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Kino witness what that white dragon did and he dont know if that dragon is good or bad. " Well its pleasure to meet you Lady Katja, and I never seen a woman leading a militia before."

Kino look around the town and saw the people felt relief. "It seems the town is safe...I think this will the place I'll be staying for the night."

The steady Thud, Thud, Thud, filled the air once more as the white beast flew back towards the village. As he neared, he twisted his wings and took a downward slope. He passed over the buildings, and landed in the field beyond. From there, he would turn to face the village and lay on his stomach. His head raised proudly in the air.

Galloping on foot, the young dragonet wished to meet the much larger one. It had obviously meant well, right?

Once Quickclaws hit open field, he keep himself low enough to not be seen by the village. Once close enough to the larger beast, he tried to initiate conversation.

"Hello?" He partially whispered.

Katja had clicked her tongue at the mention of her leading the militia, but the look on her face said he hadn't been the first to comment on it. Not surprising really. She opened her mouth to speak, but she stopped, and her horse began to pace, fidgeting in place and forcing her to stand on her own.

Thud, Thud, Thud., "Dear god, please don't tell me...." She gazed up as the white beast reappeared on the treeline, and did her best to contain her racing heart. This was not good, this was not good, one dragon was bad, two? And this thing looked absolutely beastly, much larger than the mother dragon they had been facing. Goodness why had she even left Aftbide, this was insanity--

And then the dragon laid down in the distant feild, and Katja stared as it lifted its head. Most of the guards were on edge now, racing for weapons, but Katja put her hand up; though she was a woman, she had experience, and they slowed, "These creatures are not to be disrespected...if it wanted to it could have already roasted this entire city." Of course Katja had yet to piece together that this dragon was one of ice, not fire, but she knew either way that dragons were not keen on weaker forces challenging them. And she knew these guards, with their minimal experience in combat against beasts such as this, would be like ants to the dragon. So instead, Katja would still them, "It doesn't appear to be attacking...we shouldn't be making any hasty decisions...its far away that we would have maybe seconds to defend ourselves...and there is no defense we can have against a Dragon like...." she stared, and let out a shaky breath, "...that."

Kino saw thet dragon that he stand next to Katja "You seem scared their Lady Katja...Do you need my assistance to deal with this beast?" Kino just stay confident but he felt slight fear of the beast that Lady Katja saw.

His eyes glanced down at the smaller dragon. He did not reply in words, but with a slight burst of chilly air from his nostrils. It was meant to be a greeting, not a threat. But for now, most of his attention was focused on the village. He had lived in the mountains for countless years, but rarely visited the valleys below.

With his dragon-sight, he spotted two people would gained his interest. A female with golden hair, clad in what the humans called armor, and a bearded man that stood with her. With his attention mainly focused on them now, he folded his magnificent purple wings against the white scales of his sides.

Kino was both afraid and amaze at the same time because of both the beauty and fierce looking dragon he have seen with his whole life. He slowly reaches to his axe and he was shaking while unsheathed it.

“Sir Kino, don’t threaten it.” Katja warned, putting her hand out. Staring back at the beast that was resting in the field, she sighed a bit, “I...I don’t think we’ll be facing any trouble for right now. It seems...calm. This isn’t the one that attacked...and judging on the fact there is no more smoke coming from those trees...” she pointed towards the previously burning forest, “This dragon has put it out. Perhaps we have an ally here...”

Or at the very least, they shared a common enemy.

Katja pulled off a glove and raked her fingers through her hair, gazing around the small town. Most citizens had remained inside, with this new dragon perched so close by, and she sighed faintly. She would rest outside tonight, to make sure no attack would occur without resistance.

Kino felt relieve after hearing what she said. He sheathed back his axe and take to to regain reliefness in his chest. " Well I hope that dragon is not gonna back stab us once we turn around. I am not telling if that dragon has a good motivation to save this town." He stretch his body and scratch his beard.

"I think this town can sleep peacefully..." He pack his bag and his belongings "I guess Ill be staying here for tonight and continue my travel tomorrow morning." He started to walk to nearby in and took a rest from the tired travels he has.

The dragon would watch for a few more moments before laying his head in the grass. From the village he looked like a great white mountain. As he lay there, his eyelids steady became heavier, and eventually closed into a fitful sleep.

Katja had found a farmer willing to let her rest in the hay bales, a sleeping place she found often. She was not here for comfort or for travels; Katja was here to be rid of this fire-breathing dragon, and she took her duties seriously. Sleeping outside allowed her quick access to her horse if needed, as well as a good ability to hear if anything went on.

That would be needed later in the night.

She managed a few hours of restless sleep, the pain in her burned leg and of her broken bones, and the illness she would not mention kept her from sleeping well at all; she stirred just before dawn, and began to wipe down her armor to reveal its gleaming, though scratched surface. Katja was warm with the fog of sleep still acting on her, so nothing seemed to worry her when the horses began to pace.

It wasn’t until the first squeal that she bothered to look up, and the great beast, with wings black as night, flew overhead. The mother had returned.

“DRAGON!!!” She roared; she hadn’t had the time to put on her armor, only securing her sword on her waist and her shield on her arm, tearing down the main road and repeating her call; the dragon had returned, and this time it was targeting the city.

Kino was awake by the roar of Lady Katja. He quickly look at the window and saw that dragon. He grab his black bow and quiver and axe. Then he rush to her" What's going on Lady Katja?"

Quickclaws had laid beside the other dragon, noticing his lack of speech. He felt honoured to be accepted or, at the very least, not given a literal cold shoulder. In the end, he drifted off and almost fell asleep... Until he heard wingbeats followed by screaming.

He snapped his head up and whipped it towards the village and bore witness to a much larger dragon, heading for the populated area. Was this the chance he had been waiting for? Probably not. But may as well go and check things out. And so he did, being careful not to take flight yet to prevent more commotion.

His red eyes snapped upon upon hearing the shouting, and the steady wingbeats. His upper lip curled up in a low growl that rumbled through his body. The great white beast raised his head to look for the approaching dragon, and saw it above the village. He would then got to his feet, and slowly stalked towards the village and the attacking dragon. His low rumble of a growl still sounded in his chest as his claws dug gouges in the ground.

“We’ve gotta face this thing, it seems—!” Katja just tore back towards the horses now, sprinting for her own and swinging up onto its back smoothly. With one sharp motion she dug her heels into into the horse, and it reared up on its hind legs, before taking off.

She needed to find a way to get the creature away from above the city. If it died and fell onto these buildings— or worse, started spitting fire, then there would be serious casualties. She turned to look at Kino, “Grab a horse! We need to lure the dragons away!” Dragons now; she saw the white one, stalking towards them. This was not her ideal situation at all, she had only wanted to fight one of these creatures. She had yet to notice Quickclaws, but when she did Katja would not be pleased at all.

Katja started to ride towards the woods, “Sir Kino, use your arrows, but don’t aim to kill— if it falls on this village these people will die. Aim for the bottoms of his legs. And follow me!”

This was what made Katja so good at what she did. Even under pressure, even scared, Katja was cool and collected. This was courage to her, bravery when facing even the gravest of odds.

Kino quickly mounted a grey horse and follow Lady Katja to the forest. Whe the horse is leading to the wood, Kino aim his bow and arrow at the leg of the dragon. His arrows didn't inflict any damage. "This aint good....tits skin is more 3 times the iron...If only if there where balista to inflict more damage."

Kino didn't look on his way that his head was hit by a tree branch. He fell on the ground while the horse keep going without him. He tries to stand up quickly before the Dragon spotted him.

He continued to stalk forward, yet his growls weren't aimed at the villagers. In fact, they were aimed at the other dragon. To attack smaller creatures so much weaker then they were, he found that utterly despicable. As he reached the edge of the village, he stopped. His gaze still focused on the she-dragon in the air. He lifted a front paw, his claws flexing and clenching in anger.

Oh boy oh boy I am not ready for this...
Continuing to stealthily creep, it wasn't until the horse took off that Quickclaws had to mimic its gallop. It wasn't the brightest move but he would be easier noticed flying.

One of the humans mounted their horse only to fall off a bit afterwards. He was falling behind.
Acting under pressure, he did a rather idiotic move: he came out of hiding, slid his snout under the human and galloped after the horses as smoothly as his legs would let him.

To be fair, he wasn't that big to begin with: it would've taken two bites to eat the average human. But that didn't stop him from trying to help, though, depending on what the human was like, his situation could end up a lot worse...

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Before he could notice, Quickclaws brought him closer and lowered him again, judging his own opinions.

The mother dragon turned to gaze only for a moment at this strange white one; she flared her nostrils and let out a snort, smoke pouring from them.

She was a mother. Normally she remained dormant, but when she had her child, it was wild and curious, and had gone out to try and play with the humans and their animals. But what mother would sit by when Knights came to hunt her only child? No, she would not.

Her yellow eyes focused on Kino for a moment, but he hadnt been the one to come after her. No, it was the white horse, with the golden haired rider. That was the one who had come for her child. The beast let out a fiery roar, and Katja shreiked herself, jerking the reigns to the side to avoid the blast; it took her off her horse and she went rolling into the dirt, her horse already sprinting off wildly.

“G-Good god!!”

Kino manage to see from afar that lady Katja feel on her horse. He look up in the sky and saw the dragon flying. He was thinking what to do that even his arrows cannot break through the iron scales of the mother dragon.

He was thinking of giving up until he saw an old Balista that was covered with mosses. Kino went to it and examine the Balista, he know this would be good enough to pierce to its skin. He push the Balista and positioned it in a perfect place where no trees blocking. He carried the large rusted arrow and place it on the Balista.

He pull the string real hard and lock it. He double check everthing and he though to himself " I hope this will work and this is only one shot to do it."