[Midday, Day 1]

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Maeve awoke with a start to a dragon tribute.  Not another dead dragon, she
though.  I wonder who it is this time.

She looked over to the corner of her bedroom to where her dragon should have
been sleeping, but, to no surprise, the space was empty.

*Krith?* she thought, trying to contact her dragon, but recieving a
"do-not-disturb" signal instead.

*Flaming dragon!*

<I heard that!> she responded.

*Works every time,* Maeve said to her beautiful queen.

*Who's dead this time?* she asked.

<It's Jenalader,> Krith replied.  <The Queen is dead.>

*Thank you, dear.  You can go back to whatever it was you were doing, now.*

Maeve quickly got dressed.

<Wait!> Krith practically screamed in her mind.  <Viktroy just informed me
that we are to pick up Herin from the medical center at once.>

*Then why don't you stop cuddling whoever it is this time and fly yourself
up here?* Maeve replied, beginning to let her annoyance show.

<Don't be so annoyed.  Sparroe's rider just called him, too,> she replied.

*Sparroe!  We have some talking to do about this habit of yours,* Maeve
said, as Krith landed carefully on the outer ledge of the apartment.

Maeve quickly settled the riding saddle on Krith's neck, mounted up, and
gave the dragon the signal to take off.

When they landed in front of the medical center, Calette informed her the
medical team had already been picked up and transferred to the warrenlady's
office already.  She then had Krith take her to the warrenlady's office to
find out what was going on.

When she landed at the warrenlady's office, Rezsia and Jezebel were right
behind her.  They entered, and found Jayleigh, R'ven, and Tair'n.  Maeve
then realized she had been crying.

"I went by the med center to pick up the healer, like Krith asked," Maeve
said.  "But when I got there Calette told me he'd already been picked up."

"Ja'ks went by and got him," Jayleigh told her.

"So it's true," Rezsia asked.  "The warrenlady is dead?"  Then she
apparently noticed R'ven.  "My condolences, R'ven.  She'll be missed."

"If there's anything I can do to help, warrenlady, I'd be glad to," Maeve
said.  "Just tell me when and where and I'll be there."

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Respectfully submitted by
        Bugly

Raissa Orthallen & ? (Cleft)
Maeve & Krith (Daere)