A Rose Amongst the Dragons, page 29
part #1 of A Rose Amongst the Dragons Series
When Thelton’s head lost muscle control, it landed in Indy’s lap, gall swirled inside her. She felt trapped with Thelton. He controlled so much of what she did. He kept her very close at hand, making her feel imprisoned. As she remembered all the time that they had shared together, she couldn’t remember them laughing together. He was so serious. He didn’t fill her with joy like Sterling had. Indy lifted Thelton’s head, sending it the other way where it flopped forward onto his own knee. Thelton groaned a few sounds and continued sleeping. As Indy studied him, disappointment seized her. She didn’t want his life; she wanted her life, the one that included her family.
Restless, Indy stood up, a few leaves that had been resting on her shoulder dropped to the forest floor. The fire that once was roaring had become smoke and coals. A shiver traveled through Indy, for it was a bit chilly away from the embers. Looking up at the sky, she saw a black abyss that was dotted with millions of stars, stars that twinkled and lighted up the night sky, a sky that she had been raised under. At that moment, Indy knew where she belonged. She returned to Thelton’s side, bending down she placed a kiss on the top of his head. Her hand clasped around a strand of her own hair, hair that was snarled and rough. She ripped a large chunk of hair out without even flinching.
She took the handful of hair and dropped it into Thelton’s lap. A tear slipped down Indy’s full cheek as she walked away from Thelton. She did love him, and he did mean so much to her. He was the first human that she had ever met. He introduced her to the idea that she was not alone in the world. He taught her words and showed her villages, humans, animals, buildings, farms, and so many other things. Her experiences with him were rich. When he touched her, electricity would race through her body. She cared for him. However, he wanted to take her away from her world, and she couldn’t do it again. She belonged in the Vegus Forest. She belonged with the spotted dragon, being raised with the dragon side by side. And, she belonged with Sterling. She would happily take Thelton if he returned to the dragon camp with her. She would love to live with Sterling and Thelton together.
As she got farther away, Indy looked back over her shoulder at Thelton. He looked wonderful as he slept. She almost changed her mind, but the memory of the dungeon returned to her. She had been caged in a cold dark room by Thelton’s people, and she couldn’t convince herself that if she stayed with him, that it wouldn’t happen again. With more tears in her eyes, Indy turned her back to Thelton. Opening her incredible wings, she took to the sky.
Thelton slept; unaware that Indy had left his life again.
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The spotted dragon had returned soon after Indy and Thelton had left. Sterling had been really nervous that without Indy there the dragon would kill him. Upon returning, the spotted dragon went to the nest and napped. She didn’t seem to care one bit about Sterling being there without Indy.
With Indy gone, Sterling felt like he was going to go crazy. To pacify his time he finished the tree house. He had worked on it nonstop to numb his mind. He was working on making carpet out of the Velvet Genulum. As he was stretching a leaf, he heard wings in the sky. Sterling bounced up with joy. “She has returned to me!” Quickly he jumped out of the tree house and landed in a pile of leaves and dust. His descent was so fast that he didn’t have time to land on his feet. He landed on his left hip. It stung, but he didn’t care. He looked up into the sky just in time to watch a giant bird soar over head.
Sterling frowned as he took his fist and sank it deep into the ground. “It wasn’t her.” The pain crushed his hand. It hardly hurt compared to what his heart was experiencing. Sterling grabbed the pile of leaves and threw them. They were so light they just fluttered back to the ground. Sterling yelled out with all his might.
“It’s not right. Why should Thelton take her away from me? Thelton could have any women in the world. He already had the heart of the princess, why didn’t he take her.? She was gorgeous. Thelton didn’t deserve Indy. He was pompous and cruel. He cared only about himself. He used people and didn’t care one bit if he killed someone just to make himself look good. What would he do to the girl when he became tired of her? Would her kill her?”
“Thelton doesn’t have the ability to love; it is against his nature. What does he want with my friend? What were his intentions? Whatever they were, they were probably horrible.”
Sterling thought about the loss of his father. The tears began to flow. He yelled out again in pain. The spotted dragon causally looked over at him and drifted back to sleep. Sterling felt his heart rip to pieces. He lay prone on the ground and cried and cried. “I am so alone.” As far as he knew, his father was dead. His mother had died a long time ago. He had no one. Now, his only friend in the world had been taken from him.
Sterling thought about the hunting trips that he had been on with his father. He had taught him to be very efficient in tracking animals. They had usually caught everything they hunted. They had great skills. Sterling wondered if he could tract Indy and Thelton. The more he thought about it, the more he was sure he could.
Sterling thought about his body in relevant to Thelton’s. They were pretty much the same size. “What would Thelton do to me if I showed up to take Indy away?” He knew what Thelton would do; he would try to kill him. Sterling started to feel his heartbeat speed up. It scared him to think about fighting Thelton.
Sterling thought about the first time that he had met Indy. Thelton was fighting her in the middle of the street. Sterling rolled his fists up into a ball when he thought of Thelton hurting her. Sterling’s heart constricted as he imagined Thelton beating Indy whenever she made him mad. Sterling couldn’t take it anymore.
He ran back up in the tree house and grabbed his sword. He swung it around a few times, imagining that he was in a sword fight with Thelton.
“I am going to do it,” he said out loud. “I am going to rescue my friend.”
Sterling put the sword in its sheath; he then jumped out of the tree house. He ran off in the direction he had seen Indy fly.
“I’m coming friend; I’m coming.”
About the Author
Stephanie Daich loves life, family; learning, dancing, skating, imagining, hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, cannoning, playing music, listening to music, and Writing!!!!!
Other Books written by Stephanie Daich
Amongst the Dragons series:
A Rose Amongst the Dragons I
A Tyrant Amongst the Kingdoms II
A Vigilante Amongst the Foe III
Alora Funk Series:
Alora Funk- The Deliverance I
Alora Funk- The Discovery II
Stephanie Daich, A Rose Amongst the Dragons
