Shadowed Thrown (WoF)

Chapter Six

Part One: Newly Crowned
Act One's Veiw Point: Crownbearer
Chapter Six

Crownbearer flinched as thoughts bounced off the cave wall and projected into her head. Omega glanced at her curiously and worriedly and Oncidium's wing bumped into her. Oncidium frowned. Crown couldn't hear her thoughts clearly, so many hostile, scared, and nervous thoughts jumbled in her brain... And they were towards other dragons. It was... weird for Crown to hear thoughts like that.

"Are you okay? I know it's strange, going to school and all, but we've been by other dragons before. I guess they are more hostile though." Who was that? Oncidium. It took a moment for Crownbearer to realize that not only had she flinched, she had also stumbled.

"Sorry..." Crown mumbled. Oncidium said something like a "no need to be".

  'That MudWing's too close- she better run back to that kinda okay RainWing and stupid should go die in a hole SandWing and cry baby NightWing and flame-cursed SkyWing and kinda hot looking SeaWing and that IceWing looks like he doesn't trust her much. Ha.'

'Please go. Please go. Please go.'

'Ow, ow, ow. I forgot what it was like being in here with so many thoughts. Raindrops, raindrops... Okay good. Our MudWing, her name's Willow right? I think she's scared of that IceWing. Better go help. Wonder if I should give her skyfire.' Who's thoughts were those?

'Who's that? What's that? Where's that? What are? Go that way? This way? Maybe? No, please? Where's Winglet? Help me? There's Winglet?'

'I bet I could- too close. Move Away- would Clay like it- what if I burn someone? This was a bad idea- Clay said this would be a good- burn, burn, burn. Turtle looks happy. That's all that matters. Wonder what Turtle thinks of me...' These thoughts kept getting cut off by fire.

There were a few hums mixed in there too. Crown breathed in. "Let's go to the library."

"Shouldn't we go to our caves first?" Coyote questioned, curling a barbed tail around Twiggy.

"Does anyone really remember the way?" Crown rolled her eyes. No one said anything, but Coyote, Muskrat and probably Omega did know the way. And Nightlifter was trying to remember.

"We don't know the way to the library either Crowny." Nightlifter piped up smartly.

Crown shrugged. "Ask around."  'Or I can snoop around in some minds for a minute.'

Everyone thought that would be embarrassing and weird and that they'd look stupid, but outwardly agreed. Crown was already planning to send Muskrat to ask, she wouldn't feel embarrassed.

"Muskrat, can you go ask those NightWings over there?" Crown nodded towards a group of NightWings and recognized Snapfangs and Littletail. Muskrat nodded and trudged towards them. They turned there attention to Muskrat and immediately Littletail remembered Muskrat. Snapfangs didn't remember so easily.

"Do you know the directions to the library?" Muskrat asked nonchalantly. One NightWing narrowed his eyes at her. Littletail jumped forward.

"I don't, but hi Muskrat!" Littletail yipped. Her saying that had an immediate effect on the others.

  'Littletail knows this worthless MudWing? Must be friends with the heir.'

'Oh! That's why she looks familiar. She's that lazy, fruit-munching MudWing. I could swear she was part RainWing.'

'Lazy, no good MudWings. Can't believe she's friends with the heir, three moons. Whatever. I'll just follow Mightyclaws.'

'Yay! If Littletail- cute, cute, innocent Littletail- thinks she's good, and she's with the heir, I'm happy! Happy, happy, happy!'

Crownbearer hopped over to Muskrat. "Hey Littletail! Hey Snapfangs! Who are your friends?"

The other dragons minds soon off into different thoughts, trying to look good, something about "the heir", and wondered what they should do to protect her (why did they want to protect her? She wasn't that charming).  The plumper one in front dipped his head in respect.

"I'm Mightyclaws. I-I can lead you to the library. We've already been there. That's Squirrelchaser and Frogleaper. You already know about Littletail and Snapfangs." He said nervously. 'Does she know? Surely not. They told us she didn't. The heir's secret is safe, or is it really? That Moonwatcher, I've heard rumor she reads minds and predicts futures. Stupid. How could she escape it all and get awesome, but scary, powers?'

Squirrelchaser was a skinny, lean male NightWing. He bore a smile on his face and Crownbearer assumed he was the one who thought of Littletail as cute. Frogleaper was a not-as-tall as Squirrelchaser but still tall male NightWing.

"Can you lead us too then?" Coyote asked from beside Crown, startling her. When did the others get beside her? Coyote had Twiggy between his front talons, which was good since even Snapfangs was thinking of eating her. The NightWings didn't want to lead the other dragons there, only Crownbearer and maybe Muskrat. Crownbearer made her eyes go all innocent.

"Can you lead us all? My friends and I really want to get to our Winglets." She said, dipping her head down submissively. Mightyclaws mumbled something and nodded yes.

"This way." The other NightWings followed Mightyclaws as he took to the first route. Crown barely noticed the banner hanging above that said welcome as she took of after the others, wincing at her chest pain slightly.