The Price of Freedom part 12

Belinda looked down to Xiuhcoatl, “Hey uncle Xiuh, you’re going to make it you hear me? You’re a hero, and heroes don’t die right?” He opened his eyes slowly as he woke up and coughed a little, “Yeah… that’s right, hey… is it almost here?” Belinda looked up to her mother as she nodded to her child, “Yeah… mom says it’s almost here, just hang in there okay?”
“Where’s Rain? Ever since Kane used his medicines on me she’s been quiet,” he said as he moved his head slowly left and right to find her. “She’s with me Xiuh, don’t worry about her, she’s sleeping,” Cynder said softly. He smiled and looked up to the sky to see a castle moving towards them, “Hey, it’s here, someone fly up and get help.”
Cynder nodded, “I’ll go, you just rest here okay?” With that the black dragoness flew up to get someone to help Xiuhcoatl before he died. He rolled over to his belly and slowly stood up while grunting, “I can’t beat him on my own… I need Amber with me next time I meet him… or the world is lost forever…”
Belinda looked to him with eyes of sorrow, “Uncle Xiuh… you can do it, I know you can. Just wait and see, he’ll be gone thanks to you, now please, rest until you’re better. I don’t want to lose my uncle.” He smiled at her and kissed her cheek, “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere yet.”
Amberyte and Cynder appeared in front of the two, “Xiuh, what happened to you?” “Anorath… he’s stronger, I was no match for him,” he responded with grief. She sighed and pressed her paw on his back softly as he nodded and laid down, “I’m sorry I wasn’t here when he attacked, you could have been killed.” “He doesn’t want to kill me yet, he wants me to suffer first,” he explained.
Cynder sat beside the waking Rain, “Cynder… is dad okay?” she asked softly. “He will be soon honey, don’t worry, Amber is taking care of him.” Rain stood up and walked up to Xiuhcoatl, he was covered in a dim yellow aura. His wounds were slowly closing up, seeing him in this condition still, she pressed her head softly against Amberyte’s chest, “Please heal dad, he can’t die.”
“Don’t worry Rain, I won’t let him die, he’s important to a lot of us right?” Amberyte asked the young dragoness. “All of us, he’s important to all of us,” she responded with her face still buried in the light dragoness’s chest.
Xiuhcoatl looked to Rain and smiled at her, “Honey, come here for a moment, I don’t want to raise my voice.” She turned to him and laid beside him, “What is it dad?” “What would you say… if Amber became your new mom?” She looked to him a bit shocked, then up to Amberyte who seemed a bit shocked as well that he asked so freely. “Mom… I… I would like that a lot,” she said as she began to cry.
“Are you sure? You’re crying,” he teased. She smiled at him then stood up and nuzzled Amberyte, “Mom, thank you for helping dad.”