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Chapter 14 - Small talk

"Markus." Ranger said and began to walk away.

"Markus? Markus wait!" Spyro shouted again but ranger didn't react and kept walking.

"Let him go Spyro. He clearly has a good reason to leave us." Cynder said as she got up.

"We saved him and now he thinks our best by leaving us." Cynder continued while walking next to Spyro. Spyro looked after ranger as he walked into distance. Spyro sighed and turned towards Cynder.

"I suppose you're right Cynder. It is just I would liked to know him better." Spyro said a bit sadness in his voice.

"I know you wanted but he has made his decision. Come on, Lets find a place to rest. We have flew whole night." Cynder said and began to walk into one of the many tiny dense forests on root of hill. Spyro glanced behind one last time to see ranger but he was already gone. He sighed again and walked after Cynder. Trees where relatively young, highest only 7 meters tall and most trees where birches while there was few smaller spruces here and there creating nice covers from sun. Cynder went ahead under one small spruce and sat down and Spyro sat next to her.

"We need to keep watch in case orcs finds us here while resting. Could you take the first watch? Im both exhausted and dead tired." Cynder said sleepy.

"Okay, I'll take first watch." Spyro said and before he could turn around Cynder kissed his cheek.

"Thank you." Cynder said before she laid herself down. Put one pawn on another and laid her head on her forelegs and fell into sleep rather quickly regardless of the brightness. Spyro smiled and turned away and began his watch.

"What about you Sparx? You should take some rest too." Spyro said but Sparx didn't answer.

"Sparx?" Spyro asked and looked around. He couldn't see him but he heard faint snore somewhere above. Spyro looked up and saw Sparx sleeping on one of the spruce's branch which moved slowly back and forth with breeze. Spyro sneered and shook his head slightly. Spyro stayed vigilant for almost five hours but as nothing happened at all and long yesterday and night demanded it's payment, Spyro began nodding, moving between edge of being awake and sleep. His eyelids fell down several times and he had force his eyes back open. Spyro shook his head and he realised he needs to wake up next watch before he falls into sleep right there where he sits. Spyro turned around and placed his pawn on Cynder's shoulder and shake her gently. Cynder took deep yawn and opened her eyes slowly.

"I hate to wake you up from good and earned sleep but if I don't get my rest now I fear I fall into asleep on my watch." Spyro said gently but really tired. Cynder rubbed her eyes, stretched her limbs and wings before she got up sitting.

"*Yawn* Okay, I'll continue from here. You can go to sleep." Cynder said still a bit tired. Spyro laid himself down and took comfortable position and began to sleep.

"Spyro?"

"nmhhm... Yeah?" Spyro murmured.

"How long I slept?" Cynder asked.

"For... *yawn* For almost fivenmhmmhm..." Spyro said but fell asleep before he could finish his pharse.

"Sweet dreams Spyro. I love you..." Cynder said with warm voice, smiled and gave kiss on Spyro's cheek before she got up and walked few meters away to keep her watch.

Spyro awoke when Sparx slapped his face and buzzed next to his ear.

"Wake up Spyro, we need to get out from here." Sparx whispered. Spyro yawned and looked on worried Sparx.

"What?" Spyro asked simple and tried to get up but felt something on his back, pushing him back down. Spyro glanced carefully behind. Cynder has fell asleep partly on him, her head, Right foreleg and right wing where resting on his back.

"Looks like Orcs has begun to scout surrounding areas and they have got too close now. Wake up." Sparx whispered again. Spyro shook himself to make Cynder awake.

"Cynder wake up." Spyro whispered. Cynder opened her eyes and yawned.

"What? Is something wrong?" She asked when she saw Sparx worried expression as well.

"Orcs are nearby." Spyro answered. Cynder stood up and freed Spyro under her and started to search threat with her eyes. Spyro stood up as well.

"Where are they?" Cynder asked from Sparx.

"Group of four where edge of that hill just few minutes ago." Sparx said and he pointed towards between two hills free from trees. It was early evening and sky where still quite bright and some clouds started to gather around it.

"We should then head further south. They have somehow realized we didn't head north like we acted we where." Spyro said.

"Let's fly off low altitude before they get this spot into their eyesight again." Cynder said confident and Spyro nodded.

"Let's go" Spyro said after Sparx has taken 'shelder' on his horn again and ran out from miniforest and lifted himself just above ground. Cynder ran after him and lifted herself as well. They flew fast just above ground and hedged few lone trees. Grass under them waved under them as their speed created tiny breeze over them. They have managed to leave unseen, or what dragons thought. One pair of green eyes followed them as they flew away and eyes turned away with groan. Dragons Circled around few hills and kept their general direction on south.

After of hour high speed flying they landed on short grass. Hills have began turn more rocky and more bald and hills began to grow higher and more harder to climb on top. Few withered trees tried to grow here and there. Hills wasn't really that barren but plants had hard time to grow here with exception of grass. bushes where most numerous plants but even their number where limited. Group of deers ate grass in the distance and few brown, grey and white wild horses ran towards the river.

"I think we're far enough from their scouts." Cynder said.

"Yeah, but what now? I would like to go back to temple, even it where wrecked up a bit but it felt home to me. I wonder how Ignitus and others are." Spyro said wondering.

"You know Spyro, I actually miss those old fossils." Sparx said.

"Same here." Spyro said a bit sad

"But we don't know how to get back. I don't know where we even are right now." Cynder said looking around, trying to find even one slightly familiar sign.

"So what we do now?" Sparx asked.

"I'll tell you what we do." Cynder said after her eyes has locked on deers and gave grin.

"Oh blackie has an idea, let's hear it!" Sparx said sarcasticly, trying to tease her out again but Cynder just ignored his insult as she has already got used to them.

"We eat!" Cynder said loudly, gave brief kiss to Spyro

"Try to catch me purple boy!" Cynder shouted as she flapped her wings and flew towards deers, giggling all the way.

"Hey beautiful wait up!" Spyro shouted and flew after her and Sparx was left alone.

"Oh brother, not again... hmm... I wonder what bugs lives in this place?" Sparx said and began to sweep grass front of him with his eyes as he flew slowly after two dragons. Spyro had hard time to catch Cynder as she has always been better than Spyro when it comes to flying. Spyro tried to put all his strength on his wings' flapping and very slowly he gained her up.

"Hey is there something wrong handsome, can't catch me up?" Cynder shouted to Spyro amused.

"You better speed up or I'll will indeed get you!" Spyro shouted back. Cynder giggled and slowed down a bit instead, she wanted to be caught. Spyro began to grin even wider as he began to catch her up. Few seconds before Spyro could caught her Cynder barrelrolled on her back and braked her speed in a instant. Spyros eyes wide as he where about to collide with her in mid-air and he tried to dodge but too late. They collided in mid-air and dropped on ground still fast enough to make them roll together like ball and soon enough they stopped rolling and Spyro ended being ontop of Cynder who where on her back on ground. Spyro shook his head to recover from rolling which leaved his head dazzed.

"Cynder are you allright?" Spyro asked hasty and filled by worry but Cynder just stared back with calm and warm face, smiling at him.

"What you think handsome?" Cynder replied softly.

"Thank the ancestors yo--" Spyro tried to say relieved but where silenced when Cynder gave quick kiss on his mouth

"No Spyro, Thanks to you I am alright. Now could you be kind and move a bit? Our dinner is running away." Cynder said softly. Spyro glanced ahead and saw deers indeed running away. He backed off Cynder and after Cynder has stood up they flew after fleeing deers.

Meanwhile Lone Ranger, Markus, Continued his everending journey towards west. Walking both Slowly and troubled. He has lost his crossbow and had only few knifes left and short sword and if that wouldn't be enough, his right arm has wounded. If he would now face even a smallest group of orcs his days would be met. He tore some of the tall grass while walking and tied around himself and camoflashed himself a bit. He looked rather funny but his odd camouflage would give more protection from eyes than bale grey cape he wore. He hissed a bit when he opened tie of the cloth he has tied on his wounds. bleeding has stopped but wounds was amped. Markus tied his wounds again and glanced over hills and tear came on his cheek. So long He has been alone. Feeling more wild animal than intelligenced being. constantly chased by someone or something, and living only to survive on next day. He sat down on ground in the middle of the grass. It has been so long he had even talked to someone and even if they didn't understand a word it felt good to him. He cursed his bad fortune out loud and began to cry. He was alone again and it felt terrible after he had given a small taste how things should be. Ranger stood up sharply and stared where he had came determined, tears still coming out from his eyes. He decided to reunite with dragons even it would be extremely selfish, Extremely dangerous and would even endanger his saviours but he couldn't be alone any longer. all the years he has been alone, every single day he felt more of a animal, a wild beast struggling to survive, than really himself. He have had enough of that so called live, he wouldn't be really alive if he stay alone and let his instincts lead him. He fought against his survivalinstincts and took first step, then another, slowly reclaiming his real live step by step, more determined after each one he took and anything that tries to block his way from his destiny, would meet his cold steel. He will not be alone, no more. He would reach his saviours or die on trying. Slowly but surely, he began to walk back.

"Ah... that was tasty wouldn't you say?" Spyro said after he and Cynder have finished eating deer unlucky enough to be victim of their hunger.

"Yeah... So what we do now?" Cynder asked.

"Now come to think of it we need somehow find out where we are."

"Well I don't recognize this whole place, none of it." Cynder answered with sad tone

"Hmm... You said you chased off orcs long ago. Where they headed after that?" Spyro asked after a moment.

"Far west over great golden desert, why?"

"That Edgard recognized you didn't he?

"Yes?" Cynder said thinking where he where getting at.

"So he have had seen you during their retreat, so thinking this he have had come over that specific desert you have mentioned ealier. the area you know is..."

"FAR EAST! You're genius!" Cynder shouted overwhelmed from joy and she just simply jumped over Spyro pushing him on ground on his side and began kissing him all over

"Easy now Cynder, I might be wrong. There is no telling where and how long they travelled after that." Spyro tried to make Cynder calm down but he enjoyed Cynder's doings nevertheless. Sparx barged in giving his 'you are so dead' glance on Cynder.

"Doomgirl, that is enough!" Sparx shouted on Cynder who just peered on Sparx for a second, sneered and gave one long passionable kiss to Spyro before she stopped.

"How many times I need to keep telling you this: Keep your Hands or pawns or whatever you have away from Spyro. Got it?" Sparx said anxious.

"Not you or army of you can't keep me away from my love."

"Aha... but that is where you will be wrong, Right Spyro?" Sparx said confided. Spyro got up and looked on Sparx giving his 'I'm sorry' expression.

"Spyro?" Sparx said in disbelief.

"I am sorry Sparx but I love her, I always had. Ever since Hunter freed us from timecrystal." Spyro said slowly.

"You... don't... say..." Sparx said in mixture of confuse, sad and disbelieve.

"Yes Sparx, I love Cynder." Spyro said sad, knowing how hard this where on Sparx. Even Cynder began to feel sorry for Sparx.

"Sparx I--"

"Zip it doomgilr." Sparx said holding his head

"Sparx..." Spyro said worried

"Just... Just leave me alone for a moment would ya?"

"Sparx, brother, take it ea--" Spyro tried to continue.

"Just... Just leave..." Sparx said and flew slowly away from dragons.

"Wow... I've never seen him like that before." Cynder said quietly and worried after Sparx have flew into distance.

"Me either. I hope he will be okay." Spyro said sad.

"You should talk to him." Cynder said after he turned her head towards Spyro

"No... He needs to think his head clear alone." Spyro replied still staring after his brother.