Wings of fire: Destiny not Fate

19- Snakes and letters

Snake had been a little upset about Snowstar calling her boring, but she had a point, Snake rarely took risk meanwhile Snowstar, Bloodmoon, Destiny and even Silver risked their lives on a daily basis. Snake sighed, perhaps she should have stayed at Jade Mountain, after all who would have suspected her as the one who burned the scrolls?

Snake looked at her reflection in the water, memories of her family flooded her mind. Snake looked in her pouch pulling out a old dust unopened letter, the last letter she got from her Sister, Necrotic, before she disappeared, she said to open it whenever she had doubts about her missions.

Snake cut open the letter, she expected a letter about how she shouldn't give up but it was far from that. Snake looked down in horror and disbelief as she read the letter.

Dear Snake,
Everything mother has told us is a lie! Father didn't die mysterious in the dead of the night, she killed him for disobeying her! If you ever have doubts come find me, I'm hiding with the True nightwings, you'll have to disguise yourself as a nightwing and pass this letter on to the next most doubtful of our siblings but I believe you and I will miss you.
Love, Necrotic

Snake looked at the letter over and over again, it was impossible, she was 100% sure Necrotic was reported missing at the rainforest but she was here? Snake tapped at the letter, she hadn't seen Necrotic, was if possible she was found a killed. Snake decided perhaps she could ask, perhaps Trutholder would know about her?

Snake approached Trutholder, Snake couldn't help but feel nervous, both about asking about Necrotic and about talking to Trutholder. Snake gulped as she walked up to her, her scales shone like stars, he face showed tragedy yet empathy at the same time, Snake could help but admire her, it would be very difficult to simply ask her something.

"H-Hey um... Trutholder, do you know a... Um.... A nightwing named N-Necrotic?" Snake stuttered out her face felt hot and red after saying only a few words to the beautiful nightwing, Trutholder looked down tragically and gave a empathetic look at Snake saying, "Yes... She was the original leader of the Truthseekers... How did you know her?"

Snake gulped and felt tears fall down her face, was implied something horrible had happened and Necrotic was gone, "She.... She was like a sister to me...." Snake said through tears, Trutholder put her wing over Snake in a warm hug and said, "It's alright, let it all out, we all cried when we found out she was gone... I'm sorry you had to find out this way."

Snake continued to cry into Trutholder's embrace for what felt like hours before calming down enough to pull away. Thrutholder looked at Snake and said, "Necrotic was the best dragon I knew, she'd be proud and happy to see you here." Snake nodded her head still on Trutholder's shoulder, she was going to need time.