Sage gripped the chain tightly as the cloudwing began to thrash around and attempt to escape. Pain shot through his face as a hard tail slapped him hard. For a second he seemed to black out, but light came quickly and he could feel the two of them beginning to drop a little from the sky. He spread his wings and stabilized them. Sage's face throbbed and he tasted blood... something he hadn't tasted his own of for a while. Anger began to swell in him but he quelled it for the time being and regained his calm composure.
"Let me go," the cloudwing snarled, "What do you even get out of this?"
The cold blue eyes continued staring down, but his time, they were now darting different directions, assessing the cloudwing and his next actions. Clearly, he had underestimated this dragon a little. The hit was solid and he decided to not let it happen again. He hissed out his answer to the question, anger mixing its way into his voice. "Love, power, money....isn't that what everyone makes sacrifices for? As for mine, you don't get to know my exact motivations for doing this." He started flying upwards again, but pain in his abdomen slashed through him and he crumpled slightly, the two dropped from the sky and it the forest ground, the chain coming looser in his hand.
Sage rolled to a knee and waited there.
Has it already been that long? He gritted his teeth as more pain flared through his body and he opened his eyes, knowing that this was the perfect opportunity to strike at him. He tensed the muscles in his legs and wings, ready for a quick escape, but he knew he would be slower. The pain began to fade, but it was as if the pain had shifted to his chest and the burning sensation lingered there as he prepared for the attack.
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