Release the hoard

Ach! Ignita was holding her little Jamie close as she watched Bas get up and move the board. She knew this day would come but she wasn’t ready! How do they grow up so fast? She reached out and gave her little Balrog a few licks behind his precious tiny ear. Will he see okay with those hardened gems in his eyes? They were still babies! They are climbing all over them now but still babies! They couldn’t go yet! But with a look from their father, she knew it was time. They were getting stir-crazy, and she was getting stir-crazy. She just wanted them close to her forever! Did Jamie have enough energy to explore today? By the looks of her perking up perhaps she did. It would certainly ease Ingita’s heart to see the girl have one of her rampaging bursts of energy. She reached out just as Odette was passing by and scooped the dark little winged girl closer to her. She came in a day late, would she be old enough for this venture? She gave her a lick over her brow just as if she were her own.

She flattened her ears slightly as Bas started his drill sergeant routine, did he have to be so sharp to them? She smiled though as she watched them all pay him apt attention. Even the tiniest Selene, the one who wouldn’t stop moving even if her life depended on it paused for a good moment to listen to her father. Tiny babies! She sighed as her eldest boys were just out of her reach. She wanted to smother them both one more time before they took a step out into the world.

She would watch from where she lay as each discovered the larger world outside the den. Encouraging whoever looked back with a gentle and comforting smile. She was right here for anyone who wasn’t ready yet either.

"Jamie"||"Iskandor"||"Citadel"||"Selene"||"Balrog"||"Ignita"||"Basilisk"