Chapter 7
The Spark of Courage
Ember, a young, impulsive Ruby dragon, feels the surge of power within her. Eager to prove herself, she chafes under the elders' caution, dreaming of heroic deeds to protect her clan and impress Ignis.
Ember’s claws scraped against the warm, obsidian rock of the Ruby Red clan’s nesting grounds, each rasp a tiny protest against the stillness. The air thrummed with an energy she could feel deep in her scales, a restless vibration that mirrored the frantic beat of her own heart. The elders spoke of caution, of measured responses, of waiting for the cosmic disturbance to settle. But Ember, with her fiery spirit and a mind brimming with visions of glory, found such patience an agonizing burden. She yearned to *do* something, to unleash the burgeoning heat within her and prove herself worthy of the Ruby Red name, worthy of Ignis’s gaze.
“Still restless, little spark?”
The voice, smooth and cool as a mountain stream, startled her. Azure, the Sapphire Blue dragon, was perched on a nearby ledge, his sapphire-blue scales shimmering even in the dim light. He possessed an unnerving calm, a stark contrast to Ember’s inner tempest.
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