Free Sapphire Kingdom: Quest Two (Dragon Quest Series Book 2) by S.R. Gibbs Page A

myself back.
    I just had to know the answer, I was always afraid that since we weren’t blood related that Ashley never saw me as a real sister; this has caused me to question her sincerity when she was there for me at home, and also during this journey.
    “I was fooling myself, all the time I saw you at school you never asked me for help, back then I thought that if it became bad enough you would come to me, but you never did.” Ashley eyes began to mist up as she held her hand out for me to join her on the floor. “If you want to know the truth, you are braver than I ever could be. I thought about telling Miranda and Brandon the truth, but fear stopped me. I thought that they may come to hate me, and it would mess up what I had.”
    “Stop crying, you are going to make me cry.” It was hard to see through the blur clouding my vision, as I tried to quickly wipe away the tears escaping from my eyes.
    “You are more than a sister, you are one of my closest best friends.”
    “Now can you forgive Ashley?” I asked Angie turning toward her only to see her laying over on Ashley’s shoulders snoring softly. “I guess I can catch her up on everything later.”
    “Yeah, that stargazer drink is very potent to people who are not accustomed to drinking it.” Ashley informed me as she brushed Angie’s hair back.
    “How would you know that?”
    “Well, my mo- I mean the Queen gave me a crash course on the history of the Sapphire Kingdom and their customs.”
    Placing my hand in hers. “You know it is okay to accept them as your family.”
    “I made a promise after coming here that I will never put my sisters last again.” Ashley retorted vigorously shaking her head.
    “You are not putting us last. You have a family, and that is really great. I am happy for you, no matter what may happen in the future we will always be sisters.”
    “Really? I thought you and Angie hated the fact that I have my birth family.” Ashley stated through tear-free eyes. “Why was both of you so distant, when we were being escorted to our rooms?”
    “I know I was upset because you introduced us to your birth family as the Dragon Warriors.” I admitted, positioning myself so that I may lay my head back against the wall. “It hurt me, a lot to hear you demote us to just Dragon Warrior status; after hearing you defend us as your sisters throughout the entirety of our stay in the Inner Kingdom.”
    “I am sorry, I saw the way my mother was looking at you and Angie, and I thought it would make them respect you more, if they saw that I had accepted the both of you as Dragon Warriors.”
    “Come back here Ashley I am going to light your hair on fire, to match your pants because you are such a liar.” Angie muttered moving off Ashley’s shoulders to lie on the floor.
    “I think we need to get her in the bed.” Ashley smiled standing up to open the door to our room.
    I could tell she was not happy by the sight of our accommodations from the way she stood in the doorway gripping the door knob.
    “Come help me get Angie in the room.”
    “Why didn’t you tell me this was how my family was treating you?” Ashley turned around angrily.
    “How could we tell you anything when we have been stuck in this room almost the entire time we have been here?” I retorted nonchalantly.
    Without saying another word Ashley helped me maneuver Angie into the small twin size bed we shared in the small bathroom sized room.
    “I will talk to my father about this, I know he doesn’t know about this.” Ashley finally said after we left Angie in the room in a deep sleep. “He is much more understanding about things than my mother.”
    “It’s not like we are going to be here forever, as soon as we find out where your dragon is we can leave, and become one step closer to finding our adopted parents.” I reminded her.
    “You are right, I almost forgot the reason why we decided to do all of this. Nanina and Machen has a lot to explain to us.”
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