For A Smile

For a smile

"Mammoth mammoth look!"

The tiny icewing plopped the large ball of snow ontop of the other. "I made a snow dragon!"

Mammoth gave a deep chuckled "That's a very nice looking snow dragon."

"What...what's that?"

Mammoth turned to the other dragonet who pointed out into the distance.

The approaching dragon was larger and seemed to have no wings.

"Go back to the village."

Mammoth spoke quickly as he stood up. The dragonets nodded and quickly scurried away with the exciting news of someone new.

Mammoth walked up to the dragon. His stern gaze fell very quickly seeing the condition this dragon was in.

Their sides were fresh with blood, they had scars and bruises all along their scales, each paw was red with dried blood and it looked as if they had no talons.

The dragon looked up. She squinted at mammoth. Her jaw quivered open and all that came out was "Cold.." her legs shook and threatened to give out. She barely held her head up.

Mammoth furrowed his eyebrows and quickly dropped low nudging his head under her chest. She panicked and weakly flailed trying to push mammoth away.

"I'm trying to help you." Mammoth growled as he pushed back.

She seemed to accept defeat and pulled herself onto his back.

Mammoth glanced back as he opened his wings. The dragoness had curled into his mane and passed out. Poor thing. Mammoth frowned and quickly took off toward his cave.

Gaeas eyes fluttered open. She was warm...and her wounds didn't sting anymore. She gently lifted her head. Her vision was blurred as she had her glasses no more.

"Good evening dear."

Gaea jumped and turned finally noticing why she was so warm. A large dragon sat working on some necklace looking thing next to her. His wing was draped around her back....her wingless back. Gaea could feel tears prick her eyes as the memories flooded back.

"How are you feel- Woah uh.."

Mammoth was caught off guard as Gaea began to weep into his shoulder.

"I...I'm sorry..im sorry.." she croaked.

"What for hun? You've done nothing." Mammoth dropped the beads and rested a talon on her arm.

"I... I dont know." Gaea frowned finally looking at him.

"Well let's start off..I'm mammoth." He introduced himself trying to figure out what this dragoness was doing all the way out here.

"Gaea." She spoke as mammoths wing gently wiped her cheek.

"You look pretty rough Gaea what might I asked happened?"

"I was accused to be a thief. I...I I'm not I swear! They...they thought I stole from the queen. They ripped me away from my sister's and then..." Gaea looked at her talons and felt tears once more "Then they ripped off my wings and took my talons. They grabbed me and dropped me in the mountains. Broke my glasses doing so. I wandered and somehow I ended up in the icewing kingdom. Ev...everything is a blur all I remember is being cold and in pain. Just pain." Gaea gritted her teeth as she felt the sting of her wounds.

Mammoth frowned "That's horrid! What proof did they have?"

Gaea frowned "None nothing but lies spewed from the mouth of the young queen. She never liked me she doesnt like anyone accept her treasure. "

"Even if you did your punishment seems very extreme.." mammoth gritted his teeth as his lips curled back in a snarl "that's just like those royals all they care about is their treasure."

Gaea hung her head "I just wanna see my sisters they're still young and in their big wing! Or....was." she sighed looking at her back again.

Mammoth lay in thought for a moment. "You still are you know." Gaea nodded with a long tired blink. "Well we'll get you all set up here and healed. I can fix you a pair of glasses as well."

Gaea looked up "Really?"

Mammoth nodded "for a price though."

Gaea frowned "I'm sorry I dont have any treasure or anything to trade."

"A smile would work for me." Mammoth smirked.

Gaea was taken back but chuckled "fine, like this." She gave a sarcastic grin. Mammoth laughed "I'd prefer a real one but itll work."

Gaea laughed and gave a tired smile.

"That's better, now you rest up." Mammoth squeezed his wing tighter around Gaea.

Gaea gently laid her head down and mammoth could faintly hear her mumble a "thank you.."

He hummed and went back to his necklace

writing was kinda rushed but im not disappointed in it^^