Alone... -- The Hatching Grounds

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Date Posted: 14:40:27 11/17/01 Sat
Author: Aaron
Subject: Alone...

The boy of 14 approaches the clutch on the Sands, surprizing calm for a Canidate. Stopping he ran his hand across a nearby egg, noting at all the eggshells around him. But he wasn't too late. Pressing his ear to the egg he listened intently for any signs of it hatching, then he sighed stepping back slightly, then smiled, it was almost noon, the sun warming the eggs and unfortunately, the Sand itself. Touching the egg again he let his thoughts drift apart from each other...

" Aaron, Whadda gonna do when you are a dragonrider?" His younger brother had.
" Dragonrider, where'd you get that idea?" He said grinning broadly.
His young brother had just found out that was where Aaron was headed, " I overheard mom an' dad talking." Aaron nodded, patting his brother on that back, " Wait til' your of age, then you can join me." His brother had nodded and ran off, returning with a carving of his own, " It's you." He said, then held up another crude carving, " That's your dragon, You'll tell me what color you impress... ok?" Aaron had nodded, ruffling his brother's hair fondly, " I will, I promise." His brother frowned slightly and looked down at the ground, " Do I really gotta wait 4 years til I can 'press..." Aaron nodded, " Hey don't worry, 4 years will fly by so fast..." He said no more instead just smiled once more, " Four years will fly by like that." He snapped his fingers, " Then you can come and join me, if you want."

Aaron smiled, touching the carved dragon and dragonrider underneath his light white cloak, he would never forget who he was, nor let fantasy cloud reality...
Clearing his thoughts he shut his eyes, letting the afternoon sun warm his body, No doubt visible on his face... His thoughts melted into dragon wings, agile and yet indomitable. Free at last!

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