"What's the rush? It's not like you can't practice here," Tieral said, "Unless your training ground has something this one doesn't I see no reason why ou can't set up here."

Closing her eyes and shaking her head, Ece stood up to flutter her wings and fly up to meet Konoki's eyes. Thank you for taking care of Goldenscale when you did," she said, landing on Konoki's beak.

"Why are they all asking to fight her," she asked, leaning to the side to see Goldenscale preparing to fight, "Will she be OK?"

"She'll be fine. She's been through a lot worse than what these fledlings can dish out," Dara said, sitting beside Tieral to watch the fights, "Well Konoki, it looks like any further hunting lessons will have to wait for tomorrow."

"What good would it do for her to go all out on fledglings who have bearly got the hang of flying," Dara chuckled, giving Konoki a light jab, being careful not to disturbe Ece, "Too bad Rii wasn't feeling too well this morning, she would have loved to spare with Shazhra."

"Is there and oak or willow along the edge of the training ground," Ece asked, scanning the tree line.

"I'll try to get to one of the oaks after Goldenscale finishes with this," Ece said, climbing up on top of Konoki's head for a better view and to stop blocking his sight, "Nature has a cure for everything."

"With everything Shazhra has done, Rii has pretty uch made her a role modle. A good choice for one if you ask me," Dara said, "Xis and Kria are more concerned with helping Kokkorokkeep the house clean."

"They need to get out more. I hea there's a new story around the cave. What is it about?" he asked. Goldenscale was now laying on the ground, the rookie keepingg her down lightly with a taloned hand. He then let her up and she laughed. They both began to talk.

"I know, Kria repeated it to Kokkorok and me after they all got back from school.  Wwith all the references it has, the story fallows pretty close to what Shazhra has experienced in life," she said, chuckling when Ece flew over to land on her wing tip, "It may explain her deep connection with nature and her origins."

"Basically,, the story tells of a dragon created by a spirits of nature. It goes on to tell of the dragon's hardships growing up, up until she reaches a cave that needs her influence where she chooses to stay," she said, "Kria says that the same spirit told the story early this morning during an assembly Shazhra set up herself to tell these kind of stories."

"I'm just glad the cave's people are returning to what made the cave such a nice place to begin with. The place already feels friendlier and more peacful than it used to," she said, catching Ece when she sliped and fell, "Maybe the ties between gryphon and dragon communities will be reformed as well. Both groups benifited from it, but it fell apart as the cave grew distant from their belief in nature."

"Goldenscale, come back to Mayumi's, you'll want to be here," Ahnah's voice said withing Gldenscale's mind, "If you can, bring some berries or small rodents on your way back."