The dark red Hyacinth appeared with the rest of the wing over the small
town of Windtide, or what was left of it.  Lisha looked to the side and
saw that the teal Doshayne, bearing Shawnee, had safely teleported as
well. Looking back she saw there was a lone brown dragon fighting the
wraiths. He wasn't with the wing, was he?

<Who is that?> Lisha asked.

<Murkash,> Hyacinth replied.

<Murkash? Who's his rider?>

<Tarv'renon, the one who kidnapped Xanthia.>

Her curiosity satisfied she turned her full attention to fighting the
wraiths, dodging and flaming, the teal and the dark red dragons moved in
unison, a devastating dance that destroyed the wraiths around them. 

"Oldreth!" Lisha called out in shock as she saw the handsome new
queenrider teleport in on Wintermoon. <What the devil is he doing here?
He'll scar his lovely skin!>

<He already has many scars. But I fear for his queen! Queens shouldn't
fight, anyone knows that!> 

***

<Oldreth, he's injured> Hyacinth cried out.

Lisha watched in panic as the platinum queen faltered. Relief washed
over her as seconds later the queen teleported out of the area.

<Murkash!> Hyacinth cried out.

One of the dragons tried to stop the brown's fall, but it was too late.

<Tell Doshayne and her rider to join me on the ground, we must help
him.!>

***

Lisha dismounted and hurried toward the fallen dragon and rider, fearing
the worst.

"Thank you!" Tarv'renon said, looking into her eyes.

Lisha looked away, torn between saving this man and leaving him to rot.
What was she doing, this was a wanted man, probably would have been
banished anyway if he hadn't escaped.

"He's alive!" she cried out to Shawnee, <But he's pinned, help me get
him out!"

<Hyacinth, tell Gemma to send a liter team to get Murkash out of here,>
Lisha told her dragon. 

***

[Back at the warren]

The two women waited for orderlies to arrive with a stretcher to take
the injured man to the med center. Awkward moments passed and Lisha
decided to break the silence by starting some idle conversation.

"Congratulations!" Lisha offered.

"Hm?" Shawnee looked at her.

"For the new baby you and Saul are expecting. Hyacinth told me. And so
soon after you had Shaulyn! Saul's really quite the man, isn't he?" The
buxom woman said, flinging her long raven black braid back over her
shoulder. Her deep blue eyes sparkled as she remembered fondly the time
she and Saul had been together.

Shawnee's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean by that?"

"Oh, I know you're Saul. But it's been years ago, nothing to worry
yourself over. It was just a thing, you know, all in the past. Still, I
think on him fondly." Lisha was nonchalant in her confession. "You sure
are a lucky woman. A miracle worker, actually, getting him to settle
down with you."

*****

NRPG: Tag, Barb! ;>
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