civilwarnovels Book 5 Side Story 4
Book 5 Side Story 4
Book 5 Side Story 4
Prika lay draped over her boulder, staring at Grimmy and Leila, her eyes narrowed at the two dragons chuckling and nudging each other in the valley. They had returned from their trip not too long ago, bringing their two children with them. A frown appeared on Prikas face, and her expression darkened. The two dragons had attended a wedding without her! They had attended a human wedding and had been given explicit permission to terrorize the patrons there. Why hadnt she been given that chance? Was she not as terrifying as Grimmy and Leila? Said who!?
Prika flapped her wings once and climbed to her feet. It wasnt Grimmys and Leilas faults that the red dragon hadnt been invited to the wedding, but just seeing them, having fun in their non-singleness was enough to make Prikas heart burn with jealousy. Why did all the good things happen to them? Wasnt karma real? Didnt Grimmy deserve to be punished for annihilating a continent? Instead, he got a beautiful and loving mate, offers to attend human weddings, and he even had children that worshipped him as the best father in the world!
Prika wrinkled her snout and leapt off her boulder, landing on the ground in the direction away from Grimmy and Leila. She didnt have any specific place in mind she wanted to go to, but anywhere but there was a good choice. Not too far away, there was a snuffling sound in the bushes. Prika turned her head, and at that moment, a small blue head popped out of the bushes, two golden eyes making eye contact with the dragon. Oh, hey, Floofykins.
Floofykins walked out of the bush and shook her body like a wet dog. Leaves scattered, falling from her blue fur and wings. The half-phoenix, half-boar, half-dragon let out an oink and flapped her wings in greeting.
Prika reached over and scratched Floofykins head with the tip of her claw, causing the blue boar to partially shut its eyes and let out a sigh. Whatve you been up to recently? Find any cute male boars with wings? Probably not, right? Prika exhaled and shook her head. I might be single for some strange reason, but youre bound to be forever single as well since youre one of a kind.
Soft footsteps that sounded like shifting sand caught Celias attention. She turned her head to the side, not caring about the burning sensation the sand left on her cheek. A figure dressed completely in white cloth was shambling towards her, leaving long trails as it approached. Celia sat up and exhaled. Hey, Juliana. Any news?
The white-clothed figure shook its head. There werent any gaps in the cloth for the dryads eyes, but she could still see perfectly fine. Grimmoldessers egg must not have hatched yet, Juliana said. I do hope itll happen soon. Living in the desert is taking quite a toll on my mental health.
Its taking a toll on everyone, Celia said and sighed. Why are dragons so unreasonable? Grimmoldesser couldve relocated us anywhere, but he placed us in the middle of a desert and claimed he was doing it for our protection? Who does he think hes fooling? I bet he still holds a grudge against us for how we treated Vur all those years ago.
Juliana shrugged. Well, she asked. What can you do? Dragons are unreasonable, and unless you have the strength to make them listen to you, youll always be on the losing end when dealing with one. She took a seat by Celias side. Speaking of grudge-holding dragons, do you think Vurs still upset with me for those times I silenced him as a child?
Celia rolled her eyes. How would I know? Its been forever since Ive last seen him, the same as you. But since he was brought up by Grimmoldesser, the answer is most likely yes.