|| 𝟓 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 ||

It had gone five years since the incident with the Seven Spears, but now all were well in the Lost Kingdom of Night. My mate Darkstalker was all well again, ruling our Kingdom with an excellent strict hand. He never told violation, hatred, or anything towards any dragon and would always do his share for the people.

I yawn as I sit on my usual ledge seeing the sun paint her colors across the sky. the morning has come. "why are you sitting here all alone, my love?" I heard Darkstalker's voice, and I smiled but didn't turn around to face him. "I'm watching our Kingdom, my love. It's my morning routine. It calms me," I told him and felt him sit beside me, his tail twining around mine.

"I know," he said and wrapped his wing around me. "but it's so cold here. Why don't you go down to the Feast Hall? The dragons of Seven Spears will soon come," I sighed. "You know my story with them. We're not exactly best friends." I said. Darkstalker chuckled and stood up, making me meet his eyes "my love, we are at peace now; there is no time for evil thoughts. let's rejoice that peace has finally found us. your family is coming too, you know," and he slithered off leaving me to watch the sun rising higher.

After a few more minutes, I stood up and headed inside. Tug. I stopped. I thought that tug reminded me of something... but I can't have another one now, can I? I sighed and ignored the tugging in my heart, hoping it would go away under the day. I headed to my cave to get ready, placing my (f/c) circlet on my forehead, feeling relaxed under the weight of the small (f/g) cooling my building body heat. I sighed, closing my eyes, and my mind flashed with the memories of the last five years. So much has happened.

From a calm, not much-to-do life in The Ancient Mountain to a luxurious royal life in the NightWing kingdom or, as these dragons call it, the Lost City of the Night. I don't know which one I like the most. At home, I had not much to do, always having dull days, but I had Ripper, Blue, and my friends. That was enough.

Now I have maids and servants waiting on me, hand and talon. It sometimes gets annoying, so I often give them days off. They are dragons, too, you know.

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|| 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 ||

It's the next day, and I am already up watching the sunrise. A timid female voice sounded behind me, and I sighed but put on a kind facade. "uh, your highness." called the servant, and I turned around, smiling at her. "yes?"

The dragoness bowed her head "there's a dragon at the entrance for you. Lord Julis," I wanted on my lip to keep the groan silent and dipped my head at the dragoness. "alright, thank you for informing me." I said, and she smiled shyly before walking off, making me follow her and see that, indeed, lord Julis were out there. Once he saw me, he smiled and dipped his head in a bow.

"my queen, you look ravishing this morning," he crooned, making me scoff and walk past him "flattery will not make you closer to me, Lord Julis. You and your brothers tried to kill my mate, the king. Don't be foolish and think that wound will ever heal," I said, leaving an angry, slightly flustered Julis behind. I soon walked into the Hall of Memories and looked at the statues of different dragons that had impacted the Kingdom of Night.

Smaug was one of them, and I traced one claw across his stone chest. "what am I to do, Smaug? The tug in my heart that led me to you is calling out again. I need to leave this kingdom, but how? I'm the queen; I can't just leave! Help me, please," I said, sinking to a sitting position with my head bowed at the great roaring statute of my first love.

A voice filtered through the air and into my mind making me look up.

Don't cry, sweetheart, it was Smaug's voice, and ui smiled. Smaug, I called, and I felt the warmth of his laughter echo in my head. It is me, my love. I am sorry I am not there for you in the flesh; as I said, we are friends. You can come to me for advice any time, he said, his voice velvety and soft. He knew ever since yesterday that I had been stressed and restless. I needed to get away from this kingdom, and that was fast. Someone needed my help.

Follow the tug Dazyn. Follow your heart like you always told me, Smaug said, and for a moment, it seemed the eyes of his statue glowed. I smiled and dipped my head, my mind was made up. Thank you, Smaug. I said and walked out of the Hall of Memories, heading for my den to gather some necites.

A young timid dragoness was polishing the floors outside my den when I arrived, making me sigh and call out to her, "miss my friend, you neednt to worry about cleaning!" the servant dragons looked up at me, her eyes wide with either fear or wonder. "b-but your highness! Your floor was dirty. It would be wrong of me not to clean it," she said and dipped her head at my precne. I sighed. "listen, my friend, you needn't worry about anything. I'm going out for a few days. If there's anything, ask my mate, and he will provide for you." I swept into my den, grabbing a pouch and some headpieces i might have use for so the people of the place I'm going to will learn to respect me.

And then I slithered out of my den, scratched tied around my neck, and headed for the entrance of the mountain bidding the guards goodbye and then took to the air leaving the Kingdom of Night.

Tug. tug.

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