Halyn
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>  Carlynee crinkled her nose at Halyn's mirth at her expense and decided
>to change the subject.  She reached slowly for the tarp, speaking in a
>suspenseful tone, "And now, for your viewing enjoyment  ...  what's the
>matter Halyn?"

>  Carlynee looked concerned as Halyn's face took on a decidedly odd look
>and the artisan fought back a sense of foreboding.

Halyn's face had just fallen, her relaxed smile turning into a frown of 
concern.  Her eyes were on Carlynee, but they were distant.  Like she was 
listening to something else.  She swung around to look towards the 
entrance of the Hatching cavern, as if she heard something out there.

Carlynee followed Halyn's gaze just in time to see an entire wing of 
dragons take flight with some urgency.  The off-white form of Ce'lot's 
Britche was leading the way while Iralyn's sea-green Coriandreth passed 
rather closely to the entrance of the cavern as she rose skywards.

Both girls could see that Iralyn was not alone on Coriandreth's neck.  A 
tall form with black hair was behind her.

"Oh, my..." Carlynee's low voice broke Halyn's reverie and she turned to 
the other girl.

"Iralyn's upset," Halyn stated, turning once more to see the entire wing 
disappear as the teleported away.

"Upset?"  Halyn's attention was once more brought around to Carlynee as 
the girl spoke, "What's she upset about?"

Halyn chewed with concern on her lip, her brow furrowed into a scowl, 
"Well, for one thing... that was Frelan on her dragon with her.  From 
what I can get from the conversation she's having with Coriandreth, he's 
not supposed to be there.  She's on duty.  They're on some sort of urgent 
assignment."

Carlynee's eyes widened and she dropped the corner of the tarp she'd been 
holding, "Urgent assignment?"  She took a few steps toward Halyn, "What 
could be so urgent, Haly?"

Shaking her head, Halyn turned and moved towards the entrance.  The wing 
of dragons was long gone, but down below they could see another half-wing 
or so preparing to leave, "I... I'm not sure.  They teleported before I 
could get the whole thing.  Something about Sarilyn..."

As her words left her lips, they saw Lunath's blue form on the green.  
She was riderless, bugling in distress as other dragons around her made a 
feeble attempt to calm her.  With another confused and infuriated 
trumpet, Lunath took to the air, gaining just enough altitude to teleport 
before blinking out of sight.

Carlynee moved forward to Halyn's side, her eyes widening as they watched 
the blue female disappear, "Haly... this can't be good.  Why would Lunath 
be so upset that she'd leave without Sarilyn..."  Her voice faltered and 
she tore her gaze away from the green, "You don't think something 
happened to... to..."

In a shot Carlynee was bolting down the stairs leading from the Hatching 
Cavern to the Green.  Halyn reached for her, but failed to catch the 
other girl before she ran, "Carl, wait!"

Carlynee either didn't hear or chose to ignore her.  Halyn darted down 
the stairs after her friend, catching up to her as they ran across the 
green towards the offices.  She grabbed Carlynee's sleeved arm and pulled 
her to a halt.

"Carl, we can't go bothering the Warrenlady, bugging her for 
information.  If there is something serious going on, she'll not only 
know about it, but she'll be too busy to explain anything to us!"  
Halyn's eyes were wild as she looked about the green, trying to decide 
what they should do.

To their luck, H'lie had seen them coming towards the offices and was now 
moving quickly to intercept.  He ushered them off to the side, 
speaking to them in hushed tones.

"Alright, you two.  Where are you going in such a hurry? Warrenlady Rhia 
can't be disturbed right now."  

"H'lie, please!" Carlynee protested, "We have to know... what's going on 
with Sarilyn?  Why isn't she with Lunath?"  She pointed to where the blue 
dragon had disappered just minutes before.

H'lie shook his head, "Don't you go worrying about..." 

Halyn cut him off, "H'lie, my sister is in that wing that just 
disappeared.  I *know* it has something to do with Sarilyn."

H'lie arched an eyebrow and regarded Halyn curiously, "And how, exactly, 
do you know that, hmmm?"

Halyn shut her mouth and flushed a furious red, looking over at 
Carlynee.  The other girl watched wide-eyed, for only she knew of the 
telepathic bond between the twin sisters.  Finally, Halyn turned back to 
H'lie and shrugged.

"Iralyn told me, of course," she lied, glancing at Carlynee to see how 
she'd react.  Carlynee looked nothing short of relieved at Halyn's words, 
turning her attention back to H'lie as well.

H'lie considered the response for a moment, the frowned, muttering a 
small curse about twins to himself before responding to their questions, 
"Alright, I'll tell you.  Sarilyn has been kidnapped.  Lunath hadn't been 
able to hear her for quite some time, which means that Sarilyn is 
probably hurt.  Perhaps even medicated."

The girl's eyes grew wide, Carlynee piping up, "So, that's why the wing 
left?  To go find Sarilyn?"

H'lie shook his head, "Lunath heard Sarilyn for only a moment this 
morning.  Seems that Sarilyn told her where she was and now the wings are 
going there to get her."

"But, H'lie... where is..." Halyn was interrupted by a defiant, 
ear-shattering bellow.  As they all watched, the huge metallic form of 
Queri shot skyward, following the now disappearing dragons of the Beta 
wing.  In a blink, she was gone.

H'lie's eyes grew wide and he turned on his heel, not saying another word 
to the girls as he stormed into the offices.

Halyn and Carlynee exchanged glances, then quickly followed.

(NRPG: *Tag* Cheryl!)

Iralyn
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As first Lunath, then Queri appeared with half of Beta wing, Iralyn's 
concern grew to a most serious level.

*Why is Queri here, Cori?*

<She comes to protect her daughter.  She comes to protect Lunath.> 

Iralyn watched as Lunath's color changed before their eyes, brightening 
to a vibrant blue-green as she forced herself further into the sky.  
Suddenly, bellowing, excited males of all shades were airborne, flying 
after the glowing blue female.

Iralyn dismounted, pulling Frelan along with her.

"Ira, what's going on?"  He tore his gaze away from the airborne dragons 
to look at the girl beside him.

Iralyn's look was one of impatience.  She stated in a low voice, 
"Lunath's rising.  Oh, perfect timing."

<My rider, I must go protect Queri.  Too much is going on here.>

*What do you mean, Cori?  What's going on?*

As the sea-green dragon spread her enormous wings, beating them as she 
launched herself, she replied, <Lunath rising to mate.  Eggs hatching.  
Must protect Queri...>

"Eggs hatching?!"  Iralyn replied out loud, calling up to her dragon, 
"Eggs hatching *where*!?"

Her eyes darted to meet Frelan's, but he was looking over her head 
towards an entrance to the Tellari Estate.  Staring wide-eyed, he 
stammered, "Iralyn... is... is that Manda?"  

Iralyn's gaze followed Frelan's pointing finger.  A group of young people 
were being herded into the estate by what appeared to be soliders.  To 
the outside of the group and towards the back, Iralyn could make out the 
familiar golden blonde head.

Her eyes widened in shock, "I... I think it is... Frelan, no!!" 

She reached for him but he was already jogging across the landing field, 
darting in and out, around dragon forms and riders alike.  Some glanced 
at him curiously, a few even calling out, "Hey, wait!" as they reached 
for him in an attempt to stop him.

Iralyn darted after him after a glance at Coriandreth.  Her sea-green 
form was visible with those of Molla, Primeta, Senna, and Cholla, all 
surrounding Queri's large bulk in the sky.

As the group of young people and soldiers disappeared into the estate, 
Frelan hesistated.  Moving up to the entrance, he glanced over his 
shoulder.  The wingleader was in a heated conversation with a 
well-dressed man who looked like some sort of noble.

The other riders were watching them for the most part.  Iralyn had 
stopped running when she reached the edge of the group of dragons and was 
staring at him, along with another rider he didn't recognize.

Turning, he peeked around the edge of the entrance.  He could see the 
backs of the soldiers that were leading the group away.  Quietly, he 
moved to follow them.

Always staying about twenty feet behind the group, he found he could 
easily hide behind a column along the hallway.  The group was being led 
into the depths of the Tellari Estate.  They were quiet, but as they 
rounded a corner one blonde girl, Manda, turned and looked him directly 
in the eye for half a moment before disappearing from sight.

He blinked in suprise, then continued to follow.  The group was herded 
into a large room, soldiers right behind them.  They all went inside the 
room, two of the soldiers posting themselves just inside the door.

Frelan stepped around the corner, pasting himself to the wall.  As he 
quietly moved forward he could hear the commotion from inside.  There was 
rumbling and joyous bugles as well as screams of terror that were 
painfully human.  His eyes widened and his brow furrowed as he tried to 
discern exactly what was happening... 

He reached the doorway and could see diagonally that there was a guard on 
the far side.  Sure that there was a matching one just behind him, Frelan 
moved with extreme caution, pulling his head around just enough to see 
what was going on inside.

The sight made his jaw drop.

The first thing that caught his attention was the massive form of the 
metallic queen dragon in the center of the room.  She was laying down, 
regal and proud, even with all the activity around her.

A large number of dragon eggs in various stages of hatching surrounded 
the queen.  Some were rocking violently, others had young dragons 
emerging, and some were just shards scattered on the ground.  

Squawking, hungry Hatchlings were moving away from the clutch.  The young 
people had been scattered about in a makeshift circle around the eggs.  A 
few of them were simply standing there, not moving.  Some looked at the 
ground, while others watched in fascination as eggs hatched and young 
dragons searched for their lifemates.  Others were screaming in terror, 
being held in place by strong soldiers.

He scanned the group of people, his eyes falling on the golden blonde 
Manda.  She was standing alone, head held high in defiance.  Before her, 
a large egg cracked, then split in two.  A glistening, glittery silver 
metallic Hatchling shook off her shell.  Her gaze didn't waver as she 
moved forward towards the petite girl.

Manda stared at the young queen, her face that of a statue, no expression 
at all.  The sparkley silver dragon stopped before her, blinking once.  
She trumpeted something that Manda seemed to understand.  The girl's 
stoney face faltered as she took a step forward, putting her hands under 
the chin of the dragon before her.  

Frelan couldn't hear, but she was sure that Manda said the dragon's 
name.  She looked frightened, but somewhat relieved as she stood there, 
caressing the head of the silver queen she'd just joined with.

"Just what the hell do you think you're doing?!"

Frelan froze, looking up into unshaven, cruel face of the soldier posted 
just on the other side of the door from him.  He swallowed hard, adam's 
apple bobbing.

"I... uh... I was just..."

The soldier grabbed him by the collar, hauling him upright and letting 
him dangle there for a minute.

"You were just *what*?"  he asked gruffly.

(NRPG: Tag Billy and everyone else!)

(More NRPG:  Thought I'd throw in an evil queen rider to add to Tellari!  
Manda is a selfish, spoiled wench who's used to getting her way and loves 
to get revenge!  RP her as you will!  Her bio follows. NOTE:  She's only 
NPC and I don't plan to play with her much.  Just someone to add to this 
and future plots :)

Respectfully submitted,

--Lisa Klein (Halyn, Iralyn and Coriandreth)