Lailah sauntered onto the Sands, aware that many of the people there were looking at her- either "checking her out", sizing her up for their next meal, or wondering exactly who and what she was. But no matter. The eggs were hatching.

She stood for what seemed like turns, watching as the Impressed left the Sands. She twirled a strand of hair about her fingers, grinning thoughtfully. Two eggs hatched, and peaked Lailah's interest. One was green and went off to some ghost-elf, but the other, a beautiful silver-violet hugged the wall.

The long, violet-silver dragoness who hugged the wall near Neres’ sands looked around her in wonder. With a little confusion as to what she was meant to do, she nudged Neres, who made way for her near the groups of people. Her silver-purple scales were beautifully shining in the many lanterns.

I seek only one. I do not want all these others! she bellowed mentally as she cried out with quite a voice.

“Then only look for one,” Neres said, calmly. Motherhood worked well on her, by now. “Do you have a name in your head?”

Lailah... It is a word, I have known it all this time. Why is that?

“Because now I can find you,” Lailah breathed. The demon-woman’s red skin was deeper in color than the scales of the dragon, but they looked good together.

“Shimeruth, will you help me put everything back where it’s supposed to be?”

I can do that, but I only want to be with you. No one else.

“That’s all right, I think no one I know will want to be around us anyway...” She grinned, somewhat sadly, and they walked out together, no longer alone.


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