Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
KOTW
Chapter 6
The cave was empty.
“She’s not in the cave,” Ares said. “Not over in the woods. Not in the plains.”
“Maybe she got tired of an annoying brother and she flew away!” Jazz offered.
Razz snorted. “Only you would do that.”
Jazz turned away. Ares sighed. “Where can you be Cleo?”
“Maybe she flew somewhere else,” Razz suggested. “Were you supposed to meet up somewhere? Or maybe you were going to a city?”
Ares brightened. “Yes! She must’ve gone ahead to Wyvern Central! Something must have come up so she just HAD to leave.”
He turned to the twins. “We’re headed to The Wyvern Central!”
Razz and Jazz stared blankly at him.
“You’ve never heard of it?” Ares asked, confused. It was so famous that even animals that aren’t wyverns should’ve heard of it. “Wyvern Central is the only place where a lot of different types of wyverns can commute and co-exist. Not only Wyverns, though.”
Jazz blinked. “What does ‘Commute’ and ‘Co-exist’ mean?”
Ares groaned. “Usually, wyverns don’t interact with each other. We stick with our clan and our leader, only ever communicating with each other for peace deals and the such.” He took a breath. “And if they mix and mingle with each other or have forbidden marriages and relationships, they will get killed. It’s a law.”
Jazz gasped. “That’s horrible!”
Ares nodded. “I was the result of one of those marriages. I would’ve been the King.”
Razz whispered, “What happened?”
Ares chuckled, a sad, heavy laugh. “I’m supposed to be dead right now.”
They sat in silence. Suddenly, Ares didn’t feel like flying to Wyvern Central that night. “Let’s head to sleep in the cave, okay?”
“But you didn’t answer my question!” Jazz protested. “What do ‘Commute’ and ‘Co-exist’ mean?”
Ares rolled his eyes and said, “Commute means communicating and co-exist means living alongside each other.”
Razz nodded, satisfied with Ares answer. “You get the definitions right.”
Ares growled. “Of course I did. Now go to sleep.” He settled into the far corner of the cave.
“Someone’s grumpy,” Razz whispered to Jazz.
“Does he need a little nappy?” Jazz laughed.
The twins snickered until Ares roared, “GO TO SLEEP!!”
That shut them up real quick.