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| Fae, the Keeper and guardian of the Forest, raises her arms above her head, closing her eyes in concentration. Her fingers twitch as she mutters strange and beautiful words under her breath. In a few moments, she lowers her arms slowly, and reopens her eyes. You let your breath out in a gasp of suprise. The air before you is shimering as if alive! In a heart beat, the shimmering has turned more intense, and now patch of air looks as if it is melting. You watched stunned as the air melts away, leaving a gaping hole where it use to be. Fae puts a hand at the small of your back, and gently ushers you forward. As you step through the gateway, your skin tingles with a strange sensation. Once you and Fae are safely on the other side, you turn to the elf, and ask what that feeling was. "Magic." She says simply, and does not explain further. Fae strode forward a few paces, and then calls out: "Sara!" Fae's voice is not loud, but you feel a tingle of magic whisper across your skin and you wonder what she used magic for. You then ask who Sara is. "Sara is the caretaker for the dragon when Deborah is at school and so forth. She is old enough now that Sara doesn't need to watch after her too much." You nod, and look around, wondering where this Sara is. As you look around, you take in the new surroundings. You are surpised to find yourself in the center of a circular clearing surrounded by forest. The clearing is about one hundred feet in diameter. The tall green grass that covers the clearing and blankets the forest floor sways in a soft breeze. What trees you can see are tall and helthy, their branches reaching out to grasp those of their neighbors. Everything is encreadbly beautiful, and seems to have an aura of beauty and enchantment. Cutting into the forest are qually spaced apart paths. The paths are very wide, and the tree's limbs are cut high. As if to be kept out of the way. You cannot see the end of the paths, for they disappear into the darkness of the trees. |
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| Name: Kemberance Gender: Female Age: Adult Color: Gold Type: Air Breath Weapon: Halo of Light Mate: Looking for one! Email me! Parents: Allumina and Raiden Adoption Date: 6/4/02 Birth Date: 6/11/02 |
| You turn in a full circle, counting the paths, and come to a total of seven paths. Just as you finish your survey of the clearing, a girl comes running down one of the paths. Right behind her is the most beautiful creature you have ever seen. A dragon. The dragon's scales are the color of polished gold. They glint and glimmer in the sunlight, more beautiful than any gold you had ever seen. The dragon's wings and bely scales are a dark greenish color. Each toe is tipped with a black, wicked sharp talion. The girl and dragon stop when they reache Fae and yourself. The girl puts her hands on her knees, panting. Now that she is closer, you realize that she is not human, but elven, like Fae. Her skin is a soft shade of blue. Her hair is deep purple and hangs in wavy locks to the back of her knees. Her eyes are the same shade of purple as her hair. She is wearing a long green dress, with a kind of white blouse over it. She straightens in a moment after catching her breath, and winks at Fae. "Sorry, Fae. Kem and I were playing. We came as soon as we heard your call." You nod to yourself, understanding now that Fae had used her magic to inhance her voice to travel distances. Fae smiles at the other elf. "That's all right. You two have a visitor." Sara turns her eyes to you, and grins, holding out a hand. "My name is Sara, and this place is called the Nexus. I'm the caretaker for Kem." You shake the young elf's hand. The golden dragon steps forward and bobs "Hello. I am Kemberance. Welcome to my home. I am a gold air dragon from Keltic Isle." You thank her and give her your name. "That has a pleasent ring to it, for a human name." The dragon grins at you, and you can't help but smile back. "Well, Fae says, turning back to the shimmering hole, "I need to be going. Just call when your ready to return." And with that, the elf steps though the gateway, and it disappears after her, leaving the three of you in the clearing. You glance at the paths, and then back to Sara. She smiles again. |
| "Those paths led to the different parts of the this home. Gold dragons love things of beauty, excitement, and change. That is why there are so many different things within this part of the forest. "You ask how you can tell which path leads to where. Sara blinks, and looks around. She gasps in imbarisment and makes a few quick gestures. Seven translucent rectangle plates appear, hanging midair in a circle around you. Each plate has a name written on it, and images flicker across the plates, showing what each place looks like. You move in front of one, and discover it perfectly set to your eye level. You watch the images for a few moments, then, on their own accord, your eyes focus though the transparent plate on the path beyond it. You smile, understanding now. Each plate shows images of the place beyond the path it is in front of. "Bingo!" Kemberance says, coming to stand beside you. You darken in imbaresment, not realizing you had spoken aloud, or had you...? You shrug the question off as the dragon starts to speak again. "Now that you know how it works, where you do want to visit first?" You walk slowly around the circle of plates, inspecting the names and images. After a few minuets of deliberation, you return to the center of the ring. Sara and Kemberance stand there, waiting paciently for your decision. When you approach they smile. You tell her your decision, and the smiles turns to girns. "Then follow me!" the dragon says cheerfully, and skips twords your chosen path. Sara gestures with her hand, and the plates dissapear, and then follows after the dragon. You hurry after the two, Sara who began to hum a lighthearted tune... |
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