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Chapter 21: Sol Regem

"What kind of business would send you to the wretched human lands?"

"We are transporting something precious, someone precious. The new-born Dragon Prince, Azymondias!" 

"Lies!" Rayla covered her face as Sol Regem roared. "You dare lie to me? The egg of the Dragon King was destroyed!"

"No! Wait! I have him here." Rayla quickly ran towards us and Zym freaked out, he started running around me, I turned in circles trying to grab him. Rayla quickly took a hold of him and went back over to where she previously stood. She held Zym up towards Sol Regem.

"The Dragon Prince lives! And he's very cute, isn't he? There's a good boy!" Sol Regem leaned his head close to them and once again, sniffed to make sure she was indeed telling the truth.

"How is this possible?"

"He needs to go back to his home. Please, allow us to pass, so we can reunite the Dragon Prince with his mother." Sol Regem lifted his head up, taking some of the pressure off of Rayla.

"I do not understand how the Dragon Prince came to be in the human lands. However, I will allow you and the dragonling to pass back into Xadia. But not the filthy human who cowers nearby." I looked down in defeat, knowing that I had been caught.

"Sol Regem!-"

"It's okay, Rayla. You go on without me." I stepped out from behind the rock. 

"No! Zaira, we're so close." She walked over to me.

"Getting Zym to Xadia is all that matters. If only you can pass and bring Zym back, then that's fine with me. I'll go back and find Callum and Ezran." As I turned to leave, I heard Sol Regem chuckling.

"No. There are two choices. You all die, or just the wretched, evil human dies." Rayla furrowed her eyebrows and handed Zym to me. She stepped forward and faced Sol Regem.

"I agree with you, Sol Regem. Some humans are evil."

"Uh, Rayla?-"

"But not this one. Not Zaira. The reason the Dragon Prince is alive is because of this human. She left her home and her family to save the egg, and she risked her life so Azymondias could be born." Rayla turned towards me with a smile on her face. "She's noble and true. When we met, she could have had me killed. But she didn't, because without knowing me or anything about me, she saw past human hatred and never once released the arrow. She did what she knew what was right." I gave her a gentle smile as she continued on. "She's smart and kind and brave, and she's... my friend. My best friend." (She really just shoved her into that friendzone) Rayla offered me her hand, I gratefully took it. Rayla led me over to face Sol Regem, she lifted our hands. "So, please, allow her to pass into Xadia and help me take the Dragon Prince home. Because I don't think I can do it without her."

Sol Regem leaned his head towards us and sniffed the air around us. "I smell death!" He roared causing us to fall backwards. "What? No, Zaira is different." Rayla tried to reason, but Sol Regem ignored her. "I smell the reek of Dark Magic on her. She's no different. She rips the life and magic out of innocent creatures. She must die." We quickly ran back and hid behind the rocks as the scales on his neck started to glow a bright orange again.

"We can't risk the life of Zym. I have to go out there." I spoke turning to Rayla. "Calm down. He can't use his fire breath yet. He can only do it every few minutes. He needs time to recharge." I glanced away before an idea popped into my mind. 

"Wait. We can't  hide from his senses, but maybe we can trick them. Create a false appearance. After all, we can only truly know the appearance itself." I spoke sitting back on my heels.