DQueene 'heard' the new baby voice calling for its mother getting louder and louder. Where were the parents? And why was it so close? She quickly 'changed' to her dragon form and launched herself into the air toward the crying baby, sending her thoughts in his direction, "Hush, hush little one, I come."
She quickly flew to the edge of the chasm and peered down as far as she could see. There, was that it? Was that the baby?
Suddenly she sensed that something big, a predator, had been attracted by the baby’s cries. She saw a large shape in the distance getting closer; hopefully she could get the baby before it arrived. It was evil, she could tell; something she didn’t need to face now if she could avoid it.
She swooped down to the baby, noticing a gleaming silk bag lying beside the scared child. “I wonder what that is.” She gently gathered the baby and the bag up in her claws and carried them back to the camp. Setting both down gently on the ground a distance away from the camp, she changed back into her human form.
“Drakonis, I need you! We have a ‘small’ problem to take care of.” She gently tugged the baby into the firelight and spoke to the others: “I’m afraid you’ll have to travel a little without me. I will fly to you as soon as I get this small one taken care of.”
She turned to gaze into the distance where she had seen the shape just moments before. It was gone. She pointed, “I saw something there. You don’t want to face it without me. It is very dangerous and evil and big, maybe bigger than me.”
