Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-34320391-20181119131046/@comment-36570662-20181217220810

Kate

I winced in pain as I sat up. The fire had gone out and Slicer was nowhere to be seen. Sniper, on the other hand, was sleeping on my chest. I rubbed my eyes and picked up the purple terror. I looked at the time,  it was almost time for the trials, I sat up still wincing and put my shoes on. I walked slowly into the kitchen to grab some breakfast. Rita's dragon was there playing with StormSlicer. Still holding Sniper I went into the kitchen to make some rice. I quickly heated it and grabbed my dragon manual. I started reading it as I ate the rice.

Wooly Howls

Extremely territory of mate and egg

Beware this dragon, it is going extinct.

I thought back to the day before and began to think out loud.

"Why wasn't there any parents nearby? Why was the egg in an abandoned nest?  No claw marks, No dung, No shedded hair Nothing at all." I began to rub my chin,  just as I finished my sentence Aud and Rita came in rubbing their eyes, they yawned.

"Morning Kate," Rita said sleepily

"Morin- KATE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?" Aud exclaimed clearly not as sleepy.

"Nothing-Nothing a-a-a-a-a-a-tt a-a-a-a--a-a-ll" I stuttered quickly putting my hand over the cut on my face. I couldn't' hide all the other wounds though like, The banged up knee. The dried blood over my eye, my swollen arm, the deep scratches down my other arm, the sword marks along my face. I really was a sight to see

"Clearly something happened," Rita said sitting next to me, sounding a lot calmer.

"Should I get your grandpa?"

"NO, he can't know, please-please d-d-d-d-d-d-d-don't tell him Rita" I begged.

"Ok, I won't.  Can I have some rice?" Rita said quickly dropping the subject

"Sure, here," I said putting some more rice into a bowl.

"Are you ready? The trials are soon, Today is the day." I had butterflies in my stomach

"Yup I am ready." I, Rita and Aud walked down to the grounds. Soon Freygair said that we needed to go home get something valuable and then guard it without your dragons. I walked home as fast as I could. I wanted to pass the trials super bad. I climbed up the ladder as fast as I could manage to ignore the pain. I sped walked into my bedroom and into a locked chest. I opened it. Inside was a piece of wood. It was worn down and beautiful. Father had given it to me. It was from our fishing boat. I remember the words my father told me when he gave it to me.

(Flashback)

I stood there crying on the docks

"Please, dad! Don't go!" I wailed throwing my self into his warm arms.

"You won't get to see my trials and that ugly hunter will come for me"

"Kate," He said calmly looking me in the eyes " I know you're scared, I am sorry we are missing the big day.  But you have StormSlicer and Sniper they will protect you"

"But you won't be here for 6 months and then I will be probably on guard duty and this might be the last time I see you." I said sniffing tears in my eyes

"I am sorry Kate, I truly am.  I want to stay but I need to raise you like a good father.  I need fish to feed you.  IF I go I can make enough money to send you to school. Don't you want to go to school?"

"NOt if that means you leaving me" I started to cry again. My father too was sad, he tore off a piece of wood and handed it to me.

"Kate, here.  It may not look like much but this wood will remind you that no matter where you are Your mother and I will be with you, sailing along beside you in life (See what I did there?)"  He handed it to me. My mother walks up beside him and gives me a hug.

"Hun its time to go, Kate can I see that?" I nod and hand it to her. She took out her knife and carved my name into the wood with her beautiful handwriting and handed it back to me.

"here now you have a little part of me there too." She said ruffling my hair.

"Stay safe and lock the doors at night." my dad said hugging me. He walked over Stormslicer and said to him

"Take care of her, keep her safe boy" Stormslicer raised his head a bit higher and looked proud.

My father turned to me gave me one last hug, turned around and walked off towards the boat.

That was the last I saw of them ever again. A couple of days later I was flying out on the sea and found their boat, Destroyed with my father and mother's corpses floating in the water.

(Flashback ends)

I run back to the grounds prepared to defend the piece. Freygair took it and placed it with some other things, A locket, a voice recorder, a book, my wood, and some other special things. One man lunged at me with his long sword. I ducked and swung my legs out and knocked him down,  then I grabbed my sword and pointed it towards his neck. I heard Freygair shout

"DON'T KILL HIM KATE." I put my sword away and walk towards him.

"Good job, Kate.  You pass- And what in Thor's name happened to you?"

"Nothing sir, Nothing at all." I walked away. As soon as I was far enough away I yelled with joy

"WE DID IT, WE GET TO BECOME GUARDIANS." I tried to pump my fist in the air and then winced. I forgot about that. I take the wood out of my pocket grasp it tight

"I did it, mom and dad, for you," I whispered quietly whilst I closed my eyes. I continued walking and then I remembered

"The Egg" I gasped and quickly walked to Aiden's house. I knocked on his door. He opened it

"Hi, Kate- What happened?"

"Ummmmmm n-n-n-n-n-nothing, Can I see the egg please?"

"Well um," He rubbed the back of his head" I was wondering if I could look at it a bit more?  "

"O-o-o-o-ok yo-o-o-ou can just tell  me when it hatches"

"Sure I will, are you sure you're ok?"

"Y-y-y-y-es" I stuttered after a minute of talking I decided to go home. As I got to the ladder and climbed up. I looked around. I gasped in horror Sniper was laying on the floor of my house with a big cut along his back. I didn't know if he was dead or not.

"Sniper?" I started to cry "Sniper?" I picked up his little body. He was still breathing but not as much. I rushed back down the ladder. I hopped on Stormslicer who was freaking out. We flew to Harpa's hospital and I rushed him in. They took him to the back room and told me to go home and come back tomorrow to check up on him. I didn't know how I was going to sleep. I glumly walked down the street. I wasn't going to sleep and I knew it so I had to keep my mind busy. I ended up going home, as  I walked in the door Rita and Aud where there.

"Do you guys want to go somewhere, Sniper is deadly hurt and I need to focus on something else I know I won't be able to sleep," I said trying not to sob

"Sure Kate" Rita said placing her hand on my shoulder. I thanked them and we flew off towards the snow mountain to race dragons.