Allura of the Dragons (On Hold)

Alvar

It's been a total of six months since I last saw Alvar.  My father and the mages have done an amazing job teaching me about my magic.  However, it hasn't been enough for me to just learn my magic.  I need to see the one person who occupies my thoughts.

The edge of the cave is the perfect spot for me to watch the dragons in the valley.  Onyx warrior, my father's dragon, showed me this place shortly after I got here.  It's perfect but even from up here, I can't see out of the valley.

Footsteps interrupt my thoughts as I absentmindedly play with my engagement ring.  My father sits next to me as I keep looking towards the peaks of the mountains.

"You seem distant."  Bane says and I look over at him.  "What's bothering you, Allura?"  I look down at the ring and to the peaks of the mountains.  Would he approve of my engagement and if not what would he do to stop me? I will have to tell him before he finds out from someone else.

"Did I ever tell you about my fiance?" I ask him and he looks at me surprised.  I take a deep breath.  "I guess I didn't tell you then." I look down at the ring as I think about my true love.  Alvar is the perfect match for me and I can't imagine him not being there.

"Who are you engaged to?" Bane demands.  Just like a father to try and protect his daughter, but little does he know that I can take care of myself.

"Alvar of Pavlara.  He makes me feel so special and loved and I want to spend the rest of my days with him." I tell my father hoping that he will understand.  "I miss him so much." A single tear falls down my cheek.  My father gently pulls me to him as he tries to comfort me.  

"I knew Alvar's father before you two were born.  He's a kind and generous king but I don't know how long a marriage between you and Alvar would last, Allura.  Your duty is to the magic of this realm and his is to his kingdom."  Didn't he get that that is what is causing my heartache?

"I know that but it doesn't make it any easier.  I need to see him again." I whisper as the tears keep falling.  The bell from the Mage's Tower starts tolling and I look worriedly down towards the castle.  "I have to go." I tell my father as I stand up.  I wipe away the tears away as I try to remove any signs of weakness.  Then, I call out to my dragon, Purple Sun, who flies up to get me.

"Be careful, Allura." My father instructs as I jump onto my dragon's back.  I grab onto her lilac scales as we soar towards the castle.  I leap off her back and land gracefully on the grass.  Lilac tells me to be careful as I run towards the entrance of the castle.

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My heart stopped in my chest when I saw Liam dismounting a dragon.  He was in pretty bad shape and he looked defeated when he saw me.  My thoughts immediately went to Alvar as I run over to Liam.  "What happened?" I ask as I take him over to a bench.  Good thing, I was taught healing magic last month or I might not have been able to get my answers.  I get to work on the spell.

"Pavlara is under attack.  I barely made it out of there alive and I knew I had to warn you." My hands stop moving and the spell leaves my mind.  What did he mean by that?  "Rue?" He asks as I feel myself start crying.  I quickly think of anything but Alvar's broken body.

"Alvar?" I ask as I try to finish the spell.  My hands shake as I try to keep all my emotions under control.  I barely finished the spell before the sobs broke out though.

"I don't know." Liam says sadly.  "I couldn't find him." I stand up and run off knowing that I couldn't wait here.  I would die waiting for news that might never come..  "ALLURA!!!" Liam attempts to chase after me but I jumped off the cliff and Lilac catches me.  She flies me up to my father.

"I have to go." I tell my father as I land in the cave.  "I can't not know."  I grab my bag and armor.  He must understand what happened because his demeanor immediately changes.

"I can't let you go, Allura." My father grabs me by my shoulders and turns me to face him.  "You'll get yourself killed."  That's the least of my worries right now.

"I can take care of myself." I pull away.  I've never had a father in my life who has protected me and I don't like being sheltered from the harsh realities of this world.  Men need to learn that I'm not a force to be reckoned with.  "I can't abandon him.  It's our duty to protect the people of this realm."  I argue as I slip on the armor.

"And it's your duty to live to see another battle.  He's just a prince." My hands start shaking as I think about what he's implying.  He just doesn't understand that he's not just a prince to me.  "You need to stay here safe."  Onyx appears in the cave entrance and my dragon cowers to the side of the cave.

"You can't stop me." I finish putting on my armor and I go over to my dragon.  My dragon seems weary to challenge my father and I almost scream in agony.  Why can't everyone understand?

"Then I'm coming with you." Onyx warrior says and I look at my father confused.  I couldn't take his dragon.  It wouldn't feel right and if I got killed, my father would lose his dragon also.  "I've seen more battles than your young dragon, Allura." I look over at my loyal dragon but she looks too scared to go into a battle.  I lean my forehead against my dragons and she purrs trying to comfort me.

"Would you let me go?" I turn to my father and he looks at his dragon lost.  "Please." The words barely come out as a whisper.  He nods after a few minutes of silence.  "I'll come back to you." I run into his arms and he catches me in his.  I burry my head into his shoulder as I try to remember every aspect of him before I left.