LULABYE

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 1832

Fred and Synizn walk into the nursery where Astra is singing lullabyes to the restless brood. Fred pauses and listens, charmed by her lovely voice.

........And down will come baby........

........Cradle and all.............

She smiles as she sees the last little child is snoring softly. She turns and then blinks as she sees Fred and the Demi-fox (who has an expression of confusion and pleasure on his face).

"That singing," Synizn asks, looking up at Astra, spellbound. "What do you call that singin to the cu.....the children?"

"It's called a lulabye." Astra whispers as they exit the room (so as to not wake up the children). "Didn't your mother ever sing you to sleep when you were a child? And while I'm here asking questions, who are you?"

"Hon," Fred says, introducing the fox. "This is our old friend, Synizn. He.....used the Cyrstallic to change himself. I guess he couldn't change back to a dragon."

The demi-fox's tail droops in shock as the little mage whips around and gapes first at Fred and then at Astra. Nobody should have known about that!

"Well," Astra shrugs. "I guess that explains why your mother never sang to you. Female dragons lay their eggs and allow their offspring to fend for themselves."

"And were-bears don't sing, period." mutters the former dragon in a dazed voice. He then shakes his head and explains why he has come....and what is at stake.

"This Dragon Circle will be after me, Fred, and the little ones?" Astra asks in a fearful voice. She fears not for her life. Fred is no slouch with weapons (nearly good as she is), but......the children would be helpless against such a threat! They were just babies!

"Yes," the mage sighs. "They'll be after you whether you go with me on this quest or not. Truth be told, the best chance for survival for your young ones is to actually take them along on this trip, as insane as that sounds! It is due to the fact that the Council, who I have serious doubts about their sanity, sees that it's not.....sporting to attack.....kill......or do any harm to infants that are somehow involved in quests. Don't make me explain why that doesn't apply to all cases.....I can't! Conversely, no dragon will lift a claw to aid you and yours on this quest. The only reason why I can even do anything with this quest.....is because I'm no longer a person in the Council's eye. I ceased to be one when I contracted lycanthropy. Now I'm just a sub-person in their book....just like any other non-Dragon."

A look of apology is in the little were-fox's face at the last part. He didn't need to say that, and wishes he hadn't.....but his human social skills are rusty from years of disuse! Astra and Fred nod and understand apparently, much to his relief.

"So," Astra says after a second. "What will this changing my 'metabolism' do to me? Will I turn into some type of human cow or have a flashback to when I was in......heat?"

"No," the magi states flatly. "Not at all! I've had enough of forced behavior and forced shapes due to the magical curse I was under as a were- bear. I'm not going subject another soul to any such indignity as that!" The fox looks so solemn and deadly serious that Astra has no trouble believing the little mage.

  1. "Lets do it!" Astra says.

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