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[color=#D1D0CE]It was kind of hard to believe that his mother served Queen Ember as a guard. All of the other armored SkyWing guards appeared fierce and intimidating, and Skua remembered his mother as kind and understanding. To think that she might have been as stern-faced as one of such guards in her youth. He shook his head, chewing and craning his head as he turned to peer at Ember. The queen was a young queen, her scales unblemished from any fights as her neck swung from side to side at the watching dragons. 

[b]"There may have been times where dragons of all tribes have gathered like this, but I'm sure that no one can remember a festival as grand as this one!"[/b] Queen Ember's voice chimed. [b]"May the celebrations continue, and may we go on to relish each other's company for--"[/b]

[b]"Look out!"[/b] One of the guards at her side had cut through the queen's speech with a terrified screech, her massive crimson wings flaring as she attempted to dive towards Queen Ember. 

But it was too late. Something whizzed through the air, something small and shiny, and streaked towards Ember's ornamented long neck. Its edge stuck itself into her underscales, and the queen screamed in pain as blood tarnished her neck. Skua's jaw dropped open as he leapt to his feet, his wings expanding as he prepared to take flight towards Queen Ember. But the many SkyWing guards crowded around her, so much so that Skua could no longer see her collapsed body. More and more dragons screamed and roared in panic around him. The sky came to life with the multicolored hides of SandWings, SeaWings, NightWings alike, and more SkyWing guards poured forth from the palace in a panic. 

[b]"Everyone stay calm!"[/b] yelled one of the SkyWings as others flew in loops around the frightened dragons. The dragons that hadn't been able to flee in time shoved against each other, their eyes wild with fear and uncertainty. Skua's wings itched to take flight, to take into the sky and search for whoever had attacked the queen. But the sharpened, angry, desperate gazes of the SkyWings tasked to keep them [i]calm[/i] proved that he could do no such thing. If he rebelled, he'd probably be pinned and arrested as a potential suspect. Not that he would do such a thing to Ember! He had Ash, Sunrise, and Eclipse as witnesses!

Skua turned to look at Eclipse, his eyes bright with anger and uncertainty. [color=7ea7d8][b]"Did you see that?"[/b][/color] he hissed. [color=7ea7d8][b]"The... the thing that hit Queen Ember-- it looked like a dart, or a knife, or something sharp. And it hit her in the neck. Three moons, do you think she's even still alive?! Who could have done such a thing?!'[/b][/color]

He was practically roaring at this point, his serrated claws digging into the earth and his tail lashing to and fro. [color=7ea7d8][i]I feel so useless![/i][/color][/color]