Reece and Diamond (Night Chronicles)

LADY NATALIE

The captors were a bit friendly. They treated me nice, trying to offer me some foods. "When are you going to throw my friends into the water?" I ask gently, trying to get an answer from them.

"Tomorrow, when the darkest moon is alight" the captain says. HE was not a very nice person. He tried to get me to have a swim with the Thunderdrums, but when I agreed, and jumped in, started swimming with them, he just pulled me out again. I had said to him that I wouldn't leave, because of my friends, and the dragons. He didn't believe me. But, since I had dragon blood, he wouldn't hurt me. But, I didn't know why, except for something a man had told me "you will be Lady Natalie's husband". If there is at least a thousand reasons why I can't marry her, the first one will be 'I am only 16 yrs old'. Unless she is a nice person, she will let me go, hopefully. I can't wait to see her.

When we arrived, they took my friends to rhe dungeons, and tied me up again. "Please, don't hurt my friends, hurt me instead!" I pleaded. They didn't hurt them, but they still took them to the dungeons. They told me to keep walking, shut up, and stay calm. When we got into the ballroom, there was a lady on a huge throne. On her right, there was a man, with a mark his forehead, the sam mark I have on my ankle. It is called the Dragon Mark. It is born on those who have dragon blood. It can be put on, but it is impossible to remove. That man must have dragon blood. On the lady's left, there was a little llama, most likely going to be sacrificed. The lady looked pretty, but to old for me. I am guessing that SHE is Lady Natalie. When she took a look at me, she said "search him for the Dragon Mark!" She had a gentle voice, not too commanding. The men around me searched my body.

"Hey, watch it! Hey, no don't toucmg there! Oh my gosh! No, it does not feel soft, you should not be touching that! My dignity is ruined!" I say, the men touching my parts.

"I found it!" Said a man, who was looking at my ankle. Lady Natalie grabbed a tray, full of chemicals that looked dangerous.

"How old are you?" She said, with slight dismay (I have no idea what that means).

"16" I say back to her. She took a look at the tray of chemicals, and pulled one out. I could just make out the numbers '16' on it. She drank it and started coughing. "Is she alright! She looks like she is going to die! Somebody, can't you help her!" I shout, in pure horror. She stopped coughing. She then started shrinking. And then she looked like she was 16, like me.

"Hello. I am Lady Natalie. But, you can call me Natalie. The reason why I wanted someone with dragon blood, is because I have dragon blood, like you." She said to me.

"But, that man on your right has dragon blood" I answer back.

"He is a statue. I want someone who has dragon blood, so I can marry them. My dragon blood makes me able to transform"

"Into what, exactly?"

"You would be scared"

"I love every dragon"

"I can transform into a, a, a Screaming Death"