DL-N Making new friends


Naomi walked into the room with Soliel in tow. "Hello again Rain. I've
brought someone to meet you.  Soliel....... this is Rain.  Rain..... meet
Soliel."

Soliel smiled at the stranger, and slid into a chair next to Rain's bed,
with a small smile to Naomi. Tucking a strand of auburn hair behind her
ear, she started to get to know one of the new editions to the Warren.

"Hi there... i'm Soliel. My dragon is Firen... She is nearly a year old
now." She smiles at the fond memories... "You are Rain?"

"Yes..." 

"Its nice to meet you... i must say... ive been sick myself... Part of
Firen's harness broke, and i fell..." looks down. "i was in a coma for
over a month." 

"really?" Rain sat up in bed.

Looking up, Soliel spotted Ralen. "Beutiul Bird..." Holding out a hand to
the bird, she wondered if it would come to her. It had been very long
since she had been living in the woods, but, well, it was worth a try.

"Tell me... how have you liked living in the Warren?" She laughs slightly.
"but then, i don't suppose you have gotten a chance to see much of it.
Perhaps when we get better, i could take you on a tour. I doubt Lilliana
would let either of us far out of her sight right now!!"

Rain laughed at that concept. "No, i think she'd likely chain us up if we
though of straying too far from our beds. Im suprised she let you up..."
He trailed off.

Soliel could picture what he saw. A woman, pale and thin, long auburn hair
streeming loose across her shoulders, bright blue eyes flashing with
amusement. She knew that she looked tired, and she knew she looked sick.

"Well..." she smiled. "I can be stuborn when i want to be. You try to
sleep for over a month. When you wake up, you won't ever want to sleep
again." 

And there perhaps was the root of her problem.

<You are having problems Sleeping again, aren't you?> Firen asked gently,
more of a statement than a question.

<Yes... i am afraid that if i fall alseep.. i won't be able to wake up
again...> 

She could feel Firen give her a mental hug. <I know you love me, darling.
And i love you too.>

Rain could tell taht she was speaking wiht her dragon, and smiled at her. 

"Would you like to come see Firen some time?" she sighs. "I want to go see
her so badly, but Lillianna vetoed the idea right from the start. Thinks
that if i saw Firen, i would want to go flying." Smiles slyly. "Now
whatever gave her that idea?" She laughed.

She quiets for a moment. "Would you... would you like to hear a song? I
brought my harp..."

Smiling his enjoyment, Rain nodded, yes. "That would be nice... anything
as opposed to this dreadful silence..."

Still sitting on the chair, she brings out her harp and tunes it. "What
would you like to hear?" 

"hmmmm... your choice."

"You've discovered my weakness." She grins. "the inability to make
decisions!!" 

Laughing, she choose a song, and began to sing: 

A friend is someone we turn to
When our spirits need a lift,
A friend is someone we treasure
For our friendship is a gift,
A friend is someone who fills our lives
With beauty, joy, and grace
And makes the world we live in
A better and happier place. 

(written by Jean Kyler McManus)

Putting her harp away, she sank back into the chair, exausted. Being out
of bed so soon was taking alot out of her.

<you should go to bed.> Came the command from Firen.

<Darling, i will not! However am i to regain strength if i am always
sleeping? No, i will stay here and rest in this chair.>

<Suit your self... but if you fall asleep, don't expect me to fly you back
to your room!!>

She laughed through the link at her grumbling dragon. <You sound Just like
Lillianna!>

"Rain... perhaps you would tell me a bit about yourself?" She asked, her
voice soft.

TAG PAT.. (hope i wrote this okay...)

Submitted by Soliel/Michelle  

(if this got sent twice, my appologies, my mail was stalling for some
reason)