My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)

Chapter 42 - Somewhere safe

Lilly's POV

I knew that I probably should have been scared of the strange masked person pressing a foreign looking hook to my throat, but I wasn't. I felt too empty to be afraid anymore. Feeling completely nothing, I closed my eyes and whispered in a dry voice: "Please don't take me back to Drago...kill me instead...please..." It doesn't matter if I die, everyone who cares about me gets killed, like loving me is a death sentence.

Concentrating on my own breathing I awaited the final strike but instead of the hook slitting my throat it simply disappeared. Sensing a vibrating sound in my head I dared to open my eyes again. The masked stranger put the hook to the ground and was now reaching out a hand to Shadow, kneeling down to her eye level. Shadow didn't seem to mind and let the stranger touch her head, down to her wing which she slowly raised at the contact, revealing the rest of me along with her egg. I could hear the masked person gasp and watched it crawl closer on all fours. Carefully the stranger reached out to touch the egg looking back at Shadow one final time, who simply purred.

Finally the person turned its attention back to me. Bringing its masked face close to me the stranger whispered: "You were Drago's prisoner?" It was a woman's voice.

I looked at the blue horned mask blankly and gave a weak nod before I closed my eyes again. "I don't think she means any harm to us, Lilly." Shadow's voice resounded in my head but I couldn't answer. It didn't matter.

So instead of me, I heard another voice, a male one, answer Shadow. "No she doesn't, I can assure you. Can you fly?"

"Yes but not very far I fear, I am still exhausted from our escape. We tried to get as far away as possible." Shadow answered.

"Don't worry, we won't go far. I'll take your rider."

What? Feeling large claws wrap around my body I snapped my eyes open again and gasped at the sight of a huge dragon lifting me up in the air, the masked woman standing on its back.

"Where are you taking me?" my voice sounded harsher than I intended too.

The dragon looked down at me and tilted his head curiously. "You understand what I'm saying?"

"What does it matter? Where are you taking me?"

"Somewhere safe." I could sense the dragons low growl in my head at my impolite answer but I couldn't bring up the strength to care. Looking to the side I saw Shadow flying close by, her egg in mouth and I let myself slip back into unconsciousness unaware that at the same time a familiar black dragon flew off the island in the opposite direction along with a purple one.

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All that happened was a blur for me. I felt myself slipping in and out of consciousness but I didn't really sleep. There was movement around me, light as if from a candle and hands touching me. It made my skin crawl but I was too weak to pull away or tell them to stop. Please...please... my mind begged...please just let me die...

"Shh...shh it's alright." A calming voice came from somewhere above me, then there was something pressed to my lips and I couldn't help but swallow when a warm liquid filled my mouth. Then I fell into darkness.

My head pounded heavily when I finally woke up again. I groaned in pain as my vision cleared. My heartbeat sped up as my surroundings became clearer. I found myself lying on a cot covered with warm furs in what seemed to be a dimly lit cavern.