Page 7 of Dragon Untamed

"Wait until you hear this," Adrien whispered to Kaida.

"It can heal just about anything!"

Kaida held in her laugh. It was cute that Azulia was so excited over something. "I didn't know such things existed."

"It does! It's an herbal tree. Its leaves have the ability to calm minds and emotions if brewed like tea. Its bark has been known to heal just about any wound known to man if blended into potions or creams. You can cut into the roots and cook it into feed to assist with stomach issues or internal issues that other magic can't heal. There isn't a single thing on this tree that cannot be used to heal. Very few of them are left because theyare always just chopped down, and the root is dug up. I cannot believe I noticed someone selling it in town!"

It sounded like a magical tree that should be in fairytales instead of being planted in her friend's yard. Kaida tried to recall hearing about a tree like this in her classes. Nothing came to mind. There wasn't even anything slightly resembling this tree in her studies. It was something she had to learn as the daughter of the council. If she were to help the King and Queen rule the kingdom, she had to learn about every possible, preferably feasible, way to assist her people, including ways to heal them.

"Azulia, sweetie, I have no recollection of this kind of tree existing. Are you sure you didn't get ripped off?"

Azulia narrowed her eyes at her, "You dragons always think you know everything. No! I did not get ripped off. This was the find of a lifetime! The best part about this tree is that you can dig up the roots, cut them off, and plant them elsewhere. You can create a forest of these bad boys and run the most successful herb shop in the world! Yet no one ever does it! They use the tree once and call it a day!"

"I have never heard of this tree. What is it even called?"

"A Curur tree. The name literally means heal!"

There was still no recollection of this tree in anything she had read, but Kaida figured it was more in the Faerie Kingdom than in Dragaal. Azulia fussed about the tree some more while they stood there. She watered it with her magic and even cast a spell around it so no one could touch it without her consent. If Kaida didn't know any better, she would think that Azulia worshiped the tree.

"Kaida... is there something you want to tell us?"

Remy's voice behind her made her jump. The badass Lycan she-wolf still sported a leather jacket, pants, and boots, and her vibrant pink hair was perfectly styled to display her gorgeous smokey eye makeup. Remy's aura radiated with power as shestared at Kaida. A part of her felt like she was being scolded for how the power felt against her, but Kaida held her ground.

Really, it was more like her dragon decided to rise up and show off her own power as if this was a challenge.

"Woah," Azulia, Adrien, and Sundrei said in unison.

Sundrei was behind Remy but peeked her head around the Lycan to look at Kaida. Everyone's eyes were on her, wide and full of surprise, and Kaida started to squirm. She hated being the center of attention like this.

"Uh... well..."

"YOUR DRAGON EMERGED!" The girls screamed in unison.

The four of them practically pounced on Kaida and gave her a group hug. Kaida laughed at their sudden display, and the warmth of their gesture spread through her body. This felt incredible. Her old friends were not like this. They probably wouldn't have given her a group hug on her eighteenth birthday if her dragon emerged then.

"When did this happen!?" Adrien asked her when they pulled away.

"Yesterday. It was the strangest thing. Well... maybe not. It's a long story."

"Then come inside and tell us! We want all the details!" Azulia shouted as she grabbed Kaida's hand and pulled her into the house.

"Wait, wait, wait. That isn't even what I was talking about. There is something else going on with her. Y'all... this girl had sex. Recently."

Kaida's eyes nearly bugged out of her skull as her jaw dropped open. She washed herself three times to get the smell of sex off her. That was the first thing she did when she woke up, knowing that she was going to be seeing Remy today. This girl was Lycan after all. She could smell these things a mile away withher heightened sense of smell—apparently, even after multiple washes with soap scented like berries.

"How the hell did you know that?"

"Girl, why you thought you'd be able to keep that shit from us is beyond me. I could see it a mile away. Every girl has a glow after she has sex. It's almost telling other males that she is taken and sexually satisfied, so don't even try."

Everyone barked out a laugh, and Remy beamed. Clearly, she was proud of herself for that comment.

"Oh my; Remy is right! Look at her! She does have this glow about her." Sundrei pointed out.

Kaida looked at Sundrei with wide eyes. This was the first time that Sundrei had actually spoken since Kaida met her. Her voice was alluring and made Kaida want to listen to her. She had never met a Vampyre outside of Sundrei, so she had no idea if this was a normal reaction around Vampyres or not. Though, the look Sundrei was giving Kaida made her realize she had been staring at Sundrei for quite some time.

"Sorry... I just don't hear you talk much."

Sundrei smiled at her but said nothing more.

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