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The purple dragoness lay curled up and content, sleeping through the cold of the raging storm outside, thankful that she had enough sense to build a barrier in front of the cave entrance to keep out the wind and rain. It had been like that for hours now, so they had been unable to go outside for so long that the cave... though large and open... was beginning to feel somewhat oppressive.

She opened one emerald green eye and looked at the river that divided her cave in half, noticing how the water level had risen, though it was not enough to start worrying yet. She looked at the nest between herself and the river, noticing the hatchlings curled up happily, content to snuggle with one another and keep each other warm. Both were so unlike her it was amusing, white as snow like their father, though unlike him one had the slightest blue sheen, the other the slightest green sheen. Saphire and Emerald like their parent's eyes.

She smiled to herself, even though she missed him terribly when he wasn't around, she knew her pure white mate would be back soon enough. With a slight purr she wrapped her Aqua-lined wings tighter around her scales, and closed her eye again... returning to her dream of summer days and playtime with the hatchlings.

She smiled happily, feeling them snuggle close to her, and she unconsciously laid her wing down over the both of them. The small veins close to the surface were good at sucking up heat, and at times like this, at emantaing it as well. She sighed contendedly, purring deep in her chest, a soothing sound that expressed her happiness at having her children close, though deep inside she missed her Mate, Zed, and was hoping he'd get back soon. Right now she wanted nothing more than to be snuggled and surrounded them all, content in their presence and their love.

She opened both eyes at the thunder clap, and raised her head long enough to peer out the cave entrance, then put her head back down again. The lightning was still faint, so there was no danger, especially since they were inside. She felt the twins stir and then move up closer to her neck, and she continued purring peacefully, comforting the hatchlings as best she could.

She rolled her eyes at their antics, but a small smile played at the corner of her mouth in amusement. They were young and reckless, and didn't know any better, and were entitled to enjoy their youth while it lasted. Thoughts of her own childhood flittered across her mind, one that wasn't so happy and carefree, especially not on days like this. She strove to make their childhood more enjoyable then her own, and after a moment, laughed deeply at the glomping. She curled up on her own again, content to just watch closely as they played, like always.

As the storm grew to its peak and the lightening flashed and the rain poured down, a young demon girl could be seen. She gasped as the lightening hit the earth again and curled up into a tighter ball. She had taken refuge beneath a tree, even though it was the worst possible place to find shelter, this was all she could manage as there seemed to be nowhere else she could stay.

Looking around herself again, she blinked slowly, feeling the rain roll down her cheeks and stood up carefully. She took a couple of steps before shrinking back towards the tree, wondering how she got into this mess in the first place.

She looked up at the leaves on the tree and felt tears slide down her face, she frowned slightly and wiped the tears away, wondering why she was so afraid of storms. She looked to her left and gasped slightly, noticing something that she had not noticed before. She took a step towards what she had seen, and then a few more until she had reached the mouth of a huge cave.

The two continued playing for a time, ignoring the lightning and turning away from the thunder, oblivious to anything the might be wrong untill their mother lifter her wings, both of them stopping mid roll and watching her. At the moment, Rith had his sister pinned, but was tilted to his side and fell with a short squeek, Arisana scolding him quietly and telling him to be quiet while they watched their mother move slowly towards the entrance of the cave.

Seeing her sit at the mouth of the cave was both good and bad to them, it only implying that she was uncertain herself of what lay beyond tonight, and they hurriedly climbed back into their nest, huddling together and watching from a safe distance, their heads resting over the lip of the nest of grasses.

She tilted her head curiously, studying the darkness intently, watching the little demon child before her though not obvious about it. Slowly she turned her head to the side and made it quite clear that she saw the little one, looking her over closely with her Emerald eye, before speaking softly but noticably. "Grrrowww rawl rrrlaaar lorrrel?"

She figured that she wouldn't understand, the confusion at her draconic (which I just made up on the spot) clearly obvious. She reached out with her mind, her vocal chords unable to speak the common language of humanoids, and spoke directly to her mind through telepathy. Who are you, and why do you enter my domain?

Confused and fascinated by the demon girl only slightly smaller than they were, Rith and Arisana looked at eachother and back at her. They heard their mother's question clearly, saw the confusion and surprise wash over her face, and then... nothing. They heard no reply from the girl, but saw her turn away. Curious about this small girl who clearly wasn't human, they quietly walked up behind their mom, hidning behind her forelegs and staring at the young girl curiously.