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Eclipse nodded shakily at Skua's words, still trying to wrap his head around everything that had happened. He was grateful for the initiative of his friend, even if it was a bit forceful. [color=ed1c24][b]"This is going to mean war with whichever tribe is responsible,"[/b][/color] he looked at the faces of the dragons below them as they quickly made their way up into the sky, [color=ed1c24][b]"and whichever tribes they're allied with."[/b][/color] Any one of them could've been responsible for the attack on Queen Ember, but at the same time, most of them were innocent bystanders. Many of their faces were filled with shock and sadness, and if a war started so many of them would die, even though they did nothing to cause it. He shook his head angrily to banish the thoughts away. 

He let Skua lead the way through the guards, slightly surprised that the one that attempted to stop them didn't recognize either of them. Though the stress of the situation probably made things difficult. As he landed on the pulpit beside Skua, he could see the healers nearby, trying to do anything they could to help their queen, but the pain seemed to grow every second she laid prone and gasping. Her claws scrabbled against the ground, leaving deep gouges in the stone. He easily recognized his father crouched close enough to have his snout pressed to Ember's forehead, but far enough to not get in the way of the healers that rushed around. The deep reds and oranges of his father's scales seemed pallid and his eyes were clouded as he whispered soothing words to her that were much too quiet for Eclipse to hear.

At Skua's hiss he pulled his attention away from his family for a brief moment to stare at him. [color=ed1c24][b]"Why would someone do this?"[/b][/color] he shook his head, [color=ed1c24][b]"What is there to possibly gain?"[/b][/color] The surprise was beginning to give way to a blood boiling anger; a rage that he usually tried to keep well in check, but this time he planned on using it to discover who was responsible.

A sudden flurry of activity from the healers drew his attention back to the crowd. The gasping from Ember had grown quieter; her tail and claws stilled in their frantic motions. The only movement was the blood bubbling up between her teeth and pooling on the stone underneath her head. There was a beat of still silence before pandemonium erupted as roars and cries rose from the assembled dragons.

Eclipse immediately shoved his way through the crowd, an incomprehensible roar of rage and grief causing several of the guards and healers to jump backwards in surprise. He pushed past the rest of the healers to crouch next to his father who hadn't moved from his position next to Ember; small tremors causing the armor he wore to clank slightly. He draped a wing across his father's back; knowing there was nothing he could possibly say to make this any easier.