"You're not going to be able to sort out any specific aura while the festivities are going on. There are too many people here for that," Tieral said telepathicaly as he tried to search for the any strange auras, "You might as well try to enjoy the celebration. It is for you anyway."

Sue slumped to the ground and sighed.  She missed Frost and wanted him to be here.  "It just isn't the same without Frost.  It was him and a hunter that showed me the kindness of the dragons... and I miss him." she said.  She then tried to search as hard as she could for the aura that was his.

"We'll find him eventually. If Frost is important to you, then he is important to Metraz, Talia, and me," Tieral etched into one of the loose stones on the roof and passing it over to Goldenscale, still searching auras.

She smiled.  She then raced to the cave opening to the snow barrier. She screeched like a gryphon would and waited.  Minutes later a gold and black gryphon appeared.  "Yes, Shazhra?" he said in a deep yet caring voice.  She had a name from every legendary species and Shazra was her name from the gryphons.  "Konoki, I need you to look through the forest and search for an aura like this.  She mentally showed him the aura.  "I'll do what I can." he said before flying off.  She watched him go.

"What was that," one of the twins from the other day asked approaching Goldenscale once the gryphon left, "I've never seen anything like it."

"That was my friend and gryphon father, Konoki." she said with a smile.  "I didn't have parents when I hatched, so he and a few other creatures took me in and raised me." 

"I've heard of Gryphons before in school, but never did I think I would see one here. The teachers make them sound so much smaller," he said sitting down beside Goldenscale, "Dad's been talking about you all day. He says you might be what the council need to become fair again."

Her mouth dropped at hearing the twin say that teachers thought gryphons are small.  "Gryphons are large creatures, at the moment, they are larger than me.... Maybe I can fix the council up a bit..." she said gazing out.

"What's it like being part of the council? Dad says it's the most stressful position in this society, and is the reason he hardly ever gets to come home," the twin said looking up to Goldenscale.

"I don't know what it's like.  I just got initiated now.  But maybe I can fix the problem about your father not coming home very often, little one.  So how have things been for you?" she asked sitting on the ground.

"It's been a litte rough between me and my sister, but other than that, things have been pretty good. I've already made several friends," the twin said with a smile, "Things haven't been boring since yesterday. Having others I can talk to and play with is rather nice."

(alright guys got an update i wont be on till later tonight. ok but ill leave a big entry.)

In the cave that Frost called his own. Frost awakes in a cold sweat. he looks to and fro. "Where am I? In my cave but how did i get our here."

"Silly Frost have you forgotten me already?"

Frost froze from the voice. It couldn't be her. She perished. he looks to the origin of the voice and sure enough it was Alura. Frost couldn't believe it. "You YOur dead. This isn't possible."

"But it is and since i came back. You are going to do everything i say. The first is to burn this cave that you call home." The black dragon said in demand.

"Why would i ever do that?" Frost asked making his way to the front.

"Who said you had a choice?" with a few words Frost has turned into the obident dragon he was back when he was destroying the barrier. He flew out and around burning the cave. When he was done, he landed outside near the entrance. "Good boy," she said grinning.

Frost stood there with a tear falling from the destruction of his home. She motioned for him to follow. They leave it and arrive at her new home far from the main cave.

Goldenscale heard a crackle of fire burning something far out and she ran to it.  It was Frost's cave.  She saw only charred remains of what was there.  She growled and noticed  the auras that were there.  she then follwoed.  "You will not escape me again..." she said.  

"Careful Goldenscale, we don't know what this aura is let alone its intentions. We'd best approach unseen if possible," Tieral said having caught up with Goldenscale, "Metraz and Talia are heading this way if you wish to wait for them."

She muttered a gryphon curse and stopped, not wanting to let the black dragon and Frost escape her.  "I'll give them five minutes..." she muttered.  She had established that this black dragon was a threat, so she wasn't going to let this dragon escape her again.  She then screeched, sounding exactly like a gryphon.  Konoki landed a few minutes later, nodding in understanding.