Meow Myths,

This is a real chapter don't worry. I was just looking for writing music as us author's do and I came across this. It's so strange because the girl actually looks like Ephvangeline so I feel like it's perfect for this book and particularly this chapter. 

Anyway hope you enjoy

First Published 2/6/2018

Meow for Now

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Chapter 14

Life slipped from Arthur's body before he could say all the things he need to. Before he could say anything in fact. He died unable to tell his dragon that he loved her. And that he regretted his choices. And about million other things. Now they would be the only choices he made in life and the only things he had told his dragon were horrid nasty things. Now he left this world leaving only that history behind him, dragon abuse, but he also died knowing that his very last choice in life was to save her.

So he died with a little peace in his mind.

As no word could have made Purple Eyes forgive him the way she did, only actions. So he smiled as he died because he didn't need to say anything if she already knew. His death was by arrow but it was peaceful.

His surrounding though were the opposite of peace. Even though Voski had died moments before and the Air and Fire dragons felt his death and had stopped fighting, everything in that hallway erupted.

Bone Tears and Pixie launched themselves at the clan leaders. Bone Tears didn't give them a second of leeway She teleported right on them and Pixie jumped off with sword ready for blood.

Catcher pulled her sword to fight back but she stopped.

Purple Eyes had collapsed. Ephvangeline at her aid but could do nothing to stop the extreme pain the dragon was feeling.

Catcher's heart lurched and her second of hesitation cost her. Pixie's sword was on a clear unbroken path, straight through her. Catcher fell forward onto Pixie.

"You ruined everything," Pixie hissed as Safe roared and fought back at Bone Tears.

Pixie drew another dagger and finished the Light leader off.

Candella was ready for her, Peace Heart already locked in battle with Bone Tears. Pixie thrust Catcher to the side ready to kill another.

"Stop!" Branimir screamed, Shy Love echoed his distress with a roar.

Branimir stood beside Purple Scales. He glared with beams of vicious intent mixed with sorrow "Mother, Purple Eyes had forgiven him. If Catcher had looked at the situation, looked at the fact that Purple Eyes is her proper sized she would have known. Stop the killing Purple Eyes has lost enough, Catcher deserved it mother, let the purple go in peace."

Candella took a deep breath "Catcher was the leader of a clan, her death means something to a lot of people and a lot of dragons Branimir."

Candella's grip tighten on her sword as she glared Pixie down. Pixie kept her defence up.

"What will killing the the purple rider do mother?" Branimir hissed "You're not a bloody rainbow dragon rider you can't just go back in time. You'd just leave another dragon riderless."

"This rider murdered a queen you stupid boy!" Candella lunged at Pixie "She is more important than this rider."

Pixie blocked and Branimir ran forward drawing his sword. Candella swung again throwing all her weight into her blow. This time it was Branimir who stopped the blow. He locked eyes with his mother "And the purple prince meant nothing? Killing this rider is unnecessary and I won't allow it."

Candella put as much weight onto her sword as she could, overpowering Branimir. Despite this Branimir stood his ground and kept his gaze locked with his mother's.

"As your mother and your queen I'm ordering you to stand down," Candella hissed into Branimir's face.

"No I won't do it," Branimir kept standing his ground "it's unjust."

Safe had fallen to the ground in the same intense pain that Purple Eyes was in, the two other dragons stood around her, comforting her best they could. Pink and Purple not in a fight but comforting another dragon. Purple Eyes and Safe in their pain shared a look across the room. There was no hatred or anger in it, just a look of pure understanding. Nothing more.

Candella looked at the fallen dragons. She could see the pain in Safe's eyes. Safe didn't want this, another dragon to be left riderless. She lowered her blade and so did Branimir. Pixie backed away from the pink riders and ran back over to Purple Eyes and Ephvangeline.

Ephavngeline looked up at her "Is she going to be ok?"

Fear shook Ephvangeline's voice as she had no idea how to help her friend. Pixie placed a hand on Ephvangeline's shoulder and squatted down beside her "She will live but not in happiness."

Ephvangeline looked up at Pixie's face, her big brown eyes filled with tears "How do I help her?"

Pixie couldn't respond. Pixie had been a rider all her life and fought in more wars than she cared to remember but in all her time she didn't have an answer for that question. A rider couldn't just be replaced as a limp couldn't just be replaced. Purple Eyes had something dear to her ripped away. Pixie looked at Arthur's body, there was no way to bring back what was lost.

She looked back to the dragon who was withering in pain "We do the only thing we can, We be here for her."