Strange creature
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“ What do you think it is Landor?” Landor looked over the creature he found a moment. It was an odd thing he had not seen before so he decided to bring it back home with him. The others of his friends looked at it in interest as well. Wondering what it was and what to call it. The odd meeting without play did get the attention of the teacher over watching them during their break before their next lessons. Cillen, Landor, Traxadon, Phouss what are you hiding?”
Each of the four lowered their heads quickly as their names were called and they parted showing the creature. Their teacher looked at it in wonder as well. She had never seen such a thing before either. But she could tell it was scared, cold and tired. “ Phouss fetch Oxioure. Perhaps he knows what this is. The rest of you start gathering some wood. I'll watch over it.”
The four young hurried off to do their assigned tasks quickly. Both in wanting to know what the creature is and hoping to get back before Phouss and Oxioure do and they miss the surprise. The odd behavior of the teacher got the attention of the other young and they each soon gathered around the creature looking in wonder. As soon as a small fire was made and the creature was accepting it's warmth a path was made for the eldest of the clan and Phouss who was helping her great grandfather by making none were in his way.
Oxioure was happy and had a good exceptionally long life. He felt it fulfilled in every way until his eyes met the creature. He took a step back in true fear none there could imagine from the old mighty dragon. “ Not here. Not them. We crossed the burning desert. Ten days and nights of continuous flight. I lost my first mate and second nest there. Burnt alive slowly when they touched the ground. The overgrown jungle, the endless ocean and the wall of ice that reaches to the stars. Out of the two thousand of us that started the journey only seventy made it here. All to escape the humans and they are here now. By the gods I prayed every day that they would not come here. The last place in the world they do not belong. Get rid of it. Kill it.”
Oxioure moved a little closer to the human child. He never had shown the malice or darkness of his heart to others. He was always thought to be the noblest of the dragons but seeing the creature had changed him in ways those that saw it could not believe. All knew he was getting weaker in his later years yet always seemed in good health but now he looked like he just looked death in the face. All he wanted to do then was stop it from coming. Yet Landor moved in between the two. “ But it is a child Yuom says? What can one human do?” Oxioure felt himself shaking in terror. In terror knowing the real answer to that.
Oxiure settled his nerve and calmed his body. Landor was right about one thing. It was only a child. Separated from it's family. If he killed the human like that it would mean everything he had taught and showed was for nothing. Even in his fear he hesitated. “ Very well Landor. I shall spare it for now and speak to the others. Whatever decided then will happen.” Oxioure was starting to turn and Traxadon started to force the others away. Yuom even backed away. “ Great grandfather, what does it eat?”
Oxioure looked back behind him. “ The red fruit from the trees on the lower cliff. Two should do for now. It will not be much of a last meal as it will likely die in the morning.” Cillen immediately took off for the fruit as the other three continued to circle the human. It did not seemed threatened or wining anymore. It's terror of them had lessened as well. Content to stay beside the fire. As soon as Cillen was back it ate the fruit rapidly and laid on it's side. Ignoring the water she brought back as well. Even after she lapped up some to show it safe. The four decided it was tired. It was soon decided that they will each take turns watching it threw the night.
Landor took first watch and when the others were asleep again on his second time to watch he made sure that Yuom was as well. Landor decided to take it back to it's family so it would not be killed. He picked it up slowly and carefully as it woke to him taking to the air. It was not aware of the situation till far from the others. Landor decided it would look up and down the river first. A wise choice as he soon caught sight of bright lights near the drop of falls.
He landed in an open spot in view of the camp and let the human go. It moved away and looked back, waving it's limbs wide as it did. A strange expression of thanks. Landor open and closed his claw to signal to go to the others that were coming. He was suddenly blinded by a bright light and several bindings took him down to the ground fast. He had no time to react and he did not know what would happen next if Oxioure did not show up and pull the bindings off of him. Oxioure then pushed him behind him and strange sounds he never heard before came from Oxioure's throat. “ You have the child back. Now leave these lands and never return.”
Realizing the humans did not understand that variation of tongue Oxioure tried another and another till he tried a fifth and last that he knew. One of the humans, the one the child went to, recognized it. He did not have one of the strange weapons and dressed differently than the others. He told some of the soldiers to do something that was ignored. It then looked to Oxioure and said, “ Wait.” A strange command as he was not going to do anything with so many unknowns about their weapons pointed at him. The father human ran off and soon returned with a text in it's hand.
It was looking threw it as it tried to speak the tongue Oxioure last spoke. “ We travelers. Exploring lands unknown. We wish no harm.” Oxioure growled angry before responding. “ The young one returns your missing and you try to capture him. These are our lands and none of you are welcome.” The human tries to speak again. “ We know not him beast. He appeared with my child. Bad way begin relationship. My name Peter.” Oxioure remained in his aggressive posture even after the father of the child had the others back away and stop their threatening stances. “ The last man who wanted to be my friend killed my children. We do not wish to harm you but you encroach on our lands. We want you gone and none to ever come back.”
Peter moved forward. Glancing at the text as he spoke. “ We thought you beast but you have intelligent. We mean no harm. We wish peace.” Oxioure lowered his body as the Peter approached. He knew his wisdom of humans would be the greatest loss if he is killed but it will show the others not to trust them. The loss of the young one would be a blow as well for future generations. If they are killed the others that were watching above would swoop down in one wave of death killing all the humans and destroying the camp they made as instructed.
As Oxioure and Peter talked Landor noticed he was not noticed by the warrior guards. He deduced that the one speaking to Oxioure was the leader or at least one of power and influence of the expedition. It also became aware that the child human had moved close to him unnoticed as well. Landor decided to try to speak to it himself. “ Landor.” he called as he put his claw to his chest then he gestured to the human by revealing his claw. After a moment of no response Landor tried again. “ Joan. My name is Joan.”
Landor did not understand the tongue but tried to mimic the long name. “ Joon. Mi NaMMs Joon.” The child looked annoyed. “ Just Joan.” Landor decided to try again. “ Jost Joon.” She looked annoyed at him. “ No, my name is just Joan.” Logan looked annoyed that it insists in changing it's name but keeping the hardest sound to make. Then he realized she was saying other things as well and the name was just the hard part. “ Joon.” She let out a deep breath. “ Joan.” “ Joon.” “ No, Joan.” “ Joon.” Then another deep breath. Landor took it accepting the sound as her name. Landor then gestured his claw toward her. “ Joon.” He then says his name in his own tongue. “ Landor.”
She makes some type of growl that made a sound to something that was rude. Landor figures it would be easier to learn her language than her learn his. So he decided to accept whatever name he calls her for now. At least he would have if they were not noticed again. Her father had pulled her away from Landor. Who they both were laying beside each other now. Landor thought this strange and left it be as he moved beside of Oxioure. “ Are you mad?” Oxioure went under Landor's chin and raised it to be able to look at him better. “ Yes, but not surprised. We are all alive and that is all we can ask for. In the morning we shall see what comes of this.”