Danika found her way to the warrenlady's dining table without a problem.
She introduced herself and got several curious looks from the others at the
table. The one boy, Jadain he said his name was, seemed preoccupied.

"What's wrong, Jadain?" Danika asked the boy, uncertain if she was being
too forward.

"Fae'Rhee... something about Zert turning into a dragon and breathing
fire... I don't understand..." the boy murmurred.

Danika was curious, remembering Fae'Rhee as the woman who led her to the
Warrenlady's office.

"Perhaps you can talk to Fae'Rhee or Zert about it later," Danika suggested
to the boy.

This seemed to ease the boy's mind somewhat. Danika changed the subject to
warren life and recent events around the warren. Jadain brightened and
became rather talkative, telling Danika all about his recent adventure of
being kidnapped.

A few minutes later Jayleigh arrived and took her seat at the table.

>"I'm so sorry I'm late," she told the younger girl. "I'm afraid I over slept
>this morning."
>
>"Well I think I can understand why," the queenrider replied. "Your son here
>has been filling me in on all that's happened over the last couple of weeks."
>
>"Yea well...." Jayleigh waved it off for the moment and leaned down to kiss
>the top of her son's head before taking the seat next to him. Cal'an,
>Tair'n's son was seated next to the boy. Both were staying for the moment at
>her parents home. For it was felt that Cal'an would adjust better to his new
>home if his friend was there with him. Jadain had had no problem with the
>arrangement. 
>
>"So Danika, how did your first meeting go with your... father?" she asked
>after Realee had set a full plate before her. 

Instantly Danika was once more the subject of curious looks as all about
the table wondered who her father was. Didn't the girl say that she was
from some lost warren? 

"Oh, it was wonderful!" Danika beamed.

"Who is your father, child?" Realee asked.

"R'ven, rider of Zenith," is my father.

Jer'lin's fork clattered to his plate. "R'ven???" he asked with a furrowed
brow as he recovered his fork and attempted to recover his composure.

"Yes. Danu, my mum, was a dragonrider here before she got lost and
transported to Epion. She was 8 months pregnant with me at the time."

"I don't remember R'ven involved with anyone then," Jer'lin said as he
thought back to almost seventeen years prior.

"I was... um... the result of Solara's mating flight," Danika blushed.

*******

As everyone excused themselves from breakfast, Danika took Jayleigh aside
for a moment. "Who is Zert?" Danika asked.

"Zert is the teacher who works with Jadain and Fae'Rhee and some of the
others. He's Fae'Rhee's mate, you know."

"Oh, I see."

"Why do you ask?"

"Jadain was talking about him, I thought I would like to meet him."

"Well, they have one of the family apartments. Though Fae'Rhee is in the
med center right now. She's been taken ill and is delusional I am afraid."

Danika nodded and the two queenriders separated paths and each went about
their business for the day.

******

Danika was going to finish unpacking in her new apartment and found someone
else had already done it for her. Everything was surprisingly put away
neatly and was very easy to find. She ran a comb through her hair and
decided to go visit this Fae'Rhee in the med center.

She walked some distance because apparently Kalindeth was still busy taking
turns with Victroy soothing another dragon named Amadith whose rider was in
some kind of mental distress.

She entered the young woman's room and Fae'Rhee awoke. There was a
desperation in the woman's face.

"Remember me from yesterday? I'm Danika," the young queenrider introduced
herself softly.

Fae'Rhee nodded. "Pretty dragon," she smiled.

"Yes, that's Kalindeth," Danika smiled as she thought of her queen.
"Jadain's been talking about you," the queenrider changed the subject
abruptly.

A look of panic crossed the fevered woman's face. "Jadain! Keep Jadain away
from Zert!"

"Why, Fae'Rhee?" Danika was curious.

"Zert's a dragon."

"What makes you say that?" Danika frowned. Was the girl in her right mind,
she wondered.

"A dream..." Fae'Rhee proceeded to tell Danika about the dream that had
been plaguing her.

"I see, but you are ill, Fae'Rhee. Sometimes illness plays tricks on our
minds."

"Not just the dream," Fae'Rhee protested. Why wouldn't anyone believe her?

"What, then?"

"Zert and Jadain and I, we're telepaths. We talk with our minds, like the
dragons."

"Yes, it's uncommon, but it does happen in humans."

"Well, we were looking for Jadain, and Zert sent us the image of where he
was. Only it was like a dragon would send, from the air."

"I see..." Danika murmurred.

"Ask Dyanisa, her dragon Sienra got the image, too!" Fae'Rhee protested
vehemently.

As outlandish as the story was, there was something in the woman's eyes
that made Danika wonder if there wasn't some truth to what she was being told.

<Lindy, love, could you please find out where Sienra's rider is.>

<She's in the med center, apparently also unwell.>

<Great!> Danika thought unhappily, <Fae'Rhee is here telling me of this
strange image that she and Sienra were given by Zert. I don't know if to
believe her or not.>

<It's true!> Kalindeth replied a few minutes later, <Sienra is telling me
of this man who gave her a location image the same way she would send it to
me.>

Danika frowned. Was it really possible? <Find out where this Zert is now,
since he's a telepath Sienra or one of the other dragons ought to be able
to tell you.>

******

Half an hour or so later Danika was knocking on the door to the lab she was
told this Zert was in.

"Come in!" a man's voice called out to her distractedly.

The young queenrider walked into the room. A part of her was wondering if
she should even be investigating this, but she couldn't deny her curiousity.

The man looked at her curiously.

"I am Danika, rider of the queen Kalindeth. You must be Zert."

He looked at her with a frown, "I know all the queenriders here."

"I just transferred from Epion. I came here to ask about Fae'Rhee. Seems
she is upset and was talking about a dream she had that concerns you. She
thinks you are a dragon."

"A dragon!" the man's face paled.

"Seems it is not just the dream, but that you sent her a location image
that was arial, like a dragon would send."

"I did... but..." Zert sputtered.

"Seems that Sienra also says the exact same story, about a dragon-like
location image sent to her. Strange that both a human and a dragon would
think the same thing..." Danika pryed further.

*******

NRPG: Tag, Mike! (I figure this is after Zert's talk with Jayleigh.)

Barb, Danika will come and talk to Jayleigh about it after her talk with
Zert. She didn't want to worry Jayleigh before it out herself.



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