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Chapter Nine: Getaway

"Thank you... Smolder..." I panted in draconic as Smolder finished applying the brightsting cactus against the wound. Surprisingly, I felt great, amazing even, the brightsting made the wound feel as if it was a spot of bliss.

"You're lucky she didn't inject you with a full dose or near to the heart, it's a miracle you survived." He replied as he took a step back. Maybe it was a benefit of Teardrop blood? I'll have to take notes.

"Do you have... charcoal or something to write with?" I asked but he shook his head.

"Nothing another one your size." He growled softly.

I sighed but thanked him with a nod, before taking the piece of paper out and unfolding it with my shaky hands, studying the Boomstick firing mechanism, it was settled, I was going to kill her, shoot her through the eye just like the mighty Dragonslayer did all those years ago, at least that's what I had been told from the myths and legends I heard... although he or she had a spear.

"Think you can get me to the cage again, the one with the human?" I asked Smolder, switching back to common, but he just shook his head profusely.

"No, absolutely not, not a chance, that's way too close, what do you think is gonna happen if my sister catches you?"

"She'll torture me but she won't kill me."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Simple, she likes me."

"..." He just paused for a moment, a moment that lasted over a few minutes. "H-what? Where did you get the idea that Burn likes you?"

"There's quite a few reasons actually that I've noticed."

"Like what?"

"The fact she can talk to me, she likes being able to demean and insult me, especially since it's personnel, since a scavenger did kill your mom after all. She also likes that I'm not submissive, she wants to break me and she likes the challenge, she wants to take her anger out on me and she wants to keep doing it, just like she's doing with Scarlet, however the difference between me and her is that Scarlet and her were a lot closer. What's up with that anyways, I thought they were lovers or something?" I asked.

"That would be accurate, however, their definitions of love are very different than ours, they love power, they love control, that doesn't mean they exactly love each other."

"That sounds... really fucked up."

"It really is." he chuckles, but sighs sadly simultaneously.

"So... I may or may not have a plan-"

"Please, Teardrop, don't do something stupid, what are you gonna do, yabble her to death." he awkwardly laughs, but I can tell there's a large amount of concern in his voice as well.

"Just hear me out, you were kind of right, about the human having fire breath." I started as he whipped his head down to face me.

"Are you fucking-"

"No, well... it's complicated, but I have an idea, if I can get to the body again then-"

"No."

"Huh? What do you mean no?"

"It's too risky, I'm sorry, but maybe another time?" He laughs me off as he starts to walk away, the clinging and clanging of all his jewelry used to sound like beautiful chimes, now they sounded like cats scratching against stone.

"I can kill Burn!" I called out to him, surprised at how fast he suddenly flew back and wrapped his talons around the cage before shaking me.

"No, you can't! And you shouldn't even try! Listen to me, and this is for your own good. It. Is. Way. Too. Risky! I don't want you to die, alright?"