Random lore time! Because i got a skincent and this totally popped into my head. Warning written quickly and has not been super edited.
Soft beams of moonlight stretched across the room, the faded light giving her tired eyes just enough to realise that she was alone. A shiver ran through her body as the warmth that usually accompanied her had vanished.
It seemed odd for Cordierite to be up at this hour, though he had been in the shadow domain for a good while, his body still had not attuned itself to the darkness in the way that she or the other shadow dragons had. Like a flower he would start to feel sleepy the moment the sun began to fall below the mushroom adorned trees.
Her curiosity got the better of her and she rose out of the mess of sheets that made up the bed that they shared. Perhaps he had gotten thirsty and had gone to the kitchens. She could not help but smile at this thought, his appetite was a good one and it was also possible he desired a snack, even though it was not in his usual habits to do so.
Gracefully she grabbed one of the silks on her way out the door and draped it over her shoulders. The corridor was much better lit then her room, the soft haze of the blue lanterns gave ample light for any that desired to traverse the night. After all, not all shadow dragons were as adept as seeing in the dark as many would expect and not all dragons that remained up at this hour were shadow dragons at all. One of which was the lantern keeper that she saw on her travels through the castle.
"Ah, princess, pleasure to see you on my patrol." The light dragon bowed her head and Etherea returned with a small nod of her own.
"As it is to see you. Have you by any chance seen my husband?"
"The prince?" She thought for a moment. "I believe I saw him heading down to his greenhouse a while go. I wasn't close enough to say anything to him but it is very hard to miss an imperial, especially one with as white scales as he."
Etherea chuckled, "Yes, Cordy does tend to stand out doesn't he." She began to move on, "Thank you, good night."
"Good night to you too princess." The lantern keeper waved and began to fiddle with a hearby lantern.
As she walked through the gardens, she could see that the greenhouse was filled with a blue light, possibly he had brought a lamp with him to show his way, Etherea mused as she pushed open the heavy glass door.
The large form of her mate was not far off, his head was turned down and away so that all she could see was the shimmering wings and tail of his form.
"Ah, the princess decides to join us." He said, his head slowly rising.
Etherea's body went rigid, the voice was Corderite's but it spoke in a low rumble, much different then the light cadence of her mate's usual tone. She saw the thorns as he turned to look at her, they wrapped around him like a mass of constantly moving tendrils. The blue glow came from a wispy light in his chest, as the brambles moved they cast shadows across the nearby leaves and brush.
"He was oh so worried about you, now you can join our little family." His voice laughed, the arms of the thorns reached out towards her. To run would have been wise, but her body was frozen in fear and her eyes were locked onto the cold eyes of her mate. She would have indeed wanted to run but her mind had been wiped of all thought of it. All that remained was an intense fear that seized at her throat, making her mute as the thorns wrapped around her legs.
He pulled himself closer, a claw raised to grab her chin, "Such a pretty child, you will make a wonderful addition. Now go to sleep, there is much to do and we will need all your... strength."
She wanted to move away from his grasp but a wave of fatigue crashed over her mind and Etherea felt her eyes close as the voice that had taken over her mate laughed. The last thing she felt was the gently pricks of the thorns as they encased her body, and then it was oblivion.
