Chapter 15

About sixteen years ago…

They could never make it work. There was no way. Not with the war going on, and the added stress of the invading tribes. They couldn’t just tell anyone. They would have to keep it a secret. Except, Cactus thought, I’m horrible at keeping secrets.

And yet, here she was, keeping the biggest secret of all. There would be no father figure for this dragonet. And perhaps no mother either. At least, not a real one. He would have to be raised by Mirage, Cactus said to herself.

A mix of blue and yellow. That’s what he’ll look like. It’ll be so obvious, Cactus sighed. If this gets out that the Queen of the SandDragons has a dragonet whose father is on the enemy tribe, there’ll be no more Queen Cactus of the SandDragons. Only Cactus, Traitor to the SandDragon tribe.

No. Tidalwave would perhaps never know he had a son. But that was for the best. Wasn’t it?

I know I’m making the right choice, Cactus whispers to herself. Aren’t I?