Eclipsed Moons

The First Day & Classes

Nightshade woke up early the next morning. She had just had a strange dream... Or was it a vision? Nightshade sighed in frustration and chewed anxiously on her bottom lip as she let her mind wonder a bit as she tried to process the words of the prophecy that she'd just been given.

She wasn't sure how to wrap her mind around the thought of having her very first vision. Sure, she was also a mindreader and a sear, but this was that first time that Nightshade had ever had a prophecy in a vision.

Thinking back over the cryptic and confusing words of the prophecy, Nightshade turned to stare out at the stone wall of the sleeping cave. Glancing at the window of the cave, Nightshade saw that the sky outside was dark... That meant morning was still a ways out.

Realizing she would not be going back to sleep anytime soon, the NightWing/RainWing hybrid stood up from her sleeping platform, brushed off her blanket, and walked quietly onto the floor of the sleeping cave.

Summer and Phoenix were asleep on their respective platform, ignorant of the world outside of their dreams. Phoenix slept quietly, while Summer would occasionally toss and turn.

As she walked out of the sleeping cave, she quietly muttered the words of the prophecy that she had heard in her dream. It still puzzled Nightshade, she didn't fully understand what it could mean for her future or for the future of her clawmates.

With soft steps, Nightshade left the sleeping cave and into the common area.

Grabbing some pieces of wood from a stack, she gently placed the wood inside the fire pit in the center of the common cave, and blew out a small burst of flame and successfully ignited them, starting a comfortable fire that ever so slightly brightened the cave.

Nightshade dragged a cushion closer to the fire pit, and sat on top of it while the fire warmed her scales.

The IceWing Prophecy

When Darkness Falls Upon The Land,
When Dragons Fight For A Rightful Queen.
Three sisters, two will fall,
And one is left standing alone.

Wings of Night, Ice and Rain,
Wings Of Sea, Sky And Future Sight.
Find the dragons of full moons bright,

Fear the ones who seek to conquer.
These dragons will end this fight of blood and tears,
These Dragons will change the fate of this destroyed land,
They will be the peacemakers in this land of darkness and betrayal.

Together these dragons form the Wings of Fire.
And the time for peace will be right.

That was a very strange vision. I wonder what it means?' Nightshade wondered to myself. She shrugged her wings and pushed it to the back of her mind.

It had only been a few hours ago when the Quartz Winglet had met each other in this cave, with the exception of Hyena and Delta, who had been busy with extra duties in the prey center after their attempted theft of some ancient chalice that Queen Thorn had gifted the academy.

While Nightshade was not sure of Ermine, who tried to avoid Nightshade's gaze if at all possible for some reason, she liked Phoenix and Summer, despite their rough start when they first met in the sleeping cave. Tempest seemed nice though she mostly spent time with Ermine, and seemed to be the only one to successfully drag the IceWing's attention from her scrolls.

But today was going to be the start of the Winglet's lessons, so now was the best chance for the seven to get to know each other! Hopefully the strawberries Nightshade gave yesterday was a good welcome gift...unfortunately Hyena and Delta never got theirs, so he hoped they would not mind.

"Early riser?"

Nightshade, startled, looked up to see Tempest walk out of the sleeping cave she and Ermine had chosen. The SeaWing made her way towards the center of the common cave, and sat on a cushion across from Nightshade.