When Branch woke up, a red-skinned, purple-haired troll stared at him through the bars of the cage. The trollagon got up with a growl, he was not supposed to show that he was afraid.

-Here, it's your lunch.

The troll threw a piece of meat into the cage, the NightFury sniffed his meal with disgust.

I would not eat that! He tried to say. But all that came out of his mouth was scary grunts. He dropped into a corner of his cage with a sigh. Branch stared at the piece of meat, trying to ignore the complaints of his stomach.

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Knock Knock!

-Between dad, Poppy murmured.

King Pepy opened the door, his daughter was lying on her bed and staring at the ceiling of her room. He sat on the bed next to her, a total silence invaded the room until Poppy asked:

-Dad?

-Yes?

- How are the dragons gone?

Poppy only knew that the dragon had disappeared more than a century ago, The question surprised the king, but he began his story:

-Well, there was a time when dragons were everywhere. They roamed freely in nature and lived in peace ... Some were even friends with Trolls! It was a beautiful life until the day when a troll named Claws came to put an end to it all. Claws was a young troll and he was not going anywhere without his dragon; Angel.

-This name is pretty ... Poppy admitted, trying to imagine a troll with a Dragon with beautiful white scales.

- I agree! The King laughed. Claws loved his dragon more than life herself. He was the best trainer in the village where he lived, and this talent allowed him to become a dragonrider . The dragonrider were trolls with their dragon who protected the forest from evil.

-It's awesome! Exclaimed Poppy who was standing up to listen to the story.

-That is what Claws thought, but from his first mission, the inevitable catastrophe is produced; Angel was killed.

Poppy's eyes widened, it was horrible!

-How does this happen? she asked

-Nobody knows why, but Angel has lost control of herself. It was as if she had been owning. She was back against the gang and Claws' teammates had no choice but to get rid of them.

-And Claws wanted revenge?

-You understood. Claws disappeared for months and when he came back he had the strange powers to make the dragons crazy. So, they were killing one by one, until the last one because Claws made them evil. When the dragons disappeared, Claws was captured and locked up in an unknown place.

-And it's why everyone was panicking when this black dragon is showing ...

-Claws has made every dragon he has found crazy, moreover, this rage it passed from generation to generation ...

Suddenly, the king's gaze became fixed and he murmured:

- I would not be surprised if this dragon had the same problem, that's why we have to make sure he does not get out of this cage until we know where he's coming from. we have to find his nest and destroy it.

Without another word, the King left the room. Poppy did not know what to think of this story ... The dragons had been the best friends of the Trolls? It was impossible to believe seeing the fear felt by the trolls when they learned that they might have returned. She had the wit to confuse by this story, Claws and Angel, dragons own ... The pink troll rose and came out of pod to turn her mind around, yet she could not help but think of the scared blue eyes of the beast.

I didn't dream, he was not crazy, he was scared!

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While Poppy was walking in the village, she stumbled on a branch, giving her an immediate idea of ​​what to do to change her mind! She got up and went to the grumpy troll bunker, shouting his name.

Unfortunately, Branch did not seem to be at home. Poppy sighed and went back to the village. He must have been in the forest picking up sticks, this troll was a real paranoiac. He was completely obsessed with these bergens! He never sang, never danced, and hated touching, yet Poppy was certain that there was happiness hidden under his shell.

Back in the village, Poppy smiled as she saw Lime and Skylar arguing; Oxy, Skylar's ferret, stared at them without understanding. The pink troll laughed slightly but lost her smile when she saw what had haunted her thoughts since this morning.

The NightFury was sleeping in his cage and staring at a piece of meat in front of him. The heart of the pink troll squeezed, he looked sad, was she the only one to notice?

A red troll approached the cage and frowned at seeing the meal give up, the dragon stared at him for a moment and closed his eyes. Poppy did not even notice that she was starting to approach the cage.

When she was at a reasonable distance, she watched the dragon. His eyes were closed and he could not breathe easily.

He was completely starving, he closed his eyes, ignoring the complaints of his stomach ... when a sweet smell came to fill his nostrils ... The dragon lifted his head, he knew this smell! He felt his heart fail a beat when he saw Poppy staring at him. He had to have something else to eat, otherwise he would starve, that was his chance! he uttered a long complaint.

-You're hungry, hmm? she whispered

Branch could not believe his ears! Poppy was really naive... She was not even afraid of him! ... he groaned, pointing the piece of meat in front of him; the princess seemed to disgust.

-You don't like that?

-No seriously? would you eat that raw squirrel?

-I do not like it too, I prefer cupcakes ... do you like cupcakes?

-Woah! I would think you would have needed more time to realize! I AM A TROLL!

All he was saying was noisy grows but Poppy seemed to find it comical. She pulled a cupcake out of her pink hair and threw it into the cage. The trollagon devoured it, when he finished, he licked his mouth and returned his attention to his savior. Poppy laughed lightly.

-Hey!!! shouted a voice

The red troll pushed her away from the cage. The NightFury roared with fury when her guardman pushed Poppy to the floor, luckily she was fine.

-Are you okay? he could have killed you! It's a wild animal!

-I'm sorry ... he was hungry ...

Branch watched the red troll chase Poppy away. A threatening growl escaped his throat as the boy turned to him and pointed to the piece of meat

-Eat!

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Sorry, it's been a long time but here's chapter 3! I think I had to explain how the dragons were gone ...

But, what do you think abou this story? I had to specify that Oxy (my OC ferret) will also be in this story, I prepare a comic scene with him and Branch. Oxy is a bit like Skylar's horse. THEREFORE THE TROLLS DO NOT INCLUDE WHAT OXY SAYS.