Dragons: The Viking Saga (The Prequel)

Chapter Sixteen: Today and Tomorrow...

MAZRIETH'S POV

As the sunset goes on, the colored orange sky became bluer and starts to get dark...and one star has appeared...

The Razorwhip sleep soundly and peacefully...and later then, I decided to stand up slowly, so the dragon wouldn't be awake that easily...

'Maybe I'm gonna go home...'

I stared at the dragon and...until... I smiled... Few seconds then, I left the dragon and...tomorrow, I'm coming back for you... I walked away few yards from the sleeping dragon...and I decided to go home...

And once I arrived at my house, I just find myself really in the bad situation that I don't want to happen on my life...as I find myself that when I opened the door and entered...

'Huh??'

I surprised that when I entered my house...my foster father and my half-sister at the dining table and not just them... I see Steven the Blacksmith and my father sitting each other and talking about something...

"Oh no..."

Although, even I saw them... I walked directly to my bedroom and suddenly... 

"Ahem!! Where do you think you're going??" My dad looked at me and...looks serious...

"Oh hi, Dad!! Um... Hi... I'm just back from...." I greeted my dad with my crazy smile and I want to walk away with it... However...

"Mazrieth... We need to talk..."

My dad tells me that there's something we need to talked about...and he continued, "Sit down here... There's something we need to discuss about..."

"Oh... Uh... Okay..."

Sighed and no choice to think, I sat within the chair where my half-sister also sit up...and suddenly, I felt tremble on my body as I felt nervousness...and I want to go right now... 

Oh great...

Such quiet background, I feel awkward when there was no talk or discussed about...silence was surrounded on me...

"Hey, Maz..."

I looked at my father and said to him, "Oh what is it, Dad?? Is there something you need to talk with me??", and my legs are now shaking for I hoping that my dad won't questioned me about the happening today where I befriend with a Razorwhip in secretly...

"Um, Mazrieth..."

Oh great... Looks like my legs are shaking and I'm outta control of these... Great... Please, don't asked me about that... I mean about the dragon...

"So, how was your training??"

'Huh??' Is he going to asked about my training?? Oh wait... I need to answer about it... If I haven't, I'm too late to say it...

"Oh... Th-- that's great, Dad... That's amazing...with great beyond... Yeah... The training..." I chucked and laughed like stupid...but I only want to avoid this secret going publicly... 

"Um... I'm fine... The training is okay for me as I gonna work out for myself..for...uh...succeed.." I smiled.

"Really??" Shianne looked at me but with a sarcastic face.

"Uh, yeah... Yeah... To be a better viking..." I continued.

"Mazrieth... Steven and I are discussing about your performance in the training... For all past days, Steven commented about your statistics that your skill to fight is okay... And Caitlin just said that your intelligence make your performance even better..." My dad commented about their discussion about my training.

"And secondly, Steven concluded that since the day after the invasion of dragons, you've haven't----??" 

"Oh... Um... That... So, everyone did look for me??" Looks like Dad noticed that aftermath of the dragon war, I didn't appeared forth.

"Yeah... Even your declared rival..." Steven concludes about Ivory Lionheart.

"Oh yeah?? Okay..." I rolled my eyes and stared at my father, "Hey... Um, I'm sorry about that... I meant for absences...and tomorrow, I'll appear on the next training... Dad, I promise to you that I won't make you disappointed as I gonna promised myself that I won't make any excuses for absent minded when it comes to training..."

"Really? I hope you'll gain presence in the arena tomorrow, Mazrieth... But before anything else, is that thing on your mind has finally found??" My dad suddenly asked about something.

"I heard from Shianne that the reason why you're absent in training is because of that, right?? About the white figure??" 

He continues and later, he finally asked about my private business... With the Razorwhip...

 "That?? Uh... Not yet..."

"Oh yeah? Mazrieth... Here's I wanna to say it to you... I want you to concentrate your training and let my men investigate in the woods about the mysterious figure... And if they find something, I'll let you know..." He ordered me to ensure my training tomorrow.

"Concentrate?? Com'on Dad?! Lemme handle this... Although, my training is part of my life as a Viking.. Let me do that... Because I'm the one who deservedly know about that..." I denied as I tried to persuade my Dad to let the Razorwhip stayed hidden and alive.

"Maz... Your life in this training is so much important... Mazrieth, we are Vikings and Vikings must be a warrior of braveness not in cowardliness... Because this training has purpose for us to live within the days of agony... I know that your investigation is needed for you to know... But let me said you with this, that I'll handle it for you...as you represented yourself for me and the Flaversham..."

He patted his shoulders on me and said, "Let me handle this problem, okay?? This problem might cause you being failed for this year's training... Just remember, your father will always listen to your problems and I'll solve it for you... Just promise me that you'll win this training for me...and your future..."

My father lately showed his comfort smile on me and then...

"Ah, okay... I'll do that then for you, Father..."

I replied and hugged my dad. 

Afterwards, my Dad and Steven stand up from their seats and leave. Then, I'll take my leave and rest... Well for now, all I worried is the safety of the Razorwhip... My dad did said investigate in the woods...with his men.

"Oh yeah... This might be a problem for me..."

I lie on my bed and stared at the ceiling, "Maybe I'll transfer that in somewhere else safe before they'll found it..."

"And I hope that...my dad and others won't figured out about me and the Razorwhip... But if I take a wrong step, that might be the end for me as well... From this day on, I'll take this thing into secrecy...and no matter what, no one else should know this..."

I closed my eyes slowly and everything now became pitch black...

Tomorrow, I'll train that beast...

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(@fierre_shianne speaking)

Hello there again...

I'm done handling at the Chapter Sixteen and next... I'll making the new chapter for this story...

"Chapter Seventeen: Secret"

Yeah, see ya later!! :)