Lupe
**It took 2 hours for her to wake up all active, growling and looking around in confusion** Where..!? Argon!? Argon! **She starts moving aggressively, screaming due to the pain on her side and some burns on her skin**
Hong
**There were unfamiliar voices echoing against the cobble walls. Their tones were indiscernible, but one thing was certain: they were not friends.**

|| ~~totally not giving her ptsd nope~~
Lupe
**She folds her ears and looks even more terrified, hyperventilating while growling as hard as she could** No... No... No... No... NONONO...!
Hong
|| If you want to go into her pov go ahead >:3

|| If you want to give her a mini-flashback I mean

|| fire? Being trapped? I swear knox is trying to give his wife ptsd 😭
Marvin
|| He doesn't even hAVE TO TRY
Hong
**A new voice is added to the echoes, pulling her back to reality. It's rough and clear despite his quietness. The voice of a man who knew how to command, and all too familiar...**
Nancy
*Awake? What took so long? ... Nevermind that.*

*It's no prisoner. Prisoners are beings. It's just a beast.*
Hong
**The other voices clear out. Knox appears under the dim light of the dungeon.**
Lupe
..You... **She looks at him, forcefully shaking what was tying her up, showing her fans** Fucking monster...1
Nancy
**He pauses. Then he smiles.** Me... I have a name, *Fox*. Multiple.

Maybe you've heard of *The Weapon of Kings.* The Red Ace, Von Feuerborn.
Lupe
It sounds like shit, I have no clue who you are. Other than a dickhead of course...
Nancy
... Very well then.

**He looks at her through the bars.** I asked you once, and I'll ask you again. What are you, what business did you have in the forest... And what should I call this vermin?
Lupe
...Where is my brother.? I'll answer if you tell where he is.
Nancy
**He takes his dagger from his pocket.**

Familiar? I think *I'm* The one asking the questions here.
Lupe
Where is my brother!? **She shouts while looking at him**
Nancy
**He glares at her, then rolls his eyes.** The dragon? In the east wing.

Now I believe we had a deal.
Lupe
... **She thinks about it and then looks away from him** I'm a shapeshifter, I was practicing my skills and my name is Coral. Happy now, dickhead?
Nancy
Not yet... The Shifting Forest... **He laughs.** How fitting. You must've had a reason for choosing *There* Instead of the thousands of spots in your own kingdom.
Lupe
...I've been here before your ass decided to be this entlited. **She grows at him**
Nancy
**He snarls.** *Watch your tone.* Your *Dear* Brother's exile or safety in this kingdom is in *My* Hands.

So I suggest you tuck in your fangs and cooperate.

I'm surprised a shift-shaper is so... Competent. Where do you come from?
Lupe
**Looks at him in anger while putting her tail between her legs** ...Isle of dragons.
Nancy
Hm. One of our own... **Without warning he grabs her arm and pulls her to the edge of the cell.**
Lupe
**She gasps and gfights against his grab, growling** Let me go..!
Nancy
**He ignores her and dips a piece of cotton in some cold liquid, then wipes the dried blood from her arm.**

You're going to get cleaned up, then you're going to help me get to the Isle. *Understood?*
Lupe
Why would I do that? **She leans closer to his face, death eye contact while breathing right on it** Why would I help you, dickhead?
Nancy
**He stares at her with a polite calmness and drawls...** Because... You don't have a *Choice.* **He cocks his head to the east wing.**
Lupe
...If I help and he gets hurt anyways, my claws will go deeply in your throat, understood, _pretty boy_?
Nancy
**He chuffs.** Pretty? You're flirting with death.

**He wraps up her arm in a bandage and tosses her the med-kit.** You have an hour. Then we're going flying.

**He stands up to leave. As he does, she notices his breathing is heavy and his hand is on his stomach where she slashed him.**
Lupe
...You should've died with that.. **Mumbles as he goes away, taking care of her wounds until it was time. She would lead him there, but wouldn't protect him, the dragons on the island would definetly end up killing him**
Hong
|| also I love how they keep making deals and threatening each other

\|| future knox: ahh, remember that lovely day I met you
|| coral:
Marvin
|| Coral: Kidnapping your crush was a thing back then, huh?
Hong
**No less than an hour later, a guard came around to release Coral. The hefty man slices the bonds apart and gestures for her to follow.**
Lupe
**Keeps her ears up, following the guard while looking around** I don't like this place... **Sighs, she was following this man's rules for Argon's safety**
Hong
**As the first rays of sunlight break into the dungeon, two more guards grab hold of her and push her up the stairs.**
Lupe
**She pushes them and growls showing her claws** Do not touch me ever again. **Goes upstairs while already feeling angry again**
Dennis
Bring her to her knees!
Lupe
**Runs upstair, trying to found either Knox or a wait to the East wing towards Argon** Fuck, fuck, fuck...!
Nancy
**He looks outside to see what the ruckus is.**

**He sighs,** *Sera veile dision* ('save her grace', his version of 'jfc').
Hong
|| LMAO you can steal it if you want
Lupe
**She stops, panting and looking at Knox's direction, growling** Tell these trash steel motherfuckers to not touch me or our deal is done and I'll find my way to my brother.
Nancy
**He blinks.** They're not worth my time, and you don't have a single bite to your barks. Hurry up, we're leaving.
Hong
|| help I forgot the word
Marvin
|| I LITERALLY USED IT
Lupe
You don't know what I'm capable of doing, *Knot* **She pronounces it slowly just to annoy him, following his path and looking at the dragon, even tho Rozgdruit was the one attacking them she softly bows her head to it, then keeps getting close to Knox**
Hong
|| the actual attacker gets more respect than this asshole 😭
Nancy
Is that so... **He chuckles.** I hope you weren't using your full capabilities when you thought you were going to die then.

**He mounts on and reaches his hand out to her.**
Dennis
**The guards suddenly crash into the room.**
Nancy
*Stupid tin-heads.* Above your nose, beast!

**He gestures for her to sit**
Lupe
**She looks at his hand in disgust, jumps on the wall and bounces to the dragon's body, sitting behind Knox**
Nancy
**He rolls his eyes and they take off, leaving the guards shouting behind them.**

I think getting those rats off your tail is worthy of a thank you.
Lupe
Fuck off. **She doesn't look at him, only stares at the landscape as they fly away**
Hong
**Something warm nudges her leg.**

**A head pokes out. It's Argon**
Marvin
|| **Cutely goes to translator**
Hong
|| IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK IT IS, JUST SAYING

|| WHAT DID YOU THINK IT WAS
Marvin
|| You're better without that knowdledge
Hong
|| ... This isn't an eraas situation
Christie
**His eyes shine happily as he flies besides them, fortunately he was all off from the effect of the sedative**
Lupe
**She smiles widely while immediately jumping off towards Argon's back, she lands easily while standing as he flies** Argon..!
Nancy
**He doesn't let her see his face, but he seems calm.**

Seeing how defenseless you are, a little help on your half wouldn't be minded.
Hong
**On closer examine, it seems there are chains around Argon's wings keeping him grounded.**
Lupe
**Her smiles fades as she looks at the chain, for some reason she seems angered now** ...He's... What the fuck is that!?
Nancy
It doesn't hurt. It's illegal to intentionally harm a dragon. I'm just keeping him *And you* Out of trouble.
Marvin
|| I think I got kinda lost for a sec, they're flying?
Hong
|| yee, on knox's dragon

|| who's a very big boi
Marvin
|| But Argon is chained to the ground so they're not moving yet?
Hong
|| OH, no so he's being carried by rozgdruit too, but he just doesn't have the ability to fly

|| Knox: **Points at coral** It's her
Lupe
**Huffs an goes back to Knox's side and sighs, folding her ears back** He means no harm, he's just a teen.
Nancy
The point? Haha, I'm not stupid, fox. Unchain him and next thing, you'll be running into the sunset
Lupe
You asked what my name was but you're not using it. If that's the case I'll call you what you are, dickhead.
Nancy
**He raises an eyebrow.** You never used my name in the first place.
Lupe
'Cause it's ugly, like the owner.
Nancy
**He shrugs.** At least I'm not named after sea plants.
Lupe
My name doesn't sound like Knot von Feublababah **Rolls her eyes, looking at the sky to know where they were going and give indications**
Nancy
**He tosses her a canteen filled with... Some alcohol.** Drink it. You don't want to get cold.
Hong
|| why does that actually sound like his name tho
Marvin
|| How to get your wife drunk 101
Hong
|| don't drink and dragon 😭
Lupe
**She grabs it and smells it, huffing** ...What the fuck is this?
Nancy
... Give it a taste.
Lupe
**She looks at it and softly takes a shot, folding her eears back** Eugh..!
Nancy
**He laughs a little and gives her a second canteen with some sweet-smelling liquid.**

This one's for the dragon
Marvin
|| BRO IS CALLING HER BEAST AGAIN??
Hong
|| WHERE WHEN WHY WHAT
Marvin
|| Giving her the one for the dragons? ...Oh wait
Lupe
**She goes back to Argon, giving it to him and coming back to Knox** Alright..
Hong
**They fly for a bit in silence, with nothing but the setting sun keeping them company**
Nancy
**He looks back at her, then whistles.** Over here.
Marvin
|| Oh the silence must have been hard
Lupe
**She moves her ears and looks at him, raising one eyebrow** What?
Hong
|| Imagine not being constantly bickering -w-

|| just like husband and wife
Nancy
You're from these lands. **He shows her a map.**

We're heading to the mainland. I suppose you can manage that?
Lupe
**Looks at the map and then at the land** I don't need a ...Piece of paper.
Nancy
**He rolls his eyes.** Take the lead then.
Lupe
I'm still warning you, the isle of dragons is a dangerous place and it'll get you killed as soon as you step on it.
Nancy
You're talking as if I haven't challenged legions of elves before.
Lupe
Oh yeah, elves are dragon, the same risk. You're not listening, there're thousands of them. Why do you even want to get there?
Nancy
I think you underestimate me.

*I* Am the harbinger of death. Nothing escapes me, I think that'll click for you soon. **He pats her head.**

As for why we're going... We're on a *Hunt.*
Hong
|| Head pats make up for kidnapping
Lupe
**She grabs his wrist while looking death at his eyes** You do that ever again and I'm chopping it off with my teeth, alright? **She walks past him closer to Rozgdruit's head, softly speaking** Could you please fly to the North until you're able to distinguish 3 mountains made out of only stone?
Nancy
**He glares at her but doesn't say a word.**
Michael
**Gives her a soft grrr and does as she asks**
Lupe
**Softly smiles, wagging her tail on Knox's face** There you go, magnificent boy... **She softly pats the dragon's head**