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060: Things You Can't Take Back
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Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 061: Unfriendly Tide
[Kora]"Ori," His grasp on me is tight enough to draw blood on my legs as he fights his inner demons over the scene before us. "Orion."Slowly he turns his head towards me. It takes a moment for him to realize I am in pain, and when the realization finally reaches his eyes, his face falls in horror. He had forgotten he was still holding me, so enraptured in what the Elf King did to that poor drake's mind."Orion," I repeat, now that I have his attention. "I need you to take me to the lab and then, to our bedroom. I...ah..." It hurts so badly. I must finish this before I lose my strength and cannot follow through. It will hurt more if I let things continue. "I want to be there when..."He understands what I'm asking and nods, saving me from the need to finish my thought. I am grateful for his ability to read my thoughts and intuit my needs. He is a far better mate than I deserve.I have him grab my satchel, and then direct him to which tools we need. The rest of our people are dispersin
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 062: Burning
[Carnelia] We've been on the road for a week and at this rate, I'm going to kill this blasted bard before we make it to the mountain. Leon promised this "break" would add no more than a week to our trip. But it has already been more than that, and we are so far afield that even if we were to head to the coast from here, we'd have added a full two weeks to our overall journey. The temperature is getting colder. Soon winter will settle in and we'll have no choice but to stay where we are. "The town of Ridgecrest is just up ahead," Leon mentions as we come to a crossroads. "We could try the old minstrel trick, get some free food and a place to sleep that isn't under the stars," he suggests, "or we can take the trail to the right and get back to Ana's sooner." I almost reply "Let's head back," when a brief look at the dark woods in that direction makes me hesitate. It has been over a week since I last slept in a real bed or been warm and dry. We just came out of marshland, and my boot
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 063: Misunderstandings
[Primus]The town of Ridgecrest is no more.All that remains is the smoldering frameworks and floating cinders that were once wood and brick. Homes and livelihoods were destroyed in an all-consuming blaze that touched every building, avenue, and field. Despite our best efforts, we couldn't get the flames to stop. The fire was like none I had ever encountered before. Neither water nor smothering the flames made much difference. It was as if the flames were fueled by anger.But that isn't the most impossible part.The word on the street is that this fire was started by a dragon."Dragon?" Millie struggles to put on her clothing.She looks singed and dirty like she had been out in the flames already. "Are you okay? Did the fire get you?""I don't know what you are talking about," she shrugs off my questions, as she grabs her things."It's a miracle this building is still standing," I recount how the flames seemed to touch everywhere but here. "It's almost like whatever caused this blaze w
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 064: The Dragon
[Carnelia] He must not know. He can't know. Especially now that I know how he feels about me. And how my feelings for him ended an entire village. I am the dragon. Or at least, I think I am. It's the only conclusion that makes sense. I can't remember anything from last night other than screaming over Leon's escapades and tearing off my clothing in rage. I never wanted to care about him, damn it, but the heart doesn't always give you a choice. And now to hear from his mouth that he loves me, and that he wants to claim me as his own, to keep me close to his heart and protect me--I don't deserve that affection, not after what I did. It doesn't matter if I didn't have any control. Nor does it matter that I can't remember doing any of it. I know it must be me. Listening to the stories of the villagers who remember, the dragon swooped down from above, shining gold in the moonlight. The nails and horns and the webbing between the partitions of the wings are all as black as ichor. I se
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 065: Sky Dancers
[Primus] "I am the dragon." As those words leave her mouth, she moves away from me, and the ground begins to stir. The trees whisper her name as the wind rushes around us, like the perfect beating madness of two wings pumping the air, willing it to dance around us. "Millicent," I call after her as her body begins to disappear into something new. "That is not my name," the deepening echo of her demands as her eyes glow golden in the darkness of nightfall. "Say it, Primus." A word comes to mind, a name. A name that has come to me so many times in my dreams that I even gave it to my favorite lute. "Carnelia," my tongue, still tasting of her, speaks the name like candy, sweet and spicy at the same time. "Yes," she moans as she transforms. She grows taller, and wider, her face elongating, growing snapping fangs as large black and gold horns sprout from her head. She screams in ecstasy and pain as scales sprout all over her body, ending in her long, thick tail. Wings flow from her ba
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 066: Living Nightmare
[Ona] Unable to stand still, I pace back and forth in the grand gallery, watching the storm clouds gather on the horizon. Primus and Carnelia have been gone for over a week and I have no idea how much longer they will be gone. By now they've either found one another and reconnected or killed one another based on the glare Little Sister was giving her mate when they left together. It is strange, being in this dream all alone, waiting for a sign. Time has no real meaning here. Without the two of them to interact with, it feels like my part of the story is merely an afterthought. This castle only exists because they need it to exist. Once they are done with this part of the dream, this reality I exist in will cease to be necessary. I hope to be long gone before that happens. I do not want to see how I might change if the dream changes around me. With no better way to spend our time, each afternoon and early each morning I come to observe the road for any sign of my wayward brother and
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 067: Renewal
[Primus]The castle is a wreck. When I finally trapped and caught my mate in the tower, we rutted like the beasts we are, ramming into every surface, howling in delight to find one another again. The taste of her, the feel of her, I had forgotten how sweet it is. How could I ever leave this? I want to wrap myself in her for eternity.In the joy of finding one another again and knowing the depth of everything we have endured makes this mating even more sweet. Not only are we choosing each other for the first time in this dream world but reaffirming our original vows. We are together.We choose each other. Again and again.We finally remember who we are, a knowledge that is both a blessing and a curse.Once we are finally spent, we lie together, looking at one another in wonder. It feels like it has been an eternity since we held one another."You came after me.""You told me to. You told me to come find you, remember"She is a marvel. The golden scales that pepper her muscular arms look
Reclaiming My Beloved Dragon Prince 068: Hard Confessions
[Carnelia] There is another scream. There is no doubt in our minds. That has to be Ona. "When I came in to find you," I explain realizing Primus is unaware of his sister's condition, "She was carrying a clutch." Primus' eyes widen in horror as the truth settles in. If she is carrying eggs, she might be ready to lay them. But as another scream rips through the room, if she is laying her eggs here, in this strange place, something has gone terribly wrong. A flash of fear and pain rattle into me from the bangle I share with Ona, projecting her feelings into me as vibrantly as if I were feeling them myself and I pick up speed. I'm not sure how I can help, but I can be there. The hallway is long and smooth, formed from shell and glass. I've never seen anything quite like it. Finding a window, I notice we are underwater when a large tropical fish floats past. We are in Undersea, Tritus' realm. I would stop and take a moment to marvel if Ona wasn't in so much distress. As more screams
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