Darkhor was just beginning to calm down and lax until the white dragon suddenly stood up and then asked him a question. He also saw the woman was looking to him expectantly for him to eat the food which was fairly surprising to the Drakkollis. He took the moment to think of his answer carefully, "I… I came here lost… I wandered from the city, this time too far. I was only searching for something to get my son a little something.  A new food, a new pet possibly. Whatever I was to find for my only child." He then slowly came out showing himself completely then continued, "I came to a tavern… I believe it was The Winking Mermaid and I… became desperate asking for someone to help. However he now is well and I thankful for the help. After all that he asked of me to come look for something new for him to play with. I am sorry to have intruded upon your nest. I have no intentions of ever harming your young."

The Drakkollis finally had made it to the fire and stared at Gale but was more importantly focusing on the dragon that stood before him. He was small in comparison to her but he did not want to be hurt or else eaten alive possibly by her. Darkhor couldn't think of much else what to do, "I do not want to take any kill that was worked hard for if it was not for I. Preferably if I have hunted for those in need and of myself but then I would die to save my own son."

He sniffed the meat and then sniffed harder the slit in between his nostrils and where his top lip would be opened up slightly to get in a much stronger scent. He opened his mouth as to take a bite but snapped away quickly, refraining from eating anything..

Gale merely watched and listened as the two spoke. It appeared that the dragon and the third person were already working things out between themselves, so there was no need for her to interject. The cooked meat was now cool enough to eat, so she took one piece and ate. Seeing how the strange creature looked at the meat, it was clear it desired to eat but held back from doing so. Noticing this, she took a large leaf she had cleaned in a stream and dried in the heat of the fire and places a few of the larger pieces of meat on top. The dream-walker then got up from her seat and placed it close to the third being, then returned to her place. Once the cooked meat was finished, she would work on cleaning and cooking another animal. She had brought a few wolf carcasses in but now wondered if it would be enough for all three of them. A quick look at the light outside told her if she wished to hunt again, she would have to eat quickly.

Between bites of meat she ate some of the berries  she had foraged earlier, thinking of what else she could find as food. Meat would not be enough; some edible roots and plants would balance the meal but she knew little aside from the vegetables she had seen in markets. Perhaps birds eggs? She was sure eggs were edible when cooked, regardless the bird it came from. The fowl themselves were much harder to catch and she had no real experience in hunting.

She was smart enough to know that the being was bad news. she curled around her nest and continued to growl. she was not happy with his answer but did not have the strength to keep standing. he came looking for a pet and now he was in her cave. but the looks and talk of his child reminded her of who he was. "Your the man that killed the pirate in anger and cold blood." She stated. "Also your a Drakkollis witch means you cant get lost." she flicked her tail witch nocked over a stalagmite than laid it over the nest.

She also saw it strange that he did not eat. if he was truly lost he would be hungry and would not have rejected the food. "now state your reason for being hear or get lost before I make you disappear." she growled. than looked at the girl. She stopped growling to say "I know you mean well but his kind does not go in a dragons den simply cause there lost. also if any of his words are creatable he could still mean harm and i am not chancing it." she returned her attention to the male and again started to growl.

Darkhor tilted his head and was about to eat but the dragon stated of what he was and covered the nest with a stalagmite she knocked over with her tail. He did not ignore what she said and chuckled which then bursted into laughter, "You..! You..! Ahahaha! I am so sorry I just could not contain myself!"

He then took a few more moments to calm himself down, "Sorry. Ahem… Yes I did do so at the time and it so happens that you were the one who I spoke to. I simply myself followed the smell of food here, I followed what scent I could pick up while blind… Was… to take for myself… I don't like to eat in front of strangers though. You? Really think you can just try to eat me? Bahahahahhaha! Ever get a mouthful of spines before? Also what better answer could I have given? Also should you be aware that Drakkollis are never awake during the day and sleep until the night? We also never travel on our own. I am a nocturnal being and I couldn't see a thing outside because I was blinded by the light, simply we are beings of the night, the darkness and shadows. Also that we are great hunters and scavengers. With that we almost never go hungry."

He said all that he was to say for an answer at the moment. He did not lie but has not said everything. Then he suddenly stretched out lying down on his belly yawning tiredly, "Sleep and rest is all I truly need at the moment but it seems you have not been able to go hunting. If you hunted there would be no protection of the nest and if you never hunted… I see this is where you have wound up… You either have lost your mate or he has never come back for a long while… as with me I have my lost my mate…"

He had his head down and then began to nibble on the food pushed towards him but as soon as he actually tasted it he then hungrily gobbled it up. He was after all hungry but had refused the food at first but now couldn't just hold back because of the hunger of not eating after having expending his energy of using his magic.

Gale listened to the white dragon, and understood her concerns. However she had no basis to discern who was speaking the truth, much less if the truth spoken was in full. She had no idea what a 'drakkollis' was or what that even meant, but apparently the mother dragon felt threatened by its presence. Was she worried that it would steal her eggs? If that was the case, then the dream-walker decided she would help protect them. The other being did not seem to be doing anything which was endangering the eggs, so there was no reason for her to act. In the time that had passed night was beginning to fall, ending any last chance she would have to procure more food all of them. Gale was content for now, and instead refueled the fire. It was important that it remained burning strong, to keep other beasts away. Not ready to sleep yet, she sat by her fire watching the shadows dance on the cavern walls. They reminded her of the shapes she and the children made in the noonday sun in the streets. Soon, she would be able to go on her way back to the city again…

Her eyelids grew heavy and she quietly slipped back into the realm of dreams. She would awake within the next hour, she told herself. Just a little longer…

she was not half amused at his laughter. she took a bit to brake the stone so it fit in the nest than laid it between the sick egg and the healthy eggs. she than laid on top of them and looked at the male that was now catching his breath. "you assume things. I would not go near a town much less a tavern. I have contacts that told me of your activity in the aria. Also never stated I would eat you just said you would disappear" she noticed the girl had drifted off and quieted her tone a little bit. "By what I have heard you do not play by the usual rules of your kind but if you came to sleep than sleep."

he had known that she had been starving. "And what concern is it to you if my mate has been gone for a wile or if I starve along the way." she laid her head down. she had nothing to say to his loss of mate so she watched as he ate like a wild dog.

After he had hungrily ate the food he laid his head down and had listened to what the dragon said, "Mmm yes I did assume so… that was a bit my bad. Not so unusual to have spies watching and reporting my activity which I preferably wish to have none at all…"

Darkhor yawned at that last part of the sentence and nodded tiredly, "Yeeeah… That is exactly what I will do at.. *Yawns* at this *Yawns* time… *Snores* I thought I was…! oh… *snoring*" The Drakkollis had so suddenly had fallen asleep and had seemed he was about to say something else. He stretched himself out and continued to sleep and snore loudly.

As Gale and Darkhor fell into a heavy slumber, the dream-walker felt something was amiss. She had just entered the dream realm, however she felt a disturbance in the weave and weft of the stream of consciousness. It was then that when she tried to awaken, she felt as if her body had turned to stone. She struggled and struggled to open her eyelids, and move her limbs but it was as if she was paralyzed. As she fought she felt it, the source of the disturbance. It was outside the cave, just at the opening. The tall, spiny creature which displeased the mother dragon was closest to it–which meant it was likely being affected the most. Refusing to be held helpless at the possibility of a real and present danger, she broke free from the enchantment channeling her inner strength. Around her, faint wisps of phosphorescent green dream-fire began to manifest into the waking realm as she was roused to anger. Her bright blue eyes searched intently until she caught sight of the thing.

Lurking at the mouth of the dragon's cave stood a shadowy being, hunched over with glowing yellow specks for eyes. It was only a few feet tall, but she knew its appearance did not do it justice in portraying the malice and devilry it was capable of. Eyes burning with fury, she uttered a single word with righteous indignation. "…You." The fire had begun to die down, hence explaining why the fiend's hold had not taken effect until now. Throwing more fuel to the fire, as the light strengthened she rose and drew her katars. "How dare you bewitch and torment the innocent. Hear me, shaytan–I will not let you go unpunished!" The increased brightness of the campfire revealed an inky-black shape that resembled a vile-impish creature with beady soulless eyes. It jabbered with a mouth full of teeth and one of its eyes glowed red with evil enchantment. Her veins burning with fury, Gale's fiery-orange hair seemed to become flame itself as fire manifested and entwined around her body. "Rakhasa!" She shouted, activating her elemental state of fire. She charged at the dream-fiend, with flashing eyes and floating hair.

It had been a long time since Zavosh had been to the forest. The greenery, even at night, contrasted with the blue and red scales that armored his large body, protecting him from harm. He moved silently, or, at least as silently as a dragon could in such a forest. He was here for his brother. He had left his mate behind on this continent to help their kin with trouble on another, and had been gone for months before asking Zavosh to come and check on her and the hatchlings. And so here he was, searching for his brother's mate.

He knew the area of the cave, but not the exact location. The trees hid any light that may reach the skies, and the forest was deathly quiet. Quiet, that was, until a young woman began shouting. He snapped his head in that direction, quickly approaching the area, before reaching the edge, examining the scene. It was a cave, with a fire lit inside, casting strange shadows along the wall, and into the clearing. However, upon closer inspection, he realized that it was't a shadow- not quite. A shadow beast. He had only ever encountered one other, much larger, and much more lethal. It had nearly killed him. He stepped into the clearing, letting out a might roar, hoping to scare the be

seeing the one go to sleep put her at ease for a little bit she spent the time to fix the nest up and heat the sick egg up. she than noticed that there were still a couple carcasses left and ate them before returning to the nest and rapping around the nest. she had drifted to sleep soon after.

the sound of the girl yelling woke her up and she looked to see what was happening. she came to notice the girl was ready to fight some type of shadow creature and decided it best to stay and keep the eggs covered for she did not have the energy to fight long. hearing a roar from out side she closed her eyes and tried to pick up a sent. she could not get one so she just watched. one of the eggs started to make sounds and she willed it to stop so she could keep them safe and hidden. it just kept making sounds and soon the others started to join in.