122 Trouble Right From The Star (1/2)
Cerul flew as fast as he could from the start. Every so often, he would land to take a break and rest as another one of his friends took over for the flight. Although they could not fly as fast, it was more efficient than staying still. Almost none of the same loud laughs and constant chatter were present as the dragons were all on edge. Greyson felt awkward and wanted to initiate a conversation but it was like a drop in the ocean. Throwing out words only watching them sink into more silence. Eventually, he decided to just talk with Lucius and Theo. Snow stayed inside Al's shell for most of the trip since there was not enough room for her to run around on the back of a dragon. Only a couple of days passed before the mountains started to appear in the horizon. It was amazing how quick the trip became when they were taking a straight no-rest path towards their destination.
However, before they could even get remotely close to the entrance, a group of dragons roared out in warning and came down from the sky. Green dragons almost matching Cerul's appearance surrounded the group. Indecipherable roars broke out between Cerul and the apparent guards. The rest of the friends also assumed their original appearances and exchanged between sentries. Greyson and Rosalie continued witnessing the exchanges back and forth trying to detect any hint on what this could possibly be about. They did not quite follow why they had not been let in yet.
”You would think the dragon bloodline would help you automatically understand the language. Guess there is nothing that easy, right?” Greyson complained frustrated.
”I can't understand the elf language if that makes you feel any better.” Rosalie tried comforting.
”No, not really. I can't really understand either language. My teacher, Sweetbow, taught me some of the elf language. Not enough to be fluent, maybe just enough to get by. I'll teach you at some point.”
”Well, all I can get is there is some kind of security risk and that we cannot go into the mountains yet.”
”You understand the dragon language?”
”I did live in the tribe almost my entire life. Most people spoke the human language in front of me because they would appear in front of me as their humanoid form. But, our grandparents taught me a little, and some I just picked up along the way.”
”I should ask them to impart some to me as well...”
”It would be a practical skill to improve on. Many the magic beasts that descend from the dragons also use it to communicate. Those that do not have a pure dragon bloodline do not have high enough intelligence to speak in the human language, so they can only use the dragon language to speak to each other. You could learn to talk with them.”
Right after she finished speaking, it seemed the conversation with the guards also ended. Aeos groaned and turned to look at Greyson.
”You cannot go in.”
”Just me?”
”Yes.”
”Why?”