Wings of Fire: The Dragonets Between War

Prologue
8 Years Ago

Flames were everywhere. Stinging tails. Sharp teeth. Dangerous claws. This was not where a newborn dragonet should be. But there was one. She was a tiny little SeaWing, dodging the talons and fire around her. She had just hatched from her cozy blue egg, but there was no father or mother waiting for her. Desperate, she took off into the raging war. She couldn't fly, of course, but she ran along the sandy beaches.

On the other side, a 3 week old SandWing had followed his mother into the fight unseen. He buried himself into the wet sand, and jumped up in surprise when he found that it was cold.

The SeaWing walked along the beach, trying not to touch the dead bodies lying on the ground. Then, she found something hard under her talons. It moved, sending her flying off the sand. She landed with a big thud, but nothing could be heard over the fight.

The SandWing stood up, wondering what just landed on him. All he could see was blood, bones and dragons. No dragonets his age. He suddenly looked up. He spotted something the deepest, prettiest blue he'd ever seen, with glowing turquoise stripes. It looked like it had wings. Then he spotted a tail. Claws. A snout. And then he realised it was a small dragonet.

The SeaWing shook her head, and looked up. She saw a dragonet a colour even more dazzling than the sun. And the sun was the most beautiful thing she ever saw. It walked towards her, tilting it's head. "Hello," the SeaWing said in a quiet voice.

The SandWing couldn't believe it. There WAS a dragonet on this beach, and she was standing right infront of him."Hello. My name is Cactus. What's your name?" he said. The dragonet just frowned. "Name?" she said. "Never heard of that."

Wondering what a name was, the SeaWing stepped closer to Cactus. She leaned against him. "You're warm," she smiled. She let the heat sink into her.

Cactus smiled back. He wrapped his wings around her, trying to make her feel better. Suddenly, a big wave pulled them into the water. He couldn't breathe. And when he tried, he got water instead. And then everything went black.