Click. The rusty door to her cell swung open, and vibrated noisily when it banged into the cave. Kurmii gasped,and dashed out, as if she would never get another chance to do so. "Hey look! It's her!" said a dragon(Maxwell). Kurmii looked up to where he was pointing, and noticed a purple-black mountain dragon fiddling with the lock at "Samala's" cave.
The ground vibrated beneath her, and she pressed her ear to the ground. Kurmii gasped. "The twoleggeds are coming!" she roared frantically, and unfolded her wings. She darted up the cave where Samala was sitting and jammed her beak into the lock. Click. The door swung open, and the dragon inside jumped out.
The sun was high in the sky, and the air was filled with bird song. A stream gurgled near-by, and the trees swayed softly in the breeze. Samala lay sprawled out of a rock in the forest, dapples of sunlight covering her ebony coat.
Arlen skipped merrily around her, and doe at her heels. Samala smiled. But she knew it was a dream, and all dreams had an end. In reality, she was locked up in a cage, while her friends searched desperately for her. "Samala? Samala! Samala wake up!" called a voice, and she could feel herself drifting back into reality.
Samala struggled to grab hold of the happy dream, to savor it longer, but she felt a sharp tug on her arm and her eyelids lashed open. The world was slightly blurred, and the wail of sirens cried all around her. "Samala! It's me, Kithea!" said a familiar voice, and Samala jumped up.
"Kithea? Kithea!" Samala exclaimed, and smiled at the sight of her friend. A furry field dragon picked at her lock, and Kithea handed her her book. "You dropped this," she said, and Samala reached for her shoulder to stuff it into her satchel. But it wasn't there.
"The humans took my satchel," she explained, and the lock to her cage clicked. "There," said the field dragon. "Let's get the heck out of here! The guards are coming!" called a voice from below. It's source, a red knucker.
Samala stepped out, but she felt as if she was missing something. What could it be? Then it hit her. Arwen. Kithea started to fly towards the exit, and a few other dragons followed her. She had to act fast. If she told the others about Arwen, they might think she 's a human and reject her. What if they hurt her?
Samala unfolded her wings, and flew up to Arwen's cage. She was crouched in the corner, covering her ears. "Samala, help!" she whimpered, and Samala sunk her teeth into the bars. It was a useless gesture. The bars where made of iron. Second option, unlock the cage. This option turned out successful.
Arwen jumped out, and Samala caught her in her arms. "Hide in my wings," she instructed, and Arwen obeyed. Samala dove down, and followed the others. Gaurs where flooding into the corridor, shouting. The captured dragons roared and growled, trying to escape while they could.
"We need to get out, now!" Roared the knucker, and pointed to a hole. Samala squeezed through tenderly, trying not to smush Arwen. At least the other's couldn't see the elf wrapped in her wings.
