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Soliel was sitting against Firen, softly playing a song on her small lap 
harp. Hearing a light tap at the door, she call out a "come in". Seeing 
that it was Naiomi, Soliel put the instrument aside, and stood 
up brushing the straw from her skirt.

"Hello again Soliel.  I'm sorry to disturb your playing, that was a
beautiful melody."  Naomi smiled, and came further into room.  "I just 
came to talk to you about training for this beautiful creature."  Naomi 
patted Firen gently  "I've decided you should join Beta wing, under 
Wingleader D'gerrit.  He'll come and talk to you about training sessions 
and care of your dragon later today."

"Thank you.  I was beginning to feel useless watching the others go out 
on patrol and such and not knowing when I'd be able to join them."  
Soliel replied.

"It'll be a few days yet.  As soon as Firen is big enough you'll take 
your first flight together, then you'll be taught to teleport, then 
flight tactics.... You'll soon wish for this quiet time the two of you 
have had to get to know each other."

"Iām excited, really!! Al my life, iāve wanted to be a dragon rider, 
especially after what the wild dragons did to my family. Maybe itās 
silly, but, ever since then, the thing Iāve wanted most in life is to 
defend others from what happened to me." She smiled wistfully.

"I think that that is a nobel goal Soliel. you should feel  proud of 
yourself."

Soliel nodded her head slowly before continuing on other subjects. 
"Firen is growing so fast! Iāve been taking good care of her, oiling her 
skin and all, and I think she is just about ready to go for her first 
flight... Actually, I think she listens to the other dragons about the 
lake and hunting· I think sheās curious and wants to try it out..." 
Soliel chuckled softly.

Naomi laughed and shook her head. 

Soliel continued. "That one time, flying with Mālent.. was glorious. I 
canāt wait to fly again."

Naomi looked at Soliel, one eyebrow raised. "Weāre never going to get 
you out of the sky are we?"

Soliel laughed softly and tied back her long hair. "Oh.. maybe· if you 
can catch us.." She smiled to make sure Naomi knew she was joking. 

"Well, weāll see about that. Wingleader D'gerrit will be by later on to 
talk to you. Iām sure you will fit into his wing just fine." Secretly 
Naomi wondered what the girls reaction to Dāgerrit would be. Well, she 
would see.

Soliel walked Naomi to the door, and watched her head back to her 
office.

<NRPG÷Josh, Soliel will be in her quarters when you have time to write 
something·>

-Submitted by Soliel and Firen