Noon came by and Eden sat there listening to Gill. He told her of his life before now and how he's the king of the seawings and how he lost all his daughters. He went on and on about his life until Eden was finally able to push the question "why are we trapped here?" Into the conversation. Gill then went onto explaining. "Every day there is a battle to the death in the arena" he pointed to a large arena with seats and a throne at the top. "The fighters that fight there are the ones captured, us. Everyone here was somehow captured during war and are now here. Oh, and you see that-"
Eden cut him off by asking "why do we have to fight?"
Gill waved his talon in the air dismissively and casually replied "for the queens amusement of course."
Eden shut her mouth and was silenced with surprise. 'Some queen' she thought.
Again Gill went on rambling about old stories when she heard a commotion at the arena. She looked down and the queen, a small orange dragon, was already sitting on her throne looking impatient. Then next to her a few guards seized the sandwing that was chained up next to her and threw him onto one side of the arena. On the other side was a seawing about a head smaller than Gill. An announcer ascended to the arena, gave a small speech about each then with a "FIGHT!" He flew out of the arena and the two dragons charged at each other. The sandwing grabbed the seawing by it's shoulder and used his weight to pull her down. He arched his tail like a scorpion and he shot his tail down towards her head. The seawing moved her head to the side, avoiding the attack by millimeters then she slammed her tail into the sandwing's side causing him to hurtle across the arena. In seconds the seawing was upon him and she rakes her claws across the side of his face. He yowls and screeches clutching his face. When he lets go of his face Eden cold see that he lost his eye and in its place a large gaping hole oozing with blood. The sandwing scanned the arena with his good eye and found the seawing. He thrust himself at her then bit down on the back of her neck. She began to toss her head back and forth in an attempt to shake him off but he clung tight. She then out of desperation began slamming herself at the walls of the arena and against the floor. The sandwings as barely holding on, using his claws to keep his grip by digging them into her scales. The seawing threw herself with all her remaining strength at the wall with her back against it. CRACK!!! It was the most awful thing Eden has ever heard, the sound of bones cracking. the sandwing finally went limp but his claws were still deep into her scales. She shook herself and the sandwing body fell off with a RIIIIP. the claws tore her skin as they were finally pried out. A few skywing guards flew down and chained her up again. Eden looked down at the queen. The queen was laughing and wore a pleased and giddy expression yelling "THRILLING!!! OH HOW THRILLING!" That was all Eden could hear through the cheering crowd and the protesting dragons on the spires around her.