Ermnzik: First To Fly (Chapter 2)

Tachaeil 1

'Salaei' came the reply, 'How did you survive? I was in the firaqua lake' the dragon continued before waiting for me to respond. I paused for a moment before saying anything 'I'm called Tachaeil' I replied slowly 'I was trapped beneath some rocks that fell when the fire stone hit.2

Salaei hesitated for a moment 'Could I stay with you please? My Mother...' she stopped 's-she's gone now... I'm too young to live alone, I will be old enough in about a *cycle or so I think' I didn't reply for a moment thinking it over. 'I'll come for you soon Salaei, scan the skies for me' Then there was silence. 3

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*cycle- roughly three months on Earth. Used to measure the growth of young on the planet in this story.
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Salaei 5

A few days later there was a lightning storm that seemed to come out of nowhere, I was flying and I got hit by a small bolt at the tip of my wing, causing me to plummet to the ground. I lay still after I landed, glad I had been flying low instead of really high up. I whimpered for a moment before thinking of the Zelik, hoping that they wouldn't find me in my current state. I was hurt but I tried hard to remain silent despite that, knowing that the Zelik would do much, much worse than an injured wing if they found me here. 356

I tried to move to shelter as it began pouring down water. I managed to drag myself underneath a large bush that grew sort of arched in one place sort of like a cave. It blocked most of the rain and I lay shivering for a few minutes drying off very slowly, but I soon became warm enough to drift off to sleep, exhausted and needing to rest so badly. 7

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Zeil 8

Zeil jump fallen *hallaw to hallaw in pouring air water. No see very well either. Can't smell well, water drowning out smells. Zeil get close to bush and see what Zeil think is dragonling. I hides into a hallaw nearby to wait for air water to stop falling, lick lips thinking how good dragonling will taste.
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*hallaw- basically a log with really rough bark on it. 'Trees' that aren't hollow or fallen are still called hallaws
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Tachaeil 10

I lay in my cave watching the air-water running off the overhanging above my cave, creating a waterfall effect as the water filled the pool below that had been drying up as of late. 4011

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Salaei 12

I woke to find the storm over, the stars shining brightly through the branches of the bush, causing tall the water droplets to shine as if tiny little stars. I blinked for a few moment looking around, inhaling the scent that always fills the air after air water has fallen, a calming smell. I froze, catching the unmistakable scent of a Zelik. I looked around and say the black figure curled up in a nearby hallaw I pulled myself up and slowly backed away, wincing as my wings throbbed in protest against the movement, I slowly started climbing up a rough plant that was behind the bush, but my injured wing made me unbalanced and I fell. I saw movement as I landed, I knew it was too late then, the Zelik had stood up and was watching me. 4213

I tried to move quickly along the ground, I silently called out for Tachaeil, hoping he was near, my wings got caught in low lying branches of the bush and I cried out surprised as the sharp bits scratched and pierced the membrane of my wings causing them to bleed a little bit, exciting the Zelik as he stood watching, slowly taking a step forward, apparently in no hurry to catch me. 14

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