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Turtle was currently sitting on a cushion, writing a novel that he had been working on for months at this point. It had been quite some time since he had graduated Jade Mountain Academy. Four years, if his memory served correctly. In that time, a lot of things happened.Firstly, he and Peril had moved in with each other and were roommates now. Second, Qibli and Moon had gotten engaged and were getting married at about the same time as Winter and Kinkajou which was, in fact, in the middle of the next year.Though it had taken him a little while, he wasn’t bothered that Winter and Kinkajou ended up together. That was all regarding his friends, but there had been some significant changes in Pyrrhia as well. Queen Coral had announced that she would be handing the throne down to one of her daughters soon, the most likely option would be Tsunami.Queen Ruby of the Skywings married another female Skywing by the name of Finch, surprising everyone across Pyrrhia alike. And like clockwork, Queen Snowfall revealed that she and another female noble, Lynx, were dating shortly after Ruby had gotten married. It was almost like the Queen of the Icewings was waiting for another queen to reveal that they were homosexual (if not bisexual) before she felt comfortable doing so.The Rainwing Queen also revealed that she was expecting a heir soon, which got the rainforest excited. She hadn’t revealed who her mate was yet, so that was still a surprise. The Nightwings were still living under the wing of the Rainwings and their beef had slowly but surely gone away. As a matter of fact, he heard that they even started having hybrids, though that was most likely just rumor.The Queen of the Sandwings had married the former Prince of the Sandwings, Smolder. Though his former title didn’t really matter now that he was king. Jade Mountain Academy, to his knowledge, had expanded beyond a lot since he had attended. His information about Jade Mountain Academy was a lot more spotty compared to the rest of the continent.Turtle was about to start brainstorming ideas for his next few chapters when his stomach started to growl. Oops, he thought. I forgot that eating was a necessary part of life. He then got up and walked over to Peril’s room and knocked on the door.“Yeah?” Peril answered.“I’m making dinner now, would you like anything?” He asked. Peril told him what she would like and he walked over to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the both of them.After Turtle finished making dinner he and Peril sat at their dining room table and ate their food, talking about their day. Peril was currently on vacation. She worked as a guard for Queen Ruby and she was usually gone most of the time and came back rather late.Turtle was an author of several books and was doing pretty well when it came to money. He was writing a series that was wrapping up in the next book he was writing, but he still had a couple of loose ends to tie. Once they finished eating they both returned to their rooms to do whatever.Turtle spent the next few hours brainstorming and writing, occasionally getting up to get a snack and hydrate. Eventually he had started actually writing the next chapter, but was interrupted by Peril knocking on his door.“Hey, you’ve got a letter.” She said once he opened it. She then handed it to him.“Thanks.” He said before walking back into his room to read the letter.
Dear Turtle,
Hey, it’s Winter, how are you doing? It’s been quite a while since I’ve written to you, let alone seeing you in person. Though I don’t feel like I have the right to ask you this, could you do me a favor?
Could you visit Sanctuary for a week or two? I could really use your help with something. I’ll tell you more about it once you arrive. Oh, Kinkajou says ‘hi’ by the way.
Anyways, I hope to see you soon,
Winter
Winter asking me of all dragons for a favor? That’s something I wouldn’t expect, Turtle thought. Well, why not? I could probably use a break from writing.Turtle looked out his window. There was an hour and a half of sunlight left in the day. I could probably leave now and make it around midday, depending on how fast I fly, he thought.With that he packed up some of his belongings and some food, then he went over to Peril’s room to tell her about what was going on. While she was a little sad that Turtle had to go, she didn’t stop him. After that he walked out of his front door and looked at the horizon.While the air was chilly, he knew he could work past it. Plus, he had brought his enchanted rock with him, so soreness shouldn’t be a problem. He then spread his wings and took off into the sky, heading off for Sanctuary.