(The Dragons are all at the end of the story.)
Stolen shadows, continued.
"If we don't rescue Shadowsong before this long night ends, she'll be Thana's forever"
There was no time to lose. The so called long night wouldn't last forever. Usually, when there was a deadline, time slipped through claws like sand and the more one would panic trying to grasp at it, sooner the sand would be all gone.
«We understand.» the old Tundra nodded at the blue dragon under their healer's care, currently lying down on her front over a soft spot of humid moss.
«We'll move as soon as you're healed.»
«Hm. Well, did you hear what Avion said?!»
A young Tundra snapped, turning swiftly his head from the older dragon and the Nocturne he carried down. He hurried back over to their healer, claws sinking into the moss he sent flying behind himself, shredded cloak rising up like a dark wave of murk. «Hurry!» he shouted in the other's ear, voice still loud and aggressive despite being muffled by his mask.
But the third Tundra merely grinned, his electric blue swirl eyes spinning in a hypnotic rhythm. The bright and psychedelic pattern over the dark blue of his body forming faces as the fur moved, when he slowly turned the neck to stare into purple angry eyes.
«Don't you rush me, Lost. I'm a healer, I'm a genius, you don't want the genius to get mad»
«You already are mad, Acids!» was the answer, while a paw slapped the ground hard.
Nightsong lifted her head and attempted to pull herself away from the healer's soft touch over her spine «Excuse me?!» Well, it really was a normal reaction to get worried once you hear a dragon accusing the one in charge of your health to be mad.
Voidsong couldn't help but turn his head up to stare at the dragon that held him against his dark lab coat. There was a light chuckle coming from above, then the large purple tail wrapped itself around the dark Nocturne «He's just a not conventional healer.»
«The night is young, my dears»
A voice came from behind the elder. The fourth dragon. A Mirror, dark as the night, with glowing purple eyes, and a gloomwillow guide floating near her.
«Whatever.» Lost grumbled, standing up and starting walk in circle, but visibly calmer than before «Just... The "long night" is not as long as it sounds.»
«He's not wrong though...» Nightsong spoke up, pushing herself against the paw on her back to stand up again «We really need to move, we--» and she found out she could effectively move to stand up. Well, that pretty much meant they were in safe hands after all, under the... mad healer's care.
The Mirror walked against Avion, scratching her hip on his smirched wing and then passing the crest over his neck «I have a scientist, a healer and a young hunter on my side...» she proceeded towards Lost and Acids, passing between them and whipping the long tail on the ground «Not exactly the best team to take back an occupied lair and rescue your dear mentor... so I won't have you two slowing us down any further because you're not properly healed». She turned the head and glanced from behind her shoulder «You have your mentor stuck in there. While I have my eggs, my beloved younglings and my warriors...» She grit her teeth and growled loudly.
«Shadowplay» the Gloomwillow guide whispered at her «they're just worried for her.»
The leader relaxed her crest and turned to sit down
«Yes and-» Nightsong proved to the Mirror sitting in front of her she was fine now, by standing and going close to her «we'll help you find Thana... and free your lair.»
Voidsong nodded, now the one being healed under Acids's paw. «The last thing we want is to slow you down, we don't have time to lose.»
«Healing you isn't wasting time. And not even thinking of a plan is. Because if yours was diving down from above like you did before, that is out of question.»
Both Nocturne fluttered their wings in nervousism. They did because it was a desperate attempt to save Shadowsong. they both knew physical attacks like that made no sense.
«Listen--» The dark dragon tried to explain, but the Elder leaned forward «She knows it's not your fault. » it really was better if they stopped arguing «She is only very worried too. And tends to become... aggressive.»
Once even Voidsong stood by his sister, the Mirror stood up and circled Lost «I want you to proceed further, before us.» She looked behind his back «Where's the Illusionist?»
His familiar emerged from the shadow underneath the Tundra «Ma'am» he bowed, holding the emblem behind his back as his goopy murk dropped forward from his head in a bow.
«I want you to make sure we can move freely. I don't want them to think we're coming back so soon, stop us in case someone comes closer.» then looked at the two Nocturne «You're our guide... stay on the front...» and he pushed the couple in position behind the bushes of bramble «when the Illusionist stops you, dive into the bushes here, and don't move till he tells you.»
She went to move away but returned and licked the two over heir forehead swiftly.
«Shadowplay »Will pointed at Acids. «He's not going to really help in this ambush»
«I know, Will.» she nodded and nuzzled the brightly colored Tundra.
«Say boss,» the dragon grinned «want me to make them travel to the moon for a while? Brew's still in there, I can tell her to dump her potions over the chemicals in Avion's lab»
«Allow me to disagree» the elder voice reached the couple.
The Mirror smiled and shook the head «We've dragons in there. The toxic vapors won't harm only the mimics. No...» she purred «Go towards the back.. pretend that since you’re so bright... you went that way to void trouble. Make sure Brew follows you. Then... once they're out make them have a trip on stunned-land with the anesthetic potions she carries with herself... once they're all out of the way,» she moved closer «make sure to smell like them with their powder, and turn back inside. The ones left in the lair will think you're a mimic that took their victim's look».
The first two Tundra moved forward, one flat on his front, dragging himself forward and the other flying above the three.
«What about me?» Avion waited for orders from the leader. «You stay near those two... once we're inside help us recognize dragons from mimics. If there's a smell you don't recognize... point towards it and come backwards. »
«You think Blhood...»
The leader opened her wings wide for a moment, then folded them back «He's not an idiot. He's fine. He wouldn't have fought them all alone like that.»
«What about BlackSuit?»
Shadowplay shook the head «He wasn't in the lair when it happened. Thankfully, I suppose.» He really didn't need that demon to come play. This Thana wasn't the kind of dragon to play with.
She then made a sign with the head for the two Nocturne to start moving.
Void turned towards the elder Tundra behind them
«Why is your leader...» she looked back, far behind
Avion pulled his eyewears low over his eyes «She stays back so she can take the speed and launch forward in case of frontal attack.»
Nightsong nodded slowly, thren whispered «Hm.. you're all Tundra-?»
«Ah, well... Lost was a Mirror before.»
«We noticed.» Pretty aggressive, sliding on the ground... some behavior remained even after a breed changed. «Well» Avion added «We smelled something wasn't right... and managed to find a way out before Mimics came out of nowhere, Shadowplay wanted to stay and fight but... but those hatchlings. She's got a strong motherly instinct. They tricked her.»
The blue Nocturne immediately stilled when The Illusionist, Lost's familiar slithered over to them «If you want to come in, now or never.»
«Shadowplay…» Avion turned to look at her, who quickly moved forwards «Illusionist...» she huffed «Where's Lost?»
«Inside, Ma'am. With the prisoners. They're left alone, the mimics ignored them completely. It's the only safe place.»
«Prisoners?!» Voidsong quickly received a smirched wing over the face to be shushed «We explain later.»
«No wait a moment-- » his sister turned towards the Elder.
«Do you miss Shadowsong?» the Mirror hissed at her
«Of course!»
«Then dive!» she wrapped her mouth loosely around Voidsong's tail and ran forward, pushing herself up and glided forward towards the Lair, holding the Nocturne with herself. Avion didn't need to hold Nightsong, the dragon took off and followed them by herself.
To get inside as swiftly as possible, they passed through bramble and pine trees, poor Avion having more trouble with all his fur stuck into the thorns. They swiftly slid down the first tunnel and fell into the hole, in the Prisoner's den.
Not the softest landing despite the huge Imperial opening his wings to catch the four dragons. That fell in.
«Leader...?» he looked down at the Mirror who swiftly stood up. «Shh. Shh.» she rubbed her muzzle of her his cheek «Lie down, everything will be alright...»
«Ah so these are prisoners-?» Voidsong whispered. She seemed much more loving and caring than she was with them before.
«Later. If we have time.» Avion repeated.
Lost was waiting in a corner «well, what do we do leader?»
Shadowplay pulled the two Nocturne close to herself. The den was dark and the only light coming from the purple glow of her eyes and the colony of blue marshwisp mushrooms growing on the hunter's dark cloak.
«Tell me... where is she?» She whispered «Thana. Where is she?!»
Nightsong focused, then turned the head in a direction, pointing the wall «That way...»
«Yes» her brother confirmed «Shadowsong.. is there, prisoner.»
«Shadowplay, Shadowplay...! easy, calm calm...» The Gloomwillow guide held her crest «There's where all the eggs are! Where my little ones stay. It's my den!»
the little creature moved in front of her «Yes... but stay calm. We need a trick. We need... to proceed calmly. »
«Right...» she looked at Avion. «Hm. We can't afford to attack Mimics to get their powder and roll inside it» the elder nodded slowly and smiled at her «My laboratory is full of that powder, for my experiments.»
«Well. Lost.» she called «Slither on the other side, wait for Brew and Acids to return. Tell her to get filled with powder from his laboratory...»
Avion smiled «And three vials of green sludge- ah no wait... we're in five. Five.»
The younger Tundra rolled his eyes «And if she doesn't find it? Green is rare.»
«That's totally incorrect.» the scientist shook his head.
«It's common just when you don't need it.»
«then tell them to take yellow... there's always yellow»
«And if it's finished too?»
This time Avion replied with a smile «Trust me... yellow is the only sludge you won't ever lack.»
«So you're a scientist-?» Voidsong asked, claws scratching nervously the soil. «And the other...?»
«Acids is a healer» Shadowplay explained «An experimental healer. He uses new potions and mechanical science to... repair us. Unconventional healer, yes. But until now he gifted a pair of working eyes to a dragon that got blinded and a pair of wings to another who was born with backwards bones.» She grinned «And he uses his failed anesthetic potions as weapons. Gives the unfortunate enemies a travel to the hallucination world.»
Soon enough, a strong, disgusting smell aporached the hole they've been hiding inside. Acids and Lost, followed by a Curious Kettle full of green powder made their way inside. The two Nocturned hissed «A mimic--?!»
«Brew» Acids corrected «She's a friend of mine, colleague!» he giggled, looking at the elder and dropping the vials in his mouth... and a little Cheerful Residue jumped off his back to go snuggle against the scientist's leg.
«Your turn now.» the healer purred.
Nightsong and Voidsong stepped away «You befriend a mimic-- and what are you going to do here?»
Avion stopped near the familiar, making sure to have his eyewear on, pulled his gloves further up his arms and got to work «Thank you, Brew, darling. I promise I'll be gentle.»
and he got to work, mixing the mimic powder in the kettle, slowly adding the sludge, one by one all five the vials.
The blue Nocturne looked inside the... mimic-kettle. «What are we doing?»
«He's preparing a bath.» Acids giggled.
«I'm serious» she turned towards him frowning.
«And so he is.» Shadowplay smirked, circling around her.
«Well… the bath is ready,» The elder nodded, stepping away from the happy familiar.
Both Nocturne panicked «You're all mimics?! You-- AAAH!»
The kettle grabbed the blue dragon's legs and dumped her down inside the green bubbling liquid, making her sink in it
«Night! No!!» The brother jumped forward, trying to attack the mimic, resulting with having Acids reaching over to grab onto his wings and throwing him inside as well.
«Very funny.
«Yeah. Really.»
The siblings grumbled, as they emerged from the smelly green substance they… bathed inside.
The huge white Imperial shook his head «Shadow Dragons...» A white Pearlcatcher near him shrugged «Tricksters...»
Shadowplay hissed at the two... prisoners «You Light dragons wouldn't know what to do in these cases, too honest to play a part?»
She shook the head and pulled the two Nocturne out, going to bathe inside the giggling kettle. Lost came next and then even Avion.
The young hunter snarled in disgust «Now we're disgusting!»
«Now the mimics will believe we're mimics too.» Avion corrected, smiling as the little Residue climbed up his shoulder and then sliding to hide in a pocket of his coat.
«Avion, Lost... you go search all our dragons » she nuzzled Avion's muzzle «You know their smell. Call them... and make them leave the den. Your cheerful Residue will prove they can trust you. Make them all leave, all as soon as possible»
«But...!»
«Lost... I'll make that Thana leave the den... I can't fight with all those eggs around»
«How?» Nightsong whispered «If she's there for that reason, she won’t leave.»
«Acids... Brew» Shadowplay called «You two will prepare something special for our unwanted guest. One of your failed anesthetics, the eggs won't smell anything, but she'll be forced to leave.»
The three slowly left the hole to get to work.
«Now you two. We need her to expose Shadowsong. Get in first, in my den-»
«What? Like this?» Voidsong tilted his helm «No ambush?»
«Yes, just like this. Walk inside and as soon as you see me lying flat on the ground, you do the same and hold your breath.»
The two looked at each other «What about Shadowsong? » Voidsong asked
«I'll take your Mentor, I'll keep her low on the ground with me.»
The three made their way towards the leader's den.
Shadowplay threw them inside, then swiftly started to climb up the wall, claws sinking in the ceiling.
And there was something she didn't expect. But she couldn't talk. No... they had to be patient. She couldn't jump down now.
«Shadowsong!» The two shouted, quickly moving closer to the bigger nocturne, She was laying against a wall, panting and gasping for air, she looked weak. Trapped in a web of murk. Vines of darkness keeping her strapped on floor. The whole den was filled with these webs. It was like the den of a spider...
Voidsong started running towards her, followed by his sister «We're here! It's us!»
«No, no stay away!»
A voice came... but not from the Nocturne in front of them. From behind.
«W-what?» The blue dragon stopped and turned around. There was Shadowsong... in a web, wrapped in a cocoon of darkness that trapped her wings.
«But how?!» They suddenly found out their legs wouldn't move. Stuck. They were stuck in a shadow-web too.
With horror they looked at the bait. The... The one they believed to be Shadowsong, now melting into a black pool, then raising... in the form of a Nocturne, drooping liquid shadows and black goo. Her mouth opened, revealing a bright green inside, smelling just like that disgusting mimic powder. No eyes visible under all that black grime sliding over the face.
«My little ones... did you come for me? »
She then started laughing, coils of darkness wrapping against their legs and wings, dragging them down on the floor.
«No, no.. let them go!» The trapped Nocturne hissed from her prison.
«Why don't you stat singing? Now we're all together in this pretty den...»
«Shadowsong!» They yelled in panic, looking up at the ceiling, spotting the Mirror.
"Ah damn it." She thought. "Don't look up here!" But too late. She noticed That monstrosity tilting the head upwards. Ambush it is then!
She dived down, claws sinking into goo and slime and scratching down the back, as deep as she could... meeting nothing. She seemed to be made out of this grime!
Thana opened her wings wide, splattering the walls with stains of this dark material she was made of. And gasped, blowing out a green smoke, making Shadowplay gag and jump away.
Will backed away and stood by her side.
«Ugh! You talked about singing?» the Mirror growled at her «No please, keep your mouth shut.» She jumped forward, expecting a counterattack.. two vines emerging from the ground and trying to block her. The wings opened wide to suddenly stop, moving backwards and sink her teeth in the tentacles that tried to catch her too. She tore them in pieces, spitting out the muck left in her mouth.
«Oh, yours doesn’t seem much better than mine»
The clan leader looked at her Guide, eyeing at the eggs and the young Nocturne siblings. He had to go push them away, make sure they wouldn’t break.?Not that she intended to fight. She couldn’t. Only… making this beast waste time for her clan mates to leave. Acids’ failed chemicals wouldn’t have done them any good.
Her crest relaxed as if she wasn’t facing one dangerous beast that occupied her den, making it the best battlefield for herself. She carefully stepped over the traps she left, trotting around. Her mouth filled with good opened wide, long strings attached to her teeth snapping and breaking in black drops?.
«You don’t like it?» she purred, sliding around her, purposely stepping above the webs on the ground, making her legs pass between the holes, showing how much she cared about the traps, teasing her.
«I was hoping you’d be attracted by it, seeing how you decorated our den.» she whipped the tail around, moving sinuously underneath a string of shade.
The two Nocturne looked at each other. What was she doing? Flirting??
A faint blue light appeared under their belly. Will, the Gloomwillow guide arrived to tear away the vines that trapped them on the ground.?
«You’re going down a dangerous path»
Oh she as getting nervous, wasn’t she? Her attacks became more irregular and Shadowplay moved around like she knew this battlefield way better than the dragon occupying it. Well of course… it was her den. Not Thana’s. Who stood up and started to move forward, towards that Mirror that seemed not to have understood the situation she just put herself into.
«This den is mine. And I am this den.»
She hissed, stains and webs bubbling, shivering. Like… like they were made of her, part of her body. Smelling of mimic powder, filled with their magic.?What kind of abomination…
«I don’t think so. I say my smell is still there underneath your disgusting breath.» Shadowplay whipped her long tail around cutting in half another vine that tried to sneak behind her back «You like it, don’t you?»
Will cut the restraints free, and the Mirror dived far from them, keeping Thana’s attention on herself.?
«We must go» he whispered in their ear.?
«Bu—»
«Shh. Shadowsong is in safe hands, soon here it’ll be a trap of poisonous chemicals…»
«Admit it, you find me absolutely irresistible-» Shadowplay kept mocking the dark Nocturne, not once attempting to attack, after the first ambush.
«There’s no space for you and your ego in this tiny hole.»
The attacks became faster, too fast for the Mirror that had just enough to jump above Shadowsong before feeling her legs and her wings getting trapped in tentacles of darkness.
«Ch- Ah… So, you like to play rough?»
She felt a coil squeezing her neck so much, she was sure it would have soon snapped.
The big Nocturne opened her wings and stopped in front of her, her disgusting breath coming out in a green smoke.
«Too confident, little firefly… you got caught. While it could have been easier for you, if you didn’t bother the spider.»
Firefly. Tsk. «I say you’re quite interested in me…» she snickered, seeing the two Nocturne leaving the trap and their mentor near her letting out a sigh of relief.
Thana turned around to look at them, just in time to see a blue and black tail slithering out of the den.?The grasp around the two trapped dragons became tighter.
«Hey-» The Mirror’s voice a light whisper
«I say it for you… I-If you become my mate, my clan won’t slaughter you when you’ll fly outside»
She turned around, smirking too now
«Leave?»
The Nocturne moved closer, like a spider that descends on a poor trapped fly.
«For them?»
There was a laugher
«Was that your plan? I don’t care about those younglings. I won’t fly after them… and even if I wanted them, I’d send my mimics.»
But the grin faded like a shadow when the sun sets. The Mirror relaxed again.
«Nah… I know you don’t want them. You think I’m an idiot, Sunshine?» her crest raised up again
«But as flattered as I am to have you staying for ma, you’d better fly out to take some fresh air.»
In an instant, there was a disgusting smell, filling the den, the tunnels blowing the chemicals through the whole lair in a moment. It was burning in the lungs and in the nose.
Shadowplay felt the restrains shivering and bubbling, breaking like rotten vines.
And she fell down, face hitting the ground, forcing herself not to gasp for air, when the neck was finally released.
The chemicals already making her den look long… the way out, so far away.
«Shadowsong…!» she coughed, seeing the Nocturne laying immobile on the door. She was panting… and no, that wouldn’t do!
She moved closer, biting onto her neck gently and enveloping the wings over her head.
Thana Left. She heard that dragon making her way out, probably ruing alf of her lair, the beast.?
«My little ones…!»
The Mirror heard her whispering «They’re out- they…»
No, no. no time to waste the air like this.She pulled the Nocturne over her shoulder and closed the eyes, feeling the den around herself with her paws only, and ignoring the hallucinations, started to run to get out, knowing by heart these tunnels.
«Leader!» Avion shouted, from outside the den. He could see only mimics falling fainted all around.
«Shadowsong!» The two Nocturne called, all three standing so close to the Lair… the toxic gasses hissing out like a backwards river, flowing up towards the sky.
Lost and his Illusionist smelling over and over again all the dragons they pulled out, checking again to make sure that yes.. they didn’t mistake anyone for a mimic and left alone some poor dragon.
And Acids was there with Brew, healing those that got attacked by the mimics.
There was a movement in the darkness, Avion opening his wings and getting ready to fight, and so did all the others, despite the wounds they all stood up and stared inside too. Knowing this Thana would have came out first… now all her mimics were dealt with, she was alone.
Nightsong smiled, moving forward when she saw who was coming out. Shadowsong and Shadowplay, the Mirror dragging their mentor over the back.
«She’s safe, they’re both safe…!»
«Leader!» Lost turned around, running to stay by the Elder’s side… until suddenly, Avion’s wings opened wide and flapped, pushing himself back and grabbing both the Nocturne, shielding them under his belly
«Behind you!» he yelled, a coil of moving black tentacles dashing behind them.
Shadowplay opened her wings dodging the vines, hitting against the chests the mimics that Acid and Lost took care of left behind.
The younger Tundra pulled his illusionist up in his cloak and dashed forward and to pit the chemicals. Avion held the young ones still and protected.
Lost had just enough time to yell «Watch out!» and stare in horror when one of the chests opened by itself, baring its mouth and jumping at the Nocturne their leader dropped.
And then, seeing how Shadowplay dived in front of her. He head disappearing inside the Ectoplasmime.
Shadowsong looked at the Mirror being swallowed whole in front of her.?For an instant everything went still. No… Shadowplay’s clan couldn’t accept what just happened. How could it… how?!
Nightsong and Voidsong were the first to snap out of their trance when Thana returned, pulling their mentor up against herself, grime sliding down her head.
«Now my darlings, it’s been fun…»
«No, No! She’s taking her away!»
The blue Nocturne tried to jump forward, but Avion held her and her brother still. There… there was no way these two would have made it.
«But I grew tired of playing games with you»
«Oh really?»
There was a voice, coming from behind Thana. Sweet, seducing and… relaxed. Coming from a dragon that seemed to have had a long restaurateur rest.
«Shadowplay??» this wasn’t her smell. Avion shook his head. And Lost and Aicids stared too.
«Now that I’ve finally gotten into it?»
A dark figure, flew up ascending and then diving down on the black Nocturne, long wings cutting through her thick layer of murk, crimson scales finally coming to view, the dark mimic magic coming apart.
She elegantly landed in front of the rescued dragons. A third Nocturne, holding Shadowsong from her neck, with jaws gently wrapped around it. Glowing purple eyes and fireflies following her like a blue trail.
She couldn’t possibly be Shadowplay. She was a Mirror and this one a Nocturne…!
«Seems like the mimic-master got betrayed.»
The Ectoplasmime that ate Shadowplay was the next to attack Thana, chewing onto a wing and exposing another part, landing near the new Nocturne.
«Well what is it? Those gasses should have left you breathless not speechless, Sunshine.»
The dark dragon purred, winking.
The black dragon opened her wings, goo and sludge splattering all around. Followed by a roar so loud, the stains bubbled and shivered, then the roar turned into a laugher, maniacal and furious.
«Not bad, young one! Acting so weak and stupid… But you will have no way to surprise me anymore when I’ll return.»
She melted down, like snow under a flame. A pool of shadows that passed through the soil, leaving only the voice.
«One year is short. Time slips through the claws when there’s a deadline.»
Shadowplay looked down at the Nocturne she released, both looking at each other…?«Isn’t that bad news?» She murmured, turning the head away
«I expected her to say this…» Shadowsong replied?
«Huh? What? No, I mean… our names were already similar. Now we’re both Nocturne.»
Shadosong soon felt Nightsong and Voidsong jumping against her.
«You’re back, you’re safe…!»
The mentor looked at her… rescuer again, just when all her clan mates jumped at her, licking her, nuzzling her.
«Shadowplay, you scared us to death! That mimic—»
«How did you know?! How..?!»
Shadowplay shrugged «I didn’t-» she looked at the Ectoplasmime, jumping around her. «I can only imagine … he had enough of Thana’s mess. He was being ordered around like a toy.» as for the gene scroll, he probably had no clue what was left stuck over his tongue. A coincidence probably.
Lost and Avion snuggled her, getting used to her new smell.
Acids instead just stepped over to the three Nocturne, starting to heal the oldest.
«See what you can do to help her a bit, mad-healer» Voidsong joked.
«Mad healer? What?» Normal reaction, really.
Nightsong nuzzled Shadowsong’s neck.
And then the kettle walked closer—
Ah, way too many mimics acting weirdly this night. This clan, this leader. That Mirror… Nocturne now.
«I say,» Shadowsong huffed, pulling her apprentices under her wings once they were read to leave again
«Shadowplay…»
The other turned towards her, surrounded by her dear clan mates too.
«Name and breed aren’t the only things we’ve got in common.»
«I hope you mean our loving clan mates» was the answer «Because I’ve a terrible personality.»
«Hm, I like it.»
«Now now, dear» The clean leader smirked «Don’t copy my behavior. Doesn’t suit you that much»
She rubbed her helm against Shadowsong’s shoulder. «While focus to keep them safe instead.»
«After what you’ve done, all you went through to save us, It’d be extremely disrespectful»
The three raised up, opening her wings and disappearing in the sky. The long night seemed to be finally coming to an end.
So…the night ended. And Shadowplay looked down at herself. She was… like reborn.
A Nocturne.
Hm… Will floated near her, landing on a shoulder. Mimics… tricksters. She felt like she understood something new, something more about illusions.
Oh well, better starting to get ready to this new body… if Thana was turning back, they’d better get ready.
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The Dragons (and familiars)
Avion
The Elder
(And Joy)
Acids
The Healer
(and Brew)
Lost
The hunter
(and The Illusionist)
Shadowplay
The leader
... (and the strange mimic)
