land.

"So, you're a lord?" Cynder asked

"Always have been, your family has owned a massive amount of land not far from here for thousands of years." Jasper answered "We just have to own land ourselves to gain the lord status"