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

Part 1: Chapter 7, 8, & 9

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(3rd Pov Winter)

Winter stood beside the others as they gathered at the base of a huge tree beside a waterfall, string up at a hole in the trunk. There was something immediately and indefinitely uncomfortable about this place. It was like a spot of thin ice on a frozen lake, where the cool safety of the upper world came too close to the depths below.
"That's the tunnel to the NightWing island," Kinkajou said softly. Her voice was never that quiet or wobbly. Winter squinted at her. Was she afraid of the place for some reason?
"You can wait here if you want," Moon said, brushing Kinkajou's tail with her own. "If it's too - too anything."
"I'm all right," Kinkajou said. She flared the ruff behind her ears and deliberately turned her scales blue. "I just haven't been back since the whole . . . thing."
"Whoa," Qibli said, making the connection before Winter did. "I didn't realize you were - you're one of the RainWings they -"
"Imprisoned and experimented on," Moon finished for him.
"It wasn't quite as horrible as it sounds," Kinkajou said. "Only mostly that horrible."
"What they did was less that humane," Stormcaller said, approaching the RainWing. "I had to willingly go along with their plans for a short while I was trying to figure out how to break Glory out." Stormcaller smiled at her. It didn't seem malicious or anything similar, it looked caring, as if he were fond of Kinkajou. "Although, all the fond memories we have of the place are gone. I've heard the island has gone through a few renovations." Kinkajou smiled back.
Winter had to take a deep breath and poke the feeling he was having to be sure he was having it. Respect for Kinkajou? Surprise that a dragon as silly as her could survive what the NightWings did to the RainWings? He'd only heard rumors, really - stories that had spread after the was ended. Tales of the NightWings abducting harmless RainWings, dragging them back to the volcanic island, chaining them up, and forcing them to use their venom so the NightWings could study it.
It sounded unforgivable to him. But Kinkajou did not act like a dragon with a grudge; she didn't seem to hate the NightWings at all. Even though she clearly should. Yet she treated Stormcaller kindly and Moon like a beast friend . . .
'Because Moon is different,' whispered his treacherous mind. 'Because she would never do what other NightWings did.'
"But don't you hate them," Qibli said, echoing Winter's thoughts. "That's fascinating."
"Well - they're not my favorite dragons," Kinkajou admitted, squirming. "Except Moon, of course, and Stormcaller, and Deathbringer, too. But, you know, they're trying to change. They have to. And with Glory as their queen, they won't do any more awful things."
"We'll see," Winter muttered.

"All right, let's get going," Stormcaller said, flying up to the tunnel. Everyone soon followed.
As they started down the tunnel, the air seemed to grow colder, only adding to the unsettling wrong-feeling air. But a small part of it was familiar, similar to that of the ice kingdom.
"Brrrr," Kinkajou shivered, shaking her wings and leaning against Qibli's warm scales. "Why is it so cold here." Winter could see the breath of the others as white clouds in the air. He could only wonder why it was this cold.
"It's not that bad," Winter said confidently, spreading his wings slightly.
"Okay, IceWing," Carnelian said with a shivered hissed.
"We can't handle the cold like you," Qibli said.
"I've never been anywhere this cold before," commented Moon.

"Everyone, stay close," Stormcaller said as he spread his wings. Much to Winter' surprise, the NightWings chest slowly turned a fiery orange and the tunnel slowly warmed to a temperature the others could function properly in. The glowing light dimly filled their vision, but even the dark edges of the tunnel seemed to consume it.
"Ahhhh, that's better," Kinkajou said, practically throwing herself onto the glowing NightWing to take the heat for herself. Moon and Qibli, although a bit more reluctantly, followed in suit and stayed close to Stormcaller. Even the proud Carnelian pressed herself up against their teacher's side.