Deadly Instincts

8. Regrets

LEIA'S POV

Oh.

Oh my god.

Who was I too think of her as a monster ?

Who was I to push such a predjudice behaviour onto her ?

Who was I to do that ?

I stood infront of Alouette, an intense feeling of shame flooding through my body.

I felt cold and hollow to the core, with only the warmth of tears flooding down my face. " I... I'm so, so sorry. "

Alouette cocked her head to the side in an inquisitive manner, looking like a puppy of sorts. " What for ? "

I couldn't control myself, my body shook as I fought to breathe, tears rolling out my eyes with ease. I removed my myself from the blankets and hugged the reptilian woman with a tight grip. " You went through so much, and I stood here hating you for taking me here, when all you did was show me kindness. Me, a complete stranger, given food, a bed,  and so much more to be grateful for. "

Alouette placed on of her slender hands on my back, patting as I sobbed against her shoulder.

I didn't know what had come over me, suddenly all of these negative emotions washed over me.

I guess her story had really touched me.

" I never finished my story, would you like to hear the rest ? "

I nodded, uncoiling my arms from around the dark skinned woman as I scooted back into the blankets, using the fabric to dry my eyes.

" For a while, I was left in peace to discover my body and all that it could do, and couldn't. I could fly long distances, but never could I go near water. The mere touch of water burned my skin, making it too dangerous to fly over the sea incase I was caught in a storm. " Alouette said, taking a deep breathe as she continued.

" But, my peace didn't last long, as after a while my precious Nayla came back to me. I felt so happy ! She had come back for me ! I was sure in this time that the sea witch had told her about my curse, and Nayla wanted to come be with me despite the change of flesh. But oh my, was I ever wrong. Little had I known, the sea witch had told Nayla that a vicious black dragon had captured me and would only give me freedom of it died. "

Alouette paused, looking down at her taloned feet as she scratched at the ground nervously. " My precious Nayla, the love of my life and dear, dear wife; had come, not to save me ! No no no, she had come to kill me, thinking it would .. save me. " 

" Oh my god " I whispered, giving a slow nod as to tell the dragoness to continue.

" She found my chambers, and in my joy I let down all defences, bounding over to her with a smile on my face. She thought I was going to attack her, so i-in defence she slashed at my face. B-But then she got angry. She bagan shouting at me over and over, calling me a killer, saying she hated me and I just.. Gave up. I had yet to know of the witch's part in this, so I genuinly thought Nayla hated me. "

Alouette raised a hand over her shoulder, feeling over the deep scars down her back. " As you can see, " the woman started with a weak smile, " I no longer have any wings to truly call me a dragon of sorts. Nayla never wanted me to leave this 'island' as she believed it to be. She tore my wings away, cutting at them slowly as her men held me down. I wanted to scream her name, I wanted to tell her that all was well and that it was me who she was attacking. But as I said her name, she grew angrier. "

A small gasp left my lips, as I thought of the betrayal that Alouette must have felt, and the pain. In this moment, the dragoness was the strongest person in the world to me, none could compare to her strength; bost mentally and pyshically.

" She tore the limb right off at this point, before moving onto the next wing. I couldn't stand this attack anymore, she had broken my heart and cut my flesh up like a savage beast. I was enraged, no, I was sent into a fury. " she said with a weak laugh, stratching her mane of hair as she then said,

" I don't remember too much after that, all I remember was coming to my senses. with piles and piles of Nayla's crew around me. I had lost the other wing, and Nayla had lost a leg, at this point she was out cold. And yet, despite all that she had done, I couldn't hate her. I swept her up into my arms and cradled her as I carried her out of the cave. It was in this day that I finally learnt of my magic abilities, as all of Nayla's injuries healed, even her leg grew back; but I could see the ring of scars around the area that it had been torn off. "

" I also realised that by healing her it was far too late to heal my own injuries, as the gashes grew into scars, and no new wings grew from my shoulder blades. And yet, I didn't mind. I found myself still heavily inlove with Nayla, even after she maimed me I loved her so dearly. I may not love her now, but no hate came from her attack. I dropped her off at the nearest town and I knew only that she lived out her days there. Since then I learned to change between my dragon form and this form, and I started forming this place over the years as a place to keep me safe. "

Alouette looked down, her red hued eyelashes fluttering as she seemingly fought back tears. But looked up to give me a smile.

But something still knawed at my mind, something still continued to confuse me, a question I've had since I was brought in here. " But Alouette ? " I started, twirling my finger in the dirt as I thought of what to say. " Why bring me here ? What was so special about me ? "

The dragon smiled, standing up as her feathered tail trailed behind her. She turned her back to me, walking a few steps away before turning back to me as she said. " Leia, only Nayla and her bloodline can enter this cave. You are a descendent of her, "

I was shocked to hear these words, but Alouette wasn't finished just yet.

" Meaning you're the last of few who can break my curse. "

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