The Crystal Lands

Chapter 9

Vein hid in a distant cave until midnight. She curled up into a red ball under salactites. The moon was high in the sky when she started flying. Vein snuck into the tunnels through a secret entrance Hurricane showed her.

After finding the princes and waking them up, they started to move.

"C'mon," whispered Vein. They hurried out and flapped their wings. "Based on my map, we can get to the desert river by dawn," She said more loudly, since they were out of earshot. Storm whipped his tail. "I forgot Bandit!" He said. "Bandit is his pet Featherlight he saw falling and flapping in the sky one day," Hurricane answered. Storm soared away, and came back with a male, blue and orange bird that glowed.

After awhile of flying, they saw light from the distance.

"A cave's down there, called Hidden Cave," Vein said as she pulled out her map. "Let's go!" Storm bellowed. The three wyverns dove down.

The cave was full of ponds. "Ugh! So much water!" Vein complained. "Really? I like it," Storm said. He dipped his claws in. "It's comforting."

After awhile, Vein drifted into a deep sleep.