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The queen of the dragon just opened her eyes for the first time after ten days and lifted head majestically high up about the group of people just standing at the entrance of her lair. Everybody looking at her were staring at her with amazement in their eyes. After just a few seconds Zym started the squawk and flew close to his mother. She lowered her head to be level with the baby dragon now standing happily in front of her, when realization struck her, that the baby dragon was Zym, the dragon prince, her baby and she just managed to move a little closer to Zym who started to rub his head against his mother chin in joy and happiness.
After the heartwarming hug of her baby, she just managed to ask on question, “Is this a dream?”. At this question the group who was standing at the entrance to her lair both elves and humans walked up closer to her. Callum and Rayla looked each other in the eyes and grabbed their hands. The queen just looking at the whole group with amazed eyes, since she can’t believe what her eyes are seeing. At this moment Amaya hit Janais side to signal her to open up and grab her hand, she did so just a brief moment later. After this gesture the dragon queen was even more amazed up to the point that she started, to say: “I can’t believe it elves and humans are here, and they’ve brought back my baby. My love and my hope.”
Zym flown over back to Callum, Rayla and Ezran. And they were just standing there for a moment trying to take in the moment. When the dragon queen spoke up again: “This could very well be the beginning of new times for all of Xadia, a new era of harmony and peace between humans and elves, were we all can live together once more”. After these heartwarming words Callum turned to Rayla and slowly closed the distance between their lips, they kept kissing for what felt like an eternity, they just separated their lips to catch a breath when Callum whispered to Rayla, “I love you”. She just replied with “I love you too, my human prince”. It was until Ezran poked Callum in the side when they both realized that they were still surrounded by their friends, family, allies and even the dragon queen when suddenly both of their cheeks turned 3 shades of red darker.
Everybody was now quiet, to not make this moment even more awkward for them, that is at least until Amaya started to walk towards Callum and Rayla. Rayla trying to hide her face again, this time from everybody not just Ezran, so nobody could see how awkward she felt. Callum opened his mouth to try to explain the situation to Amaya when she suddenly came in to hug both of them.
After a few second she broke the hug and signed, “you two should now that I am so happy for the both of you, and Rayla I’m sorry for how I judged you, how I judged all of the elves, you two have opened my eyes, that maybe we can live and fight together to protect those who we love.” After this speech from his aunt Callums eyes started to form tears of happiness. “What did she say?”, Rayla asked not sure what to make of Callums reaction. Before Callum could answer her Gren stepped forward and explained to Rayla what Amaya just signed to Callum.
After hearing these words Rayla pulled Callum deep into another hug. After their hug the dragon queen moved her head down to Callum and Rayla and said, “I can’t believe the I’m seeing this elves and humans together in friendship and love this must be a miracle I never believed this would be possible”.
Rayla just answered, “Just two months ago I wouldn’t either but then I met Callum he showed me that humans can be nice, caring, overall good and full of miracles he keeps challenging what I thought was impossible.”
“What do you mean by this”, the dragon queen asked curiously.
Rayla replied in an instant, “This human is connected to the sky arcanum, he can do sky magic.”
The dragon queens now turned her head towards Callum and speaks, “Is that so, would you honor me in showing me some, I can’t totally believe it yet.
Callum took a small step back and started to slowly draw the rune for the wind spell Aspiro. The air around the rune started to glow and Callum released the spell with Aspiro.
The eyes of the dragon queen went wide and she said, “in my whole life I have never seen a human doing primal magic before”
Callum started to reply, “I was told it was impossible by many people but I once did primal magic using a primal stone to save Rayla, Ez and Zym from shadow wolves, cast by Claudia a dark mage, and somehow it felt right. And after we reached the moon nexus on our trip to Xadia I had to break the primal stone to rescue Zym and I thought that was it I wouldn’t be able to do magic again. Then right before we crossed the border of Xadia I’ve fallen sick after I saved Rayla and a dragon using something I wasn’t proud of, one dark magic spell. I had a fever dream were the darkness tried to lure me in, but I refused. And after another while in this dream I started to understand the sky arcanum, after I woke up, I was able to do magic again.”
After this long story the dragon queen looked at Callum trying to make sense of it all and said, “Maybe if more humans could learn to do primal magic, they too would stop to use dark magic, and Xadia could become one again. After all what happened today I think it is time to allow some humans to come to Xadia and maybe learn to forge a connection to an arcanum, I know there will be some resistance among some in Xadia but I think we’ve been having this needless battle for long enough.
As a thank you for opening my eyes and showing me that humans can be good I’ve now decided that everybody who is here today, who fought to reunite me with my baby Zym, should be allowed to stay in Xadia and should also know if they want to go back to the other side of the breach that they will always be welcome here, as long as they’ve sworn off dark magic. And you two”, she looked at Callum and Rayla, “Let me tell you it would be an honor to me if you would decide to stay here at the spire with me as my new dragon guard and for the human, oh I am sorry what is your name?” she asked. “Callum and this is Rayla and my brother Ezran” he replied. “So Callum it would be an honor to me if you stay here and study sky magic.”
Callums eyes widened, but he had to turn his face to Ezran and Rayla looking at them not sure what to say.
When Ezran finally spoke up, “It’s okay Callum I will be fine, and after all I can come visit.”
Callum turned his face back to the dragon queen and answered, “It would be my honor to stay here and learn more sky magic.”
After Callum accepting the offer from the dragon queen, Amaya signed something to the dragon queen which Gren translated, “Your highness I would like to request to stay here with my nephew at least for a little while. And I would also be honored to learn more about the people living on this side of the breach to understand them better and maybe even further the relations between our people.”
The dragon queen turned her head closer to Amaya and replied with, “It would be an honor having you here.”
With that said she turned to Ezran and said, “My most humble apologies you’ve shown me that I was wrong sending Assassins after you. You showed me how humans can be kind and caring, and you risked it all and left everything behind to return my baby Azymondias to me, I can’t tell you how sorry I am. Let me offer you a stay here as well”
Ezran was thinking of what to say but after a few moments he replied with “Thank you so much, and I accept your apology, but I have to refuse I’m needed most in Katolis now as their king, but I got one small request, would it be okay if you would have a place for me to stay when I visit Callum, Rayla, Zym and my Aunt.”
The dragon happily replied, “So young, but so wise and grown up, of course after what you did to get my baby back to me you can always consider yourself welcome here in my lair.”
Ezran just replied with a simple but kind, “Thank you”.
The dragon raised her head again and addressed the whole group now, “I hope today is the beginning of peace amongst us it might be a still a hard way, but these young people made the hardest step and they set things in motion for a new era of peace. As I said before I invite every one of you to stay in Xadia or to come back whenever you want.”
After this speech from the dragon queen, Ezran spoke up again addressing the whole crowd as well, “I as well want to invite every elf and dragon who wants to visit or make Katolis their home, to come and do so.”
After Ezran was done queen Anya made a step forward and announced the same applies to Duren.