It was both exciting and scary to have been at Fionahainn when they were attacked. Cara and Errin went into an oddly professional mode as they helped people who were injured or needed to be escorted around after the war. The pair worried that this hatching might come at a bad time, but then one of the other candidates, a tall yellow-skinned Zekiran named Telis told them that the dragons would be coming at a perfect time indeed.

As they all stood on the sands, the many mothers of the eggs watching proudly, a dozen dragonets had hatched before one even looked at the pair of boisterous women.

One dark or bright dragon after another hatched, until a fantastic green-rainbow with pink wings came out from her shell. The female dragonet lept from the remains of her egg, and began to examine every one and every thing around her. Her glowing eyes rested upon this dark blue male dragon and then that big copper. She gave off trumpets of approval every time she saw a male.

Then she found Cara and Errin. Both girls looked into the hatchling's eyes, but she decided upon Errin as her bond.

Errin. We will have to wait a while for Cara's bond. But then, you will both have to explain to us about foam...

Errin felt the distinct bubble-gum flavor of this brightly colored girl in her mind, and a smile lept to her face. "Sure we will, Teranaleth!" Cara held on to her friend's shoulders and they giggled and bounced a bit before watching more of the hatching. Cara wasn't concerned that her friend had bonded first - they were not the ones betting on the results up in the stands after all.

A bunch of dragonets broke shell and apparently started a clique right there on the sands. Someone escorted them out so they didn't keep abducting unbonded dragons into the group!

Cara held her breath as a particularly beautiful swirly colored female hatched. The excitement in Teranaleth bled over into her new bond Errin, and that naturally bled into Cara's behavior. They could sense this hatchling from a mile away.

She shook off her head and wings, and then lept into action. She jumped over the broken shells of her clutch mates, never tripping once, and then bounded up to the girls and her green-pink companion.

Now then, let's hear all about foam. I'm sorry about being late too, she bowed her head.

"It's perfectly okay, Phaloaruth," Cara said, as Teranaleth nuzzled her unrelated-clutch-mate. "We have all the time in the world now!" They led their pair of dragonets off the sands and into the celebration hall, where food and drink were of course available to all. Errin noticed that even though they were now bonded, Tera seemed quite interested in all the males... Nothing new to her!

NEXT!