Fairy of the forest

Until next time

Lucy POV

After the training demon released me I started to wander the palace having the days from when my mother and father were the ruler's plaque my mind. The happy times with my parents before my mothers passing and my father locking himself away in his mourning and exile. I miss my parents but I knew that someday my dad would return for me someday and that I just had to hang on to that hope till that day came. I passed pictures of the past rulers when my thoughts returned to that dragon's eyes came to my mind's eye.'What was up with that dragon anyway?'I just couldn't seem to remove the thoughts of him from my mind. Something drew me to him something in those dark eyes called out to my very soul. I raised my hand to my chest as I felt my heart pound just under my skin as I lost myself to my thoughts as one of my aids appeared by my left side. I turned to face them letting a gentle smile cross my face."Levy, what brings you back here? Don't tell me Erza wants to train some more I'm already too tired from earlier."Levy just smiled gently at me stepping closer."Oh, Lu of course not. You have an audience to attend as the soon to be queen. There a couple of dragons here to speak with you. Who knows maybe one of them is the one who keeps you so distracted."She gave a knowing smile."Am I that transparent? Oh, gods, I hope that Erza doesn't kill me."I say looking around looking for the combat queen herself. Levy just laughs grabbing my hand telling me not to worry that I had more important things to worry about. It sounded like Erza was the one who told her I was distracted during my training. A warm surrounded my entire being as I allowed her to drag me to the throne room. As I entered I walked to my seat at the top of the stairs looking to the left to where my future king would sit. I knew I was luck normally a queen wouldn't be able to take the throne without already having a king to rule beside her but my father fought tooth and claw to change that law so I wouldn't be forced into a loveless marriage. My mother and father were lucky too because they already loved each other before she took the throne so she found her own king on her own but with me, no one seemed interested. Yeah, I was told I was pretty and had many courters but nothing seemed to click with them. A sudden flash of the dragon crossed my mind when I thought about a future king.'Why did I suddenly think of him?' i asked my self when suddenly the doors opened to be met with a tall striking man with large red wings and large horns sticking straight up from his head.the man before me had onyx eyes just like the ones I was thinking of earlier.'How strange. He looks almost exactly like that guy from earlier.' I smiled gently to him as he approached the throne taking a knee before me."Queen Lucy my name is Igneel. I have come before you in hopes of finding a peaceful relocation for me and my kin. We are apart of the Unseelie court but no longer wish to take part in their plans or wickedness. We of dragonkin are representations of the elements we were not made of hatred or anger nor wish to do unjust harm to those of any realm. We are viewed as lesser than those around us and wish for the only pease to live our lives. We like the fairies and elves only want what they also want. A place to truly call home to raise our kin and live away from those who wish to harm those we care for. My very own son has even joined a human guild to help protect humans from the Unseelie court. I fear his life and the lives of those under us to be safe and protected."The king of all dragons posturized himself before me his words ringing with truth and sincerity. My mind going back to my own encounter with the young dragon who I saw in the woods. Maybe the dragons had a change of times passed. Maybe there was a chance to let them be in peace when a voice beside me shouted at the man still kneeling before me."How do we know that you're not just here to take the head of our future queen? For all that we know you and your kind can be harming innocents as we speak while distracting those of royal blood!" the man had a point though we all grew up hearing the stories about dragons but then the idea struck that made me hurt inside' the dragons may have heard horror stories about them which maybe have fueled this vicious cycle. It's time we end it to make peace and live without fear.' while others around me shunned and feared the man before us who gave no response other than the sinking of his shoulders looking as though he was defeated before even being given a chance. I stood from my throne and stepped down while those made a move to grab me but before they could even land their hands on my I erected a barrier made of leaves swirling around me as I approached the kneeling man with his head still bowed. I felt honored with such a dragon bowing to the likes of just a fairy.To have earned such praise and honor in his eyes I may never knew, but what I did know is that I should show this man the respect he deserves and that was to show no fear in the face of this man but to give a chance for him and his kind. as my queen aura surrounded myself I laid my hand on the man's shoulder and moved it under his chin."Stand please king Igneel.I wish to look upon the proud face of the dragon king.There is no need for you to stay in such a position for I am not a queen yet but soon to be one.I am Lucy daughter of the late queen Layla and the lost king Jude Protectors of the realm and fair of the wood. I welcome you and wish to speak to you in a more personal manner than such as this."I smiled at him to show that he did indeed deserve a chance for safety and love and peace.Tears pricked at his eyes but being the dragon he was he wouldn't let them fall as his proud face warmed up to me as he stood towering over me.Then the most unexpected thing to have ever happened in my life appeared in his hands.There sat a magic canceling collar. He offered it to me, and kneeled before my removing his hair from his neck."I wish to prove that I am trustworthy in your eyes princess but I know that at this moment there is nothing I can offer but my word to you so in this small I act I wish for you to feel safe with me and to do that I offer for you to collar me. so that someday you will grow to trust my words, as well as my actions, are truly for your benefit and your benefit alone." I stared at him as his words sunk themselves into my mind. I turned my head down to the hand that was holding the collar as thing disgusted me. The very act of collaring someone was a cruel one, one that I have lived my life abhorring.But this proud dragon was putting himself willingly at the mercy of me and my kind just to prove that he was not going to harm me. The act warmed me down to my very being and brought tears to my own eyes as I shook them and the ac throwing the collar into the air as I summoned my own magic to destroy it.This shocked the man as I went to grab his hand."Then you will just have to behave and not harm me, won't you?What will the collar truly prevent if you wished me harm?Besides, I am the soon to be queen I can counter any of those who wish to hurt me with enough time for those who will protect come to my aid.The very fact that such a proud being such as a dragon was willing himself to be shackled without batting an eye in hopes of earning trust is enough reason to know that your words are sincere." as I guided the man out of the throne room and into my own personal office he stood protectively behind me keeping a watchful eye on those around us passing us in the corridor I heard shouts and muffled voices behind us. I can only imagine what they were saying about my actions but this was our chance to finally put to rest this ageless fear that suffocated us for only the gods knew for how long. I wasn't about to pass up this chance. as we entered I directed him to a seat on the couch as I sat beside him."So to start this off please don't call me a princess or queen. I wish to know more about what you are proposing.How many are there that side with your choice? And of course, there will be a trial period so we know that your kind won't brings undue harm to us. I do apologize for that but for my people to feel safe is my duty and that is something I can't back down from. but the length of the trial will vary from how well and how many you plan to bring before us." I said to the man he only nodded and looked taken back by the sheer fact that to him he had succeeded without so much as a fight for it. to his mind, this was a queen he would gladly serve and protect. if only his son could see her. The thoughts of his son's words before this meeting ringing in his ear as if the drake was beside him even now."Well, there is actually more then you would think. The fact of the matter is that we are used for our talents in brute force and our minds. We are nothing but dogs to the dark court and are treated as such when I brought the idea of a new alliance with the light court many kin followed suit thinking that we would be treated as equals others fearing of the backlash of the outcome but wanting a better life for their children and eggs. We dragons cant produce more than one egg a century so compared to others we are a fairly small group but to us we are large.Then you take into consideration how long the incubation period is and our lifespans we are more akin to fairies then we are to elves or beasts. But we all seemed to jump at the chance for a new start our ancestors only joined the dark court for fear of the light court but once we found out the truth it was too late and the dragons became ashamed that we were tricked so easily into joining the dark court. I have sworn no loyalty to the dark court or their king and queen so we are to free to do as we please. But they hound us to retake the oath that would bring us to them and their will. We only want peace Lucy, we do not wish to cause any more turmoil then we were already forced to."The thoughts of the stories coming to the forefront of her mind.'So that's why those stories always circulated.It wasn't because they wanted to but because they were forced?How horrible!'The thought brought tears to the princess's eyes when she thought of those who would one day be her family forced to kill and maim and mutilated against their will. the memories of those they were forced to harm haunting them for every second of their eternal lives.She wanted nothing more than to reach out and touch the man to reassure him that she was of one mind on this matter and that he could always call the light court home for him and his kin.For they were, in her eyes already apart of it."Well, let's get the paperwork out of the way and then we can start with the location in our lands for your kin.I am so sorry for everything you and your kind had been through for all these centuries but know that you will be your own dragon. Sadly though there will have to be one of your kin that will have to serve in the palace. In any compassidy is up to them. If I can make a request, I wish for it to be you in the position of personal advisor.Your words have touched my heart and your mind seems wise and you hold yourself in such a way that calls to me. That is if you wouldn't mind.i hope I am not making you feel forced into though I refuse to rule with an iron fist but with a kind heart like my mother and father did."The dragon king looked shocked at me as if I spoke to suddenly when he eagerly agreed."No princess you aren't forcing me and it would be my greatest honor to serve you in such a way.A high fae taking the words of a mere dragon and putting them into action helping you rule with such a golden heart would make me the happiest dragon."Igneel spoke as if what I had said was such an odd request but it made him clearly happy and with that I was please appoint him in the role and show him his new rooms for when he was in the palace when he made mention of a son I imagined a little drake flying around thinking it would be adorable with its tuff of red hair. when the realization hit me that, that meant he had a mate and would need a much bigger room with other rooms attached to hit for his little one and his mate. so I decided on giving him a room that was just simply down the hall from my own with many protests but hushed them and sent them on their own. with all of that settled and the dragon king off to get the rest of his family and other dragons we had a cave just outside my own forest next to a lake that personal friends lived at to help with keeping an eye on the dragons.With that, I retired for the evening with thoughts of adding new members to my family.