Impatience fogged Sabrine's mind. Glancing once more at her watch, she realized she'd been waiting for nearly fifteen minutes. "Always late." She muttered, disgruntled. At last she heard the familiar rustle of her brother's footsteps from around the corner of the house. She glared as he approached, her displeasure emanating from her deep green eyes. Pulling on a coat and yawning groggily, he glanced at her aggravated expression. "Sorry-I- sorry." Kelig smiled, lips curving lazily upward into his famously endearing grin.
Sabrine rolled her eyes, knowing she'd been once again written off by her brother's charm. "Let's get going, then." She said, turning away from her sleepy sibling. She began to walk into the grassy expanse behind the house, away from the small city and the edges of civilization. Treading softly, Kelig followed his impatient sister into the grass, which grew steadily taller as they ventured farther from the city limits.
Allowing Sabrine to take the lead, he dropped back a bit, and they continued in silence. By the time they stopped, the grass was untamed and well above Kelig's shoulders; he could feel its bristled ends tickling his chin. Sabrine, nearly a head shorter than him, was almost completely covered by the tall blades. "Time for a change of leadership?" He offered, grinning.
He was met with a determined nod, and strode in front of his stout-hearted sister. They continued, stepping more softly now than ever, both with the sound knowledge that they were nearing their objective. The pair carried on, the familiarity of the sound of their feet on the earth beating a steady, unwavering rhythm into their heads. All at once, their cadence was disrupted by a screeching noise, not far ahead. Kelig turned back to Sabrine, eyes shining, and winked. "Looks like we're close, eh?" Elated, his sister's face glowed with anticipation.
They were at the edge of a great wood, the unruly grass had begun to shrink back, and lengthy shadows of the massive trees stretched out before them. Quietly, Kelig cleared away the last patch of grass, and stepped into the immense shadows. The forest was very dark, he noticed, creeping farther in. To the extent that his hands were invisible to him, in front of his own face. Heavy swishing noises filled the air, and the light scent of burning met his nostrils. Adrenaline rushing through her, Sabrine crept into the eerily dark forest as well. They continued, light-footed on the earth floor, which was covered with dried needles ready to crunch under any heavy steps. The moon peeked out from behind the clouds just then, revealing what lay in front of the pair. Just beyond the great trees ahead of them, several bright colors were clearly visible. Drawing closer, they came to a halt behind a particularly wide tree, and stretched their necks around either side so they could observe the scene.
A number of enormous, colored beings were shifting about in the moonlight. Metallic scales plainly coated each of the creatures' bodies. Mammoth wings poked out from their sturdy backs, blowing lightly in the chilly wind. One turned abruptly to the left, giving the two young spies a full side-profile of its large snout and brilliantly yellow eyes. It was clear the group was discussing something; hushed voices carried easily on the breeze, and the lot of them seemed rather apprehensive as they spoke.
"Dragons." Sabrine breathed the word so softly, even she could barely hear herself. "Never been so close..." she could hear her brother murmuring, awestruck.
Eyes fixated on the scene, she became oblivious to the world around her, locking herself into the view, sealing herself in the moment.
Ahead of them in the clearing, the dragon closest to them had begun to speak earnestly to the others. The creature was a dark midnight blue, and, as Sabrine noted upon the turn of its head to the side, had great gleaming eyes of silver.
The dragon across from the speaker, facing Sabrine and Kelig, was beating its wings rapidly, clearly about to take flight. In a matter of moments, the creature was gliding gracefully away into the night, moonlight glinting off its crimson scales. The others looked on after it, but it was clear that there was no more talk. Slowly, they began to depart as well, elegantly soaring off in different directions and leaving a severely empty area in their wake.