After war, during Jade mountain

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I sat on my throne, I played with the wreath of lilies on my head. I'd been dealing with the NightWings every need, I was sick and tired of every single night dragon in the land of Pyrrhia. Well, except one. I hated him more, for many different reasons.

"Hey Glory!" The snake himself walked into her throne room.

"That's Queen Glory, Deathbringer," I snapped at him, keeping my scales a royal blue. If I didn't I'd probably be as pink as Jambu.

Really, I didn't need to be in love with a NightWing, especially since I was a Rainwing. I made sure he knew who was boss, and that I wasn't interested. But I was.

"What do you want?" I stood up straight.

He flashed me a smile, one that which I did not return. Instead, I looked down my snout at him, trying to radiate authority and queenly ness.

"It's sun time!" He reported, "meet you there!"

'What?' I thought confused about the last part he said.

As he left, I gracefully stepped down from my throne and walked to a platform. Taking in the sun, I spread my prideful purple wings and lifted off into the humid air. I circled around, and flew to the top of my castle, landing on the best sunning spot. Deathbringer was innocently laying down with his eyes closed, but he obviously was awake.

"Seriously?" I snarled, "find your own spot!"

"The only spot I want is beside you, Sunshine," he definitely grinnd as he moved over for me.

I raised my eyebrows, was I seriously going to fall for that smoke breather? Yes, I couldn't argue. My body yearned to lay down beside him, to sleep under the sun together. No, I was a Queen. I would not be caught with him.

"Then go guard the NightWings," I ordered him, "make sure there not up to trouble." I paused, then reluctantly added, "you're the only reliable NightWing I can trust."

'It's true, Starflight and Fatespeaker are at Jade mountain, not that they would be any help.' I thought to myself.

"Fine," he puffed out a ring of smoke.

He spread his wings and took off in the direction of the Nightwing village.

'Finally, peace and quiet,' I sighed as Deathbringer flew away, I settled into my leaf bed and let the sun hit my scales.

As warmth spread from my horns to my wing tips and to the tip of my tail I wondered how long I could last like this. With Deathbringer constantly trying to break through, how long was it until my walls fell? I wanted to, my scales told me to. I wish I could, but I was the Queen. The Queen of the RainWings, and the NightWings. I was a RainWing, he was a NightWing, our love is forbidden. But I wanted to, but I couldn't. I lo...

I drifted into a deep, calm, warm sleep.

***

I awoke to scales touching mine. At first, I enjoyed it, loved it. My eyes fluttered open to see Deathbringer. I stared at his face for a moment, wanting to fall back asleep. He was curled around me, with one wing holding me close.

Wait... I can't want this. I'm the Queen. Memories of my thoughts before my sun time flooded back to me. I told him to leave.

As I tensed he opened his eyes and grinned. His wing grip tightened, pulling me to his chest. I felt his warm scales against mine

"Good afternoon," he whispered in my ear.

I wanted to love him, I wanted him. But I couldn't have him.

"Get off of me," I snarled at him, earning an amused snort.

He held me firmer, coiling his tail around mine. I tried to squirm away but his strong wings didn't let me go.

"I am a Queen!" I growled, "I do not wish to be involved in this!"

My scales turned a deep orange with hints of red around my ruff, meaning annoyed and agitated.

Instead of letting go, he grabbed my talons.

"You know you enjoy this," he grinned wryly. He spoke the truth, a part of me savoured the moment.

I went to bite him lightly on the shoulder but instead he pushed his snout into mine. I tried to pull away but some mysterious force stopped me. This is what I want, this is what I need. Him, holding me close and loving me.

'No!' My mind screamed. 'Stop it!'

She almost kissed him back when we stopped kissing.

He smiled at me and leaned in again, 'yes! No! Yes? No?' I didn't know what I wanted anymore.

Instead of complying to his second kiss, I pushed my claws against his chest, drawing little blood. He yelped, startled, and let me go.

"What do you think your doing?" I roared at him in fury.

"I- um, thought," he started to mumble.

"Thought that I can do that?" I finished, "I can't, I'm the Queen of two tribes, mainly RainWings. I'm a RainWing, your a NightWing! You can't just do that, you can't just kiss me. I can't, I won't, and I shouldn't love you!"

With that, I turned and soared of my sunning platform. Three moons I hoped no one saw that. I looked back for a moment, to see Deathbringer laying there, a hurt, sad, lonely look on his face. I wanted to fly back, to go into his wings again and say "who am I kidding, I need you, I want you, and I should love you." But I swooped down to my throne room.

***

A RainWing stepped into the room.

"Yes?" I asked, looking down at the pale green dragon. Fear? I stood up and walked down to her.

"N-n-n-n NightWings," She shivered, "trouble in the NightWing village!"

"WHAT?" I roared as I spread my wings, "what now, want more fruit? Need more comfort?"

"No, a fight, fire, smoke." She trembled.

I charged out the door, idiot Deathbringer. I trusted him to keep them under control. Indeed I saw smoke billowing from the trees.

"RAINWING GUARDS!" I ordered, "GET WATER, LOTS OF IT! THE REST OF YOU, THERES A FIRE!"

Snapping my wings open, I was joined by a fleet of guards. I ushered my armada to the lake. Three others joined me to see what was going on.

"Camouflage," I whispered and we shimmered into nothingness.

It wasn't a big fire, but it would be if it didn't get put out, now. My armada burst from clear to red, carrying baskets of water. I signalled for them to spill, and they did. Soon I sent my fleet back to the kingdom.

"What is going on here?" I growled a question through the thick, chocking haze. I walked up to the two (now held back by other NightWings) black scaled dragons, the wet ash clinging to me.

"Mangrove, Jambu, please," I said. The two RainWings bated their wings, clearing the musky fog.

As I got a better look at the two rebels I realized who they were. Deathclaws and... Deathbringer?

"Deathbringer?" I snarled as they sat up straight. He looked down at his talons, right now he would be a guilty shade of purple.

"Glory- listen, you'll under..." He was cut off by his enemy.

"Understand what?" Deathclaws hissed, "that you attacked me in a middle of a conversation?"

That was not the Deathbringer I knew. So I faced him, and plastered on a outraged face, letting red spirals flick through must orange scales.

"AAttacking for no reason?" I growled at the ashamed NightWing, "I thought I could trust you, Deathbringer. Out of all the NightWings- I trusted you. Your not the Deathbringer I used to know."

I turned majestically to face my guards. Signalling with my tail, I told them to bring Deathbringer in for court. Hearing the muffled streaks of terror behind me, I glimpsed back. Mangrove and Jambu had their fangs drawn, they wrapped vines around his snout and claws. They ushered him into the sky, making little cuts on his shoulders.

Deathbringer looked at me pleadingly. Wishing I could tell them to stop, I refused. I had made a law of no fighting, attacking or using fire. He had broken all three and will be sent to my royal court to justify if he will be put in prisoned, or freed.

"Deathclaws," I said, "Come. You Secretkeeper, you too"

They reluctantly nodded and followed us into the air.

***

We entered my throne room in the NightWing village. It was the same as my main one, except it was on the ground.

I sat on my throne, Mangrove and Jambu sitting on either side below. I looked down to see three NightWings before me. Two more guards- Toucan and Boa, stood at the door armed with sleep darts. Grand urge stood in the corner. She was my royal advisor, since I was still learning to be Queen.

"You come before me today- blah blah blah," I rolled my eyes, getting an arch look from the old RainWing and an amused look from Deathbringer. I cleared my voice and added in a professional tone, "I mean, You come before me today to discuss the actions of a young Dragon; Deathbringer of the NightWings. He has broken multiple laws that were placed under your Queen, Queen Glory of the RainWings, and lawfully NightWings. Here before me is Deathbringer of the NightWings; who was previously a NightWing assassin, he is the one who will be justified. Deathclaws of the NightWings; used to be a NightWing guard, here to tell his story. And SecretKeeper of the NightWings; a trusted NightWing, here because she was a witness."

I finished my long, but necessary speech. I looked at my three suspects.

"Deathclaws, proceed," I prepared to listen to his point of view.

"I was having a friendly conversation," He started, "I mentioned how I don't like a RainWing as our Queen- no offence, it's just strange. Suddenly, he jumped at me, we fought until Deathbringer decided to use fire. I luckily dodged and struck at him, which he dodged. We lunged at each other more, until you came and put out the fire. I name Deathbringer guilty."

I nodded, noting all of his story in his head. To him, Deathbringer attacked him and set the fire for no reason. Now I had to listen to him.

"Deathbringer, your side of the story please." I looked at him, hoping he would have a good excuse.

"For one thing," he said, "we were not having a 'friendly conversation'."

Getting a nervous reaction from Deathclaws, I knew this story might be good.

"He was trying to convince me to assassinate you, Queen Glory," Deathbringer sincerely spoke, "I said no, and he told me he would do it himself. I did attack him, but only to eliminate a possible threat. To get rid of me, he blasted fire, which is against the law."

'Yes!' I celebrated in my head. This was good enough to set him free.

"For some reason," I made a low rumble in my throat, "I have a easier time believing Deathbringer than you."

"Why?" Deathclaws hissed back.

"Because he would never attack for no reason, let alone break my laws." I ponted out, then turned my head to Secretkeeper, "tell me, Secretkeeper. What did YOU see?"

"Deathbringer is innocent," she quickly mumbled, "Deathclaws lied."

I stood, and swept wrathfully of my throne. I put a rose red on my scales, letting black flicks like thorns spike across them.

Circling him, I spoke. "Well, we have a liar in our midst."

My tail lashed angrily from side to side. A sly grin spread across my face as I went to my throne.

"I hear by declare that Deathclaws has broken three of my laws," I justified, "no fighting, no fire, and no lying. He will be sentenced to prison for three days and nights."

My guards tied him up, darts ready. We all left court, finally I was able to speak normally again. I shimmered into the treetops and flew to my palace.
***

When I entered my room, I was already half way to the throne when the door shut behind me.

I looked back to see Deathbringer, was he ever going to give up? No- it's obvious that he Loved me. And I love him back, I couldn't stop myself anymore.

My scales were as white as snow with golden veins running throughout them. My face stayed calm but my voice wavered.
"Deathbringer, I," I broke off.

He looked at me, eyes filled with sadness and remorse.

"Look, Glory," He looked up at me, "I understand that you don't feel for me the same way as I feel for you. When I first met you, in the arctic, I thought that was the only time I would see you. The moment I laid eyes on you, even as a IceWing, I didn't care that you were from a lower tribe, I loves your personality. That beautiful sarcasm, I thought you were perfect. I'm sorry I went too far this morning, I know your the Queen and you have a duty. See you around the NightWing village. Goodbye."

My heart hammered its way up my throat. I did love him, and I no longer cared for my duties.

As he turned to leave, I walked up to him and placed my talons on his shoulders.

"Stop- don't make this harder than it is," he grieved, he opened the door and left.

Tears welled in my eyes. He was wrong about how I felt for him.

I slumped on my throne and began to cry. I had never cried before, or ever let myself cry. I nearly cried when I was hiding from the guardians, I was scared then, and I'm scared now- scared for loosing the NightWing assassin. Love had pulled me out of my regular self- moody, touchy short-fused and tough, now I was a weeping mess.

I pulled myself up, was I going to give up just like that? No, I was going to find him myself and make things right. I plastered a Jungle green with flecks of brown onto my scales, camouflaging myself to the treetops.

As I soared out into my village, looking at the beautiful paradise. I searched high and low, but the wry NightWing wasn't there.

'Stupid, stupid, stupid!' I thought to myself, 'he said NightWing village!'

***

I asked around, hoping someone would know. But everyone was oblivious to knowing his location.

'There's one more place' I thought of the secret meadow that I hhad shown him, 'aha!'

I took to the sunsetting sky, ordering my guards to wait here. I shimmered into the link horizon and flew to where only two dragons go.

***

After what seemed an hour, I finally reached the small meadow. Looking down, I saw a field of lush green grass surrounded by bid- leafed trees and covered by rainbow flowers. There was Deathbringer, sitting in the middle of it all.

I silently swooped to the ground, not malting a sound as my talons hit the grass.

"Deathbringer," I said from behind him, shimmering back into the world with sad, grey-blue scales.

He jumped, then turned around and narrowed his eyes.

"I thought I'd find you here," I tried to smile.

"Why did you follow me?" His purple eyes looked sadly into mine.

"Listen," I sighed, "Deathbringer p, I do love you. I might not show it but I do. For so long, I've been thinking about what other dragons might feel, not about what I feel. I realize that I need you, I want you."

He looked at me blankly, my heart dropped. Then his face lit up and he wrapped his wings around me.

"I love you," he whispered to me.

"I love you too," my scales turned Crimson with bubbly top ink explosions.

We broke our hug, grinning. This is what I never let myself feel, this is what I missed.