[DL] Darlea

<There is still trouble with Malekith and his rider, Darlea-pet. Several of
the dragons have been talking about it. They haven't returned from
Ralengarde yet.> Makayla informed Darlea as they headed slowly over toward
the green.

Darlea frowned at her dragon. "Perhaps we should fly to see if we can help."

Makayla shook her head, <No... I don't think it's a good idea.>

"Why not," asked her rider surprised.

<Because, my most loved rider. You're heart is not in it. You still fret
over what happened the last time you flew to help. I worry about that as
well, but we are older and wiser now.>

Darlea shook off Makayla's suggestion, "Oh no, Makayla that doesn't bother
me at all any more. We are trained now, we were not trained then. Besides,
I'm sure Porthios told you that Malk and Yenal no longer ride together."

<Yes, Porthios told me.> Makayla was silent for a moment as she lay down
just outside the training grounds, <Yet, you still do not jump to help. Not
the way you did when Michel was in trouble.>

"Oh Makayla." sighed the young woman as she slid down to the ground to
snuggle with her dragon, "More then anything, I fear I would just make it
worse, like the last time. So I sit here and do nothing. I'm not much of a
dragonrider, am I?" She felt the tears well up and start to spill over her
cheeks.

<You were going to fly to Relangarde yesterday for the attack, and I know
how scared you were.>

"Oh, yes, and I jumped at the chance to stay when..." she paused for a
moment, "Salinda, she had something she wanted to talk to me about. Where is
she, Makayla?"

<Dencia says they are swimming at the lake. Do you want to join them? They
are not jumping to help Malekith either. I'm sure that the others have
things well in hand and would call us all together if they needed us. You
have to remember that you are simply one member of the wing, it does not
depend on you to save everyone.>

Darlea chuckled thinking it was a good thing the wing didn't depend on her.
"Thank you for putting things in perspective for me, deary. And tell Dencia
we'll be there in a bit. There's one other person I want to visit before we
go find her."

<I'll pick you up outside the Medical building shortly.>

Darlea smiled caressing Makayla bright green hide. Then she hopped up and
ran toward the medical building. Now that she knew Almiron was feeling
better she was more then willing to go and visit him. It had bothered her
when she thought that he might die.

She walked into the room was a healer fussing over Almiron. Michel sat back
watching in amusement as the man poked and prodded his roommate. Darlea
walked over to him, "What's going on?" she whispered.

"Almiron felt something in his legs earlier. So thier checking it out," he
told her still smirking.

"That's wonderful," she said. Almiron saw her and smiled as he allowed
himself to be subjected to the healer's poking.

"Well, it was only briefly. Now he can't feel anything," he winked at
Darlea, "But I think it's a good sign, don't you."

"Absolutely," she grinned, as she waited patiently for the healer to finish
his examinations.

"How did things go at Relangarde?" Michel asked her while the waited.

She blushed red and frowned, "I... I didn't go." She was embarrassed to have
to admit that she was shirking her responsibilities.

Michel nodded. The healer finished with his examination of Almiron and
started to head out of the room, "Hey, wait, when can I get out of here?"
Michel asked him. As he began to argue with the healer, Darlea walked over
to Almiron's bed.

"Michel told me, you had some feeling in your legs earlier," she said.

He nodded, "Yes, but not anymore."

"It'll come, I know it will," she smiled, "How are you feeling otherwise?"

"Fine. Michel and I have been playing game and keeping each other company."

"I'm glad you're not alone. I'm actually one my way to go chat with Salinda.
She's been a little down lately, and I've been trying to cheer her up."

Almiron frowned slightly, "I knew she was unhappy after mating flight..." he
stopped and looked at the young woman standing beside him, "You are okay
with that? Aren't you?"

She nodded, with a slight chuckle, "I am."

"I worried. But Salinda is upset over..." he started to ask quietly.

Darlea shook her head, "Almiron, it hasn't anything to do with the mating
flight," she told him, knowing that she was lying, because it was the mating
flight that had started her friends nightmares again, "Don't let it worry
you, okay. You have too many other things to worry about. Especially making
yourself well."

He nodded. 

"I'm going to go. I just wanted to stop in and see how you were doing. I'm
counting on having that birthday party soon." she smiled, "so don't
disappoint me."

--Darlea & Makayla
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NRPG: Hope our 'sickies' don't mind a visitor :)

Kristen
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Ens. Ainese Kev, Bree, Dr. Janna Swansen, Captain Gabriel 
Faison, Waylene & Aura, Meena & Vonn)

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