"So...going for a green or white dragon huh?" he smirked.

"I knew we'd end up drifting some. I was a kid when we met" he crossed his arms and started walking.

"I say white or green because dragons are usually the same color as their hair or eyes...except me. im...a black dragon so...yeah." he rolled his eyes.

After a long silent walk they came to a grand golden and marble gate with four guards standing on each side. "Welcome to dragon country."

with that he walked through.

He laughed genuinely and wiped a tear from his eyes.

"You look fine. man your such a baby sometimes" he grinned and kept walking.

"Were already in the Capital so we just need to find the hall of record. Its a special place. Alle the alpha and elder dragon family trees are recorded and kept there. There are paintings of certain alphas and elders that have done extraordinary things or been extraordinary people in life. And ive here that are golden statues of the king and queen inside. Its the best place to find answers" he nodded.

"Just look for my last name. thats all. every book is part of a family record" he nodded

The walk wasnt long before they came to a huge structure of white stone with marble trim.

In big all capital letters made of gold read "Hall of Records".

"This is it!" he stopped hesitating at the door.

"Just...give me a moment..."

He finally opened the doors. The place was covered wall to wall and rows and rows of books and scrolls.

He looked around. Each painting on the wall had a plaque with a name and a reason it was there.

He stopped by an aisl and looked at the wall. Hanging on the wall was a larger painting of a man who looked...almost exactly like Eke, but his hair was longer and braided. The mans kind eyes were black instead of yellow. The man even lookeed as thin as Eke.

Eke walked to it and read the plaqu aloud.

"Arkus...Ingeir...'Kindest Man We Ever Knew'...I'm..related to him...this is an Ingeir..Quick we need to find the ingeir book with his name in it" he suddenly started looking at the spines frantically.

"Im sorry...its just...its the first piece of the puzzle" he took the book and sat down.

He turned the pages till he came to an excerpt from a different book.

"Arkus Ingeir is recognised in the hall of records for is kind deeds. He was a man who spent his life dedicated to helping others. He was often seen in the lower districts handing out food or toys to orphaned, sick, or disabled low born children. Arkus Ingeir opened several establishments in his life time with the purpose of helping out the orphaned, sick, and elderly, despite his lifelong battle with...Ingeir's a are genetic disease found only in the Ingeir family. He...lost his battle with...Ingeir's at the...age of 32...before the birth...of his...only son...Eke..." he trailed off at the end. He took a moment before he read the last sentence.

"Arkus...was a rarity among elder dragons and is deeply missed" his eyes went wide.

"Im...im....im..." he couldnt seem to finish his statement out of pure shock.

He looked at ryker his yes still wide.

"I...ryker im...an...im an elder dragon." he was starting feel faint.

He knew he needed to calm down. His borderline hyperventilating was stressing his heart.

"Air...i need air..."

He walked outside and took a deep breath before he sat down.

"How the...how...i...ohmygod..." he rubbed his face.

"Ryker...ryker this is huge...this is huge. it means..." his eyes widened in realisation.

"This means mom doesnt have any power over me...thats why she kept it from me. If i ever knew i was higher born than her, shed have no control over me..." he looked at ryker.

He then looked to the ground. "I...i wish...i wish i could have met him..." he began to cry.

He nodded. "I cant believe it. here i was thinking he had to be a bad person given that mom never told me a thing about him."

He looked at ryker. "But he was the exact opposite. i...i hope i can live up to such a person..."

He hugged ryker and sighed. "Now...now what do i do?"

"I uh...kinda was thinking he was a bad man and id have to clear my name..." he sighed.

"Mind if i take a walk by myself?" he got up.

"I need a little time"

He nodded and walked away.

He was gone for a while.

He bumped into a girl who was a gold dragon. She was...cute if a BIT vain.

Still hed never had someone flirt with him or...ask him for a date. Soo...he agreed to meet her at a nearby cafe that night.

He was STILL blushing when he met up with ryker again.