From: "Demastar A. Mulder" <Dema@positronix.demon.co.uk>


[In the Med-Centre, after the funeral pyres]

<Erkvinen, I'm here.>  Ilara sat with her bond-mate, hands unconsciously
reaching out to scratch the likely itches.

<'lara.... you were.... always here.  Never gone, never....> the queen
replied warmly, lifting her head to look at this human who had known her
and loved her for nearly all of her life; they were Joined in mind and
soul.

<My beloved Erk.... I want you to stay with me!>

<I.... want that.... too.  But....>  The dragon shook her head glumly,
the same way her bond-mate sometimes did.

"Ilara?" came a quiet voice at the door.  Neryssa stood there awaiting
acknowledgement.  "Ummm, is there anything you need?" she asked
awkwardly.  She'd never been one for showing her real feelings; this was
as close as she got.

"Mmm?" Ilara frowned, not quite sure what she needed - if anything.

<The warren.... your hatchling.... things you need to get round to,> Erk
struggled to make her opinion known.

"Oh yes!  Neryssa, can you get a hold of Lecia and B'lin and bring them
here.  It's very important."

"You got it," Neryssa nodded, slipping out of the room to do the junior
queenrider's bidding.

[...]

"Hey!  What's this all about?!" B'lin exclaimed as the no-nonsense Ner
shoved him in the door.  Lecia followed of her own will, though
seemingly wary of her husband.

Ilara gave him a sharp stare and shook her head.  "Lots of things," she
said, leaning gently against Erkvinen.  "But mainly.... Erkvinen is
dying.  There's nothing that will stop it.  What it means is that when
she d.... when Erkvinen passes aw- oh stars...."  She sighed deeply and
wept, unable to contain it any longer.  "Lecia-"

Lecia remembered, from just yesterday, about what was the case if
something happened to queenriders, and nodded in understanding.  "It's
okay," she put in quickly, "this must be a terrible time for you."

Ilara nodded, appreciating the modest sympathy.  "I'll teach you....
everything about this warren, but it's going to be you that makes
decisions."  She folded her arms protectively and faced B'lin.  "I'm
carrying your child, B'lin.  Now, I don't know about you, but I think
having two good parents is more im-por-tant than anything else.  Me, I'm
one of 'em.  You want to be the other one.... well do you?"

---<NRPG>---
Kris, Taylor: Hey there :)  Two things that need to be resolved, so I
wrote them in with one post.  Guess I could've written it a bit sooner
though :/

    Demastar A. Mulder  -o+o-  Dema@positronix.demon.co.uk
    Ilara & Erkvinen           [Xylian Warren DL]
    Genesis Cave <-- http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/6307/
    Or maybe nobody in study likes asking strange humans

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