Eclipse bared her teeth at Bloodmoon's sharp words. She felt her scales prick self-consciously at the insult and she took a step back, forcing her snarl to quiet when he immediately apologized.
"It's fine," she snapped. "Forget it just--get your stupid human already."
She hated it when dragons did this to her. One moment they acted like they were fine with her, and then something that seemed so small set them off like an explosive mountain cactus.
Eclipse stared hard at the human as Bloodmoon lept out of the truck and disappeared around the side.
Eclipse glanced up again as Sunspot appeared next to her, shaking her head slowly after she spoke.
"I don't understand him," she ran a talon down her snout. "Or most dragons for that matter. It's not a big deal."
She turned around and paced deeper into the transport, weaving quickly between the dragons to get away from the tension, checking each of them for injuries. Something tugged at her wing and she flinched, her head swiveling around at the touch.
A young Icewing dragonet was standing near her wing, her dark eyes locking with Eclipse's. The youngling winced at the defensive response but didn't move from where she was. She was holding one forearm pressed against her chest and her wing was dragging on the ground. Eclipse could see the dark blue blood spilling from a trio of bullet marks that traced from her wing shoulder down her arm, and the expression on her face was a mix of desperation and horror. She didn't look more than a year or two old.
"My wing hurts," she whispered, her voice trembling and barely audible. "Can you help me?"
Eclipse instinctively moved her wing over the dragonet, making sure not to touch her, and gestured toward the door, guiding the dragonet wordlessly toward the human. She ducked her head down to the younger dragoness's level.
"The human can help you," she murmured gently. "You have to trust him for now. I'll be right here."
She slid past Sunspot, somewhat relieved to feel a gentle warmth hovering over the Solarwing's scales. She motioned the dragonet toward the driver, waiting patiently on the edge of the transport as he finished tending to Nic.
"What is your name," she whispered to the Icewing.
"Shard." The word was barely a whisper.
"Where are your parents?"
"I don't know. They never woke up."
Eclipse was silent, rage creeping up her spine at the dragonet's reply. She lightly brushed her wing over the dragonet's back comfortingly as she exchanged a glance with Sunspot.
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