Page 63 of Consort's Dragon
Wait, was it talking about her?Avera stuttered as she said, “I’m Avera Voxspira.”
Are you the daughter of Alfred Voxspira?
“My mother was Calixte.Alfred is my ancestor and the founder of Daerva.”
You’ve named a city after my past self.How flattering.The opal-hued dragon ruffled its wings.
“Actually, it’s the name of the whole continent.”
Ha, I merited a whole island.The opal dragon stamped its clawed feet as if taunting its brethren.
Not to be outdone, Titus jumped in.“You are currently in Merisu.”
Of course I would get the driest place in the world,grumbled the sand-colored lizard.
“The other continents are known as Verlora, Okkilam, and Pequilh,” Klothi stated, leading the last pair to trill.
Okkilam is a fitting name for a country,Blue declared.But it better have good snacks.
Avera couldn’t believe the dragons spoke.“How is it you can communicate when you are not even an hour old?”
What a stupid question,scoffed one of them.Of course we can speak.Do you think us dumb?
“Apologies, Mighty One.She’s only recently learned of your existence, and we hadn’t the time to properly educate her on your incredible abilities,” Klothi explained.
Meaning she is stupid, seeing as how it’s common knowledge.
“Not anymore,” Avera muttered.“Until recently, you were simply a creature found in story books and songs.”
The comment drew more than one narrowed serpentine gaze.Exactly how long were we in the shell?
Another added,Did it work?Was that foul creature eliminated?
The viziers eyed each other and began approaching the dragons.Klothi used a soothing tone.“Alas, there were some issues.Zhos remains in this world and is stirring, but there is good news.We have found a way to rid ourselves of it once and for all.”
If that is true, why is it still here?
“Because ridding ourselves of Zhos requires a particular planetary alignment which will open a portal to its dimension.”
The green dragon tossed its head.That plan isn’t feasible seeing how that particular positioning won’t occur for a thousand years.Hence why we aided in the neutralizing of Zhos while you found another way.
“There is no other way.Zhos can’t be killed by anything on our world.It can only be removed to another,” Klothi murmured, getting ever closer.She reached out a hand to the green dragon, her voluminous sleeve dangling as she dared to pet it.
To Avera’s surprise, the dragon allowed it, craning its head much like a cat to indicate where it wanted to be touched.
A pity you did not find another solution, for humanity won’t survive that long and I for one am not willing to die again.It feels as if I’ve been asleep for ages.The blue dragon ruffled its wings.
“I’m afraid you were left to languish longer than planned,” Klothi admitted, her hand tucking in her sleeve.The other two viziers approached the dragons, as did Titus, however, the opalescent one shied away from the emperor and moved closer to Avera.
Avera frowned as the viziers danced around the truth.They feared telling these wild creatures.Wild in the sense they didn’t follow human rules.But they were intelligent, and Avera didn’t see them taking the news of how long they’d been dormant well.
How long?The tanned one fixed Klothi with a slitted gaze.
“The rift will open within the next few?—”
Klothi wasn’t allowed to finish.
You kept us shelled for a thousand years!The boom in her head had Avera wincing.
