Wings and Fire!

"Foolish humans! Did you dare slaughter my prey?"

Baro and Arthur rushed inside the cave to protect the subconscious Rosianne. A gigantic yellow, lizard-like eye had blocked the entrance looking at them.

"I asked you humans a question!" Arthur and Baro were on guard, but confused as the monster was speaking!

"Yeah! We killed that Direwolf, leave us alone!" Baro was nervous.

"I see! Why are you in this tiny cave?!" The words of this beast were loud, the breath of the creature created a massive gust of wind. As the monster landed on the peak of the mountain, an avalanche came down. This was no ordinary beast. A mythical beast, exceeding that of an S-class monster.

"Dragon! Why have you come here!?" Arthur exclaimed, pointing his sword towards the dragon's eye.

"Why do you cower in fear?! Why do you point a sword at me?!" The dragon seemed to become more and more infuriated. "Maybe you humans will like me better in another form." The dragon's eyes, wings and claws retracted. The dragon was transforming. A huge light appeared, blinding Arthur and Baro.

"Ah! That's better! I much prefer this human form anyway! Haha!" Arthur stepped out of the cave. Beautiful white hair. Her skin was smooth. Her figure was flawless.

"That's so much better! I feel so much more free!" She twirled around.

"A girl?!?" Arthur immediately covered his eyes, placing his robes around her. His face became red. "You're naked!! Cover yourself!! Awawa!" Arthur made strange noises as he was flustered.

"Calm down, human. Is it not natural to be naked?" She asked in a very serious tone, with a serious glare.

"Of course not!! Why would it be?!!"

"Ah. I see! I didn't know. My apologies."

"Don't apologise! I should be the one apologising! Anyways, what are you?"

"What am I? Isn't it quite obvious? I'm a drago-Ah! I'm a human."

Arthur looked at her in disappointment.

"I know you're a dragon."

"HAAAAH! How did you know? Can you read minds?"

"No, it's quite obvious, from the tail." Arthur pointed at her tail; she tried to hide it, but it was big and quite obvious. "Don't bother to try and hide it; it's quite fat."

"It's not fat!" She folded her arms, pouting her face. "Anyways! You're smart for a human; I'll give you that much! Not many humans can see through my perfect disguise! Haha!" She pointed her finger, wearing a smirk on her face. "What's your name, human!?"

"Ehhh~Why should I have to give you my name? Anyways, it's impolite to ask someone's name without giving your own."

"I see. Then my name is - "

"Transform back into a dragon and let us ride down the mountain!" Arthur rudely interrupted, remembering Rosianne was in a fatal condition.

"Ehhh ~ Why should I have to do that?" She started to pick her nose, sounding annoyed.

"My friend's in fatal condition, she'll die if she doesn't get helped!"

"Lead me to your friend, I'll heal her."

Arthur grabbed her hand, running inwards into the cave.

"H-H-Hey! Why are you g-g-grabbing my hand?" Her face went red, a feeling. This feeling she never felt before struck her. The dragon girl looked at Arthur, becoming even more embarrassed "What is this feeling?" She thought to herself. Arthur's thoughts were preoccupied with concerns for Rosianne. He didn't think twice about grabbing her hand.

Rosianne was lying there, breathing heavier, her face becoming hotter. Arthur still felt him grabbing onto the dragon girl's hand. He looked at his hand holding hers, then he looked up at her eyes. "AWAWAWA! I'm sorry for holding your hand!" He quickly let go, embarrassed.

"Yeah... it's fine. Ahem!" The dragon girl held out both her palms towards Rosianne's body. Baro looked at the girl, wary of her.

"Trust her.." Arthur said reassuringly to Baro.

"What makes you trust her?"

"Not much, but it'd take too long to make our way down this mountain, Rosianne will die if we do nothing."

Baro clenched his fists, his heart was in pain.

"Please..help her." Baro had put his faith in this girl he had just met.

"I will!" The dragon girl replied.

「Услышь меня! Лед и ветер приносят помощь. Исцели!」

A warming green light had covered Rosianne. Her breathing became steady. Her face wore a less pained expression.

"She should be fine now! Her conditions seem to be better!" The dragon girl put out both her thumbs up pointing each one to Baro and Arthur.

"Then can you-"

"Enough Arthur. You know it's impossible."

"Yeah... you're right." Arthur started to cry..mourning for Craft. Baro had done the same. They both sat on the cold, rocky floor. Exhausted.

"Why are you crying?" The girl crouched down at Arthur.

Arthur recomposed himself, wiping his tears.

"My friend died. I was too weak to do anything about it. I broke a promise I made to myself..in just a few hours. How can I ever look at his lifeless face? How can I bury his body? How can I ever call myself his friend? I couldn't save him, I was too weak. He fought and died for us, and I didn't do the same for him." He let out all his feelings onto a girl he just met.

"Wipe your tears, human! It's pathetic! He died for you to live on. To enjoy life! Bury him and live for him!" Her words were blunt but true. Arthur shed his last tear. Getting up, facing Craft's lifeless, half-eaten body. Arthur had a face of sadness. He waved his hand, and the ground hallowed out to bury Craft. Baro had come, looking at the burial taking place with a sad expression.

He carried him and placed him gently in the hole. With another wave of his hand, the hole was now filled. Arthur had buried Craft.

"May he rest in peace," Arthur spoke out loud. "Dragon girl, can you get us down this mountain? It's time we left. Is that ok with you Baro?" Baro had felt Arthur somehow grow more distant. He wore a serious face and had an icy tone to his voice. Something changed inside Arthur.

"Arthur, are you sure you're ok?" Baro asked, he thought something about him was off.

"Yeah, I'm all right." Arthur lied.