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Authors: Mell Eight
Tags: Fantasy, M/M romance
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Nyle lifted his tearstained face to look at the Eldest. "I will heal, Eldest," Nyle said sadly. "I was stabbed with An'saset's sword," he added as he showed the dragon his bandaged hand.
"You will be able to fight tomorrow?" the Eldest asked.
Nyle nodded firmly. "Yes, Eldest."
"Good." The Eldest turned to look at the rest of the room. "The envoy from the werewolves has arrived. Meet in my caves as soon as this issue is cleared up. Prince Bast," he added, turning to look at the human, "you have broken hoard law and must face those consequences. Mitigating circumstances mean we must postpone your sentencing. You will join us in my caves to strategize and after this battle has ended you will return for punishment or you will be dragged here."
"I understand, Eldest," Prince Bast said. Once the golden dragon had left, Bast looked at Leon. "I would like an explanation," he said to his brother.
"Father's gone mad," Leon said as he took Nyle's uninjured hand in his. Toel nodded to them and left the room to return Set's sword and gather the dragons.
"I know that," Bast said sharply. "Felix and I were both exiled from the human city for sham reasons and have been gathering our allies in the northern Royal Forest since. I want to know how you became a werewolf and why you're in the company of dragons, Leon."
"Is that where Felix is?" Leon asked, sounding relieved. He shook his head before Bast could answer. Just knowing that both his brothers were okay was enough for the moment. Instead, Leon tried to answer Bast's question. "I was sent on a mission two years ago," Leon began. At the end of his story, Bast was shaking his head.
"We never knew," Bast said softly. "No one knew what had happened to you, but because father didn't seem worried we ignored it. Then I heard you had been captured by dragons, and since father has clearly lost his senses I wondered if you had been with the dragons all this time, suffering."
Nyle growled. "He is my pretty! I do not hurt my hoard."
Bast sighed. "I knew that then and I know that now. But my source was so sure that Leon needed help that I forgot all my senses and came here to kill as many dragons as I could so I could rescue my brother."
"Could it be a coercion spell?" Gail murmured. She tilted her head to look closer at Bast. "They made you irrationally believe something that under normal circumstances you know would be untrue."
Bast shook his head. "I don't know, but it's my job to do the fighting while Felix does his best to keep the country running while in exile, so it made sense to me at the time to come running here to save Leon."
"Well," Gail said with a giggle as she reached out and captured Bast's chin in her fingers, "I like you. You look like our Leon, so you've got to be okay!" She tilted his head to see his military cut black hair and angled cheekbones. "It's too bad I can't keep you, human," she added as she let go. "Well, we can't keep the Eldest waiting."
She shifted back into dragon form, ignored Bast's gasp at her size, and left Nyle's caves.
"Let me get clothes first," Leon said before Nyle could follow Gail. Leon ran to the human-sized caves.
Nyle pouted at Bast and held his hand safely close while they waited.
"Is Leon a prisoner here?" Bast asked suddenly.
Nyle stiffened. "No," he snapped. But he saw the genuine curiosity and fear in Bast's blue eyes so he continued. "There is a precedent for hoarding live and sentient creatures. I must care for the creature and allow it freedom to live happily. If Leon is happiest in the human world, then we will live there. I will do everything to keep Leon happy."
"That's good to hear," Leon said as he rejoined them. Nyle blushed. "Bast, I'm happy with Nyle. I enjoy being part of his hoard. And because I am a very long-lived creature, being with someone who I will not outlive is a very good thing."
Bast nodded. "I understand, Leon."
They left Nyle's caves and walked to the grand meeting hall attached to
Nyle lifted his tearstained face to look at the Eldest. "I will heal, Eldest," Nyle said sadly. "I was stabbed with An'saset's sword," he added as he showed the dragon his bandaged hand.
"You will be able to fight tomorrow?" the Eldest asked.
Nyle nodded firmly. "Yes, Eldest."
"Good." The Eldest turned to look at the rest of the room. "The envoy from the werewolves has arrived. Meet in my caves as soon as this issue is cleared up. Prince Bast," he added, turning to look at the human, "you have broken hoard law and must face those consequences. Mitigating circumstances mean we must postpone your sentencing. You will join us in my caves to strategize and after this battle has ended you will return for punishment or you will be dragged here."
"I understand, Eldest," Prince Bast said. Once the golden dragon had left, Bast looked at Leon. "I would like an explanation," he said to his brother.
"Father's gone mad," Leon said as he took Nyle's uninjured hand in his. Toel nodded to them and left the room to return Set's sword and gather the dragons.
"I know that," Bast said sharply. "Felix and I were both exiled from the human city for sham reasons and have been gathering our allies in the northern Royal Forest since. I want to know how you became a werewolf and why you're in the company of dragons, Leon."
"Is that where Felix is?" Leon asked, sounding relieved. He shook his head before Bast could answer. Just knowing that both his brothers were okay was enough for the moment. Instead, Leon tried to answer Bast's question. "I was sent on a mission two years ago," Leon began. At the end of his story, Bast was shaking his head.
"We never knew," Bast said softly. "No one knew what had happened to you, but because father didn't seem worried we ignored it. Then I heard you had been captured by dragons, and since father has clearly lost his senses I wondered if you had been with the dragons all this time, suffering."
Nyle growled. "He is my pretty! I do not hurt my hoard."
Bast sighed. "I knew that then and I know that now. But my source was so sure that Leon needed help that I forgot all my senses and came here to kill as many dragons as I could so I could rescue my brother."
"Could it be a coercion spell?" Gail murmured. She tilted her head to look closer at Bast. "They made you irrationally believe something that under normal circumstances you know would be untrue."
Bast shook his head. "I don't know, but it's my job to do the fighting while Felix does his best to keep the country running while in exile, so it made sense to me at the time to come running here to save Leon."
"Well," Gail said with a giggle as she reached out and captured Bast's chin in her fingers, "I like you. You look like our Leon, so you've got to be okay!" She tilted his head to see his military cut black hair and angled cheekbones. "It's too bad I can't keep you, human," she added as she let go. "Well, we can't keep the Eldest waiting."
She shifted back into dragon form, ignored Bast's gasp at her size, and left Nyle's caves.
"Let me get clothes first," Leon said before Nyle could follow Gail. Leon ran to the human-sized caves.
Nyle pouted at Bast and held his hand safely close while they waited.
"Is Leon a prisoner here?" Bast asked suddenly.
Nyle stiffened. "No," he snapped. But he saw the genuine curiosity and fear in Bast's blue eyes so he continued. "There is a precedent for hoarding live and sentient creatures. I must care for the creature and allow it freedom to live happily. If Leon is happiest in the human world, then we will live there. I will do everything to keep Leon happy."
"That's good to hear," Leon said as he rejoined them. Nyle blushed. "Bast, I'm happy with Nyle. I enjoy being part of his hoard. And because I am a very long-lived creature, being with someone who I will not outlive is a very good thing."
Bast nodded. "I understand, Leon."
They left Nyle's caves and walked to the grand meeting hall attached to
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