Edit: This is Tuesday's prompt!
Urchiid blinked as the paper fluttered off her head and rested on the ice in front of her paws. She shook herself awake, and smiled at Bamboolie, who snorted and blinked rapidly next to her. It seems that the sudden rush of cold wind had woken up her familiar, too.
Urchiid yawned, then reached out to the paper in front of her - covered in a strange glitter, which seemed to be stuck to the paper, as none of it fell off when she picked it up and shook it. Puzzled, she began to read the text written on it in fancy handwriting. It seemed to be a letter of some sort.
Asorio wrote:
The sun is shining! Are you up?
Hi! I'm Asorio! May I pick your brain?
I wish to make a very special gift for a very special friend. I think something from a whole different culture would be REALLY special so could you tell me about things Dragons make for each other? Please?
Oh and sorry if you weren't awake when I sent this. I'm a bit of a morning Fairy!
Very yours,
Asorio
Well, this is strange, Urchiid thought to herself, looking over the bright handwriting once more.
I don't think I've ever agreed to speak to any Fairy before. Still, it would be rude of her if she didn't respond to the letter, and so she pulls herself to her feet, stretches, yawns, and heads to the back of her cave to fetch a pen, some parchment, and ink.
She finds herself gravitating towards one of
Moonflight's old shed feathers to use as a pen this morning. Being the clan's Wishkeeper, pressing a feather into a piece of parchment paper was no big deal for Urchiid. It was her job, after all!
"A gift from one dragon to another, hm?" She muses, stroking her thick fur, which was already beginning to shed, to soon be replaced by a lighter summer coat.
Urchiid almost didn't have to think at all as she quickly fell into the familiar rhythm of stroking symbols into paper, weaving letters into words. Moonflight's shed feathers always wrote in a beautiful cerulean blue-green hue, and so the sentences Urchiid wrote stood out over the washed tan in a glitter the color of foxfire mushrooms. True as always to Moonflight's birthplace, the Tangled Wood.
Urchiid wrote:
Dear Asorio:
Hello! My name is Urchiid, and I'm the Wishkeeper of my clan. That means I keep track of all the different items my clan wishes to obtain. That also means that I have a good idea on what dragons give each other as gifts!
It might seem a little strange to you that we give each other what seems to be just weird scrolls or vials of liquid, but they contain the power to change one's appearance. They are very valuable and precious to us, as they are difficult to obtain and the power they hold is immaculate and life-changing - quite literally!
Most dragons aren't able to afford these scrolls and vials, however, so they resort to gifting rare creatures to each other. We call these creatures "familiars," and they are treated as pets and companions. I happen to have one myself, though my familiar wasn't gifted to me by someone else. However, there are quite a few dragons in my clan who have been gifted a familiar by someone else, and they usually end up becoming great companions with their new familiar partners.
Although, there's a lot of us who just prefer to give little trinkets, clothing items, and lots of miscellaneous other things to other dragons. Be it books, feathers, runestones, canvas scraps, food items, gloves, jewelry, gemstones, dolls, glass shards... you name it, that can be just as much a precious gift to someone as an expensive scroll or a unique familiar. Sometimes, it's just the thought that counts, and some dragons treasure what seems to be useless items, because of the emotions they hold for them.
I hope my response turns out to be helpful to you! I wish you luck on finding that special gift for your special friend!
Sincerely,
Wishkeeper Urchiid
Urchiid read over her letter once, twice, three times, checking for any errors or missing information. Then she smiled, and put Moonflight's sludgey feather back in its special jar. She stepped outside, making sure to wash her paws of any extra cerulean liquid, and after drying them off in her fur (it was better than nothing, wasn't it?), she carefully wrapped the letter in a neat scroll and tied it with a purple ribbon.
Most of the clan was still asleep. Asorio, true to his word, was quite the early riser. Luckily, Urchiid knew of a few dragons who would most definitely be up at this hour: the clan's leader,
Softpatch, the Chocolate Queen's mate
Moondust, and the messenger,
Flintfire. Softpatch would be busy with her own affairs, although Urchiid was sure that her aunt would appreciate a visit from her. Moondust was always awake at this hour because of his dedication to his charge - protecting his mate.
Flintfire was just about ready to leave when Urchiid caught him in the nick of time. She requested he send a letter for her, and when he asked of the recipient, she smiled and shrugged, and replied that it was for a fairy friend of hers. Flintfire gave her a puzzled look, then nodded as he realized where he needed to go. Which was good, because frankly Urchiid had no idea whatsoever.
"Safe travels," she called as the flint-and-strawberry Skydancer took off in what seemed to be the direction of the Fortress of Ends. A strange place to go to find a Fairy, huh.
Urchiid tried not to think much of it, and proceeded with carrying on with her day.
(Oops, I might have gotten a little too carried away with this. I'm sorry. Writing makes me really excited.)
