Day 9

The Early Hours



Daisy had stayed late at the dining hall, helping to clear up after they

stopped serving food.  She'd spent so many hours preparing and serving

food for others, it wasn't until they stopped serving that she realised she 

hadn't eaten herself.  By then she was so tired she just grabbed a piece of 

fruit to eat on the way home.



Home... she thought of the small room she shared with her sister and

shocked herself when she realised how much she actually liked it here.



Rosie wasn't home when she got back to the room.  Daisy hadn't seen her

since she'd left her watching the hatching sands through the window

earlier that afternoon, but she wasn't overly worried.  She imagined her 

sister had probably gone back to the sands at some stage.



Tiredly, the elder twin slipped of her shoes and laid down on the bed

still fully dressed and was asleep in seconds.



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Rosie had had a fantastic evening.  After eating at the tavern she and

J'red had stayed for a few drinks before the dragonrider had flown her back 

to the warren.  Rosie had persuaded him then to fly her around the warren 

and she was on such a high when she eventually arrived home that she felt 

like she was still flying.



She'd all but forgotten about the dragon eggs that were due to be laid at 

any time, but when she remembered, she couldn't resist a quick walk over to 

the hatching sands to see if anything had happened.  She was only slightly 

disappointed to notice that nothing had changed, and returned to the room 

she shared with her sister quietly and slipped into the bed she and Daisy 

were sharing.



It was light before she eventually fell asleep, but when she did, her

dreams were of dragons and adventure and a handsome rider called J'red.



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Daisy had to be up early.  She needed to be at the kitchen before they

began serving to help with the preparation.  Sunlight streaming into the 

room woke her and the elder twin rose to shower and dress.



She smiled at her sister who was still sleeping peacefully, and didn't

wake her before leaving for the dining hall.



Her own stomach was growling, and she hoped to have enough time to eat

herself before the dining hall started to fill up.



"Daisy" an unfamiliar voice called out to her as she crossed the warren.

She'd met so many people the previous evening, it was going to take a

while to remember them all and what they sounded like.



She turned in the direction of the voice.  "Yes?" she smiled at the

stranger.



"Uh.. It is Daisy, right?"  For a moment J'red wasn't sure he'd found the 

same girl.  She looked just like the girl he'd had a wonderful time with the 

night before, but there wasn't any recognition in her eyes as she gazed up 

at him.



"Yes.. I'm Daisy.  Did we meet last night?"  She smiled at him.



"Yes!  Last night."  J'red felt relief wash over him.  She did remember,

how could he have doubted that. "I want to thank you for dining...."



"Oh, of course,"  She cut him off with a wave of her hand, "but it really 

was my pleasure.  Though, I really must go help out in the kitchen, they'll 

be needing me to help prepare the breakfast."



"Wow, you've only been here a few days and you're already helping in the

kitchens.  Well, I'm impressed."  J'red beamed at the real Daisy.  "Yes... 

well, thank you again.  I won't keep you.  I'll look forward to.... to... 

seeing you again, then."



"Maybe at breakfast?" Daisy asked with a smile.  She couldn't get over how 

friendly everyone in the warren was!  She'd only served the guy dinner last 

night yet he'd taken the time to thank her.



J'red nodded.  "Maybe" he said hopefully.  He had a couple of things to do 

before breakfast, but maybe he'd make the time to get to the dining hall.



A joint post, respectfully submitted by



Kas & Arlene