sorry for the long release time as i have not only been sick the past few weeks i started classes. i hope with class starting i will have a more stable schedule. the other issue is that rouge has gone rouge, and is still busy with thing IRL so this also has not been PRed.

side note, would anyone be interested in me posting some of my other work?

(update; i posted the first three chapters on my blog.)

without further ado Chapter 54 - sickness

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“Daddy, it time to get up.” Azazel said as she jumped on my snout.

“Azazel, how many times do I have to tell you that it hurts when you jump on my snout” I chastised as I picked her up with my tail.

“I’m sorry” she replied, “but it is time to get up so you can help Aesthyra finish her lair and I can get my room back.”

“Is Aesthyra even up yet?” I asked knowing Aesthyra proclivity to wake up at noon.

“No daddy, it’s your job to wake her up” Azazel replied with a smile.

“Yes, I’m goanna to teach you how to be a real dragon by dumping my daughter on you” I grumbled as I got up and headed to wake up Aesthyra.

“Time to get up!” I shouted as I stumbled into Aesthyra cavern

“Five more hours,” Aesthyra mumbled as she buried herself deeper into her silver hoard.

“You better get up or I will dump hoard beetles over you” I said

“No don’t do that, I’m up” she quickly replied as she jumped up spilling silver coins everywhere.

“Why you do that every morning.” She complained as she started to gather up the coins.

“Because it works,” I replied as I left to get some breakfast.

“So are you goanna finish Ase’s lair today?” Azazel asked when I entered the kitchen.

“I’m sorry dear but I don’t think it will be finished today as we still need to finish the tunnel from her lair to mine.” I replied as I took out a chunk of meat from the larder.

“Oh.” Azazel replied with a frown.

“Azazel have you seen Ryan this morning?” I asked as I took a bite.

“Yes, Ryan was doing a funny dance on the floor of his room this morning.” she replied as she ate some jerky.

“What do you mean by a funny dance?” I asked with a bit of concern

“Well he was wiggling around all over the floor like a worm.” She replied between bites.

I quickly got up and ran towards Ryan’s room. I entered his cavern and found him collapsed on the floor, his limbs splayed everywhere. I lifted Ryan up with my tail and as I ran out of my lair I had Azazel jump on my back we left to head towards the elven city.

It didn’t take long before we arrived above the forested city, I looked for the familiar broken trees that I had broken around Therin’s house. I dived through the hole in the caponey and landed in front of the door scaring the same two guards as before.

“Greetings, lord dragon, Lord Therin is inside.” One of the guards said as he opened the front door to let me in.

I quickly rushed inside shrinking myself just enough to fit inside, I found Therin sitting at his desk surrounded by a large stack of papers.

“Therin, Ryan collapsed please help him.” I stammered as I placed Ryan on one of the recliners

. “What did the little human do this time?” Therin asked as he lazily got up and walked over. He started to examine my brother with a serious face and after taking a deep breath he looked up at me and said, “I have no idea what I’m doing.”

“Excuse me?” I asked barely contain my anger.

“I am an alchemist not a healer.” He gruffly replied as he stood up, “but don’t get your tail in a twist I will call for one.”

“Can I go explore?” Azazel asked as she pulled on one of my spines.

“Sure,” I replied as I set Azazel down and she quickly dashed out of the room.

“I’ll have one of my guards summon him.” He said as he left the room.

“How could you have possibly gotten sick?” I wondered as I stood over my brother.

“Good news, Grith will be here in a few minutes.” Therin said as he walked back into the study, “so let's move the little human to one of the guest rooms.”

“Ok,” I replied as I carefully picked my brother up. I followed therin through his manor an laid him on one of the guest beds.

“By the way could you collect your daughter before she eats all the food in my larder.” Therin said right before he left.

I curled up next to Ryan’s bed as I waited for the doctor to arrive.

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“I wonder if uncle Therin has anything good to eat” I mumbled as I left. I ran through the house almost knocking over one of uncle Therin’s guards as I ran towards the kitchen.

“Look at all the yummy food.” I mumbled as I entered the larder, I could see various foods from meat to fresh fruit. I grabbed several strips of meat and a large apple and took them into the kitchen. I tossed my delicious goods over the table and sat down just like Lilith told me and dug in. I was almost finished eating the meats when I saw one of uncle thein’s helpers run past the door.

“I wonder why daddy was so worried over Uncle Ryan?” I asked myself as I finished my snack. I left the kitchen and wondered around his lair. I walked down one of the many halls when I found a silly looking man wearing a black cloak.

“Who are you?” I called causing the silly looking man to jump.

“No one mentioned there would be blasted children here.” I heard the man quietly swear as he looked at me before sighing. My scales went cold when I saw the scary looking smile on the man’s face.

“I’m sorry kid but today’s not your lucky day.” The man said as he took out a black dagger.

I could barely move as the man lunged towards me. I clamped my eyes shut. I just stood there shaking, wishing that daddy was here and the scary man would go away, when I felt something go pop deep inside me, it felt like a warm river ran through my body. I heard a loud thump right before I blacked out.

“Azazel, Azazel are you ok?” I heard daddy yell as he picked me up.

“Five more minutes,” I mumbled as I tried to go back to sleep.

“Oh thank god, you’re alright.” Daddy said causing me to fully wake up.

“Daddy,” I cried as I hugged daddy’s warm scales, “I was so scared; there was a scary man and he ran at me like the scary guards and I was so scared. Then I felt something warm and then fell asleep, and I just wanted my daddy.”

“It’s ok I’m here” daddy said as I cried on his shoulder.

“Hey squirt, did you say you felt something warm?” uncle thein asked

“Yes, I felt something warm and then I fell asleep” I replied as I calmed down.

“Well that explains the new paint job.” I heard uncle thein mumble as I hugged daddy tighter.

“Come on, do you want some of the blue stuff?” Daddy asked as he nuzzled me with his snout.

“I like the blue stuff,” I sniffled feeling a bit better.

“Come on let's go outside.” He said as he used his tail to place me on his back.

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i know there are errors in here so if you could point them out that would be helpful.

another side note, no important characters were harmed in the making of this chapter though we did lose a poorly trained assassin/intern...