Firedrake the Firelord

Chapter 5

"I'm sorry?" I ask him.

"I am Ethan," he repeats. "Son of Emerald."

"You mean, like, Queen Emerald?" I inquire, shocked.

"Yes," he answers.

"But...how...why...what?" I ask.

"Queen Emerald," he says slowly, "gave birth to me."

I glare at him.

He glares back and suddenly it becomes a glaring contest. Suddenly, my eyes get dry and I have to blink. Ethan smirks and I roll my eyes.

I turn back to the bars and start to bang on them again.

"Will you stop that?" Ethan complains.

"Will you tell me why you're in jail?" I reply, stopping.

"Mmm..." he ponders.

I start banging on the bars again.

"Ok! Ok! I'll tell you!" he immediately says.

This time I smirk and he frowns back at me before starting his story.

"When I was ten, my father died," he starts. "Emerald was pretty depressed. I tried to cheer her up and help her, but she ignored me. Eventually, she found another way to cope with her loss: power. She became power-hungry and horrible. Then, two years ago, I turned fifteen. At that point, I had only a year until I was to take the throne. Emerald did not want to give up the throne. So, she threw me in jail and faked my death so she could remain in power."

"Why didn't she just really kill you?" I ask.

"I was to be killed," he answers, "but I guess she actually had the slightest bit of humanity left in her then and decided not to kill her only family."

"That's horrible!" I exclaim.

Ethan shrugs.

"One more thing," I say. "Why do yo call your mother Emerald?"

He snorts, "She is not my mother! A mother wouldn't put her only son in jail, almost kill him, and take all of his rights from him!"

By the end of his tiny rage his eyes are filled with pure hatred.

"Calm down, Ethan!" I tell him.

He looks at me, "Sorry."

"It's ok," I shrug.

We sit in silence for a couple minutes.

"Why are you in here?" Ethan asks me.

I sigh and recount all that has happened since Aunt Elizabeth told me I was to be married.

"Oh," he replies nonchalantly once I'm finished.

I'm a little taken aback.

"Just wow?" I demand subtly.

"Just wow," he confirms.

"You just found out I'm a princess of a prophecy, I grew up in the wrong kingdom, and I have to defeat Queen Willyn, who's my aunt, and all you have to say is wow?" I rage.

"Calm down..." he starts to mock me, but then realized he doesn't know my name.

I smirk.

"Are you really going to make me ask?" Ethan inquired, annoyed.

"Ask what?" I reply with an innocent smile.

He sighs and then groans.

"What's your name?" he asks me.

I ignore him for a moment. Then, I pretend to see him looking at me.

"Where you asking me?" I answer him.

He groans again.

I smirk before answering, "Elliot."

"Elliot?" he asks.

"Elliot," I confirm.

"Isn't that a boy's name?" he shoots at me.

"Isn't it funny that we are messing around in jail while the entire fate of Kimwaë depends on me defeating Willyn?" I fire back.

"Fair enough," he replies.

We sit in silence for a little bit.

"Shouldn't we find a way out?" I ask, tired of sitting there.

"There is no way out," Ethan answers. "I've tried everything."

I sigh and go back to sitting there.

***

After a couple hours, possibly until the next day, I just sit there. Ethan and I don't talk much and a guard brings us food once.

Nothing really happens until I see Aunt Elizabeth being brought somewhere.

"Aunt Elizabeth!" I exclaim when I see her. "Aunt Elizabeth!"

"Shut up, girl!" one of the guards bangs on the bars.

I turn to Ethan once they're gone.

"Where are the taking her?" I ask frantically.

"Her trial," he answers.

"Trial?" I ask. "But she's not guilty of anything!"

"Emerald will find something," he grunts.

"Will she be ok?" I ask.

"Probably not."

"What's going to happen to her?"

"She will probably be killed."

"What?" I screech.

Ethan shrugs, "She will probably be killed."

"Killed?" I exclaim. "No, no, no! Not Aunt Elizabeth! She's the only family I have left!"

"Except Queen Willyn," Ethan answers.

At the mention of her name, I grow extremely angry.

She is the one who caused all of this! She is the one who killed my parents, grandmother, and, now, my aunt! She will pay for this! I don't care if she is family, she will die!

"Ethan," I start, "we are going to escape this place."

"Elliot, I already told you," he says, "there is no way out of here."

I look around for a minute. Then, I smile evilly, "I have a plan."

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Hey, guys!

So this is my longest chapter ever and I'm pretty proud! Btw all the Earthlord's names start with e, all the Waterlord's with w, and so on. That's it!

Thanks, guys!