Chapter 10

Crystal was surprised to find that they were traveling to the kingdom of Golsend first. "What about my father?" she said. "Crystal the situation has changed and we need to regroup at the Kingdom of Golsend," Forest said.

"But we promised the mystical council we will deliver the message!" Crystal said. "Please my dear I know it's hard to understand right now but it's the best for everyone if we leave right now," Rose said.

"Crystal we will deliver the message to your father but right now we don't even know where your father or the resistance is," Starmist said. Crystal looked at the two elder dragons and realized they had a point, with the Borus kingdom hunting them down now and looking for everyone it's too dangerous.

She looked at Nylla and said, "You better stay in the rider bracelet for a while and rest up, we might need you to keep guard at the next camp, " Crystal told Nylla.

Crystal used the power of the bracelet to let Nylla into the rider bracelet. "I'll stay inside the rider bracelet as well, the smaller the group is the better."

The group started making their way back to the mountains. "Why are we flying back to the mountains," Crystal asked. "The kingdom of Golsend is really far from here, first you travel through the mountains and then you cross the sea," Forest said.

"You do you know where the kingdom is?" Crystal asked. "We read it in the stars Crystal, unlike the resistance who keeps moving the kingdom of Golsend doesn't move so if you know your stars right you can find it," Forest said.

Crystal learned from Forest how to read the stars. "Keep an eye on that blue star we have to stay in its path at all times," Forest said. "What is the kingdom of Golsend like?" Crystal asked.

"It used to be full of life, its people respected the land and took care of the land. It's said that they only took what was needed and nothing more." Forest said. "Have you ever seen the kingdom of Golsend?" Crystal asked.

"No, the king and queen of dragons assigned a domain to every known elder. My domain was the Evergreen forest. We don't leave that home for any reason other than protecting the queen or king of dragons or if they summon us."

Crystal training one morning with her bow and arrow, when another dragon landed close by. Crystal was alone in the camp with everyone on a hunt and Starmist sleeping so she decided to hide high up in a tree.

"Sir she couldn't have gone very far?" a man said. "I know but you have to remember she was raised by the elders and is the next dragon queen we can't let her claim the crown.

If she claims the crown it will end this world as Eione said." Crystal noticed John's dragon and realized she recognized the dragon. He was one of the dragons that were waiting in the village where she has locked up so many years ago.

"It's a shame this is how we meat again, but I don't trust you?" Crystal whispered. The dragon looked up towards the tree but Crystal was already moving towards another tree.

"It's a shame it has to be this way but I have no interest in going back just to be locked up again." Crystal jumped from the tree on the ground and ran towards the clive edge. "Nylla, come let's go, they have found us," Crystal yelled.

The men chased Crystal only to be shocked when she jumped over the edge and reappearing riding Nylla. "You can tell, whoever you are working for to forget about me. I don't need them." Crystal shouted.

Nylla looked at the dragons who tried to follow but she breathed fire onto the forest below. The riders couldn't stop her for they had to put the fire out only to notice Forest and Rose leading with Nylla following close behind.

"They didn't tell us she's a chosen rider for a second-generation elder dragon." One rider said, "did you see her rider tattoo, I believe she is a dual rider but I didn't see the other creature anywhere." John said.

"Dual rider, now that's history in the making, let's go and report this to the Allan." Nylla and the other elder dragons were able to fly even faster than before. Crystal stood on the beach the next morning, having never seen a see before or a beach she could only admire its beauty.

"Nylla have you ever seen such a beautiful landscape?"Crystal asked. "I believe it's called the ocean right?" she asked. "Yes, but the next part of the journey will be the hardest to cover," Forest said.

"What do you mean Forest?" Crystal asked. " See those grey clouds, they are made by an elder storm wind and lightning dragon. They are the kingdom of Golsends guardians, they keep intruders out and its residents safe.

The challenge is its a two-day flight without the storm but with the storm, it could be three days or four days depending on our strength." Forest said.

"Is why we wanted your father the train you first and wanted to wait for the council but now we can only hope that you are ready," Forest said. The group camped out at the beach that night but for some reason, Crystal couldn't sleep.

She missed her mother and wondered who her father was. She wanted to know if war really was the only way to solve the problem. Crystal went for a walk down the beach that night to clear her head.

"Crystal is everything all right?" Starmist asked. "I don't know Starmist, I have so many questions but no one seems to have answers now I am a wanted criminal when I have not broken any laws I know of. I spend the last seven years locked up.

A dragon rider tied me up and well I am confused. What if everything is just one big misunderstanding?" Cyrstal asked.

"A misunderstanding, your talking about what Mira said when we saw her last time aren't you," Starmist asked. "Yes, if it's a misunderstanding why is it that the dark dragons are destroying everything if they are not destroying everything why are the elders convinced that they are doing just that? and what am I suppose to do?" Crystal asked.

"To tell the truth, I am wondering the same thing but all we can do right now is go looking for the answers and I am afraid we will find the answers at the kingdom of Golsend," Starmist said.

"True, if we want answers we can only go forward." Crystal said. The next morning Crystal looked at the elder dragons and noticed both of them had fresh wounds. "Did something happen last night?" Crystal asked.

" These wounds are nothing to worry about, let's go," Forest replied. Crystal and the elders took off towards the island but they were barely off the ground when a black dragon ambushed them.

Crystal didn't remember the black dragons to be this huge or that there was this dark cloud hanging over their bodies. "Nylla keeps your distance, something tells me something really bad will happen if we come in contact with that dragon.

Nylla breathed her fire at the dark dragon but it was what happened next that took her by surprise. Suddenly there was another elder dragon and he was firing at her.

"Nylla go higher into the sky, fly towards the sun." The dragon couldn't follow for or breathe fire at Nylla. "Nylla what is going on?" Nylla looked at the group and said, " I don't know Crystal," Crystal watched as both Forest and Rose were pinned down on the ground and she realized she couldn't do anything to help them.

"Nylla we have to help them?" Crystal shouted. " They are too strong Crystal we don't stand a chance in fighting them. We will only get our selfs killed." Nylla said.

Crystal felt helpless as Nylla flew in the direction of the storm. Her ability to become invisible helped in getting them to safety.

Nylla didn't have anywhere else to go other than to take on the storm in the hopes that they would find the Golsend kingdom and some much-needed answers. Crystal was having trouble holding onto Nylla and almost falling off a couple of times but she somehow didn't fall off.

Crystal was the first to spot land below her and told Nylla to land. "Nylla there's a small island below, land there" Nylla landed on the island and went into a cave. Crystal managed to get a fire going.

She dried her wet clothes and got out her sleeping bag. "Nylla are you okay?" Crystal asked. "Yes Crystal, but we need to decide what to do?"

Crystal let Starmist out of the rider bracelet and told her what had happened. "Do you think the letter the council had written my father would've changed anything?" Crystal asked.

"Maybe if the riders didn't betray us we could've gotten the letter to your father but if it would've changed anything I don't know, we cant undone what has been done," Starmist said.

"But you have to admit, looking at things right now, it would seem that they tried to warn us about what is coming I mean they made Crystal a dual rider that is a first in the history of the world," Nylla said.

"I have to agree and I will admit something is wrong but exactly what is wrong I don't know." Crystal said, "what do we do now I mean, go to the kingdom of Golsend, the mystical council or try to find my father all though I don't know how I am going to accomplish that without Forest I mean, I have never met him or we can go into hiding and ignore the situation hoping it would go away."

Nylla and Starmist looked at Crystal and it was Starmist that asked, "are you considering giving up Crystal" Crystal looked outside the cave and asked Starmist. "What else can we do, It's what everyone wants right?" Crystal asked