Fledgling: Part 16

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Greeting Readers

A small update, as I need to consider my next move with the Mad Pack. Enjoy, I will try to update throughout the season.

Expect old characters to come back with the hopping through time!


The voice, almost forgotten with age, made Saita shoulder Red-Eye out of the way.

“No, wait, stop!” she said as she pushed the heavy beast away from his intended target.

It had been centuries since Saita had seen Meedus. To her, it looked like he hadn’t changed since the day he had left. She could only imagine what he was thinking.

The old seer lay sprawled on the ground but instead of fear shining on his face, he looked amazed. Then a grin spread across his face as Saita helped him to his feet.

“I have been trying to warn your father what would happen if you discovered brawling in bars. ‘She’s a princess, she would never.’ He said. Ha!” Meedus scrambled to his feet grinning. “Look at you! Just look at you! I knew it all along, but no one believed me! It wasn’t just my imagination; you are a time traveller.”

The old man gripped her face and twisted it in many directions to get a good look at her.

“Oh, how you have grown! Your parents must be so proud of you. You must be close to marrying age and…” he then seemed to trail off.

Saita hadn’t known Meedus for long when she was a young teen, but she had heard from others that he was a seer. A man with a late gift that allowed him to see glimpses into the future. Never enough to change anything big, but enough to make accurate warnings. She had even heard you could gleam someone’s past.

“Hello Meedus, it’s been a long, long time.”

Meedus looked away and used his right hand to pinch his eyes closed. Saita could see the pinched expression of pain on his face. He had gleaned something. While he was preoccupied, Saita took the time to pay attention to her surroundings.

It was a small room, like one would expect on a warship. It was trashed now. Likely from the entering into it the way they had. Then Saita realised where she was. She knew her father was off to make war against the Lizards. The war that would later be used to cover up her kidnapping.

“Saita.” Groaned Meedus. “Oh, Saita. This isn’t how your life should have been.”
The woman put a hand on his shoulder and squeezed. She waited for him to look her in the eye before saying.

“Meedus. It is good to see you with my own eye once again.”

She embraced him tightly, leaving the old seer feeling more hurt and confused by the individual standing before him. He knew for a fact who she was. There was no way to hide the flame within her that he sensed, but there was so much more. Her age, past, and present were clear to him and all he wanted to do was get away from her. Especially when he saw his own fate within this timeline.

“I vanish? I truly vanish without a trace?”

Saita released him. “There is so much that I need to tell you, but we don’t have the time. Red-Eye needs to power himself up and…”

That was when Saita realised that she hadn’t introduced anyone yet. She spun around and made a few quick introductions. Meedus was still too shocked to truly understand what was going on. However, as soon as he saw the bite wound on Rubar’s arm, he knew that questions could wait for later.

“Your father will be so pleased to see what you have grown into. Let me take your friend to the med bay, and then you can go see him.”

Saita wanted to agree. She would have given anything to see her father again, but she restrained herself. She wanted to tell Meedus that she couldn’t, but then noticed his sad smile.

“But I don’t suppose you can see him, can you?”

“I’d hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we didn’t lose the Mad Pack.” Said Rubar as he clamped his bleeding arm. “They will be here shortly, and I won’t be able to make another tear without some rest.”

Crunch time starts now, as I need to get some more writing in!

For those of you who have never heard of Fell Dragon you can find Book 1 here, Book 2 here, Book 3 here, and Book 4 here, Book 5 here, Book 6 here, Book 7 here, and Book 8 here
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I love discussing my books!
As the series continues, it will combine with another book series I wrote. To avoid confusion about what is happening, introductory chapters will be introduced separately so that you don't have to be lost. However, these chapters will contain spoilers. You can find these chapters here:
Races Explained
Banishment
Royal Guard
Saasha’s Direct Family
Saith Characters Recap
Human Characters Recap
Alternate Timeline Brucel
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