Chapter 18

Daniel

Daniel scooted his throne closer to where David held Stormy in his lap. He knew that she was talking to his brother with the motions she made but he didn’t understand them. Instead, he waited for David to translate what she was saying. He tried not to be frustrated. Daniel had really hoped that on an auspicious day like this, they wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of the court with her silly game but watching her cuddle against his brother was a sure sign he would have to endure.

“Speaking of dreams, I've been having them too.” Daniel said. David and Stormy both turned to look at him with surprise.

“Before the marking, I used to have the same one as David. I also saw you being crowned, Sugar. But after I bit you, I started having different ones.” Daniel explained.

Stormy watched him carefully. She made the motion for more. “My Sweet, wants you to tell her more about your dreams.” David translated.

Daniel shrugged, “They’re just silly dreams. But I have to say the one last night was the weirdest. It was different than the others. It seemed more real or something. Like I was watching life through someone else’s eyes. It was almost like stepping into a movie set.”

Stormy pointed to her ear and again made a motion with her hands. She touched his forehead between his eyes, and drew a question mark on his chest.

“She wants to know what you saw.” David said as he also leaned in.

“I felt like I was floating above a great battle. The Golden dragons and the Frost dragons were in the middle of a war. Bodies lay on the ground and the earth was torn with streaks of fire and frost. Many dragons with riders were battling in the air, while humans and shifters were fighting on the ground. The screams made my ears hurt as many dragons were dying all around.”

“My mother was in her human form riding on a great Golden dragon. She was trying to stab a huge silver Frost dragon with a spear while protecting an injured Green dragon. The Gold and Frost dragons were blasting fire and ice flames everywhere.”

“My mother was struck with an arrow that was shot from the rider of the Frost dragon. She fell from my father and the Frost dragon’s rider jumped down to finish off the Golden queen. When suddenly the injured Green dragon blew out what looked like the last of his flames and brought the Frost queen down. He killed her before he collapsed.”

“The Frost dragon shifted and ran to the woman who had been riding him screaming. My father also shifted into his human form and ran to my mother. He cradled her and was crying over her. She and the Green dragon were inches from death.”

“Suddenly a woman that looked almost exactly like Stormy appeared and it was like I was looking through her eyes. Her skin has a silvery glow and her hair was long. She did not walk on the ground but seemed to float inches above it. The train of her dress dragged the ground but did not get muddy or dirty.”

“The woman put her hands on my mother’s forehead and life started to return to my mother. It was almost like she was healing her with a touch. She also walked over and closed the huge gash on the belly of the Green dragon and petted him on his snout.”

“Finally the woman moved over to the Frost king who was mourning over the woman who had died. The other Stormy waved her hand over the Frost queens’ body and covered her in solid stone. She placed her hands on both sides of the Frost dragon’s human face and kissed his forehead. What looked like ice broke out of the Frost king’s eyes.”

“He began to look around the battle field like he didn’t know where he was. He sniffed the air and ran to where my mother was recovering the ground. He fell to his knees and claimed her as his true mate. She reached towards him, and I woke up.” Daniel told David and Stormy.

Stormy looked fascinated by his story as she clapped her hands and made the sign that that Daniel didn’t understand. She turned to look at David and made a motion with her hand like she was throwing something over her shoulder.

“She says, thank you for telling her about the dream.” David said to Daniel. He then turned to look at Stormy perched on Daniel’s lap.

“I don’t know if that was something that happened in the past. My mother never talked about her Frost dragon mate. He didn’t live here in the castle like the Gold and Green dragons did. People didn’t talk about him and for a long time I thought maybe he had died before I was born because I don’t really remember him at all.” David explained.

Stormy leaned against David like she was lost in thought. Stormy turned up look at David with questioning eyes. She pointed to him, and made her hand into what looked like a bite on her neck and then drew the outline of a woman.

Daniel noticed when David suddenly realized what she was asking because his posture changed. “No, Sweetheart, I will not have another mate. Only female dragons can have multiple mates. Males only get one, so I’m glad that it’s you.” He leaned over and kissed her lips gently. Stormy bit her bottom lip softly.

“I think our girl might have a jealous streak,” Daniel said with a chuckle. Stormy shot him a dirty look and turned her back to him. She snuggled into David and ran her nose against the fabric of his shirt.

“Sugar, don’t be cross with me. I was only joking. I wasn’t trying to make you feel bad.” Daniel said. He stuck his lip out like he was pouting. He smiled at her gruffly while he hoped he hadn’t really offended her. He was already struggling to bond with her because of the language barrier.

She glared as him a moment and finally let out a long hard breath before she smiled at him. “Don’t worry, Honey, I will never give you a reason to be jealous.” Daniel promised.

She nodded and went back to chewing her lip. She drew a question mark on David’s chest. She pointed a silver button on David’s military uniform and made the flapping at her shoulders. She held up two fingers and drew the outline of a woman in the air.

“It does sound like the Frost dragon in the dream had two mates. But it was just a weird part of a dream because male dragons only have one true mate. They don’t get second chance mates, even if the first one dies. It’s one of the reasons female dragons are so highly regarded. More male dragons hatch than females to begin with, so there aren’t enough she-dragons to go around. When a male mates, he is very protective.” David explained.