07.Jun.21, 11:21 PM
Zelana had been wrestling with an odd bout of guilt for not getting poisoned, for being paranoid and wary enough of food she hadn't made or seen made that she had been spared. Maybe she should have said something. Or maybe she should have studied more of those remedies she'd been learning so that she could have actually done something and helped. She'd tried talking to one of the healers, but he had very brusquely told her to stay out of the way, and so she had.
She'd felt so awful about being fine that she hadn't even entertained any of the flirting thrown her way. Instead Zelly had found some good cuddle partners to cozy up to or tried to read more about fancy healer antidotes and every home remedy and wise grandmotherly recipe for some sort of soup or herb mix that worked. Orgailian had at least been helpful with the reading and research.
And speaking of... when word began to spread that the Hatching had begun she'd noticed he was missing. A'tay's other siblings were easy enough to spot. Zoremet was dragging his feet, but seemed to be moving, and when she arrived at the Sands she spotted Mylorah there. But still no Orgailian. Zelly decided to take a risk and dart off to the little library he'd shown her earlier, and managed to find him snoozing there. She brushed off his apology once she woke him, and instead tried to focus on getting them both back to the Sands on time.
Somehow, she still got to the Sands before Zoremet had, and settled in near enough to Mylorah to feel a bit secure, but not so close that she felt like she was intruding. She'd lost one of her close friends after all, and that only made Zelly feel another pang of guilt. She wasn't really sure how long she'd been standing there, lost in her own thoughts, when the first little dragon popped out and gave a tiny little roar. It was enough to make her smile and watch with excitement to see where it would go. Hopefully there could be some real celebrating after all of this.
She'd felt so awful about being fine that she hadn't even entertained any of the flirting thrown her way. Instead Zelly had found some good cuddle partners to cozy up to or tried to read more about fancy healer antidotes and every home remedy and wise grandmotherly recipe for some sort of soup or herb mix that worked. Orgailian had at least been helpful with the reading and research.
And speaking of... when word began to spread that the Hatching had begun she'd noticed he was missing. A'tay's other siblings were easy enough to spot. Zoremet was dragging his feet, but seemed to be moving, and when she arrived at the Sands she spotted Mylorah there. But still no Orgailian. Zelly decided to take a risk and dart off to the little library he'd shown her earlier, and managed to find him snoozing there. She brushed off his apology once she woke him, and instead tried to focus on getting them both back to the Sands on time.
Somehow, she still got to the Sands before Zoremet had, and settled in near enough to Mylorah to feel a bit secure, but not so close that she felt like she was intruding. She'd lost one of her close friends after all, and that only made Zelly feel another pang of guilt. She wasn't really sure how long she'd been standing there, lost in her own thoughts, when the first little dragon popped out and gave a tiny little roar. It was enough to make her smile and watch with excitement to see where it would go. Hopefully there could be some real celebrating after all of this.