This is Bridget's post forwarded by me to all of you


It was rather late when Dyanisa left the Medical Center.  The kitchen's
however didn't ever seem to close so she went and grabbed a snack for
herself and a bowl of meat for Sienra's breakfast.  It was cold enough
now that the meat would keep til morning.  

She went her room and smiled happily at her sleeping dragon.  Sienra had
fallen asleep despite being told not to.  Dyanisa debated waking her up
just for revenge, but decided not to.  She was too tired to deal with an
annoyed dragon.

She climbed into the narrow, but surprisingly soft bed and fell asleep.
Her dreams filled with images of her mother.

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It was near dawn when Dyanisa slowly slipped out of slumber.  She had no
particular intrest in climbing out of her warm nest yet and Sienra was
still pretty much dead to the world.  Dyanisa decided to do something
mildly useful.  She'd look in on that mysterious aura.

She easily slipped into her trance and immediately located him.  He was
alone and even awake.  Dyanisa broke her trance, jumped out of bed,
grabbed the nearest set of clothing and got dressed.  She was going to
meet what ever he was right now.

Dyanisa glided outside and towards the room the what ever he was was in.
It didn't take her long to get there.  Instinctively she prepared
herself for battle and knocked on the door.

When he didn't answer she started to get nervous.  Perhaps he'd fallen
asleep in the short time it had taken her to get there.  Maybe he was a
sleep walker.

Her speculation was cut short, thankfully, by the opening of the door. 
A tall man with black hair and totally gray eyes, stood in the door way.

"Can I help you?" he said, his voice betraying his exhaustion.

"Talk," Dyanisa said simply, looking him over for some anomaly.  She
found it when she saw the towel wrapped around his arm like a bandage. 
She raised her eyes to meet his and stared at him with one eyebrow
raised.

"Can we talk later perhaps?  I would really like to get some more
sleep." He sounded like he wanted her to go away. Too bad for him,
because she wasn't going yet.

"No," Dyanisa said.  Cruelly, she reached out and lightly slapped his
injured arm.  He gasped and instinctively grabbed the injured area with
his other hand, freeing the door.  She widened the opening and let
herself in before he could even protest.

"Please come in," he said sarcastically while he shut the door.

Dyanisa turned around and they stared at each other for a few moments. 
His stare was angry but she didn't really care.  She guided him to the
bed and lightly shoved him onto it.

Sitting beside him, she unwrapped the towel.  Wraith burn.  She'd
recognize it anywhere.  He was luck it hadn't gotten through more of his
muscle.  She looked around the room for the water basin.  

Dyanisa got up, when he started to follow, she glared at him until he
sat back down. She brought the basin over to the bed and reached for a
pouch at her ever present belt.  Gently she treated his arm and wrapped
it again in the towel when she was finished.  

"I Dyanisa," she offered, looking up to meet his eyes again.

"Zert."  He paused uncertainly, "Why are you here?"

Dyanisa gave him her best piercing stare and asked, "You human and
dragon. But no both.  What are you?"


Submitted by Bridget Olson
Dyanisa/Sienra *Daere*
Inagua/Myacura *Geode*

"But I'm a freak!"
"Aren't we all?"