"Alright, suit yourself stubborn wench . " Ember growled and blew another warm gust over the girls in front of him, not bothering to catch Feya in the wake . Ivory gave her twin a disapproving look, but Kyera offered a gentle smile .
"Don't be offended, Ember . Some royals simply do not know how to behave . That being said, the baby and I are hungry . " Kyera hinted and the Storm Twins nodded . I Ivory lowered her wing for Kyera to climb up . Meanwhile, Ember addressed the dogs .
Advertisement"We will handle Kyera's transport from here, Wolflings . Please bring her kills to the palace where your brother's await . The hunt ended at the edge of the Woodlands anyway . " Ember told them and the two wolves who had been taking care of Kyera trotted past . They knew they were no longer needed . Afterall, a dragon rider would always choose scales over fur for transportation .
"Girls mount up . Unfortunately, unless it is a case of emergency the Storm Twins only carry myself and my mate . " Kyera explained and Ember bowed .
"My apologies, I will however keep you warm . " Ember offers as he readies to take to the sky . Melania and Lalia both climbed onto the wolf drawn sleds . Both dragons went from standing still, to flurries of motion as they thrust their powerful feet against the ground and extended their wings in a powerful downward thrust sending them into the air .
Ember swirled back so he could blow a short flame over Melania, and Lalia's sleds . The flame was too short to burn them, but the warmth enveloped them as the wolves dashed for the palace gates . Kyera leaned forward, letting her body rest against Ivory's back . Her entire body drained from the effort of healing plus the hunt . She would have loved just to fall asleep on Ivory and let the dragon glide over the palace in slow circles until she was recovered . However, she had several kills that needed to be packed and preserved for the hunt to have been a success .
"You are tired, dear one . " Ivory whispered through their mind link . Kyera nodded snuggling against her back . "You really must learn to rest .
These long sessions of near death sleeps do not count as rest . " Ivory chastised gently as they began the slow descent into the yard . Ivory was not in a hurry to reach the palace, having Kyera on her back felt relaxing and safe . She didn't have to worry about her rider if Kyera was on her back .
"I am trying, Ivory . I know it doesn't seem like it but, I don't mean to get into these situations . " Kyera replies shaking her head, her soul felt weary from all the stress . Things needed to stop and chill for a while . Not nearly dying for more than a month would be nice .
As they landed Ivory sighed, folding in her wings carefully, so not to hit any architecture or humans scuttling around below her . Kyera sat up slowly and took a deep breath in . The baby shifted and Kyera gently caressed her tummy to soothe the child . Flight was a bit different for those who were not accustomed to it and the baby had only flown once .
"Thank you for your safety, Ivory . " Kyera whispered before sliding off her shoulder blade, and down onto the wing joint before walking to the ground . Ivory raised her wing and nodded gently bumping Kyera with her nose . Kyera smiled and hugged her, laying her forehead to Ivory's smooth, warm scales .
"Thank you for your trust, My lady . May you and the barren rest well . " Ivory replied before pulling away . The wolves and Ember came to rest in the courtyard as Kyera turned to face them . Now she got to actually look at everyone's success this hunt . They had each gathered a rather nice set of kills, it wasn't quite clear who had the best count yet .
Beyond that, at least everyone was alive . That was a great end for any hunt, she figured . Especially when a Ursa Superior had been awoken from its cave . For the first time she wondered just this once, if everyone surviving was the best end .
Chapter end
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