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Chapter 29

It was noon when David left the cavern with Aqua, and at that time he knew if he went home he probably wouldn't make it out of his mother's scodlings unharmed.

Lying on the shore, trying to dry his clothes off, David looked at the clouds, trying to make out the random shapes into animals.

"I think it's time to head to the town, but we have to keep a low profile, because there's people who will take you away from me" David tried to explain. However, Aqua just tilted her head, confused.

'Of course she doesn't understand me.' He thought. He tried motion gestures, playing a little peek-a-boo game, but that just made the little Dragon nip at David's fingers.

He let out a sigh of frustration, knowing that the chance of being caught were high.

"Guess we'll just have to hope for the best." He got up, and the baby Dragon clawed at him, it's litle Sharp claws digging into his skin.

He let out an 'ouch' and shooed the dragon off him. The light blue reptile walked beside him, it's head just reaching David's waist.

They walked for hours, only stopping at rivers to drink and attempt to catch fish. They ended up eating crayfish cooked by the little dragons boiling water breath.

As they walked, David would Always jump at the slightest sound of a twig snapping or a bird chirping. He was afraid his mother would find him, and catch his new Dragon.

Everyone knew about Dragon riders, and once his mother had told him about how his father used to be one until he left the family. That's when his mother became the phycopath she was now. Jealousy played with peoples hearts, and made them so selfish things.

David's legs began to ache, and the little Dragon was squaking in protest, begging David to stop. They eventually did find a place to rest for the night.

High in a tree, the two small children curled up in a hollow. Of course, amgry hoots of anger from the owl that lives there had bothered them for a while, that was until the bird left to hunt for itself.

That night, David heard his mother calling his name. He was petrified, and his new Dragon was doing the best it could to calm him down. And It worked, and as his mother yelled his name in the middle of the night, David was able to keep calm by stroking his dragons light-blue scales.

He fell asleep after his mother's voice faded out, and he finally, for once in his life, had a dream of something that came out of a world of milk, and honey.

But when he awoke, Aqua was gone.

They were close to the village, and if anyone had saw Aqua they were sure to be doomed. David jumped out of the tree, careful not to land on anything sharp, and ran through the forest, franically calling for his Dragon while listening for any movement.

When he reached the edge of the forest he collapsed in pain. His side was bruised and he felt weak. This was from the Dragon bond. Something, or someone had hit his dragon, and David was receiving half of the pain. He groaned, and let his heart lead him.

He was running to the small town, brick houses were crumbling from the poor matnince and smoke from cigarettes and pipes hung in the air. David covered his mouth with his long sleeve, trying to filter out the burnt plants smoke.

No one was on the streets, but rather crowded at the towns center.

The little boy couldn't get past the crowd to see what the commotion was about, so he scanned his surroundings.