Red Like Ruby (Mostly RubyxDyrroth)

Ruby Fell Into The Abyss Part 5

Ruby woke up with a start as the loud banging noises of metal pulled her from her sleep. She opened her swollen puffy eyes and recognized the wyvern enclosing her in his body. She held her head because of a slight throbbing headache while the memories of last night's events replayed in her mind renewing the feeling of despondency she so wanted to forget. 

She sighed. Somehow she missed waking up in Dyrroth's warm embrace that protects her from the freezing cold. Also, she missed his natural manly scent that greets her every time she wakes up pressed to his chest. She pushed away her thoughts as it only frustrated her more. 

Skywynne also stirred beside her, aware of the other creatures in the stables and removed his wing over her head to get a look at what is happening around them. Ruby saw a number of demons preparing the other wyverns for battle. Putting saddles and armors and sharpening their teeth and claws are just some of the scenes playing around them. Almost all of the wyverns are being groomed except for Skywynne which probably means that the demons are told that it's her property given by Dyrroth. 

Her body suddenly tensed up when she noticed a large muscular demon pass by the cage and eye her nonchalantly with a small amount of curiosity before completely ignoring her and walking away. She sighed in relief. So her demotion from concubine to exile is not yet announced giving her a bit of time to travel around the Abyss unbothered even without Sorca. 

Once they find out that she's no longer under Dyrroth's protection, who knows what sort of horrible things these demons are going to do with her, therefore she's back to where she started. She needs to find a way to escape and she has to do it fast. Obviously, these demons are preparing to launch an attack so she needs to get out of here as soon as possible to warn the empire. Without her distracting Dyrroth, he'll be more focused on his tasks that he will delegate all his time on planning their demise rather than planning a date with her. 

She stood up from the ground alerting Skywynne before touching the wyvern's forehead and stroking his scales. 

"I'm not sure if we're going to see each other again but I want you to know that I love you greatly because he gave you to me and you showed me affection. I have to leave now but know that I will miss you." Ruby said as she placed a parting kiss over the dragon's nose. Skywynne puffed out smoke sadly before rubbing his face on her legs as a parting gesture. She slipped through the gap in his cage and carefully thread the stables where many demons are working. 

"How is my legion doing? Have they been supplied with new weapons? And the riders of these wyverns, are they properly trained to deal with these beasts?" She was stopped in her steps due to this sudden voice. It felt like ice cubes were running down her back as she heard a familiar voice ask authoritatively.

"Yes my lord, every single demon has been given a new set of weapons and armors while there are still a few things our riders need to learn but by the end of the week I can guarantee that they will be able to control these beasts with ease."

No, no, no. Of all the time and places they could meet why here? Why now? Cold sweat ran down her body as she nervously listened to his approaching footsteps and dominating voice. His mere presence is so imposing she can feel the hair on her arms raise in alarm. 

"Good. Next will be for today's raid. Have the riders practice by attacking a village far north. One specifically in the Dark Forest. Burn it down and take everything they have and leave no one alive." This command made the very blood flowing in her veins run cold with sorrow and despondency. She felt so betrayed by Dyrroth... but why? It was too late for her to take reign on her emotion and she unexpectedly yelled at him. 

"You can't do that!!" she exclaimed capturing the attention of the demon and his minions whose astounded piercing gaze bore into her small body. 

For a moment there was a flash of shock that crossed Dyrroth's ruby red eyes but it vanished as quickly as it came and was replaced by cold nonchalance which somehow... felt painful for her to see, how his once warm loving gaze turned to frigid apathy. It kind of hurt her heart with a familiar feeling of rejection and abandonment. Dyrroth faced her as if she was a stranger before speaking.