Reunions and New Friends

Saphira Mistwalker discovers her friends relaxing in the woods. After a flurry of incredulous greetings she agrees to come by later in the afternoon to the refugee’s hideout. Saphira enters the deserted house that the refugees are using.

The Dragons Talk

Saphira Mistwalker smiles. "It is good to finally be here. Chasing you folks down after centuries was not easy.”

Savage.Taurus smiles.

Talia.Sunsong:  “See my baby dragon Saph? I carried it off.”

Saphira Mistwalker raises an eyebrow. "And what did the parents have to say?”

Talia.Sunsong: “The baby dragon is Savage's son.”

Savage.Taurus: “I wasn’t happy.”

Fiesty Lotus: “No, not happy.”

Talia.Sunsong: “He calls me the nanny.”

Savage.Taurus: “I still might eat her. I haven't decided yet”.

Saphira Mistwalker: “Heh, I can imagine. A fae is dubious company for a hatchling.”

Talia.Sunsong: “I feed the dragon, like cotton candy.”

Baby Dragon Rorn

Saphira Mistwalker spins around. "So, what do you think, do I make a passable human?"

Savage.Taurus: “I don't know. They all look the same to me.”

Saphira Mistwalker snorts. "Well, shadow dragons have more experience using magic to pass ourselves as other races."

Savage.Taurus: “Some are bigger than others, but they all look and move weird.”

Talia.Sunsong: “You look great Saph.”

Savage.Taurus: “Yes, you make a passable biped.”

Talia.Sunsong:  ‘I fed magic fairy mushrooms to a cow that Saph mistakenly ate, and got drugged. She gave away her hoard.”

Savage.Taurus: “Hahaha.”

Savage.Taurus: “I'm hoping someone can help me get out of this weak restrictive skin.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “I have been mostly in a two-legs form for a long time, it makes interacting with them easier. I'm just not comfortable without the horns, tail and wings though.”

Savage.Taurus: “I need to get a pipe. These creatures seem to think smoke coming out of your nostrils is some reason for concern.”

Saphira Mistwalker nods. "So I have observed. I have an advantage; I can watch them in secret.

Savage.Taurus: “Oh yes, I miss my wings most of all.”

Saphira Mistwalker drops into shadow.

Saphira Mistwalker: “You see, we can hide ourselves.”

Savage.Taurus: “Oh neat! How do you do that?”

Saphira Mistwalker: “My clan was born of shadow, and we can wrap ourselves in it to hide from view.”

Savage.Taurus: “Hmm.”

Savage.Taurus: "What do you breathe? I'm a typical fire breather."

Saphira Mistwalker sighs. "In my full form, a blue flame mixed with shadow."

Savage.Taurus: “Oh nice!”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Sometimes, the other dragons accuse us of being evil, just because of our shadow essence.”

Talia.Sunsong: “I get wrongly accused of evil all the time.”

Savage.Taurus: “I always envy those that have exotic breath like lightning or frost-blast.”

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "I always thought we accused you of mischief, more than evil.”

Savage.Taurus: “Evil? Meh. Dragons are dragons. Let the bipeds worry about evil and such nonsense.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Mischief is my middle name.”

Talia "Mischief" Sunsong 

Savage.Taurus: “You have too many names.”

Saphira Mistwalker smiles, "Well, my elders expect me to get along with the two-legs, and set a good example, so I do worry."

Talia.Sunsong: Talia "Mischief" Sunsong or “Stop doing that' was what I was called a lot as a child Fae.”

Savage.Taurus: “Too bad you never grew out of it, kidnapper nanny!”

Talia.Sunsong: “I’m forever young.”

Savage.Taurus: “I like that hat. I might eat it.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Speaking of names, Savage, I suppose I should properly introduce myself. In the dragon tongue, I am called "Wanotreyxkaiv Ulhar Kethend Zhin persvek Bakmadai"

Talia.Sunsong: “Haha.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “To the two-legs, I am Saphira Mistwalker.”

Savage.Taurus: “Nice to meet you. I'm Svägtûz. Shall I call you Wano?”

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "That would be short for Princess, why don't we stick with Saphira?"

Savage.Taurus: “Princess, huh? One of those fancy high falutin dragons, I suppose. Well, pardonay moah, your highness.”

Talia.Sunsong: “You're a princess? I should have gotten more of your gold!”

Savage.Taurus laughs.

Saphira Mistwalker blushes. "I mostly don't mention that I am royal. I am afraid I have been less than a shining example to my parents."

Talia.Sunsong mispronounces Savage's name as "Swag".

Savage.Taurus: “I'm just a simple ole common crimson drake. Nothin' fancy about me.”

Savage.Taurus: “Yea, you know it, girl. I like the swag.”

Talia.Sunsong: “But your son is so cute, that's not common.”

Saphira Mistwalker smiles.

Savage.Taurus: “Yea, well that runs in the family, ya know.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “And he is blue, I am quite fond of blue.”

Talia.Sunsong: “We got this baby carriage for Rorn, the baby dragon.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Royal blue baby Rorn.”

Savage.Taurus: “His mother was a Norwegian Cobalt. She ran off with a Celestial from the Far East. I guess she thought she could so better than me. Left me with the kid, which I don't mind so much.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Celestrial?”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Awww, she had no class. Clearly, you are the better parent.”

Talia.Sunsong: “What type of dragon is that? Heavenly?”

Talia.Sunsong: “He tried to kill me.”

Savage.Taurus: smiles proudly, "Thank ya, ma'am," and tips his hat.”

Savage.Taurus: “Oh, it’s the kind that flies around without no wings. I never understood how they do that.”

Talia.Sunsong: “Is someone performing on the boardwalk today?”

Talia.Sunsong: "You are ready Savage, Swag?"

Saphira Mistwalker giggles. "Celestials cheat. They twist nature around them.

Savage.Taurus: “You think the drood with the pointy ears would want to see it?”

Talia.Sunsong: “Yes.”

The Druid Fitheach Eun arrives at the hideout.

Fiesty Lotus: “Greetins Sister Fit.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Lady Fit! Greetings.”

Druid Fitheach Arrives

Fitheach Eun: “Greetings, my sister.”

Savage.Taurus: “Welcome back, Drood.”

Saphira Mistwalker frowns. "How do the two-legs address each other in this time? Is it still Lord and Lady, or do they say something else?"

Fitheach Eun: "Lady Saphira it is good to see you again."

Talia.Sunsong  : “Did you find food? Cream? Um, for the baby dragon, Rorn, not for me of course.”

Fitheach Eun smiles at the dragon; "Greetings Dragon"

Saphira Mistwalker shakes her head. "Some things never change, especially mischievous fae.

Fitheach Eun looks at the fae sternly; "I was looking for information, not cream."

Savage.Taurus: "We was just talkin to this here Princess."

Talia.Sunsong: "Food is better than information"

Fiesty Lotus: "Information will find you food, silly."

Saphira Mistwalker rolls her eyes. "Savage is caught up with the fact that I am a princess among my people. That is why I never mentioned it much before."

Fitheach Eun: "Lady Saphira is an old friend"

Savage.Taurus: "I am agreeing a lot with the nanny today. Not a good sign."

Talia.Sunsong   whispers: "Saph gave me a coin once! That makes us friends."

Saphira Mistwalker: "Yes, a coin from my hoard as I recall."

Talia.Sunsong: "Saph let me dive and roll around in her hoard, until she gave it to the dwarves"

Fitheach Eun stifles a chuckle remembering other things about the ambassador's hoard

Talia.Sunsong: "Do you have more coins? I want more food."

Savage.Taurus: “Without a horde, how do you get gold and jewels encrusted into your scales?”

Saphira Mistwalker pales. "Lady Talia, you didn't bring any of those evil purple mushrooms did you? I lost an entire chest of gold to the dwarves thanks to those."

Talia.Sunsong: hunts through pouch and triumphantly pulls out a purple mushroom "It survived the portal travel!"

Fitheach Eun sighs

Talia.Sunsong: "I'll try to grow more fairy mushrooms."

Saphira Mistwalker draws back. "Thanks, but I will avoid those

Saphira Mistwalker looks for help, "Lord Savage, do you still have those torches I saw earlier? That mushroom should be burned, before it goes to spore"

Talia.Sunsong: "Nooooooo!" She closes her hand protectively over the fairy mushroom.

Fitheach Eun: "It is too bad we must hide and cannot have a fire"

Savage.Taurus : "I do," < pulls them out of his coat and lights them with a puff of breath.>

Saphira Mistwalker sighs. "We shadow dragons are a bit weaker. In this form I cannot breathe fire without hurting myself."

Talia.Sunsong  : "We can cook food now like cake."

Fiesty Lotus: “Yer gonna set the house on fire with them there.”

Saphira Mistwalker looks up at the rafters. "Perhaps the torches are a bit much in here.”

Savage.Taurus spins the torches around playfully.

Talia.Sunsong: "Oh that is impressive, maybe the crowd at the boardwalk would like your fire."

Talia.Sunsong: "and pay money...."

Savage.Taurus: "You think the bipeds would be interested in my fire?"

Talia.Sunsong: "There's cotton candy at the Boardwalk, and games, and bright lights"

Fiesty Lotus: Yes- I'll bet they would

Talia.Sunsong: "they give you shiny coins if they like your show."

Fitheach Eun looks at the dragon; " This is the only hideout we have; don't make me douse those for you."

Dragon Tries to Burn Down the Hideout

Saphira Mistwalker: "Hmm, I suppose at some point I will have to bring the remainder of my hoard here. I will need some way to purchase things."

Savage.Taurus: “Ooh, yea, I need to rebuild my horde.”

Talia.Sunsong: "You have more shiny coins Princess Saph?"

Fitheach Eun takes a deep breath and speaks to the water spirits...

Saphira Mistwalker nods. "Back in forests my clan inhabits. I brought only a small pouch with me."

Talia.Sunsong: "Don't get the baby dragon wet. I'll have to change his diaper."

A light mist fills the room...

Saphira Mistwalker looks over at Lady Fit and giggles. "Lord Savage, you best douse those torches before....

Savage.Taurus  blows the torches out.

Saphira Mistwalker nods. "Good, we don't want a rainstorm or something in here."

Fitheach Eun exhales and lets the mist dissipate as the torches are blown out.

Savage.Taurus:  “Y'all are so touchy. Don't burn down the house. Don't eat the goat. Geeezzz.”

Talia.Sunsong: "I know the feeling" rolls her eyes. "They tell me to stop doing stuff all the time."

Saphira Mistwalker perks up. "Goats? Where?"

Fitheach Eun: "The neighbor keeps goats"

Savage.Taurus: “Next door. But they are hard to eat without fangs or claws, let me tell ya.”

Fitheach Eun: "Another keeps chickens; very handy for eggs."

Saphira Mistwalker sighs. "Drat, I suppose I will have to leave them be."

Fitheach Eun: "There are apples..and sometimes eggs."

Fiesty Lotus: “But there be deer in the woods to the West of us.”

Savage.Taurus: “I don't understand how these weak little creatures survive.”

Saphira Mistwalker: “Hmm, the two-legs seem to have done well. They are very good with the non-magical things.”