Of Dreams and Dragons I

Of Dreams and Dragons



I sat on a cliff that overlooked the great sea, sandal clad feet hanging over the rocky surface so that they dangled freely in the air. My body was tilted backwards, so that I was leaning with my arms spread wide, hands lifted to the sky in Song. A passing breeze swept by, ruffling the feathers of my wings and hair and I closed my eyes in bliss as I sang my heart out. It was a beautiful day and I often spent my time in this place when I wasn’t with Father and the others. I wasn’t alone and I shifted and turned to look behind me, pausing in song.

Lazily curled up behind me some few feet away with his great head resting on his front feet lay Nek'ar'thri or Nek as I liked to call him. I giggled and pulled my feet up so I could stand without falling and sneaked my way over to the slumbering dragon, trying not to wake him. I paused in front of him, grinning in mischief before breathing in deeply. “NEK! You lazy dragon, wake up!” I called, right in his ears. I then moved away when his eyes opened in surprise and he shot up, looking around in confusion. At his reaction, I busted out laughing and clutched at my sides, tears of mirth beginning to seep out of the corners of my eyes. When he realized it was me, he calmed down and snorted in mild annoyance.


“Eliah, what was that for? I was sleeping so peacefully,” The green dragon rumbled grumpily, sulking as he peered down at me. His tail twitched from side to side as he settled down, focusing his keen eyes upon my still laughing form.


“I’m sorry, Nek! I couldn’t resist! You really do sleep too much, you know!” I giggled, straightening and wiping the tears of laughter away.


“She does have a point, dearest,” A female dragon murmured, humor evident in her tone as she landed beside her mate. She leaned towards him, nuzzling her head under his in greeting before straightening to peer down at me. I brightened instantly and smiled. Her name was Resh'anari and she, like Nek, was one of my four dragon guardians. She was the third youngest while Nek was the second oldest. There was also Le’neh who was a playful blue dragon and Ke’sarai who was a brilliant rainbow dragon. Ke was the oldest and the wisest, though she didn’t talk much. She was always watching over me, though, even when I couldn’t see her.


“Hello, Resh! How are you?” I beamed, bouncing on my heels in excitement. Not only were these four dragons my guardians, but they were my dearest friends. They understood me perfectly and I loved them dearly.


“I’m good, dear. Are you staying out of trouble?” Resh murmured with a smile, bending down to tenderly brush her head against my outstretched hand. I giggled, unable to help myself. Resh was so motherly. I was so sure that she would be the perfect mother. Nek snorted, rolling his eyes. “Do you really need to ask that, love? She’s always getting into mischief.”


“Hey! Not always!” I protested meekly, placing my hands on my hips as I pouted up at the male green dragon. Resh chuckled, shaking her head at her mate and charge. Suddenly, I remembered something and looked around, eyes searching for someone.



“Hey, where’s Le’neh?” I murmured, pouting as I tried to locate him. He was almost always around me, since he and I had bonded the most. Not that I wasn’t close to all of my dragons, but he and I had connected the best. I was always flying and having fun with him. When I didn’t receive an answer, I looked over at Resh and Nek, who were looking up at something in the sky.


“Yo! Up here, Elly!” A playful voice called from above and I looked up to see the blue dragon flying around in the sky above. As usual, he was doing somersaults and such in the air, showing off like he loved to do. I couldn’t help but laugh, shaking my head at him. “Oh, Le’neh! You show off dragon you! Get your butt down here!” I couldn’t help but giggle some more, smiling in happiness. Although I couldn’t see her, I could sense that Ke was somewhere nearby as well, watching me from afar. She was kind of a loner, but I didn’t mind. I still loved her.


“What a show off,” I heard Nek grumble to Resh as I watched Le’neh grin and fly down to meet us. I couldn’t help but laugh and smile, knowing that I would be with them forever. Nothing could ever tear us apart.