Harmonylight
Songster
- Jun 24, 2021
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Apple and Bamboo rushed up to Alyssia, Bamboo standing back a little and watching concernedly as Apple placed a talon behind Alyssia, lifting her up slightly into a sitting position. She bent her head close and inhaled, smelling blood immediately. Her scales began appearing lime green at the edges. Fear was painting a scene on her scales, and since she couldn't control it perfectly yet, it was probably all too evident to everyone else that she was afraid right now.(When he wakes up all his weapons are gonna be just reminiscence of sand XD )
Whitestar crouched helplessly over Alyssia, panic spreading over his scales. The tiny human barely seemed to be conscious and her entire arm was covered in thick, crimson blood. The greenery trembled and then broke as Apple and Bamboo bounded quickly into the clearing around the pool.
I should just use it. This is an emergency.
His thoughts spun and swirled in his head like an icy whirlpool, panic sending his thoughts into a messy spiral.
But there are other dragons here. He watched Blackout descend into the clearing with them, clutching an important-looking human in his talons.
I can't trust them. What would they do if they found out what I am capable of? How much would a human pay for an animus dragon? I still don't know for sure if Blackout is really turning his back on the Den. Worse--what if one of them somehow got to the Queen? What would she do?
Whitestar stared at Alyssia's pale form, the blood staining the grass.
What if she dies because I am too much of a coward to do something about it?
He clutched his head with a low growl of frustration.
"Apple, is there anything you can do?"
Apple snapped out of her mental trance and began commanding the situation. "Someone bring me moss or anything that can soak up liquid. I'll need some help; Bamboo, get water and bring it to me in an extremely large cupped leaf. I'll need some strong leaves as well."
She pointed her head at where she knew Whitestar was. "Whitestar, I need a little bit of ice. In case anything goes wrong and we have to cool her body temperature down quickly, I'll need some close by." She said decisively, shuffling to the side as Bamboo came back to her side quickly with water.
Bamboo was serious again. It was life or death for this poor human, and he placed the large water-filled leaf down on the ground. "What can I do?" He asked, with a sure edge to his voice.
"Pick her up and gently place her in the leaf. Keep her head above water. Keep her in there for only a few seconds, make sure some of the blood is rinsed off her body so that I can figure things out more."
Bamboo tapped her twice on the talon.
Yep.
He did as instructed, hoping everything would be okay... but with his sister controlling things, he knew there wasn't too much to be afraid of.
He glanced over at Whitestar. There seemed to be a war in his expressions, and he was standing still for a second, not having done what Apple said.
"Whitestar!" He snapped, an extremely rare annoyance creeping into his usually bubbly demeanor. "Do what my sister told you, she knows what she's doing!"
From the look on Whitestar's face, he had misread the situation. Whitestar wasn't doubting Apple's ability, he was mentally arguing with himself.
He looked away. "Sorry. What I meant is; do whatever you know will be best for Alyssia. If that's something you know we don't, then do it. But if it's what Apple needs, please help us."
Apple brushed her tail against Bamboo's, and he took a deep breath. Her unspoken chiding was right; arguing wouldn't help.