"The enemy will always cheat, Isla, you need to be prepared for anything."
Isla and her siblings have lived in a cave for as long as they can remember with no memory of how they got there or who they were before. They only remembered two things...
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This picture was taken in Scotland in Glen Nevis.
It doesn't take long to get used to riding on the back of Oliver in his huge polar bear form. It isn't as smooth as flying with my sisters. It is much bumpier. At first, my spear doesn't hit the target when I throw it. It frustrates me, but eventually, I get it. I let out a whoop of excitement as my spear crashes through the head of the target, destroying it. We run in to collect my weapon and start running around the circle again. I hit either the chest or the head each shot we try. As the lesson carries on, obstacles are added. Oliver has to jump or dodge items and I still manage to hit the target. After a course is set up using more than one target and each pair take it in turns running around the field throwing their weapons and dodging obstacles and turning on sharp bends. I manage to hit the target every time. I would throw my spear then Oliver would run over and I would pick it back up as we pass. It is actually really fun. Though we were originally going to swap partners, it was decided we'd have different partners tomorrow so Oliver and I worked together for the whole lesson.
We all now sit on the lunch field, reflecting on the lesson we just had.
"That was so fun," Iona says. I nod my head.
"I love joint lessons," Daniel chuckles.
"Are you alright, Isla?" Maryanne asks.
"Yes, I'm just thinking about something," I mutter.
"What?" Iona asks. Daniel elbows her.
"Don't be so nosy," he scolds.
"No, it's okay," I sigh. "It's all very well throwing our weapons at targets, but what about real people?" I ask. "I know it will probably be me or them, but to kill someone so violently is not something that is easy," I sigh. I see the others nod their heads.
"I know what you mean," Oliver sighs, lying back on the grass. We are silent for a few minutes before the topic is changed.
The rest of the week goes quickly and it is Friday already. We sit in Princess Kayleigh's classroom as she tells us why flowers are used as the symbol for each family. She explains how they mean life and growing. They also mean beauty and peace. She also talks more about mating and marriage.
"As you already know, the surname is taken of the more powerful shifter. So whoever the four of you mate too, will take your surname." We nod our heads, in understanding.
"You met Omar at the Palace and I'm sure you found out that his mother was a dragon shifter yet he was not. Mating with someone from another species is not uncommon. The child born will either be born the animal and power of the mother or the father. They won't be both animals. When it comes to the Royal families, we like to keep it to the same species because there is a chance that their child may come out a different animal to the royal," she tells us. "Pregnant shifters who are mated to a different animal to themselves, also can't shift during pregnancy. This is because their child may be a different animal to them. Animals who lay eggs also can't shift during pregnancy and must stay in human form." She looks at us girls. "When you have children, the three of you can't shift. You have to stay in human form. This is because, in your human form, your child will grow inside you like a normal human. However, that isn't the same with dragons. Their young are carried in eggs and laid. If you shift, the baby will die because the dragon doesn't have the same reproductive organs. Does that make sense?" We nod our heads.
