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Ryleh wrote:

Zeppler M.D., Spellware Surgeon wrote:

Sheessuroussen wrote:

why hello doctor, perhaps we can be great friends?"

Perhaps. I'd love to have you for dinner some time.

Doc Zeppler ~ "Love Bites, Love Bleeds..."

I would not appreciate it if you started attacking my friend, Doctor. And do I need to remind you that I have never encouraged your flirting?

*glares*

If he attacks may I defend myself?

Of course. Just try not to actually kill him. My son-in-law would be upset.

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Sheessuroussen wrote:

why hello doctor, perhaps we can be great friends?"

Perhaps. I'd love to have you for dinner some time.

Doc Zeppler ~ "Love Bites, Love Bleeds..."

I would not appreciate it if you started attacking my friend, Doctor. And do I need to remind you that I have never encouraged your flirting?

*glares*

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Ardiente is quick and methodical, soldier-like in his effciency. Before Ryleh is finished with each one, he's there and ready with the next. He does try to read her expression when she speaks of her new friend. Trying to get to know his new family.

Sense Motive on Ryleh: 1d20+22

Ryleh believes what she is saying. She is also very averse to the idea of romance, perhaps avoiding even considering the idea.

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"I am simply enjoying spending time with a new friend," she said crisply.

"This one is deceased. Hand me the next one."

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Ryleh can tell that he would much rather stay... but he inclines his head to the two grand children and bows fully to her, "good night young ones."

and proceeds to turn to leave...

Ardiente and Fieri are mindblown now

"What time should we meet tomorrow?" she asks before he leaves.

When ever is convenient for you miss" sheessuroussen replies hesitating

"I do not have a strict schedule on the weekends. Mostly I spend the time looking after children," she said with a smile. "Perhaps mid-afternoon?"

Turns and looks at the expressions on the (very) young people's faces, before focusing on Ryleh.

"that sounds wonderful. shall I pick you up at four?"

"I look forward to it," she said with another slight smile.

She turned back to the job at hand. "Now, who am I searching for first?"

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Ryleh wrote:

Sheessuroussen wrote:

Ryleh can tell that he would much rather stay... but he inclines his head to the two grand children and bows fully to her, "good night young ones."

and proceeds to turn to leave...

Ardiente and Fieri are mindblown now

"What time should we meet tomorrow?" she asks before he leaves.

When ever is convenient for you miss" sheessuroussen replies hesitating

"I do not have a strict schedule on the weekends. Mostly I spend the time looking after children," she said with a smile. "Perhaps mid-afternoon?"

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Ryleh wrote:

Ryleh leads them to the part of the incredibly large cavern that held an array of scrying equipment; bowls, mirrors, crystals and more lined up in row after row.

"First we should separate out the living from the dead."

"Sheesuroussen, you are welcome to stay if you wish, but I'm afraid that this is rather dull work and it could go on for some time. I understand if you need to leave to check on your young charge."

Ardiente watches the older gentleman leave with a somewhat puzzled expression, but turns his attention to the task at hand. "Is there anything I can do to assist? Sorting through the records? I'm not a spellcaster." he says simply, not ashamed of it, just trying to let Ryleh know.

"Yes, one of you can hand me the records to check and the other can take the ones I've already checked and put them into piles for living and deceased. That way I can sit in front of the basin and keep using the divination without wasting any time. We'll need plenty of time to locate the living ones I would imagine."

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Ryleh can tell that he would much rather stay... but he inclines his head to the two grand children and bows fully to her, "good night young ones."

and proceeds to turn to leave...

Ardiente and Fieri are mindblown now

"What time should we meet tomorrow?" she asks before he leaves.

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Ardiente had taken back the stack of papers from Fieri before they headed downstairs, or at least half of them if she makes a fuss about it.

Ardiente bows deeply to Grandma's guest, an older man... he looks back and forth between the two, but doesn't say anything. Ryleh would've introduced him differently if he was also family, after all. "I ask your pardon for interrupting, Sheessuroussen. We only have a few days after all, before the Sun is dismantled, and we'd like to do as much as possible before then."

He follows along with Ryleh wherever she leads.

Ryleh leads them to the part of the incredibly large cavern that held an array of scrying equipment; bowls, mirrors, crystals and more lined up in row after row.

"First we should separate out the living from the dead."

"Sheesuroussen, you are welcome to stay if you wish, but I'm afraid that this is rather dull work and it could go on for some time. I understand if you need to leave to check on your young charge."

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Ardiente is taken aback at first... but when Ryleh explains why she's so passionate in her hug... he returns it just as fiercely... he still had family here. "Grandma..." he says, slumping a little. "I..." his words faltered him and it was his turn to step towards his great-grandmother, before answer her question of what they needed, and hugged the petite woman back just as fiercely.

After several moments, he releases her, blinking away his manly tears. It had been a long few days. He takes a moment to collect himself before speaking. "Grandma.. this stack of papers is all the Firebirds who have ever been struck from the records. We need to know, ideally, who among them are still alive and where we can find them."

Ryleh nodded. "Come downstairs then. It's where I keep all of my scrying equipment," she said leading the way down to her lair.

"I apologize for the interruption to our conversation Sheessuroussen, but my grandchildren require my assistance with an urgent matter. I am not sure yet how long this will take."

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Ryleh looked honestly flabbergasted. It wasn't often that someone managed to surprise her.

"Great-grandson? How?.....Chan'trikalliax? He had a child?"

Ardiente bows deeply and respectfully to Ryleh, not an easy task given that he's holding quite a large stack of papers, but he manages. "...Yes, Great-grandmother. My mother, if I understood properly." the slash of purple in the firebird's hair may make a bit more sense now, given that introduction.

Ryleh takes the stack of papers from him, hands them to Fieri and surprises him with a fierce hug. She may look petite, dainty even, but she is incredibly strong.

"I cannot begin to tell you how much this means to me. To lose a child the way I lost Chan'trikalliax is not something I would wish on my worst enemy. That any good came out of his evil is...a sort of miracle."

She stepped back, once more in control of her emotions. "Call me Grandma. It gets too formal and rather silly sounding to be honest if we take the time to work out exact familial relations. Now, what was it you needed my help with?"

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Sheess minutely shifts and exhales a stream of superheated water, refilling his cup

Did you just spit into my good china? :S

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Ryleh looked honestly flabbergasted. It wasn't often that someone managed to surprise her.

"Great-grandson? How?.....Chan'trikalliax? He had a child?"

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Ryleh walked up the stairs and opened the door, waiting expectantly to hear what the emergency was when she saw Fieri and an unfamiliar boy waiting there for her.

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Ryleh was enjoying this fascinating discussion of ocean life when tea time was interrupted by a knock on her door.

"Please excuse me for a moment, Sheessoroussen. If my family is searching me out here it is no doubt an emergency of some sort."

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Ryleh brews another pot of tea for herself and her guest as she listens to stories of ocean life.

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Ryleh wrote:

Sheessuroussen wrote:

"there are many seas and worlds that have seas and life to explore, Andi spent many years studying and learning of them." Sheess replies and drinks some of the tea she refilled his cup with

"Now that sounds very interesting. I can only begin to imagine how many different forms of life live under the oceans. I would love to hear more of this."

"perhaps one day you will know as much about ocean life as i do, I will be quite happy to assist with your enlightenment..."

His long mustache is continuously curled and uncurled with an absentness that bespoke of long habit

"Knowledge is nearly always rewarding," she said, sipping her tea, and listening as he began to describe some of the different types of ocean life.

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Sheessuroussen snorts uncontrollably

"that is a great difference... Perhaps it is for the best that you did discover tea."

Her smile holds just a hint of mischief. "Indeed."

"And what of you? There must be something more than swimming that interests you...a thousand years is a long time to spend on swimming."

"there are many seas and worlds that have seas and life to explore, Andi spent many years studying and learning of them." Sheess replies and drinks some of the tea she refilled his cup with

"Now that sounds very interesting. I can only begin to imagine how many different forms of life live under the oceans. I would love to hear more of this."

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Sheessuroussen snorts uncontrollably

"that is a great difference... Perhaps it is for the best that you did discover tea."

Her smile holds just a hint of mischief. "Indeed."

"And what of you? There must be something more than swimming that interests you...a thousand years is a long time to spend on swimming."

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Ryleh wrote:

Sheessuroussen wrote:

"Quite so, it is only mandatory the first time miss, after that it is left to the judgment of the visitor" sheess smiles and strokes his beard absently

She smiled and poured another round of tea. "Calling me miss and instructing me in manners." She shook her head. "Makes me feel two hundred years younger, at least," she joked.

"miss, if it makes you feel that young it is a great thing. You being that young... Would be a different matter."

Sheess seems quite pleased at making you feel young

"Well, I was in a very different situation two hundred years ago...and had not yet discovered the wonders of tea."

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"Quite so, it is only mandatory the first time miss, after that it is left to the judgment of the visitor" sheess smiles and strokes his beard absently

She smiled and poured another round of tea. "Calling me miss and instructing me in manners." She shook her head. "Makes me feel two hundred years younger, at least," she joked.

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"according to tradition, one who is invited to another's home, would bring a gift to the other. So it is not just the tea..." Sheess looks slightly worried as he thinks, "......unless you do not wish me to do so..."

She smiled. "It is a lovely gift and I like it very much. I was not familiar with that particular custom. However, it won't do to make a habit of it. You can't be expected to bring a present every time I invite you to tea. It would be...too much."

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"I can assist as before...it is an innate ability of my people" the water dragon says with a smile, then gently sets an orb of polished crystal on the table, beside Ryleh's cup, "I brought you a gift... As courtesy dictates"

"I...thank you. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I was not aware that sharing tea with a friend required a gift," she said, puzzled.

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"perhaps tomorrow....if you are not otherwise occupied...we could go to the Isla de Blanca Draco, on Trunecta Rempai Toh...the seas are mild and pleasant year round" sheess offers...

"I would like that very much...provided nothing blows up tomorrow. Do I need to acquire water-breathing magic or can you make it possible for me to breathe in that environment like before?"

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Ryleh wrote:

"My family. Especially the children. I love spending time with small children. Tea. I am rather obsessed with it. Art. You've seen the beginnings of some of my projects. It will be a long time before I'm finished. Psionic research. I like to challenge my mind and find new ways of doing things."

"Perhaps not the most exciting answer. But these are the things that interest me. When I have the leisure to not be worrying about survival for myself and my family."

"that is quite exiting Rylehtin'akksavith, I enjoy swimming through the spring seas, and learning the tales of sailors and fishermen..."

"Visiting your home in the lake is the first time I have ever seen an underwater environment. I can only imagine what spring seas are like."

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Sheessuroussen wrote:

"perhaps, but my opinion on teaching is quite....lacking. Formal teaching is quite unheard of for my race." Sheessuroussen interjectes quietly, almost apologetically...

She shrugged. "Mine tends towards academic pursuits. And inventing. Everyone has their own strengths."

"Rylehtin'akksavith, what interests you?" He asks, interested in her personally

"My family. Especially the children. I love spending time with small children. Tea. I am rather obsessed with it. Art. You've seen the beginnings of some of my projects. It will be a long time before I'm finished. Psionic research. I like to challenge my mind and find new ways of doing things."

"Perhaps not the most exciting answer. But these are the things that interest me. When I have the leisure to not be worrying about survival for myself and my family."

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"perhaps, but my opinion on teaching is quite....lacking. Formal teaching is quite unheard of for my race." Sheessuroussen interjectes quietly, almost apologetically...

She shrugged. "Mine tends towards academic pursuits. And inventing. Everyone has their own strengths."

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"the person was entering the atmosphere and his ship must have disintegrated, and he had to be caught..."sheess explains softly, drinking his tea with tiny sips...

"what of your day?"

"There were several family crises, but nothing that required my intervention. And I am considering whether I need to adjust my lesson plan. My students were particularly inattentive today. Perhaps more pop quizzes."

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Ryleh wrote:

Sheessuroussen wrote:

Sheessuroussen smiles in return and sips lightly at the hot liquid, "you are young, miss, it is but a manner of perception to the others."

sheess's robes seem to be in better condition (slightly) than the last time they met.

She chuckled. "So...was today less eventful for you than yesterday?"

"Very much so, Miss Rylehtin'akksavith, the children have stayed on the property, except for when I used one of them to assist in a rescue of a person."

"This sounds like an interesting story. Who was this person and why did they need to be rescued?"

She poured another cup of tea.

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Sheessuroussen smiles in return and sips lightly at the hot liquid, "you are young, miss, it is but a manner of perception to the others."

sheess's robes seem to be in better condition (slightly) than the last time they met.

She chuckled. "So...was today less eventful for you than yesterday?"

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"To forget our appointment would be a grievous crime." Sheess says as he bows deeply "tea of any type with you will likely be satisfying, miss"

She smiled. "It has been a very long time since anyone called me miss. I am not used to feeling young in comparison to anyone...I find I rather like it," she said as she ushered him inside and poured the tea for both of them.

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Sheessuroussen calmly walls to the the entrance to Ryleh's den, he checks to see if the small crystalline orb is secure in his pocket then knocks politely.

The door opens and Ryleh is standing there to greet him.

"Good evening, Sheessuroussen. I am glad to see you haven't forgotten our appointment. I find I have been looking forward to it. I've chosen a darjeeling tea tonight. I hope you find it to your liking."

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Ace smiles, accepting the data pad. "Not to worry Professor, Ginni is the first person I plan on showing this to. I also planned on showing a few others, for that exact reason. I'm pretty awesome, but I'm only one perspective."

He gets up and stretches, still smiling. "I'd hug you, but I'm pretty you have family who would hurt me if they got the wrong idea"

"Don't be silly, child. She'd break you in half." [i]It's hard to tell if Ryleh is joking or not.

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The firewall program centered in on the areas with the neural patterns that were marked as 'undesirable', leaving the 'default' neural patterns alone, attempting to disrupt any communication between the two and isolating the undesirable patterns.

Meanwhile Aananda and Ryleh were having an intense conversation.

"Aananda, I am not a miracle worker. You might be able to fix this with wishcraft, but who knows what the side effects would be. I would prefer to find a less drastic method. But this is a variant power and I am not a telepath. At minimum it requires further study. In my opinion, suppression is the best you can do for now."

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Can I get every other character woo seems to life on tea to say I?

I

Need you even ask?

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Ryleh wrote:

"I do like to experiment and try different types of tea. But you must tell me if there is one that you dislike after trying it. I will be very put out is you allow me to continue thinking that you like something that you find unpalatable."

"I...look forward to enjoying more conversation with you, Sheessuroussen," she said, somewhat awkwardly. She had grown unaccustomed to social interaction between equals.

"shall I take my leave miss? And I shall inform you if you serve me such a tea."

"Yes...it is getting late and there are things I still need to do before sleep. Until tomorrow, then....I will walk you out."

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Rylehtin'akksavith wrote:

Jiaolung Sheessuroussen wrote:

"as you wish Rylehtin'akksavith"

Sheess bows at the waist, his blue robes folding with another rustle

"Is there any particular type of tea you prefer, Sheessuroussen? I would be a poor host if I continued to serve a variety that you were averse to."

"the tea you had served is fine, I enjoy it," sheess says humbly

"if you prefer a different type I would NE honored to try it"

"I do like to experiment and try different types of tea. But you must tell me if there is one that you dislike after trying it. I will be very put out is you allow me to continue thinking that you like something that you find unpalatable."

"I...look forward to enjoying more conversation with you, Sheessuroussen," she said, somewhat awkwardly. She had grown unaccustomed to social interaction between equals.

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Oh....my lair is deep within a mountain on the elemental plane of water.... It is not so large or grand but it is safe and well furnished with the treasures from the oceans...."

Sheessuroussen seems sad that your home was at one tine very unsafe...

"Safe is better than grand."

She shrugged.

"Besides, as I said, my kind tend towards engineering. We can't help but keep tinkering with things. Nothing is ever finished. My daughter swears she doesn't have a lair, but anyone who's ever seen her lab wouldn't believe that. There's always just one more improvement that needs to be made."

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It is quite amazing.... Your lair is beautiful... So many things and such remote security...." sheessuroussen says quietly marveling at the time and effort and powerful magics contained within...

"how did you come by this place? Is this why the school was built here?"

"No, the school...well, it's in a way an extension of Ryo's house, which was here first. Since this was where my daughter was I built this beneath it. It's still a bit sparse, but I have had less than thirty years to work on it and I spent a great deal of those working on other projects....I have a great deal of artifacts and the like due to being the last of my kind. After the others were gone I raided their lairs for resources. It was a great deal of what made the difference in being able to survive or not."

"My race is known for our psionic abilities and a propensity for engineering."

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Krays wrote:

His face lights up...but he quickly gains his composure.

"Lake? When did we get a lake?"

Looks to Ryleh....

"young one?" He smiles, as if he is teasing her slightly

Then he hears her response and smiles wider "I am a sea dragon.... With your permission....?" His hand glows with a sea green light and he holds it out

The corner of her mouth turns up just the slightest amount in what might in fact be the beginnings of a smile. It had been a very long time indeed since someone had called her young.

"Thank you," she says gravely, taking the offered hand. She seems to use formality like a shield against anything that she feels the slightest bit unsure of.

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His face lights up...but he quickly gains his composure.

"Lake? When did we get a lake?"

"Two or three days ago, I believe. It's become a very popular spot for the students. I have noticed that it has already expanded quite a bit since it first appeared."

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Krays wrote:

Krays looks relieved.

"Thank you. I would hate for my genentics to have adversly affected our children, and magic can be...fickle. It puts my mind at ease that they are 'normal' for now. I never thought I would love anything as much as Ephebe..." He smiles warmly at his grandmother-in-law.
"Thank you for the tea. I will leave you to your conversation. Nice to meet you, Sheessuroussen. I hope you find a body of water around here suitable for habitation."

The lake on the grounds is quite suitable to me and Sheldlonsorunsun.... if Rylehtin'akksavith and you would care to see I can show you the cave I hollowed out for my own habitation..." sheessuroussen offers politely

"Thank you for your gracious invitation. I am unsure if I currently possess an item that would allow me to breathe water however. I am an earth dragon not a water dragon," she said mildly. She doesn't seem put off by water, just unable to breathe it.

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He nods

"I wanted to ask about this. The wishcraft that allows the true breeding of your family no matter their mate is strong, and draconic blood is strong as well. The minds of our hatchlings are already quite strong, and...well I'm not concerned, per se, but was wondering if that might change anything? In your experience, are they stronger than normal? Are they at the stage of development they should be?
They are amazing, and them already having a very strong sense of self and identities, before hatching, seems...very different than what I know of my species of dragon. I was curious as to your thoughts on the matter."

"Ah. That is not because of you. Or the wishcraft. It is common for amethysts because of the strong psychic bond between parent and child. If you ask the others they will tell you that their little ones are the same. James and Fieri's eggs are in a bad mood today though because they're jealous that all their cousins have names and they still don't. Their physical development as infants will be much slower than you're expecting, but their mental development goes quicker. It seems to be an important part of the development of their natural psionic power."

"What might change things in the case of your little ones isn't the wishcraft necessarily. It's the changes that were made to Ephebe. I can tell you that the babies seem to be at the appropriate stage of development for now. We'll have to wait until after they're hatched to know how if at all they were affected by their mother's modifications."

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He bows and takes the seat, and the tea. He forgot how good her tea was...

"That would be cool. I don't have a problem with bronzes, any more, though I'm sure they would not afford me a chance to explain, if they saw my scales." he says with a smirk.

"I come from a land called Toril. There dragons are very cut and dried, what you see is what you get. Here, that is not the case.
What better place is there to raise the young of one such as I?"

He turns to Ryleh.
"Which brings me to why I came. Since the wishcraft, have any of your children mated with a dragon?"

"You ask a question to which you already know the answer, Krayskopiasthexum. Neither Tamrin, Kamenwati, nor Fieri are dragons."

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Krays wrote:

"Uhh...My apologies, no insult was meant, nor taken, I was simply stating the truth. My mate is brutally honest with me, and I find it's simpler to be honest with others. She told me of your concerns, and I completely understand them. They normally would be valid concerns, but...life as a kobold has taught me some humility and respect for life, even though my business revolves around death.
I have not seen a 'water dragon' besides other blacks, or bronze, and neither were friendly. I gather that you are neither?"

"May I sit down?"

Sheessuroussen looks to Ryleh for the answer to the question...

"I will show you the form I take as a dragon when we met in a place with less 'delicate' material around" nobody is sure exactly why he placed a touch more inflection on delicate....

Barring mental invasion

"Of course you may sit," she says, nodding towards an empty chair and pouring a cup of tea for Krays.

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lol great one got my name wrong!! ;)

Edited. Teach me to post without looking stuff up...I got awfully close considering.

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A swirl of black shadow energy appears and disappears, revealing a medium sized black kobold in robes with a ornately carved staff.

"Great One*, I was wondering if you had some time..."

He sees Ryleh has company, and bows.

"I am sorry, I did not realize you had company..."

* he always says this in Draconic

"Good evening Krayskopiasthexum. This is Sheesuroussen. He is a Jiaolung dragon. We were just enjoying some tea."

"Sheesuroussen, this is Krayskopiasthexum, my granddaughter Ephebe's mate."

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Ryleh wrote:

Jiaolung Sheessuroussen wrote:

Sheessuroussen looks slightly confused.... "gee that is interesting... my race never stops growing bluer..."

Then looks at you... "you are the eldest of your race?"

She nodded. "Yes, now. The others are all dead. I think I miss my grandfather the most. My parents were killed when I was a hatchling so he raised me."

"oh.." He says sounding very embarrassed

What are all these?" He asks gesturing at the crystals around the room

"My psicrystals. Most psions only have one, but I found a way to have a swarm. They make excellent lookouts, among other things."

One of the crystals sprouts ectomplasmic wings and flies to a new position.

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Sheessuroussen looks slightly confused.... "gee that is interesting... my race never stops growing bluer..."

Then looks at you... "you are the eldest of your race?"

She nodded. "Yes, now. The others are all dead. I think I miss my grandfather the most. My parents were killed when I was a hatchling so he raised me."

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"That could be the salvation of your race... having a large family is benificial to both physical..." slight smile "and mental well being, I am glad that even dragons are not too set in their ways to become greater than what they once were..."

he sets the china on the table... the third cup of tea completely untouched...

"Are you as purple as your granddaughter? or does your species lighten as you age...? Jiaolung are born as white as ice and grow darker as they age..."

"Amethysts are barely purple at all when they hatch. We become darker and darker purple as we age. So I am much more purple than my granddaughter. There does seem to be an upper limit to it though. My grandfather was no darker purple than I am now when he died and he was much older."