Rise of Fire: Dragons Reborn [COMPLETED]

Chapter 37

When Talia opened her eyes again to the world she was beset by golden light all around her. She raised a hand to shield her eyes as she cast about for the source of such a thing. Once her eyes adjusted she could see an intricately carved bronze orb hanging from the center of the ceiling of her room. It emanated a soft golden light continuously without fail. She squinted at it.

'What is this?' She thought sluggishly. Magic? It had to be. She had never seen anything like it. As she looked around the room she noticed how plain it was, dull gray stone walls sat on each side. One had a door while the rest remained bare. There was two small end tables behind her which held semi-dead flowers, their colors were darkening as they slowly turned into crumbling relics of what they had once been.

Beside her stone slab-like bed was a table covered in what she could only assume was medical tools. There was a whole slew of metallic twisted looking tools. She cringed as she continued to stare,

'Did they use these on me? None of them are bloody and yet...' She looked down at her body to see that her skin was bare except for a brazier and a blanket covering her lower half. Though her real surprise came when she saw Reezara's little form coiled on her lower legs. She tried to move them to wake her but neither leg responded to her. Her panic started to rise as she continued to struggle.

'I walked here. I remember walking here. Why can't I walk? Why can't I walk?' She was practically screaming in her own head and still Rezara remained still. She was about to throw herself from the stone slab of a bed when the door creaked open slowly. She froze and turned to see three hooded healers pushing their way through. She remembered them too, though that memory was fuzzy. She tried to recall if they had ever told her their names, or if they had done any sort of introduction. But all she could really remember was the unease they made her feel. And then suddenly feeling nothing.

"Good-morn Rider." The head healer bowed deeply as their wispy and raspy voice. She shuddered. Was it a man or a woman? She couldn't tell.

"How is she... How did you?" How could she say it? How did they get Reezara and how did they knock her out? The little dragon remained comatose but she could see her scales move as she breathed so she knew she wasn't dead.

"You are famous across the land rider. When you arrived without your beast we knew she had to be close, we found her clinging to the robs of that vile necromancer. We had to encourage her to return to you however. You should be more careful, you shouldn't leave such a valuable creatures with such lowly plebeians." The healer's wrinkled face twisted into a sickening smile, yellowish-brown teeth flashing under the golden light of the room.

"Nico is my friend. My ally, and my brother. He will always be a part of my team. You better have healed him!" She shouted as she tried to pull herself up again. Her rage was fueling her but it still wasn't enough to move her legs. The healer sneered as it raised its hands,

"Peace rider, we provided all your friends with healing. He may be a roach, but he is yours and we were instructed to do anything and everything to see to the safety of your party." Her heart slowed with relief. At least that meant he was safe and probably had unbroken arms now.

"I want to see them. Now." She demanded sharply as she pulled her elbows up underneath her again. The lead healer placed a chillingly cold hand on her chest before pushing her back into the slab.

"You need to heal Rider." The healers all said it at the same time. She shuddered, how odd was that? They were closing in, pale skin and twisted grins. Their hands started to glow as they placed them on her. She shuddered at the freezing feeling that seeped into her flesh and bones.