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The flight did not take long and Aiko landed lightly inside the great mouth of the dragon shaped mountain. "Hello?" She looked around. "Perhaps no one is here."
"Perhaps they are in the bowl?" Ferret jumped off Aiko's back and walked into the throat of the mountain and down the path that went out into the bowl that would also hollow out, half inside, half outside the mountain, where there would be a lushious green valley and a large lake.
Aiko followed her into the mountain and then back outside again and looked down into the bowl. At first she thought it was empty, then she saw the sleeping blue-green form of one of the ancient dragons that resided here. "I would not wish to wake a sleeping dragon, especially and anctient." She moved out further to a ledge with good sunlight. "Let's wait until he awakens, or someone else comes." She curled up on the ledge and waited patiently.
Ferret only shrugged and went out to a tree on the same ledge and sat in the shade to wait.

K'lant landed at the very base of the Mountain and looked about him, then climbed his way up to the mouth and looked down at the base where he saw small shapes forming at the base of the mountain. He frowned and watched the small shapes try to move up the mountain, but yet could not for the magic surrounding the mount itself kept them from climbing any higher. He then moved his great head to watch the sun climb the horizon, the light chasing the darkness away, he then looked back down, watching the shadows run away as the light reached them. That in itself told him what they were. He growled then turned to go inside. He needs to meet with the other elders when they return later in the day.

As K'lant reached the inner part of the mountain, where the valley and the lake lay he saw within the elder Grasala and two other familiar forms he recognized. He smiled a little as he saw the familiar faces and moved out on the ledge, but remained still in the dark and waited for the sun to reach over the mountain. Until then K'lant turned back into the tunnels and went down to the tunnel that would lead out onto the valley floor. As he came back outside he moved over to the waters and took a very much needed drink.

Arya felt something poking her in the side she moved but then something else was poking her. So she made herself wake up and raised her head bumping it on the ceiling. Looking around she was in a cavern just big enough to fit her, studying the cavern more it turned out to be a very large room. "I'm not in the fire realm anymore...But..where am I?" She folded her wings tight to her back and moved out of the cavern into a much larger tunnel to the right it sloped down further underground, to the left it sloped upwards. She went right and moved down the tunnel, eventually there were many others but she stayed on the main one that eventuall led to a gigantic cavern. There was a stream running through it and what seemed like a monstrously large boulder lying next to it. As she moved closer she realized that the boulder was breathing. Please don't let me regret this. She prayed. "Excuse me." She used her tail to tap it. It shifted and a head with bleary eyes glared at her. He shifted and stood his body, now stretched out, took nearly half the cavern. Arya studied him, he looked like a dragon, but he had no wings, then she shrank back as his great head, hers was less than half the size of his. "I..I'm sorry to waken you." She swallowed, "I was wondering where this place is." He glared at her a moment.
"Hmmph! How could you not know where you are!"
He mummbled something as he turned his head away that Arya didn't take as something nice. "The last thing I remember was being in the fire realm. The next I was here."
His head snapped back in her direction and moved it close to get a better look. "Realm of the gods were you? Well," He snorted, "Why didn't you just say so! You are in the depths of Dragonfang. He moved away from her over to pool of water and drank out of it.
Arya thought a moment and mumbled "I've never been this far into the mountain." She turned back to the only tunnel that led into this cavern, but then turned back to the inhabitant of this cavern and found him watching her. She wanted to ask what he was, but didn't want to be rude.
He moved towards the tunnel and stopped when he was next to her. "I'm a dragon, if you were wondering." He moved away and into the tunnel, his voice echoed back. "If you're wanting outside the mountain you better follow me."
Arya only stood there, then hurried after him.

Grasala listened to his tale with a grim expression on her face. "We at least know where they are coming from, but that is not much information to go off of. We need to know who and what is controling them." She paced back and forth as she thought about this. "But it will be difficult especially now that they know about us, and if the one who controls them knows of this council it will be even harder to get any spies into that territory." She sighed then settled down before K'lant. Long moments passed til he brought up the two young ones on the other side of the bowl, she had nearly forgotten about them. She turned to look at them. "They came here to speak to the elders, Ferret wishes to ask the elders something in hopes that we may be able to help her find what, or whoever, she's searching for. Her companion thought she needed time to think so they would like to speak to the elders tomorrow." She looked at K'lant to see if this would be possible.

Grasala turned her head to the cave entrance and seemed to listen to a silent call. "Well there is no harm in her asking the others." The ancient one moved over to Aiko and used her muzzle to nudge Aiko til she was awake. "Come the council gathers. The two of you are welcome to join us."
Aiko blinked the sleep from her eyes, then nuged Ferret til she awoke. Grasala says that the ancient ones gather in council. She paused, She says we may come if we wish. I think we should attend, we may learn something new. Also there might be an important reason why she would like us to come.
Ferret stretched, then slowly stood up and leaned against Aiko. Or maybe she is just inviting us to just be polite since we are guests here. She nodded though, "I don't see any reason why we couldn't join you." She looked to the elder.
Grasala nodded then turned and headed to the entrance to the tunnels. "Follow me."
Ferret and Aiko followed the elder one down the tunnels and looked at the ancient tapestries that told the story of dragon's history. They were so focused on the tapestries tellings that they had not noticed Grasala had stopped walking. Aiko had noticed in time and had snatched Ferret before she stepped on Grasala's tail.
Grasala turned to look at them, "You may sit over there." She gestured with her claws a place where already a red dragon was sitting. Then turned to climb to the platform where some of the elders were waiting.
Ferret was looking up at the elders a certain grey dragon caught her attention for he was much bigger than the others and was positioned in the middle. She was about to stand in a different place to get a better look when Aiko mentally nudged her then walked by her. What is it? She looked at Aiko.
Aiko looked back at Ferret, The red dragon, does she not look familiar to you? Aiko sat down next to the red dragon and greeted her. "Fancy meeting you here." She smiled.
Ferret walked behind Aiko wondering what she meant, as she got closer the red dragon was familiar to her. To herself, Arya.

"The same to you Arya. Ferret has something she wishes to ask the elders' when there is a chance to. I'm wanted to come here to see some old friends."

After a long journey throught the mountains they finally arrived at their destination. Their mounts landed at the very mouth of the dragon shaped mountain and waited for their riders to dismount and collect their things before flying to the great lake that lay in the middle and very top of the mountain where most mounts would go for food and water.
Sharra watched as they flew away and looked at Cadoc, "There you see we made it in one piece." She put her pack on her shoulders and headed inside the great mountain.
Cadoc only sighed, shouldered his pack, and walked after her, down the tunnels into a great hall where many of the other elder dragons were gathering into one of the main tunnels. "What's going on?"
Sharra walked into the great flow of dragons, yet keeping close to the wall so as to not get stepped on. "A meeting I suppose. There" She pointed to a different, smaller entrance, where guests go to listen to the council. They went through this entryway and looked about.
"Not many here at the gathering." He found some familiar faces, "Except a few we haven't seen in awhile." Cadoc only smiled as he moved passed Sharra and moved to position himself on the other side of Arya. He heard enough of the conversation to reply. "Seems like everyone is on their own mission Eh?" He looked at the girls and smiled a greeting. "And all seeking guidance from the elders no doubt. I'm sure they will help you on whatever your task may be."
Sharra walked over to stand next to Ferret and whispered, "If I didn't know any better I think he prefers others company more than mine." She gave a light laugh and turned to face the elders.