A thick smoke covered the skies as a black figure crept through the shadows of a ravene. By now it should be close to midnight, though the moons were not visible through the smoke blanket. The dragon stopped at an opening in the rock walls, and cautiously looked inside for any movement. Tucking in her wings, she squeezed through the tight hole. With a thump, she landed on the other side. Silently shaking out her wings, she thought about any other way to do this more efficiently. Soon, she wouldn't be able to use this entrance anymore, she already barely fit through it right now, if she were to grow any more, she wouldn't fit at all. She sighed, She'd really need a new way in soon. She wondered if any other, bigger openings could be found on this side of the cave system, it was the least visited by other dragons after all, the easiest place to get in unnoticed. The dark coloured dragon continued her walk through the hallways, glancing past every corner to make sure no guards were around. Eventually, she came to a stop at a right turn. She knew that this turn led to an open space, which tended to have at least a couple of dragons in it each day. But it was late at night, no one should be there right now. Taking a deep breath, she started to make her way down the clearing.

"I know you're there." A voice called from somewhere in the shadows. The black dragon froze, her heart sinking as she recognised the voice. It only took a heartbeat before a burst of flames lit up the nearby candles and torches. A bigger black dragon, with scales that gave off a weird red shine, was now visible in the room. "Did you really think you could sneak off again like that, Foresight?" She had done this countless times before, but only recently have others been noticing her. Foresight tried to make herself look as big as possible. "I'm not doing anything wrong with being here, Fatereader. I was just taking a night walk." The bigger dragon suppressed a laugh. "Sure you were, I'm guessing it's one of these stealth walks of yours." Fatereader's face turned serious again. "Don't lie to me, Foresight. Sirius saw you use the Rainforest tunnel earlier today. You didn't have permission to go there now, did you?" Foresight could feel her chest filling with rage, that little pest really had to ruin this for her, now did he? Next time the snitch showed up his face he'd be regretting it. She tried to calm herself down. "I wanted to get a breath of fresh air, is that such a crime? I mean, look at this place." "Foresight, you know you're not allowed to use the tunnels for stuff like that. You could be ruining Queen Battlewinner's and Morrowseer's plans. Why can't you be more like the other dragons your age? At least they know what's good for their tribe." Foresight could feel one of Fatereader's boring "be less selfish and act your age" speeches coming up. If she only knew the stuff some of her old burrowmates did and still do. But, to her own surprise, Fatereader just sighed. "Listen, Foresight. I and some other Nightwings have been talking about your recent... behaviour. We can't risk you having any more of your little adventures in the Rainforest, or wherever you go off to. We have agreed that from now on, you're not to leave my sight.You're also not allowed to leave the island without supervision. If you were to be spotted breaking the rules again, there will be serious consequences attached." Foresight felt like she was about to explode."WHAT? That's not fair, I'm not a dragonet anymore, why should *I* have to be treated as one?" Fatereader turned around and looked at her. "Do you think I want this? You are destroying my image as much as you are your own. What do you think other Nightwings say about me when you're misbehaving like that? Why aren't you more like your brother, Foresight? Sirius is quite responsible for his age, way more than you were when you were 6. Your father's rebellious nature must have rubbed off on you." Foresight stood there, dumbfounded. She was eight and a half when her father, Narrowsight, died in a tragic accident. Sirius never had the chance to meet him. Maybe that's why he's this unbearable, just like their mother. Foresight knew there was no room for discussion here. "Fine, I'll do whatever you want. Can I go to the sleeping caves now?" Fatereader had her "i'm going to make this so much harder for you" expressions leaking through her facade. "Actually, now that I come to think of it, there is something I did want to let you know. As you know, we need more animus dragons in our kingdom, so I have arranged a marriage with Stonemover's cousin, Fierceclaws, for you. He's the only dragon other than Stonemover of course that might still carry some animus offspring. Maybe this marriage could actually make you useful for once." Foresight couldn't believe her own ears. Fatereader has always been a terrible dragon to her, but never did she imagine her mother would take things this far. "I'm not marrying Fierceclaws. He's terribly annoying and he smells like dead animals. I doubt that guy has ever cleaned himself properly. You can't do this to me mom." Fatereader shrugged her shoulders. "As far as i'm concerned, you two are a perfect match. You wanted to ruin our status, you can fix it too. I want an animus grandchild by the time your little brother turns 8." Foresight could feel her chest aching. She was furious but strangely, also sad , she'd never felt this awful before. She didn't hear anything else her mother was telling her. She could feel Fatereader pushing her forward. Together, the two of them walked to Foresight's sleeping burrow. She laid herself down on her bed, thinking about everything that had gone wrong that day. Fatereader had left her burrow by now.

She had to leave. There was no way she'd spend another day on this island. Foresight waited until she was sure her mother had left. She checked if her burrowmates to make sure they were all asleepThough exhausted, she left the cave system the same way she had entered it. This time, making sure no one saw her. She squeezed herself through the narrow hole for the second time that night. But instead of going for the Rainforest tunnels, which would surely have some guards by now, she headed off to the opposite side. She waited by a small cave, just big enough for a 2 year old dragonet to comfortably sit in, and reached her talon into it. She felt around for a while until she found the roundish object she was looking for. Pulling it out to reveal an egg, *her egg*. Luckily the other NightWings hadn't found out about this yet, and they wouldn't either. She would take it with her, to wherever they were going. She thought about what Fatereader would do if she ever found out about this egg. She'd destroy it, Foresight was sure of that now. There's no way Fatereader would ever accept it. What was she even thinking, she would never have been able to raise her dragonet here. She should have left long ago, she should have left and never came back the first time she visited the Rainforest, first time she met him. Checking the skies for any Nightwings, she flew off, holding her egg close to her. Her future dragonet. She knew exactly where she wanted to go, but would she be able to find her way to the mainland, without the tunnels? It didn't matter, she'd fly until she'd find it. Foresight just needed to leave this place as soon as possible.