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Eien pulled her ebony-colored claws out of the rafter; thus her upper body swung down while her feet were still gripping the rough wood. "New Germany, eh?" Eien questioned in her innocent voice, swinging slightly. "I've never heard of that place...." She paused and looked downward, which was infact, upward to her. "Yes, please go on Sharpe-san!" Eien exclaimed, gazing at the two people with her unnaturaly deep, sharp red eyes. "I just love meeting new people, making new friends!" She swung some more, her pink hair sweeping over the desk lightly.

A strange look came across Joseph's face. Now he was annoyed, but not these people, but for having to come out into the middle of a land that did not even know of his glorious homeland."I must have traveled a lot farther than I thought. Everyone, gather around and I will explain." Everyone took a seat around Joseph' table, interested in what he had to say. Everyone except for Eien, who oppted to stay hanging. Joseph looked at her with a surprised look, but shrugged his shoulders and made himself comfortable. "As some of you may have heard, I am Joseph Kreigwolf, knight of New Germany. Many many years ago, before the great Dragon War, New Germany was one of the greatest cities in exsistence. Now, it stands as a glorious monument to the war. I left to find my sister. She left a few weeks ago because something very strange happened. But I don't know exactly what. All I know is she said something about Dragons." The word dragons struck a cord in Mari's mind.

Eien stopped swinging and turned to Shio. "I've never heard of New Germany either, yet, I've never traveled this far north. I always lived in the heaths down south on the coast of the large salt oceans!" She exclaimed, clasping her hands together. The ebony nails clicked together, a hollow ring sounded. "Ah...." Eien closed her eyes for a few moments. She looked like a neon bat. A very large bat, that is.....
"Oh yes, New Germany sounds interesting! Dragons, you say!" Eien said in her perky, innocent voice. "Oh, I remember the old travelers that used to settle down along the coast..... I used to sit on the warm sands with the men, listening to their stories.... I've heard of temples with long, thin dragons with four or five tallons on each er...hand?..." She paused. "Anyways, I've heard of dragons that were the color of the river, the moss-colored stones that lie on the bottom, and the color of a raging fire.... Oh, how I wish I could see a dragon! Have I said that I've always felt so cold whenever I hear tales about an ancient Dragon? Oh, it's probably the thrill surging through my veins!!" She swung, then dug her nails into the wood slightly. She crawled between the rafter and the roof then gazed down at the desk. It was amazing, considering there was only about two feet between the roof and rafter.

Joseph rolled his eyes. How could it be that none of these people knew where New Germany was. And now he had a girl asking about a brother he knew little about. Joseph turned to Shio and laughed. "Yes, at one time, Dragons did roam the earth. They were proud and honorable beings, but mankind in our fear and ignorance, chased them off to who knows where." He nexted turned to Eien, and laughed out loud. "You are quite the lively one. I have never seen a dragon myself, but my grandfather was good friends with a Dragon named Armaloke. He told me Armaloke was as brown as Bronze and and had a voice that sounded like it could move the earth." He then looked at Mari with a much more serious face and asked, "About your brother, why do you need to know so badly?" Then it struck Joseph. Her brother was going through the same problems as his sister. But to be sure, he needed her to say it. His voice turned low and very serious, "Is your brother going through certain changes? Like new power or knowledge? Because that is exactly what is happening to my sister!" At last, maybe a real clue.

"She started with strange dreams. Then, it was like she knew the answer just about anything you could ask her. She could quote just about any book in the library, or even find the quote in a matter of seconds. When she left, something was wrong. She was wearing a cloak around her body, but I saw a stream of white feathers underneath, which leads me to believe that she was growing or still is growning wings. When she left, I tried to stop her, but she knocked me aside and left me wounded for two days. Up til that moment, she has not been able to even begin to stomach fighting. I am searching for her now. Maybe it would be in our best intrests to join forces." He smiled at the other two listeners and said, "And you two are welcome as well. We may get to meet real dragons."

"I agree. These events must be related to the dragons. Not to seem rude, but I have a question. Do your parents know you are here? You seem a little young to travel by yourself." Years of service had taught hi to read the movements and behaviors of his enemies, and this situation was no different. Her breathing was shallow and spuradic, like she was hiding something and she rarely looke anyone in the eyes.

"Hahahaha" Jospeh laughed out. "Just as I thought, you ran away, didn't you? It is ok, I am neither your mother nor your father. It isn't my place to tell you what to do. But be sure to send them word often because mothers need that from their children." Joseph smiled again, this time with soft eyes that neither condemed nor cast judgement. "Life can be hard without good friends. Believe me, I know. Now, it is late and I am tired from so much traveling. How about we get some rooms and rest for the night?"