You decide to explore the area surrounding the lake at the far end of the valley. As you reach the lake shores, the fog clears up a bit, and you get a clear view of the lake. The surface is calm, without a ripple touching the surface. The lake perfectly reflects the moon that sits in the sky above your head. You bend down, and stick your hand in it, gasping at how cold the water is. You stand up, watching the ripples dance away from you, marring the surface of the lake, and distorting the image of the moon. Soon the ripples die out, and you look around some more. You hear a slight laughing sound, one unlike Iris's own. You quickly glance around, and not noticing anyone, you continue your observation of this end of the valley. The lake is nestled right against the mountain, as if seeking coverage. As you glance at the mountain, you notice that, there is a small outcrop on the side of the mountain. You walk towards it, and you realize its not to far away from the ground. Getting closer, you can see a small trail snaking its way up to the outcrop. You step on the trail, noticing that it is newly made. Followring it, you find yourself on the outcrop in no time, looking down at the beautiful lake. You turn around and notice that there is a cave. Entering the cave, it seems to get darker, but you see a faint light at the end. Once reaching the end of the cave, you find that the source of the light was a torch on the side of the cave. Stalagites and stalactites hang from the ceiling sparkling in the half light. The cave seems like it is made out of crystal, and perhaps the heart of the mountain is made of this rare and precious material. On the ground you can see a pile of leaves matted together, forming a kind of bed, upon it rests a shiny egg.. A faery appears next to you, this one not being Iris. You take a step back, wondering whether or not this faery is a friend. She appears a bit disappointed at your lack of trust, but begins to explain her presence. "My name is Crystal, and Iris has given me the job of taking care of the new dragon. Kami, another dragon who lives in this realm, has had her first clutch, and one of her children lives here. Her name is Anya. If you stay a while, I shall tell you when Kami and Skysong, the dragon's parents first met.
"The day had started out peacefully, with the silver stars flashing in the sky above. The only way to tell the passing of time in the Realm of Night, were the Night Flowers. They closed during the true night, and opened when the sun should be out. Kami had woken when the first petals began to open, allowing their wonderful smell to fill the little clearing she had slept in. Kami was only a dragonet, and she was incredibly curious about the world around her. She had been born in this valley, and never really ventured outside the protective mountain chain. Today she planned on sneaking out and exploring the land beyond. It would be hard though. Every morning Iris came to check up on her. Normally she would spend the day playing with Iris or Desiree, depending who was there at the moment. Iris would not be here for another few minutes, so she quickly got up and headed towards the path that lead into the forest beyond. She reached the path within a few minutes, running quietly the whole way. Once reaching the path, she turned and looked behind her. No noise or movement could be heard or seen the way she had just came. Iris did not know where she was! She sighed happily and began to walk along the path, away from her home. After traveling for an hour through a huge forest, she began to get tired. The whole forest amazed her, and she glady sat down beneath a tall tree, glad for it's shade. She had never seen the sun before and she was quite confused. It shined constantly like the moon did, but it gave off heat. She liked to lay in it for small amounts of time, but soon she would get too hot for her liking. She lay beneath the tree for a while, until she dozed off. Through her cloud of sleep she heard a voice. She struggled to gain full control of her mind, and when she did, she looked towards the origin of the voice. She found herself looking at an elf, with long blue-greem hair and vibrant green eyes. She spoke in a kind voice, much like the way Iris spoke to her.
"What is your name little one?"
"My name is Kami, what is yours?" Kami replied, feeling total trust towards this elf.
The elf smiled sweetly and said, "My name is Fae. I have never seen you around in these parts before. Do you have a caretaker if I may ask?"
Kami remembered Iris and Desiree and so told Fae about the two.
"Hmmm, I see, where are they know? Do you know where they are?"
"They are probably back in the valley. I kinda left them there..." Kami said. She thought of the two, and suddenly wanted to go back and play with the two.
"Well, that means they probably don't know where you are. Do you know your way back?" Fae asked, sweetly, always calm.
Kami though about it and realized that she did not know. She shook her head and her eyes began to get misty. "Don't worry Kami, you can come to my own home. I shall send a carrier pigeon in each direction, and find your caretakers." Kami nodded, glad someone would help her home. This whole trip had started out happy, but now she was scared and lonely, and wanted to go back home. Fae turned around while Kami stood up. She raised her arm and a hole appeared in the dense foliage.
"This forest is protected by my elven magic. Follow me." and with that Fae walked through the hole, Kami staring at it in amazement. She followed Fae through it and found herself in a small clearing farther into the forest. "Wait here a minute, I have to see to the pigeons. Don't worry, this forest is protected, you will be safe." Fae smiled one more time and walked into the trees, leaving Kami alone. She sat down and looked around her, still not used to the forest. She closed her eyes against the sun, her vision still a bit sensitive to the bright light.
She heard a slight rustling sound to her left, opposite of the way Fae had gone. She opened her eyes and looked over. There standing a few feet away from her was a dragonet like herself. He was green with a yellow underbelly.
"Who are you? I know you are to big to be my dinner, so whatcha doing here?"
"My name is Kami. I got lost and this elf named Fae is going to help me get home. Who are you?"
"My name is Skysong and this is my home. I'm sorry you lost yours. Is there anything I could do to make you feel better?"
"No, I don't think so...."
"Come on, you HAVE to cheer up!" and with that Skysong walked over to where Kami sat and nudged her into a sitting position. "Come on, follow me!" Skysong began to run off, but when he realized Kami was not following, he turned around and pushed her forward. He did not give up until Kami started walking in the direction that he wanted to go into.
"Where are we going?" Kami asked curiousity overcoming her.
"We are going down into the meadow. It is nice and open, an excellent place to run!" After walking for a few minutes, the forest thinned and stopped. They stood on the edge of a huge meadow, the grass and flowers waving in the wind below a disappearing sun. The light was not as bright now as it was earlier, and Kami found herself able to look around. Skysong tapped her on the shoulder with a claw, and yelled "Your It!" and ran off down the meadow. Kami was a bit confused, but she soon realized what Skysong was doing. She chased after him and once she caught up with him, she tackled him to the ground. They wrestled a bit until Kami sprang away, telling Skysong he could not catch her. They played tag and tackled each other long into the afternoon. Soon, the two got tired, and they fell asleep next to each other.
And that was how Fae and Iris found the two later that night. Desiree and Iris and met on the pigeons and were ecstatic at the news. Iris went to pick Kami up, naturally being faster than Desiree. Iris thanked Fae for taking care of Kami, and then she woke the little dragon up. Fae made a hole in the air that led directly to the valley. When they left, Kami was sad to go. She had lots of fun playing with the dragonet Skysong, and she liked him very much. Once she got home, she was greeted by a very ecstatic Desiree. After clearing up all the details, Kami asked her two caretakers about Skysong. After that day, they played together everyday, while Deborah and Desiree, Iris and Fae, laughed at their antics.
"Well, there ya go! That is how the two lovebirds met! Since then they have grown up and become mates. They have had a clutch, and we have adopted one of their children!! Here is Anya, a beautiful Silver Adult!!!!."
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