Carie woke up the next morning and went to breakfast, as Fiera went to 
catch some.  She walked into the Dining Hall, and started picking at some 
fruits and cakes.

"Ahhh, the pretty young Queenrider," said the woman behind the counter.

Carie just looked up, and noticed a woman looking at her.

"Yes, I'm Carie.  You are?"

"You just call me Cook, all right?"

Carie just nodded, and went to grab a drink.  Walking over to a table, 
she sat down at an empty one.  Keeping her head low, she ate her food 
quietly, until Z'lec yelled "What?!?"

At that point, Carie looked up and saw the Wingleader heading toward a 
table, muttering something under his breath, When Waylene stopped him.  
She saw a tense discussion between the two of the, followed by their 
leaving the hall.  Carie just went back to eating her food.  She 
finished it up, and finished her water, and went back to the apartment.

When she arrived, she started organizing everything she had, which wasn't 
much.  Noticing she needed some new clothing, she went about to the 
locals and found the appropriate stores.  She came away with two shirts, 
a pair of riding boots, not that she'd need them in the near future, some 
pants, a leather belt, and matching leather vest, and a hat that was 
called a beret.  Carie had never seen one before, and very much enjoyed 
the look of it.

*Carie, are you ok?*

"I'm Fine, Fiera."

*I'll lay my eggs within the week, Carie..then we just wait for them to 
hatch.  I'm so excited, I wonder if I'll have a Queen in my first clutch..*

Carie put her hands over her ears, as if to block out Fiera's babbling.

"Fiera, I understand how happy you are.  Just, please, can we relax a 
little, even if just for a little while?"

Fiera sounded a little dejected as she replied "Yes, Carie."

Fiera still didn't quite understand why her Human was so upset.  But, it 
was something she would continue to try to understand.  Maybe going back 
to Keldarra and talking to Paranth or some of the Dragons there would 
help...that is, if Keldarra was out of it's crisis.

Carie ended the day by lying down, and slowly crying herself to sleep.


Carie and Fiera
  AKA Chris Canary