Mesa muttered in his sleep shifting in the blankets as his sister slipped into his room. She softly nudged him awake, and smiled as he open his dark amber eyes.

"Morning Owl," Mesa said, wrapping his wings around the dusty brown dragon.

"Morning, it's time for you to get ready for the day."

He nodded as his his sister left the room. First he put on his prosthetic tail barb and filled it with homemade poison then after brushing his teeth and puff on his single hoop earring with an amber teardrop he went out of his room to eat breakfast. Waving at his brother Tumbleweed, and other his sister Obsidian, he grabbed a canteen and a few fried lizards and sat at the table to eat.

"Overslept again, huh bro," Obsidian said teasingly, rubbing him in between the horns.

Mesa flicked her talon away and took another bite of lizard.

"By the way, we got mail and there was a package for you," Obsidian said, tossing over a box.

Mesa caught it deftly and looked at, confused. He never got mail. Carefully opening the small box, he pulled a ruby necklace and looked at the shimmering gemstone. Then he pulled out an envelope and sliced it open, pulling out a paper. He read it out loud.

Congratulations! You have been excepted to Molten Stone Academy in the Ruby Winglet. It is located on Amazon Island in between Pyrrhia and Pantala. Hope to see you there, Headmaster Cove.

He read it over again, perplexed.

"What does this mean?" He asked.

"It means, dimwit, you just got into your dream school!" Tumbleweed announced, pouncing on him and knocking him out of his chair.

Mesa beamed from under Tumbleweed and pushed him off, running to his room to pack.

"Mother and father would be be proud," Owl thought, fingering her ring.

{~}

3 days later...

Mesa flew towards the volcanic island in the distance, his ruby pendant thumping rhythmically against his chest in beat with his wings. Already he saw dragons swarming along the dock. He landed and saw a LeafWing heading towards him.

"Welcome to Molten Stone Academy," he said spreading his wing towards the towering school.

Mesa nodded and, taking his bag, he walked into the school.