Forgotten Heroes

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APOLLOS' POV.... A year LATER...
To date, I have thirty of these little charms.
My parents are seperated, and my dad lost all assimilation with the crown.
I've ruled alone, and no one has captured me eyes.
But, I have a feeling that can't last long.
A knock raps on my door, and I open it.
A girl with brown hair, about my age hugs me tight.
She's six feet tall.
I exclaim, "Athena?"
She beams, and comments, "Kip lied about my age. He said becuase I was soo tall it might work. I'm sorry I was mad at you. Here."

She hands me a box and disappears.
I open it, and realize it's a charm.

A note goes with it.
It says,
Love will find you. It's just having some trouble.  Sometimes, you have to look for it too.

I realize what it meant.

She thinks I need to get searching, and I will.

I spread my wings, and fly out of my study.

I land in the gardens, and begin to walk in no particular direction.
Pandora lands beside me, and we walk together now.
I hook the  charm on her saddle, and she hooks one into the belt  of my scabbard.
They match, and we laugh when we realize it.

A small Mischief dragon calls Pandora, and she takes off.
Pandora discovered another Mishief male unrealated to her after her mate cheated on her with a metal dragon.

Now, they've had multiple clutches of eggs... but they rrefuse to say where.

We've also stated a new law.

It prevents schools from taking dragons eggs from nests or dragons.

It helps students find the eggs on their own.
Trust me, it makes the bonds stronger and truer than grabing one from a room.

It also helps keep it descret when somebody actually finds an egg and nobody can be sent home.

I look around the gardens, and grab my guitar and lean against a weeping willow.

I strum my guitar, and play whatever.
It sounds okay, I guess.

Then, I shut my eyes and keep strumming.

Then, a most angelic voice asks, "Is that you playing, your highness?"
I open my eyes, to see a beautiful woman sitting beside me.
I start, then I nod.
She smiles, and comments, "All the castle staff can hear it, and they were afriad it was a ghost. Nobody has played out here since the War of Joinment. It was the first war people and dragons fought together in, and made us inseparable since. Now I can tell the milk maids to calm down."

I ask, "What's your name?"
She seems shocked for me to ask.
She whispers, "Era, your highness."
I sigh, and whisper, "I'm getting rather sick of people calling me that. You can call me Apollo."

She nods frantically, and rushes off.
I memorize the name, and realize that she must be a dragon.
How do I know?
Well, dragons are always pleasant sounding and beautiful. Trust me though. Falling in love with one is disasterous.
How do I know, again?
Well, let's say Lance had a miss adventure with a she-dragon one day. He tried to court her, but when they kissed he was nearly swashed by her as she turned back into a dragon.

He'd never admit it, but it happened.

Now, I'm no fool, so I forget about the dragoness.

The next night however, is a little harder to forget....