Chapter 18

"I don't get jealous QuiverWing" he said in a sturn voice.

"Right" she agreed not wanting to argue about it.

"But I do need you to gather herbs in the evening as the morning is garanteed to be busy and we are gona be low on herbs by then" Scorch explained.

"Looks like we're gona need an early night" QuiverWing observed, she then layed down on her moss bed and left a space for Scorch to cuddle up. "Night" he muttered and they fell asleep. QuiverWing woke up to Scorch nudging her shoulder, "come on we should get a head start" he then trotted down the short tube. QuiverWing starched and followed him to the herb station were Vella was shound asleep.

Scorch turned to her, "you can tend the garden make sure there well waterd".

"Right" she nodded and walked over to the garden that is clearly doing much better then it was in the pots. QuiverWing got the watering bucket and filled it with the water from the lake and she saw the plants light up with it. QuiverWing and Scorch cleaned up the station and reorganised the herbs and replaced the moss beds (but not the one Vella was sleeping on). It was when the sun was half way to its peak, when the first patrol came in a 4 of them were injured. QuiverWing and Scorch got to work immediately and once they were done the next patrol came in and only 2 of them needed healing. Wrath called a meeting at midday, "we need to do something and soon, the emount of injured dragons from the first 2 patrols are starting to get out of hand" he explained.

"So then what do we do?" Needle had a tone that made him sound annoyed.

"We need to lay low make it look like we've moved to a different island, we should sent large patrols going to an island and then sneaked back but it's risky" Wrath stared down at everyone from his rock.

"You're right it is risky and it can lead to unnecessary death" Needle snarled.

"I know so I've called you all here to brain storm" he explained. Everyone went into chater, "so witch one of these dragons it the one you like" Vella whispered to QuiverWing.

"I'm not telling you" QuiverWing basically snarled.

"Alright but I'ma guess" she teased, "humm, you seem close to Slayer" she guessed.

"No he's just a friend of myn" QuiverWing decided to just play along with it, 'she if not gona try Scorch she thinks we are related' she gave a look to challenge her to guess.

"Humm let me think... Needle?" she seemed unsure.

"No" she answered.

"How about Bluewing?" Vella pointed to a bright blue ice thang.

"No I don't know him" she shook her head.

"So if not him then Crisp?" she then pointed to the other fire spit.

"Nope I only know one fire spit and that's Volo" QuiverWing explained.

"Dam this is a lot harder to figure out then I thought" she twitched her tail.

"You're never gona guess" QuiverWing amused.

"You like females!" she exclaimed, "Volo, I did see her carry you the other day" she guessed again.

"No I barely know her and I was basically paralysed then" QuiverWing shook her.

"It's not Tusile, is it?" Vella tilted her head.

"No! she's too young" QuiverWing exclaimed.

"Oh good because that would be wired, but is iiitt... oh it Tusiles father Chaker?"

"No" QuiverWing shook her head again.

"Hummm is it... Isil?" Vella tried.

"No, who is she?" QuiverWing asked.

"That one" she pointed her claws to the 8ce thang who gathered the moss. "Wait is it me?" Vella asked in a high pitched voice.

"No I barely know you" QuiverWing was getting bored now.

"So what are you two thinking?" Wrath asked from behind them.

"I don't know, I'm thinking maby to not go out to the surface in large groups" QuiverWing shrugged.

"You?" Wrath looked at Vella.

"I don't know" Vella sope in an honest tone.

"Well, QuiverWing you free at evening?" Wrath asked.

"No I need to collect herbs, we're running low" she explained. Wrath shrugged and wondered of to a different group.

"Wow so it's no him that you like, so who is it?" Vella tried.

"Nice try" QuiverWing narrowed her eyes.

"Well it's gota be someone here" she twitched her tail thoughtfully.

"You're not gona guess it" QuiverWing told her.

"So you would only like someone if you know then" she said to herself. "Hmm" QuiverWing never saw a dragon so deep into thought before.

"Scorch?" Vella asked at last, "no you can't you have the same blood as him, kin" she corrected herself. QuiverWing fell silent and she couldn't change her expression of shock. Vella shot her head up, "it is Scorch?" she whispered.

"Yes, no, stop" QuiverWing stuttered.

"oh..." Vella looked uncomfortable.

"What are you thinking" Scorch approached them, "what's wrong with you?" Vella looked at Scorch then at QuiverWing 'now how am I ment to explain this to Scorch, Vella you just had to guess him' QuiverWing thought bitterly.

"Umm you and you" QuiverWing saw her bite her lip.

"What do you mean?" Scorch tilted his head.

"She figured it out" QuiverWing whispered to Scorch.

"No Vella it's not what you think it" Scorch is obvious panicking.

"Wait you like her back?" Vella whispered.

"Look, after this meeting I'll explain everything" Scorch promised. Vella just nodded looking very shocked and uncomfortable.

Wrath called everyone's attention to him, "so I've heard some good thoughts and I'll sleep on it but for now no one can leave in groups more then 5 as to not draw attention from Petles gards" he ordered. The main cave cleared to the prey centre, tranting cave and the sleeping chambers. QuiverWing, Scorch and Vella went to QuiverWings and Scorches sleeping chamber, "so explaine" Vella said as soon as they entered.

"Vella me and Scorch are in a relationship but we are not related" QuiverWing answered first.

"So Scorch isn't an ordinal sky keeper?" She guessed.

"I am but not all chameleon dragons are related to the original sky keepers, I do not share the same blood as QuiverWing" he explained.

"No it's a fact that cannot be debunked" Vella argued.

"Only one line of chameleon dragons that if related to me and they died out a long time ago, I actually saw the last on die" he said mournfully.

"So were did the myth come from?" Vella argued back.

"Rumours, false rumours" Scorch said sternly.

"So what line are you connected to?" Vella stopped arguing.

"The original hairs, but like I said there gone and since them all the kings and queens after that have been cerupted, you can see that now with Petle" he explained.

"So you two are safe to be mates?" Vella asked.

"Yes we are not related and we're happy" Scorch reinsured.

"Me and Scorch were basically mates from the start" QuiverWing mentioned.

"Oh, well I still guessed it right then" Vella smerked.

"Yep you did" QuiverWing agreed.

"But don't go around telling everyone about us, I doubt that they'll be as understanding as you are" Scorch asked.

"No problem I'll keep it a secret for you two" Vella nodded and left there sleeping chamber.

"So are you going to get those herbs or not?" Scorch asked QuiverWing.

"Oh yeah almost forgot" QuiverWing admitted.

"Right go on then" Scorch laughed and they both left there sleeping chamber and Scorch went to tend to the dragons at the herb station and QuiverWing got the basket that she used before.