The thunder crackled as the rain poured down the windows of the Bloodstone Hotel. A young guardian by the name of Graveyard who had recently became the head chef after his mentor left for a reason he yet had trouble understanding himself. He studied the menu in silence as a Fae by the name of Elle was carrying some of the materials he would need later. He gazed at the small female as she set the food across the counter, before rushing back outside to the main hall. His eyes looked over the fresh herbs, the various meats, vegetables, and fresh fruits he asked a wildclaw to deliver. Rummaging through the shelves, he grabbed a pot to make a rather huge soup - it was a recipe that was handed down from each head chef to the next. As he was sprinkling salt into the basil, cut up rat, and some fresh lettuce he heard a thud against the back door. Turning his head, he walked towards the door and opened it slowly.
Looking at the darkness and the heavy rain that hit the cobblestone path lead up to the back door, he saw nothing at first but when he grabbed a lantern to shine some light, that is when he noticed two unmoving bodies. He went to them as quick as his heavy body could carry, he lifted the two slender dragons inside which when he looked up his boss Freya. He watched as she checked the hooded limp bodies. He noticed that their was a male and female mirror and that is when a small whine came out. He lifted a part of the shaw and saw a small mirror with orange-red gems covering its body. Bending down, he sniffed the small mirror only to move away when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking over, the purple mirror with white gems covering her body gazed at him with tired eyes. Her wings were torn, her body was covered in ash along with burnt markings.
Lifting her up gently, he made a nesting area to put her in even though it was made of old towels and uniforms. He then gently picked up the small mirror who looked no more then a day old into the nest with his mother.
Freya asked, "Who are they? Where did they come from?"
Graveyard replied, "From the way they dress and the wounds that the female mirror has - I am guessing a region beyond our own."
The tundra nodded and looked back at the unmoving body of the adult male mirror. Her eyes shut as she said, "Will dinner be able to happen?"
Graveyard lumbered over to the body, sniffing it a couple times, he was quiet for a moment before saying, "I have a big pot of soup brewing but that is all I got done before these mirrors showed up."
He watched as his boss nodded and made her way out of the kitchen, he slowly put the male mirror on his back and went out into the pouring rain. He began to dig a hole beneath an old willow that resided on a hill not far from the Hotel. He wrapped the body in seaweed, as it was a custom he learned long ago while he lived in the mountains to help a deceased dragon decompose within the earth. With his snout he shoved the mud over the body before letting the rain clean off. Lumbering back to the hotel, he found the female mirror standing up and grabbing a bowl of the soup.
Her head turned suddenly as she dropped the bowl which soup flew everywhere around - startling the small mirror beneath her which scampered back into the nest. He watched as she slinked back into the nest and watched him with fearful eyes.
"Do not be afraid, I am not here to harm you. I am just a simple cook who lives in this hotel."
He said calmly before cleaning up the spilled soup and broken glass. Once finished he grabbed her a bowl and watched as she would chew the food before spitting it out for her son to eat. He smiled as he worked on serving the hungry customers, only to check in on his new found strangers every so often.
As three days went by, Graveyard noticed the female mirrors health becoming weaker - he tried everything that he knew but her body couldn't take the wounds she had endured. As he laid down beside her, watching her body shake and heave as she breathed, he said slowly, "I never got your name."
Her eyes shut as her tail curled around the small mirror, she murmured, "I am Sosoca - a female mirror from the tribe of Lilth Rock beyond the great forest, and this is my son Volcano. Please, as I am not able to make it - take him in.. as if he was your own.." Her words were soft but the last breath she drew only came a couple hours later. Graveyard silently buried this mirror beside her husband and put a single daisy down onto her grave. Turning his head to the little mirror who slept against his tail, he knew that he now had a responsibility to raise him.
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