your
brother is just playing hide and seek, in which case I’m going to
tan his hide.”
Dray tried to sound menacing, but he
knew the worry had slipped into his voice when Wil
spoke.
“ We’ll find
him.”
Nodding, Dray made his way outside, and
soon they were soaring through the sky, Dray carrying Wil in wolf
form while Dray tried to pinpoint the location of a sound only he
could hear. When he got closer to his treasure cave, the sound
changed but was no less urgent. It became a song, one that drew him
closer, urging him to move faster. After landing in the cave, he
released Wil and quickly shifted back to human form.
“ Damn, no wonder Pib keeps coming in here, everything is shiny!” Wil teased, but Dray didn’t respond.
Making his way through the piles of
gold, jewels, and treasures he’d accumulated, he came to the pile
that had contained his sapphire until a certain cat had stolen it.
He heard Wil call out his name, but he couldn’t focus on him. All
he could do was listen to the song.
Frowning, he realized it was slightly
muffled, which meant that it must be buried underneath somewhere.
Shifting his hands into slightly larger dragon claws, Dray started
to tear into the treasure. Uncaring where anything landed, he
searched for the source of the sound. After what felt like hours
but was probably only minutes, he uncovered a bunch of gems, and
one in particular was glowing.
It was a plain gem, clear like a
diamond, but he knew it wasn’t a diamond. It seemed…different,
rare. He shifted his hands back and gently pried it out, then
raised it up. As he stared at it, the song intensified, turning
into a beautiful melody unlike any he’d ever seen. From within the
gem, colors swirled, forming what looked like a fire within the
gem.
Say his name.
Dray blinked and looked around, trying
to figure out where the feminine voice came from.
“ What is it?” Wil asked,
stepping into his line of sight.
“ I-I don’t know. I swear I just heard a woman tell me
to say his
name , but I don’t know what
it means,” he admitted, staring down at the gem in his
hand.
“ I think I do,” Wil said
softly.
Dray focused on Wil, his unease
obvious. “What do you know, Wil?”
Sighing, Wil ran a hand through his
hair before planting his hands on his hips and focusing on
Dray.
“ That is a Taaffeite gem.
It’s extremely rare and extremely powerful. Stories say that when
each shifter is born, a gem is formed. When the shifter finds its
gem, the gem will grow into its power and then spread that power to
the shifter. Only the shifter and their mate are ever able to hold
the gem.”
“ Okay, well, that makes
sense. Our dragon elders told us something similar when we were
growing up, although from what I remember, it only happened between
dragon mates—”
“ Well, I think you’re
holding Pib’s,” Wil interrupted.
Shocked, Dray turned his attention back
to the gem, focusing on what he could see. The internal fire was an
interesting combination of yellow, black, and green, almost making
it seem like a green flame was capture inside the stone.
The colors match Pib’s eyes
and hair!
The realisation was enough to convince
Dray that the stories were true and he really was holding something
that belonged to Pib. Hope stirred in his chest regarding his own
gem.
“ So we’ve got the stone,
now what?” Dray asked, his eyes never leaving the colors swirling
around.
“ I don’t know. We have to activate it somehow, I think, but
I don’t know how to do it or even if we can. It could be
that only Pib can do whatever needs to be done.”
Dray growled, but before he could do more, the same
feminine voice spoke, Say his
name.
“ Pib,” he said, waiting to
see what would happen.
“ What?” Wil
asked.
Dray sighed and lowered his hand,
turning to Wil. “The voice said to say his name so I did. Since it
didn’t do anything, I’m guessing Pib needs to do it.”
“ Fuck!” Wil swore before
kicking a gem
brother is just playing hide and seek, in which case I’m going to
tan his hide.”
Dray tried to sound menacing, but he
knew the worry had slipped into his voice when Wil
spoke.
“ We’ll find
him.”
Nodding, Dray made his way outside, and
soon they were soaring through the sky, Dray carrying Wil in wolf
form while Dray tried to pinpoint the location of a sound only he
could hear. When he got closer to his treasure cave, the sound
changed but was no less urgent. It became a song, one that drew him
closer, urging him to move faster. After landing in the cave, he
released Wil and quickly shifted back to human form.
“ Damn, no wonder Pib keeps coming in here, everything is shiny!” Wil teased, but Dray didn’t respond.
Making his way through the piles of
gold, jewels, and treasures he’d accumulated, he came to the pile
that had contained his sapphire until a certain cat had stolen it.
He heard Wil call out his name, but he couldn’t focus on him. All
he could do was listen to the song.
Frowning, he realized it was slightly
muffled, which meant that it must be buried underneath somewhere.
Shifting his hands into slightly larger dragon claws, Dray started
to tear into the treasure. Uncaring where anything landed, he
searched for the source of the sound. After what felt like hours
but was probably only minutes, he uncovered a bunch of gems, and
one in particular was glowing.
It was a plain gem, clear like a
diamond, but he knew it wasn’t a diamond. It seemed…different,
rare. He shifted his hands back and gently pried it out, then
raised it up. As he stared at it, the song intensified, turning
into a beautiful melody unlike any he’d ever seen. From within the
gem, colors swirled, forming what looked like a fire within the
gem.
Say his name.
Dray blinked and looked around, trying
to figure out where the feminine voice came from.
“ What is it?” Wil asked,
stepping into his line of sight.
“ I-I don’t know. I swear I just heard a woman tell me
to say his
name , but I don’t know what
it means,” he admitted, staring down at the gem in his
hand.
“ I think I do,” Wil said
softly.
Dray focused on Wil, his unease
obvious. “What do you know, Wil?”
Sighing, Wil ran a hand through his
hair before planting his hands on his hips and focusing on
Dray.
“ That is a Taaffeite gem.
It’s extremely rare and extremely powerful. Stories say that when
each shifter is born, a gem is formed. When the shifter finds its
gem, the gem will grow into its power and then spread that power to
the shifter. Only the shifter and their mate are ever able to hold
the gem.”
“ Okay, well, that makes
sense. Our dragon elders told us something similar when we were
growing up, although from what I remember, it only happened between
dragon mates—”
“ Well, I think you’re
holding Pib’s,” Wil interrupted.
Shocked, Dray turned his attention back
to the gem, focusing on what he could see. The internal fire was an
interesting combination of yellow, black, and green, almost making
it seem like a green flame was capture inside the stone.
The colors match Pib’s eyes
and hair!
The realisation was enough to convince
Dray that the stories were true and he really was holding something
that belonged to Pib. Hope stirred in his chest regarding his own
gem.
“ So we’ve got the stone,
now what?” Dray asked, his eyes never leaving the colors swirling
around.
“ I don’t know. We have to activate it somehow, I think, but
I don’t know how to do it or even if we can. It could be
that only Pib can do whatever needs to be done.”
Dray growled, but before he could do more, the same
feminine voice spoke, Say his
name.
“ Pib,” he said, waiting to
see what would happen.
“ What?” Wil
asked.
Dray sighed and lowered his hand,
turning to Wil. “The voice said to say his name so I did. Since it
didn’t do anything, I’m guessing Pib needs to do it.”
“ Fuck!” Wil swore before
kicking a gem
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