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

Part 2: Chapter 21 & 22

(3rd Pov Tsunami)

Queen Coral hissed softly. "I'll call my guards," she said.
"Wait." Blister lifted one claw. Her voice barley stirred the air. "We want to catch whoever it is, not scare them away." She flicked her tail. "Come." Quietly she slid over the side of the pavilion and flew to the cliff wall.

Coral, Anemone, and Cascade went after her, Tsunami followed close behind. She wasn't sure she'd been invited, but she didn't care.
Blister landed on a ledge beside the tallest waterfall. The water spilled out of a hole high above, nearly at the level of the canopy. It rushed in torrents down the cliff wall, dividing around boulders and sending out small clouds of spray.

And it was loud, loud enough to hide the sounds of their wingbeats as the five of them flew higher, staying close to the falls.
'She is clever,' Tsunami thought, glancing at Blister. 'Why does that make me more nervous about her instead of less?'

At the top of the waterfall, the SandWing hovered for a moment, studying the canopy with her glittering dark eyes. Cascade did the same. From this high, the dragons far below looked like lizards, scurrying around the pavilion and swimming in the lake. Tsunami spotted Whirlpool, paddling frantically in circles with his talons outstretched. He was still trying to catch the pearl necklace as it twisted away from him.

The canopy was thick and green, with vines twisted together over centuries and leaves the size of dragon talons. Up close, Tsunami could also see small blue flowers shaped like broken eggshells shining in the small sunlit gaps.
Something stirred the leaves. Something was crawling through the vines not far from the edge of the cliff, Something the size of a dragon.
"A spy," Queen Coral hissed under her breath.

Apparently, that was everything Cascade needed to hear, because he darted up into the canopy, trident in his talons. There was a sharp yell that was cut off almost as soon as it was heard and the vines started vigorously shaking as Cascade and the mystery dragon thrashed around. Suddenly, Cascade and a blue dragon shot out of the canopy and into the cliff wall. 

As soon as the dragons came out of the canopy, Tsunami make eye contact with Webs.

webs, one of the guardians from the Talons of Peace. The traitor who had stolen her egg from the Royal Hatchery, who had never taught her the underwater language. She barely had time to register the pure terror on his face before he was slammed into the cliff wall, his neck stuck between two of the trident's teeth.

Cascade had a look of fury on his face. His eyes seemed to bore a hole straight into Webs.
"Oh," Blister said, sounding disappointed. "It's just a SeaWing."
"Not just a SeaWing." Queen Coral said. Cascade yanked the trident off of webs, giving him a small cut on either side of his neck just above his gills. Coral seized Webs by his neck and shook him. Her green eyes were sparks of rage and triumph. "This is Webs, our tribe's biggest traitor. I've been looking for him for years."

"Your Majesty," Webs croaked. He scrabbled at his throat. "Please. I've come to beg for mercy."
"Mercy," Coral hissed. "After what you did." She shook him again, harder. "Mercy denied." She flung him into the air and slammed her tail into the side of her head with a horrible-sounding CRACK. Webs went limp, his eyes closed, and he plummeted toward the lake below.
(Technically, Coral gave Webs mercy. But it was the French version.)

"Webs!" Tsunami yelled. She knew she should hate him, too, considering the life he's forced on her. But she found herself diving after him.
All over the Summer Palace, SeaWing stopped to look up, gaping at the sight of a dragon falling from the sky. None of them moved to help him. Tsunami beat her wings desperately, trying to catch up. Would he die if he hit the water from such a height?

"Clay!" she shouted. "Clay! Help!"
Clay immediately burst out of their cave, blinking and befuddled but ready.
"Catch him!" Tsunami shouted, pointing. Clay shot away from the Cliff, banking around to intercept Web's body as he fell. The two dragons collided in midair, and Clay tumbled, trying to hang on to the larger dragon.