She chuckled at the compliment, Guro couldn’t have done it without him making the deer run towards her. “Those dragons are from the caravan, actually. One of them was the clan leader, so no need to fret,” she said in a calm voice. Now that she saw the direction they came from, she knew that she was heading the right way.
A few more minutes, and they made it back to the caravan. It wasn’t hard to find since she could hear the chatter amongst the brush. She made note of who was missing. Besides the huge clan leader, the dragon known as Flint was also gone, as well as 3 other male dragons, including the clan leader’s mate.
“Hello everyone…” she greeted. When half the caravans eyes turned to her, she wasn’t surprised. They had been jumpy when it came to anyone coming to them after dusk. Some dragons were happy to see her, others went back to their chatter as if uninterrupted, others visibly tensed seeing Guro had brought a new face along. “Oh, you’re back! We were starting to worry!” the stone-armed dragon said, happy to see her again. “Who's your friend?” the dark female asked with a tilt of her head. The brood mothers seemed tense looking at them, they had brought food with them which calmed their nerves but they were still worried for the stranger they had never seen before.
Guro waved her hand dismissively at them. She then walked towards the land-bound pair and began to introduce Silas. “Hello Quartz and Dusk, this is my new… Acquaintance.” Guro said, hesitating to call him a friend. “He helped me hunt, so I thought I could extend an invitation to stay with us, I hope that’s not a problem.” She knew that the clan leader would be furious, but they had left for some meeting in a tree so she was sure that it was fine.
“We’ll see about that!” a gruff voice sounded behind them. Guro turned around to see another land bound dragon, however unlike the other two he was an iridescent purple with many scars adorning his body along with battered armor; one of the 3 generals of the caravan. “Good evening Edgrick, I see that Crowley and Xenon are not around?” she said politely, not wanting to anger the veteran fighter. The dragon known as Edgrick took a deep breath. “Yes, those two have gone with Sylf to the Sky tree to attend to important matters regarding the egg theft,” he answered her, while sizing Silas up. Guro held her breath as he hadn’t made his final judgement, he then let out a huff and nodded. “Alright. You can stay for the night. However, when Sylf comes back, I shall bring it up with her to see if he can stay longer,” he answered. Guro seemed relieved.
However, it wasn’t over yet. She could feel something tugging on the deer carcass she was carrying. Craning her neck she saw two young hatchlings trying to sneak a bite out of it. With a scoff the the two hatchlings realized that Guro had caught them and froze. “Alright you two, I’m pretty much done with this anyways.” she said rolling her eyes as she dropped it for them to nibble on.
Both of them chirped happily, then there was the sound of little feet. It seemed the other hatchings had their eyes on Guro’s kill too. There was about a dozen of the little things swarming at the deer now. “Say thank you, dears!” one of the brood mothers called after them, and they all said “thank you” in almost perfect unison before going right back at it. Guro sighed. She could feel the broodmothers relax at her gesture, which was a relief. At least they no longer had to endure their distrustful glares any longer.
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From the shadows he watched the dragons spar with one another before looking at Dusk. The time was nigh and the meeting would be starting soon. As much as he wished to let his right-hand go in his stead, he was sure the other clan leaders would try and use that against his entire clan if he was a no show. As much as he hated being seen, it would raise suspicions if he didn’t, even though the thefts were not of his clan’s doing. Surely the other clan leaders would suspect him due to his nature; always staying and directing things from the shadows, never to be seen. He liked watching from afar. It was just the kind of dragon he was. He had ran the Jovia clan from a distance for generations and things weren’t going to change anytime soon.
“Dusk.” He hissed out quietly, beckoning him closer towards where he stood. His face covered by a mask and most of his body was covered by a dark cloak. The only way to see his scales was his long devil-like tail that snaked out from underneath the vast cloak. His scales were like dull crystals, as if a layer of ash had washed over them, taking away their luster.
“It’s almost time to go to the meet. Everything is ready for when we leave, I presume?” he asked in a hushed voice, once his right-hand drew close. He was a mysterious dragon, being so secretive that only high ranking dragons such as Dusk would ever see him let alone know his name. It’s not that he distrusted any of the lower ranking dragons of his clan, it’s just how he preferred things; at a distance.
After he was done speaking to him he took a glance at the dragons behind him, Rosencrantz and Thalassa. Once he studied them, he looked back to Dusk. “Are those the dragons that will be coming to the meet as well?” he asked curiously. Despite one being a female he trusted Dusk’s decision, he also knew that females were a force to be reckoned with. Especially if you got in between one and her children.
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EmeraldDragon13 Feel free to have Silas recognize someone if you wish, I’ll happily play them. I don’t think Valentine’s going to get any action anytime soon.)