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(Made: 4/16/15 Colored and posted: 4/18/15)

"We have some of the strongest attacks in Pyrrhia! If we act now we can save a lot of innocent lives!"

"Do you not think I want to go out and help the other tribes? I very much wish to do so but I cannot risk my own tribe being attacked as well. If we join the war we are making it easy for the other tribes to wipe us out. You know that they hate the StormWings for having a king in charge rather than a queen. A King that protects rather than feasts upon Scavengers no less."

"Yes, but-"

"Megara, I am sorry. The StormWings will not join this war."

"So...So you would behave like-like those NightWings?! Too mysterious and powerful to join a war that effects ALL the tribes?! Or are we going to just listen to the prophecy those arrogant cowards made up?!"

"I am doing neither. I am simply looking out for our tribe. You do not understand. You do not know the length of the hatred the other tribes feel toward my way of ruling this tribe. They will not want nor need our help. They would sooner attack us than continue to fight each other."

"How do you know?! You never went out there to-"

"I have" King Blackthorn growled, "I and the late queen. We both thought we could help...and we were attacked everywhere we tried. So many dragons were killed by us alone as we fought for our lives! The queen was one of those to fall at the talons of those you wish to help! I will NOT allow that to happen to any more of us. THAT is my final word."

Megara just stared at him before reluctantly lowering her gaze and turning her head away. She was so angry she wanted to spit a fireball at the royal blue carpet under her feet. Instead she let out a snarl of frustration and turned to walk away. Scraping her talons into the cloth, leaving a long gash behind as she marched from the throne room. Trying to ignore the worried and saddened look that her king was giving her as she turned the corner.

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It's been a while since I've drawn King Blackthorn so I thought I would for my "Wings of Fire" version of these two. As I said in the StormWing profile sheet submission, the StormWing tribe is under a king not a queen. Not because their queen died either, that's just how the StormWings are. Blackthorn is a good king too, fair and brave but also thinking of the bigger picture before his own selfish desires and wishes.

His relationship with Megara is kind of that of her being his ward. He knew her parents and sending her to her God Father, a SkyWing, would be too dangerous with Queen Scarlet on the throne. So he took her in. They usually get along as well as a child and parent would but Megara doesn't get along too well with the king's actual children. Because she's so close to the king they all are jealous and even afraid of her. Some are scared she will be chosen as the next StormWing queen (a position of power she never wants nor thinks she deserves) while others are afraid of her for her skill in combat and control over her fire as well as lightning techniques. Some call her the Bloody Eclipse for the stories of her adventures out in the rest of Pyrrhia, using force before words to stop the fighting.

This changes eventually but at the time this scene takes place, she is more of a fighter than a peace maker.

Wings of Fire (c) Tui Sutherland

Blackthorn, Megara, StormWing tribe, and art (c)

Description

(Made: 4/16/15 Colored and posted: 4/18/15)

"We have some of the strongest attacks in Pyrrhia! If we act now we can save a lot of innocent lives!"

"Do you not think I want to go out and help the other tribes? I very much wish to do so but I cannot risk my own tribe being attacked as well. If we join the war we are making it easy for the other tribes to wipe us out. You know that they hate the StormWings for having a king in charge rather than a queen. A King that protects rather than feasts upon Scavengers no less."

"Yes, but-"

"Megara, I am sorry. The StormWings will not join this war."

"So...So you would behave like-like those NightWings?! Too mysterious and powerful to join a war that effects ALL the tribes?! Or are we going to just listen to the prophecy those arrogant cowards made up?!"

"I am doing neither. I am simply looking out for our tribe. You do not understand. You do not know the length of the hatred the other tribes feel toward my way of ruling this tribe. They will not want nor need our help. They would sooner attack us than continue to fight each other."

"How do you know?! You never went out there to-"

"I have" King Blackthorn growled, "I and the late queen. We both thought we could help...and we were attacked everywhere we tried. So many dragons were killed by us alone as we fought for our lives! The queen was one of those to fall at the talons of those you wish to help! I will NOT allow that to happen to any more of us. THAT is my final word."

Megara just stared at him before reluctantly lowering her gaze and turning her head away. She was so angry she wanted to spit a fireball at the royal blue carpet under her feet. Instead she let out a snarl of frustration and turned to walk away. Scraping her talons into the cloth, leaving a long gash behind as she marched from the throne room. Trying to ignore the worried and saddened look that her king was giving her as she turned the corner.

-----

It's been a while since I've drawn King Blackthorn so I thought I would for my "Wings of Fire" version of these two. As I said in the StormWing profile sheet submission, the StormWing tribe is under a king not a queen. Not because their queen died either, that's just how the StormWings are. Blackthorn is a good king too, fair and brave but also thinking of the bigger picture before his own selfish desires and wishes.

His relationship with Megara is kind of that of her being his ward. He knew her parents and sending her to her God Father, a SkyWing, would be too dangerous with Queen Scarlet on the throne. So he took her in. They usually get along as well as a child and parent would but Megara doesn't get along too well with the king's actual children. Because she's so close to the king they all are jealous and even afraid of her. Some are scared she will be chosen as the next StormWing queen (a position of power she never wants nor thinks she deserves) while others are afraid of her for her skill in combat and control over her fire as well as lightning techniques. Some call her the Bloody Eclipse for the stories of her adventures out in the rest of Pyrrhia, using force before words to stop the fighting.

This changes eventually but at the time this scene takes place, she is more of a fighter than a peace maker.

Wings of Fire (c) Tui Sutherland

Blackthorn, Megara, StormWing tribe, and art (c)