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food we have," Arthur said, showing them the small spread of consumables he had laid out on a rock; the remainder of a leg of ham, some dried meat and some nuts and dried fruits. "How much should we eat now?"
"Just leave enough for breakfast," John replied. "Tomorrow evening we'll have a proper meal. I'll show you what hospitality means to Golden Dragons."
"Music to my ears," replied Seth. "I'm getting a bit bored of this dried meat."
"Are you sure we will be welcome?" Jenna asked.
John laughed. "A little late to be asking that question, don't you think? But yes, I'm very sure. As I said, this city is like no other city you'll ever see. Everyone is welcome there." He had established himself on a blanket near where Crystal and Jenna were building the fire, propped up by a smooth boulder to support his back. Daisy went to join him, but instead of sitting next to him, sat sideways on his lap and put her arms around him, stroking his face with her hand. Arthur frowned; Crystal hadn't seen the two of them publically display that much affection before, and Arthur was clearly not that happy.
"Getting nice and comfortable there, Daisy?" Seth asked. "Would you like me to pull a blanket over the two of you?"
"You will not!" Arthur spluttered as Daisy giggled.
"It is a little cold, Arthur," Daisy told him in mock seriousness. "A blanket wouldn't be a bad idea."
Her brother just glared at her, fuming silently. Crystal managed to stifle a laugh, but Seth couldn't resist the temptation to wind him up.
"It is cold, and poor old John has had it tough the last couple of days. Why don't you two just go and lie down in John's tent after you've finished your food? Get some rest."
Arthur looked like he might explode. "Daisy will not be sharing John's tent!"
Daisy giggled again. "Arthur, he's just teasing you. John wouldn't allow it anyway."
" John wouldn't! What about you?"
Daisy pretended to ignore him, but had a mischievous smile on her face as she turned to John and snuggled even closer. "So, John, our children, will they be Golden or Red Dragons?"
Arthur turned purple. "Your what!"
"Quiet!" John shushed him. "Daisy, Seth, stop winding Arthur up. Arthur, you know my intentions towards your sister are entirely honourable."
"Perhaps you could remove her from your lap then?"
"Hey!" Daisy objected. "I'm nice and comfortable here. And warm. You won't move me, will you?" She kissed him briefly on the lips, all too aware of Arthur's angry glare.
John shook his head. "Probably couldn't even if I wanted to in my current state." He pulled her close to whisper in her ear, but just loud enough that Crystal could hear him. "Oh, to answer your question, they'd be Golden Dragons."
Crystal woke first for once, feeling very cold and stiff from lying on the rocky floor. She poked her head out of the tent; it was still pretty dark so it would be some time before the sunrise and when she would be able to transform. As she lay wondering whether she should try and restart their little fire to warm up, she heard John getting up. Within a few minutes everyone was up, and despite the cold, everyone was keen to pack and get ready for when the first light allowed them to transform. Although they were getting tired from flying such long distances each day, they were excited by the prospect of finally reaching their destination.
"How long will we have to fly today?" Daisy asked as they waited for the sunrise, shivering a little. Her breath was visible in the half-light and John pulled her close to keep her warm.
"It's hard to say. I know how long it took us when we flew here, but that was just us Golden Dragons; my father and I. You are a little slower."
"A very polite way of putting it," Arthur replied, pulling his light cloak close to his body. "It's just a day though, right? We should reach there by sunset."
John nodded. "I think so, but leaving at sunrise is still a good idea. Talking of which, I think the sun is about to appear."
Crystal
"Just leave enough for breakfast," John replied. "Tomorrow evening we'll have a proper meal. I'll show you what hospitality means to Golden Dragons."
"Music to my ears," replied Seth. "I'm getting a bit bored of this dried meat."
"Are you sure we will be welcome?" Jenna asked.
John laughed. "A little late to be asking that question, don't you think? But yes, I'm very sure. As I said, this city is like no other city you'll ever see. Everyone is welcome there." He had established himself on a blanket near where Crystal and Jenna were building the fire, propped up by a smooth boulder to support his back. Daisy went to join him, but instead of sitting next to him, sat sideways on his lap and put her arms around him, stroking his face with her hand. Arthur frowned; Crystal hadn't seen the two of them publically display that much affection before, and Arthur was clearly not that happy.
"Getting nice and comfortable there, Daisy?" Seth asked. "Would you like me to pull a blanket over the two of you?"
"You will not!" Arthur spluttered as Daisy giggled.
"It is a little cold, Arthur," Daisy told him in mock seriousness. "A blanket wouldn't be a bad idea."
Her brother just glared at her, fuming silently. Crystal managed to stifle a laugh, but Seth couldn't resist the temptation to wind him up.
"It is cold, and poor old John has had it tough the last couple of days. Why don't you two just go and lie down in John's tent after you've finished your food? Get some rest."
Arthur looked like he might explode. "Daisy will not be sharing John's tent!"
Daisy giggled again. "Arthur, he's just teasing you. John wouldn't allow it anyway."
" John wouldn't! What about you?"
Daisy pretended to ignore him, but had a mischievous smile on her face as she turned to John and snuggled even closer. "So, John, our children, will they be Golden or Red Dragons?"
Arthur turned purple. "Your what!"
"Quiet!" John shushed him. "Daisy, Seth, stop winding Arthur up. Arthur, you know my intentions towards your sister are entirely honourable."
"Perhaps you could remove her from your lap then?"
"Hey!" Daisy objected. "I'm nice and comfortable here. And warm. You won't move me, will you?" She kissed him briefly on the lips, all too aware of Arthur's angry glare.
John shook his head. "Probably couldn't even if I wanted to in my current state." He pulled her close to whisper in her ear, but just loud enough that Crystal could hear him. "Oh, to answer your question, they'd be Golden Dragons."
Crystal woke first for once, feeling very cold and stiff from lying on the rocky floor. She poked her head out of the tent; it was still pretty dark so it would be some time before the sunrise and when she would be able to transform. As she lay wondering whether she should try and restart their little fire to warm up, she heard John getting up. Within a few minutes everyone was up, and despite the cold, everyone was keen to pack and get ready for when the first light allowed them to transform. Although they were getting tired from flying such long distances each day, they were excited by the prospect of finally reaching their destination.
"How long will we have to fly today?" Daisy asked as they waited for the sunrise, shivering a little. Her breath was visible in the half-light and John pulled her close to keep her warm.
"It's hard to say. I know how long it took us when we flew here, but that was just us Golden Dragons; my father and I. You are a little slower."
"A very polite way of putting it," Arthur replied, pulling his light cloak close to his body. "It's just a day though, right? We should reach there by sunset."
John nodded. "I think so, but leaving at sunrise is still a good idea. Talking of which, I think the sun is about to appear."
Crystal
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