Emerald WingsA Chapter by Michael J. RichardsThe girl sat near
him, laying her head against his side, feeling his uneasy breath rise and fall.
The fight was barely over. She was uninjured, but his left wing was torn. His
beautiful emerald wings that brought them both so high were ripped to nearly
shreds, but there was nothing that she could do, at least not now. They might
heal on their own, but it would be some time. It was a miracle they even made
it back safely. As most full scale
fights do, it had begun as a simple disagreement between her and Carden. She
had challenged him and his dragon to a fight, and ended with her dearest Kylion
battered. Tears dripped down her face as she recalled the details. She stood in
the blistering sun, shielding her eyes to look into the distance. As a flash of
red appeared on the horizon, she smirked. “He won’t win today,” she muttered.
“I’m right, and he’s wrong. But since he’s so convinced, we’ll settle it here.”
Kylion shuddered, and she laid her hand on his side. “It’s okay, my sweet one,
you’ll be fine.” He shook his head, not convinced. Carden jumped
off of his dragon and stepped towards the center of the field as she approached
from the opposite direction. They nodded at each other. “To death or until
surrender?” he asked, as was customary. “Until surrender:
death is wasteful,” she replied, giving the standard answer for the situation. They shook
hands, and returned to their dragons. She mounted Kylion, laying her hands on
his neck. She whispered in his ear, “Fly, my swift one, fly.” The next
fifteen minutes were a blur of red and green. She kept her thoughts as straight
as circumstances could permit, but in the bright sunlight, she and Kylion both
lost track of the others until Carden’s dragon swooped down, slicing Kylion’s
wings. He opened his mouth, crying out in distress. Taking a glance at the
wings, she frowned, and then had Kylion land. “I concede,” she yelled to the
sky, and brought Kylion back to the halls. “My foolish
pride,” she cried. “Oh, my foolish pride. I’ve wounded one to satisfy what I
thought was right. Perhaps I was, but I shouldn’t have risked it. I should have
protected Kylion’s emerald wings.” © 2010 Michael J. RichardsFeatured Review
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1 Review Added on June 13, 2010 Last Updated on June 13, 2010 AuthorMichael J. RichardsAboutI'm 17, and write poetry. Yes, I'm a guy. Yes, I write poetry. Something wrong with that? I don't like sports very much, but I do swim when I can find time. I play violin, guitar, and piano...I'.. more..Writing
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