The next day, me and Scott were wandering the Dragon's city. I hate to admit it but I had never been in any of these places, Darsk had always flown me around instead of me walking. Did you know that they had a marketplace? I didn't and after an hour of walking it, me and Scott had made some purchases. I had got a bone necklace, and he had a book on Dragon history.
"You're seriously getting a book?" I had asked.
"The Dragons have such a rich history, I just want to learn more about it. I am a explorer after all." he told me.
"Don't explorers find new places?"
"We do research too." I just nodded and smiled to myself. He would have loved the catacombs, but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to take him there. I would have to ask later. Though as we walked, we found something. A crowd of Dragons gathered around something in the middle. It was kind of like when the Council had announced the human's war. As I looked closer I saw that it was Tw'One that was at the center.
"My fellow dragons!" she yelled.
"This again?" I asked.
"Abby..." whispered Scott, he put his arm on me, but it was more to hold me back.
"Relax." I told him. "I'll just listen."
"For now." he added in, but I ignored him and turned back to Tw'One.
"Today begins a new age!" she yelled. "One without the tyranny of the council! They tell us to wait and hide, but waiting and hiding has gotten one of us killed!"
"Stop!" I yelled! and everyone in the crowd turned to me. I had to say something, I didn't agree with the council either but Tw'One? Tw'One was making war! And she was doing it in Darsk's name!
"Who yelled?!" roared Tw'One! "Who yelled for me to stop?!"
"I did!" I yelled back! I stepped forward so everyone could see me, and more importantly, hear me.
"You." she squinted at me with beady eyes. She looked ready to tear into me if I dared disagree with her.
"Yes me, and I don't agree with the council anymore than you do! But you're creating a war here, and take it from me, war only leads to more war."
She squinted at me again, and said: "You seem to forget that you're not a Dragon."
That hit me like a punch to a gut. She actually went there. I couldn't believe it, she actually said it. It actually made grasp for words, but I finally said: "No, but I've made this place my home."
"You don't know hat we've been through! You haven't had our experiences!"
"That's fine 'cause I brought my own."
At the this point, the crowds eyes were moving back and forth like a game of Ping-Pong. Everyone seemed to want to know where this was going. I know I did.
"Why are you fighting us?" asked Tw'One "We're doing it to honor your friend."
This is where Scott finally stepped in: "Because you weren't listening at the funeral you ruined. Darsk wanted peace, doing all this in his name isn't doing it for him."
"What we supposed to do? Lie down and let them take over?! That's probably what you two want! Don't think we haven't noticed that there are two of you now!" she shrieked!
"Th-that's not we want." though what she had said was making me think. Is that what everyone thought? That we were agents? It sounded stupid, but... not out of the ordinary.
"How about this?" she asked. "We stop using Darsk's name, and you two figure out who's side you're on."
"We're on yours." I said.
"Then act like it." On that note, I turned around and quickly walked away with Scott. She continued to rant, but no mention of Darsk was made.
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