Blue Raptor
Ad Astra Per Aspera
Cicada looked up when her heard the thump of talonsteps on the treestuff beneath her; Queen Flytrap and her mother walked into the gathering room. The LeafWing walked past her convoy with her head held high, giving Cicada a side glance with a snarl on her lip. “Let’s go.” She said, sweeping towards the balcony with a gesture of a wing. “My mother’s death will be justified by tonight.” She flew out the balcony with a flap of pink-tinged wings as the convoy followed her out.“So what are you asking me to do Flytrap?” Pollen said bitterly. “I will NOT execute my own dragonet.” The LeafWing queen took in a deep breath through her nose. “Then what.” She said coldly. “What are you willing to do? Keeping in mind the fact that your little ‘princess’ snuck out, snuck into the Leaf Kingdom, lured our queen out by acting all innocent and stuff, and literally MURDERED HER.”
The HiveWing queen sighed, struggling for words. “Well.. I don’t know.” She said quietly, “I suppose we could lock her in the prison..” she grimaced, obviously struggling with the idea of imprisoning her own dragonet.
Flytrap frowned. “No. That’s not good enough. Who’s to say you won’t just let her right out? Your word is meaningless to me, HiveWing. If you wont settle for death, then you’d better agree with me on this choice. I have an idea..”
Somehow, her words made Cicada’s heart sink into her chest, swallowed up by a pit of dark fear. Her head quickly whipped around to look at Queen Pollen, who’s head was low as she stared sadly at the floor.
Cicada’s breathing quickened as her heart raced. “M- mother?” She whispered, feeling like no one could hear her as her mind spun.
Pollen squeezed her eyes shut, but when she spoke her voice was clear. “My dragonet, Princess Cicada, is to be exiled to the Distant Kingdoms until she claims her heritage as queen when I die, unless another successor takes the throne. She is banned from challenging the throne. Effective midnight.” Pollen choked out the last words and fled the room.
“Wait- hey!” The guard on Cicada’s right tried to grab her as she ran past, clearly not having expected her to bolt, but she was too slow. The black dragon whipped her tail out of range of the guard’s reach and threw herself off the balcony, catching herself midair with buzzing wings as she flew directly north; towards the open savanna expanse between the LeafSilk kingdoms.