Pandemoniun

"no...I.. no I don't want to make her go through that!" "But it's fun"

"I second that. We have a family now."

"Not when it's so sudden."

"We have to take care of her. I'm not going to do something that might leave her without us. " "Well maybe you shouldn't have got the dragon mad."

"We're leaving. Find someone else to carry out your plan."

"How was I supposedto know it would take it seriously?" The dragon grumbled angrily.

"yeah. I really wish I could help and maybe if you would of asked a week before. I probably would of done it." "Because it's a living thing that got mad"

"If that's your decision..." Root sighed.

Ris didn't say anything and just held on tightly to the dragon-

"I'm sorry. Thanks k you for the help through..." "So..Like the view?"

Without any more persuading, the two are left alone to leave.

"Yeah, I do. I've seen Hell this high up."

Reddish orange plains, forests that looked as if they were permanently in autumn inhabited by wild animals...

Fire and brimstone this was not.

Willow sighed and walked out. "I hope we did the right thing" Recin loved the view. "All these years I was told hell is such a horrible place...."

Autumn went after her. "I don't want to lose Lotus over this. I don't want to lose Lotus over anything."

"Well, if you were told Hell wasn't a horrible place, why would you worry about being a good or a bad person?"

"me neither"
"That's a really good point. "

The city has a lot more guards around then usual. A small boys near the entrance of the city is selling newspapers. "Hear ye, hear ye! Black Rose nearly assassinated in her own home!"

"I think it's a clever way to keep people in line, not make them take afterlives for granted."

"almost assassinated? Guess they failed..." Willow said walking home. "Yes very clever."

Autumn buys the newspaper and follows her home. Lotus is already waiting for them. "Where have you been?"

"Imagine what would happen if everywhere up there knew how not-so-different it was down here."

"we went to do an errand. But what's important is that we are back! How was your day?" "I don't think I would want to imagine that. Things would get crazy"

"It was great! I've stayed at my friend's house the entire day and we played games."

"So, can you keep all of this a secret?"

"Nice. Good to know you had fun. " Willow smiled. "I promise"

Autumn read through the newspaper, his look becoming that of worry.

The Khazgrad mountains, home of the winged imps, were becoming closer and closer. "We should land somewhere around here. Getting any closer might creep them out."

"Something wrong?" "Oh alright' recin poked the dragon. "Here is a nice place to land"

"Rose, one of the councillors, was attacked in broad daylight in her residence. Whoever it was got through several squads of soldiers and guardsmen."

The dragon landed at the base of the mountain. When Ris got off of the dragon, she kissed the ground.

Flying was not something was she a big fan of.

"wow. That would of been us if we hadn't said no" "thank you" recin smiled to the dragon and then laughed at Ris.

"It also states that the wounds refuse to heal. The people fear shadow steel was used."

The dragon laid down on the ground and covered Ris with its tail, much to her dismay. "get. off!"

"Shadow steal?" Recin laughed even harder."I love this dragon!"

"The same metal that was used by those that hunted us down."

The dragon breathed, making a smoke circle.

"How did they get that?" "Cool"