Creative Corner

Hooray for happy, healthy little hatchlings! It will be mighty interesting to see both how their older siblings react to them, and what the pair is like as a whole.

Also, blep~

@TroubleinSevens
May I please be added to the pinglist...?

@DragonPanther888

absolutely yes! welcome to our little dragon death corner of the site

....Also nice stamp in your siggy, love that stamp I made it

Super cute arts~

@GrinningWolf24

The file is actually called 'blep blep' so yes! BLEP

[center][b]Day 116: [item=Shed Fuchsia Scale][/b][/center] Now that they were more experienced parents, Vin and Hickory lavished even more attention on their eggs. They were desperate not to repeat the mistakes they have made previously and leave another of their eggs unhatched in the woods as scavengers. Juniper and Weatherglass took up the task of hunting while their parents painstakingly fiddled with the heat and moisture levels of the nest. They talked about exposure to sun, about predators, about the type of mood that cradled the eggs. Yet despite their worries each day passed and the eggs remained whole and healthy. One day Hickory woke up to find the nest not as he left them. Curled up between the two eggs was a small bogsneak. Her hide was a bright blue, her wings a burnished gold. She slept soundly without a care in the world. Careful not to disturb the eggs Hickory picked her up by the scruff of her neck and pulled her from the nest. She woke quickly, her bright red eyes blinking up at him. Hickory opened his mouth to scold her but she beat him to it. “Oh good!” she said brightly, “You’re awake.” Her bright cheerful voice, roused Vin who started to her feet in panic, only to settle down when she saw the situation. “Excuse me?” said Hickory. “Oh,” said the hatchling, hanging unconcernedly in his claws. “I’ve adopted you, and the two others who went out to hunt. They’re your kids right? Nice children, you should be proud.” “Put her down Hickory,” said Vin, who had examined the eggs. Neither bore so much as a scuff mark. Hickory lowered the bogsneak down to the ground, where she splayed out and yawned. “Took me all night to find you. I smelled your eggs a few days ago but it was tough to pin down. See, my parents left me a few weeks ago. Just floated off down a river, they do that sometimes, and I figured it was about time I made my own way, joined a new clan. Since they keep forgetting me and all. So I found you!” The hatchling looked around the clearing. “It’s not much of a lair yet, I’ll grant you that, but I can see you’re working on it.” “We’re not a clan,” said Vin, “We’re a family.” The hatchling looked unconcerned by this. She stretched and curled back up, her tongue flicking contentedly. “Any family is a clan, and I’m glad to be part of yours. You can call me Kai, that’s my name. I’ll learn yours later, if you don’t mind. It was a long night and....” Kai was asleep before she finished the sentence. The little bundle slept where Hickory had put her down, next to the nest, completely unconcerned by the world around her. Hickory and Vin watched her for a while before Hickory said, “What are we going to do with her?” “Let her stay,” said Vin, “her sense of smell could be helpful. Besides, it’s amazing she survived this long. If we force her out she’ll die.” “She could still die with us,” said Hickory bluntly, “besides, she’s a plague dragon. They carry all sorts of diseases.” Vin snorted, “she looks healthy enough to me, besides if Weatherglass didn’t chase her off, she’s bound to be fine.” “You’re saying we should trust her judgment?” Hickory was incredulous. He was about to say more but Vin shushed him. “Yes,” she said, “we should. Besides, it wouldn’t be right to make her fend for herself.” “I still don’t like it,” said Hickory, curling himself back around the nest. Vin laughed, “You sound like Galia.” Hickory huffed but he didn’t say anymore. It’s true he didn’t trust Kai but he also knew it wasn’t right to send her out into the wilderness on her own. She could stay for now but he’d be keeping a very close eye on her. In the days that followed, Kai proved herself to be a practical yet spirited dragon. She’d point the hunting party in the direction of food and without fail they’d come back with chargers or large birds. Kai made certain the food scraps were buried a proper way off. She talked at great length with Juniper about lair constructions she’d seen and watch as he drew them from her descriptions. She even tried to make friends with Weatherglass, but she merely tolerated Kai, growling when she got too friendly and otherwise ignoring her. The family ate well, and they slept well, no scavengers came poking around their clearing, no egg thieves stepped foot in it. Despite all this, Hickory could not bring himself to trust her. She seemed young and innocent enough, but those red eyes gleamed with something more. He was certain she would sacrifice them at the first sign of danger. Eventually the day came when the eggs hatched. They both cracked open within minutes of each other but the first one to wriggle free was a deep purple with indigo wings. He sat in the nest and chirped as Kai watched with wide eyes. The whole family was gathered around to be witness to the birth of the two youngest members, though Kai was the most impressed. The second freed himself moments later. He was marked the same as his brother but a pale grey with wings as black as the night sky. As with all Hickory and Vin’s children, they had their father’s genes but were the same breed as their mother. The two little guardian boys licked the remains of their egg sacks from each other. “What are you going to name them?” asked Kai. “You name them after plants right?” Vin shrugged, a movement starting at her shoulders and making it all the way to the tip of her tail. “I’ve never been good with names.” “How about Datura?” Hickory asked, “for the second one. It’s a type of moon flower, it blooms only at night.” “I like that,” said Vin. “Datura is a good name. What about our little purple boy?” “I don’t know,” said Hickory, “the purple flowers I can think of all seem not quite right.” Kai tasted the air pensively, her front claws resting on the side of the nest. “How about Cordial? He looks like he was covered in black current cordial. It’s a syrup drink. It’s not a plant but its plant based would that do?” “No,” said Hickory. “Yes,” said Vin. The two were about to argue to it, but Kai circumvented them both. She leaned in and nuzzled the purple hatchling. “Cordial, how does that sound?” The little hatchling cheeped and bit her nose gently. Kai laughed, not bothering to move away. “Alright,” she said, “It’s settled.” ************************************************** D'AW @Himawari @IronPen @SemperVictor @Dylluminati @luckgandor @ScarletTheDragon @demitri @Saseum @GrinningWolf24 @winterbright @DragonPanther888

[center][b]Day 117: [item=Fragile Moth Wings][/b][/center] COLI DAY (Who is gunna go?) Juniper, Weatherglass and Hickory, COLI DAY And Hickory and Juniper leveled putting Hickory at lvl 12 and Juniper at lvl 8! @Himawari @IronPen @SemperVictor @Dylluminati @luckgandor @ScarletTheDragon @demitri @Saseum @GrinningWolf24 @winterbright @DragonPanther888

[center][b]Day 118: [item=Rainwater Stink Bug][/b][/center] COLI DAY 2 THE SEQUEL NO ONE ASKED FOR Same group, different day! After 30 battles in the coli, Juniper lvled up again to lvl 9 and Weatherglass got herself a level too and is sitting at lvl 10! Our babies are growing up! @Himawari @IronPen @SemperVictor @Dylluminati @luckgandor @ScarletTheDragon @demitri @Saseum @GrinningWolf24 @winterbright @DragonPanther888

Yay! Sounds like all the little babes are doing well~ So happy to see the family coming together again and leveling up~

(Also, I agree with Hickory on this one- I don't trust that little bogsneak. She's far too perceptive/intelligent/articulate for her age.....)

I'll also take Oak if you would like; not that I need a new dragon but I can't bear to see him go to exaltation when he's so darn cute