Tae

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

Loraya watched the dragon closely, finding it strange as the creature became very alert and what seemed to be slightly defensive. That’s when she heard the faintest of sounds and turned her head to see yet another dragon. “Oh good there’s another one…” she began to mumble as she watched a figure jump down from his back, “with a rider?” She finished as she too went on alert, though it wasn’t like she could do much. She could attempt to fight back if they attacked her, but she knew in her state she wouldn’t be able to last very long.

She watched the man skeptically as he spoke and began to approach. “Well, even if you did mean me any harm someone has already beaten you to that.” She replied facetiously as she nodded down at her wound. She relaxed a bit, but kept her eyes on this man just in case. He stated he wasn’t one of the King’s men which was a small comfort for her.

The ebony dragon standing over the woman watched the two approach, prepared to defend this woman if she needed. Sindra had no ties to the woman, however she had pity for her. She’d already been gravely injured and she’d be damned if she let the woman be harmed any further. So she watched and listened to the conversation until the other dragon asked if this woman was her rider. Her gaze snapped to his. “Rider? No she is not my rider. She stumbled upon me here, injured and exhausted. I thought it might be best if I attempted to help the poor creature out.” The effeminate voice replied coolly.

Lor’s gaze snapped up to the dragon as she heard her voice, shock evident on her face. “So she can speak...I must be delirious.” She mumbled before shaking her head and looking back to the man kneeling beside her. She allowed him to examine her wound, but at his words she let out a small scoff. “Thank you for that observation.” She replied sarcastically then sighed.

“I was shot with a crossbow and this dragon was kind enough to remove it for me.” Lor explained as she attempted to sit herself up and almost immediately regretting it as she winced. “So, unless you’re a doctor and have the medical supplies to patch this up, would you be so kind to help me to someone that can stop this bleeding?” She asked as she continued to try and get herself up, but failed as she realized how light headed she was.

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

To say things didn’t quite go as planned would be an understatement in Loraya’s eyes. In fact everything had gone to hell in a handbasket very quickly. She didn’t understand, the plan they had worked out should have gone off without a hitch. No one should have even suspected her team sneaking into the palace, they’d plotted for weeks and figured out every guard rotation, every staff change down to the minute. Yet when they made it to the King’s chambers there was a small army waiting for them.

Lor’s tribesmen didn’t even stand a chance as the battle ensued, there were twice as many guards as them. She fought right alongside them, trying to find them a way out. She was prepared to die for them, but then stupid Koravir forced her to flee. He said one of them needed to live and it needed to be her. She didn’t want to obey his orders, but he was her master. He taught her everything she knew and she couldn’t justify ignoring his last command. So she fled as her tribesmen held off the guards for as long as they could. She escaped, but not without injury. The crossbow bolt protruding out of her left side was evidence of that.

She had no choice but to leave it there until she was to relative safety and could remove it. So she fled into the forest, her strength leaving her quickly as the adrenaline began to fade. Just when she thought she was safe she crossed paths with a most unexpected creature. In front of her was a fairly large dragon and she couldn’t help the fear that rose in her. She’d never been this close to a dragon before nor did she really know anything about them, yet here she was face to face with one. Every instinct in her body told her to run as this dark creature looked her over as they began moving closer to her. Lor was too weak to act on her instincts, however, and instead stood there fully expecting this dragon to end her.

That’s when something unexpected happened as the creatures head lowered to inspect the crossbow bolt and Loraya stared on in confusion. “Wait what are you-ack!” She screamed out as the creature deftly snapped off the back end of the bolt. Lor was beginning to see spots from the pain, but it didn’t stop there. The dragon proceeded to shove the bolt the rest of the way through her body in order to remove it safely. The caused Loraya to scream loudly in agony as the spots returned and her vision began to cloud. She collapsed and fought to keep consciousness, her hand going to her wound as she tried to staunch the bleeding some. “Now what’s your plan, let me slowly bleed to death.” She asked the dragon weakly which only caused the creature to huff at her before it’s head snapped up as if it had heard something.