There is a shift of air as you walk into the next room, a breeze blows arond you and you cannot at first see as you step into the darkness. You stand silent for a moment a try to judge where you are, when you notice a pair of dragon eyes glowing down at you. You suddenly decide it may be a good time to leave.
*snap*
A match flares and a lamp is lit, you look around and find yourself in a tidy room, full of the paraphenalia of a dragon rider.
At first you just notice the lamp. It is large and elaborate, formed into the shape of a majestic dragon, and smoke curls from its nostrils. At first you think that the eye of the lamp are what you saw glowing, but it is then that you notice that sitting on the ground across from you, behind the lamp, is a young woman and a majestic silver dragon. The dragon is brilliant, a beautiful specimen and quite benevolent as she looks down at you. You realise that you have nothing to fear from her as she nods her head toward the girl, motioning you to speak to her. The girl is not quite beautiful, and not quite plain, but her eyes are striking, and the first thing you notice. They are a deep crystal blue that seems to suck you in and mesmerise you for a second. The next thing you notice is her hair, quite strange, blond, but with a white streak down the right side that matches the color of her dragon perfectly. What makes you notice these few colors more is the fact that she is dressed entirely in black, a black cloak lined in brilliant purple thrown over her shoulders. She stands and bows, rather elaborately.
"Welcome"
she says to you, "I'm Hecate, and this is Elidads.""You scared me,"
You reply "I didn't know that you were here.""I was meditating," she replies, "It helps me clear my head and helps me communicate better with Eli. Are you a new candidate here?"
You quickly tell her your story, for although she seems to like listening to you, there is still much to do today, visitng the other nests and meeting the people around Talon Nest. She reciprocates, and is soon weaving a tale so well that you wish you could stay for hours.
"I grew up far away on the coast," she begins, "I was orphaned there, as my father and mother were killed at sea during a horrible storm when I was two reelays old. I was raised by the villagers in my Castle, Kryntia, and spent many hours by myself in the sea, for though it took my parents I still love it." She sighs, looking wistful, "We are so far from the sea here...... But Elidads takes me there sometimes." She looks across at you and asks whether you have seen it.
"Yes," you say, "It IS quite beautiful." Though you doubt that you share the same passion as her, going from the way she speaks of it.
"But my biggest passion was for dragons," she continues, showing you a small tattoo of a dragon wrapt around an ankh on the small of her back, "I used to lay on my back in the sea and watch them as they flew by. I longed to fly on them in the air the same way that I could swim through the sea, to be so effortless and weightless. It was the summer of my fifteenth reelay that Sikassa and Alweds came to me, but unfortunately I could not go then, and I worked hard and saved for many summers to come to Talon Nest, and I have finally arrived, at 18 reelays and starting to get too old." She looks amused for a moment, but continues on as though the thought of her NOT bonding with Elidads is ludicrous. "It was here that Shadow, my firedrace found me. He impressed me in the caverns here, you should go an get one yourself!"
It is only then that you notice that there is a small black firedrace sitting on a shelf behind Hecate. He blinks down at you and you get an uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach. You hope that you impress another color aside from black.
"Don't mind him," Hecate continues, "It's just the way his breed are. He like the dark too, that is half the reason I kept the light off in here so much."
You nod knowingly, you've heard about how the black's are.
"I wish I could stay longer," You apologise to Hecate, "But I really must be going now."
Hecate nods, "Don't worry, I remember what it was like when I first arrived here. Maybe I will see you another time, hopefully at your hatching! Trust me it will be magical, just like my one with Eli."As you turn to leave, Hecate calls out to you, having forgotten to mention something,"While your here, be sure to visit my friend Eterna, he lives right through here, and Heket, who is down this way."
You agree with her and slowly leave the room. 'What a strange group they are,' you think to yourself, picturing Hecate, Elidads and Shadow the firedrace, 'But I really do hope that I get to see them again!' It is only after you leave that you realise that Elidads didn't speak a word!
*Hecate
Age:
Sex: Female:
Status: Silver Dragon Bondmate
Parents: Raistlin, a water priest
Shera, a healer
From: Kryntia, a castle on the coast
Description: Tall, slim and athletic. She has long blonde hair with a silver streak, and dark, taned skin. She is quite and introspective, and tends towards the darker things of life.
*Elidads (Eli for short)
Age:
Sex: Female
Status: Silver Dragon, bonded to Hecate
Parents: Senior Queen Lisads and Bronze Mikads
From: Talon Nest
Description: A majestic silver, a beauty of her kind. She remains very quite at most times and shares her riders love of the ocean and the dark.
*Shadow (Shads for short)
Age:
Sex: Male
Status: Black fire drace
Parents: Unknown
From: Talon Nest
Description:
The perfect example of a black fire drace, Shadow is quite, reserved and sends out a generally unhappy vibe. However, he seems entirely devoted to Hecate a follows her everywhere. he feels that it is his job to protect her.
To TALON NEST
