The Warped

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

The village housed the group for two days, repairing everything that had been destroyed, using money taken from the dead bounty hunters as well as selling their gear. The girl was arrested and held in the holding pen that they had for local law, shutting her away from even sunlight. White was unconscious for the first several hours, but he was given around the clock surveillance to make sure he was alive. Mahi was asked to rest, and Kiral had his arm wrapped in so much cloth, that it pretty much did make a cast. On the evening of the second day, an apothecary visited the village, under call of the village chief. He first worked on White, who didn't need more than proper wound cleansing. However, he spent the most time with Kiral, pulling fragments of his bone protruding from his skin. Unfortunately, for Kiral, painkillers still didn't exist, and what was worse was that he overheard the apothecary talking to the local clinician about spending 3 days to make a special concoction for his bones, and that his arm needed to be shaved as well.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Sure Mahi was asked to rest by the villagers, but she couldn't really do it. She was too worried about Kiral and White to do much resting for those two days. Whenever she happened to start to doze off, she would always wake up about a minute or even less later because of her worries about the two guys. She probably really annoyed the guys since she would hover over both of them during the day and night. When she wasn't hovering over the guys, she was sitting by herself with the dragon egg. She would always be sitting Indian-style and the egg would be sitting in the nook that her legs made, where she would either have her arms wrapped around it or be slowly running one hand over it while humming.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

The local clinician met up with Mahi as she sat there, tapping her on the shoulder, "Your hybrid friend is doing fine. He will heal up within a couple weeks, but your other friend will have to wait another 3 days before he can get up. The apothecary and I have removed all fragments of bone that have pierced through his muscles and skin. Unfortunately, we had to shave off his fur to get to them, and had to put him through severe pain. The apothecary knows of a rare formula that can help him regrow the bone that was lost alongside a gooey substance that will accelerate his healing." He got up and left, trying to find his assistants. Meanwhile, a few minutes later, the egg in Mahi's arms started to wiggle, and movement could be felt and seen.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi looked up at the clinician when he tapped her on the shoulder and listened to him as he spoke to her, not liking that they were going to have to wait a few more days. She was glad that they were going to have some of the goo for him since she had been wanting some. A few minutes later when the egg started to wiggle, Mahi became very alert and nervous and excited all at the same time. "The egg..." She said softly. "Kiral... I think the egg is hatching, Kiral!" Her voice got more high-pitched as she said the second phrase. She had no idea if Kiral was still awake or not.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral was still unconscious, having endured so much pain. However, the egg continued to wiggle around, the contents doing its best to get out. An old dragon walking by noticed the wriggling egg, "Young Lady. Is that by chance your dragon egg? It seems to be near hatching. Why don't you head over to the smithy and ask him to borrow his furnace? No matter what element a dragon becomes, heat is the only way to make its birth possible, and less chance of it dying while trying to get out. I lost my first son that way because we thought we were completely different from our more powerful ancestors. Come, I will lead you."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

"No, I'm holding it for a friend... Of course it's mine!" Mahi thought to herself when the old dragon asked if the egg belonged to her. She listened to him intently though, even if she thought his initial question wasn't really smart. When he said he would lead her, she got up from where she was sitting as quickly as she could with the weight of the egg in her arms, cradling the egg close to her.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon got up after two days of staying in his bed, he got up with some difficulty upon feeling the pain in his back* "That hit to the ground really did me in for awhile, I can't do any flying either probably..." *White avoided looking at his wings, but he could feel the bandages on them* "That was some night, now where's everybody else?" *He slowly made his way out of the clinic looking around in a lost sort of expression* "I don't really know what to do now, I guess wait around."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

At the smithy, the old dragon walked right up and asked for the usage of his furnace to help hatch the egg. The old lemur smiled and started pumping some air into it, "Right on top there, young lady. I'll make sure the flames reach a high enough temperature." After it was placed on top, he began to pump it more oxygen for a good 5 minutes, the egg actually starting to crack every so often. After another 2 more minutes, the furnace kept at its temperature until finally, the baby dragon's little yellow head popped out. It peeped, more of a squeak, several times, and ended up rolling off the top of the furnace. The impact helped crack the rest of the shell. Unlike when the other party first met Moon, this baby dragon was much smaller, the size of a 2-year-old baby.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi placed the egg on the furnace when she was directed to do so by the lemur. She watched as cracks formed in the eggs and her eyes widened as the baby dragon's head popped out of the egg. "Of all the times to be a blind person, this is definitely not the best. I wish I could see this, and I mean REALLY see it." She thought to herself then watched as it rolled off the furnace after squeaking several times and the shell completely cracked after impact. She didn't want to rush over at the risk of scaring the baby dragon so she just knelt down on the floor in the spot she had been standing and watched it.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon leaned up against the clinic wall and let the gusts of wind that traveled through the village cool him* "Someday I'll get to do this again without worrying about being attacked hopefully." *He sighed and looked off to the side, waiting for something to happen* "Kiral is probably still inside somewhere, but I have yet to go look. I'm afraid to see what has happened to him whereas I only got stabbed a few times and hurt my back. He got massacred by some guy bigger than me." *He tried not to feel sick while thinking about the amount of blood he has seen during his time in the past*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral groaned as the apothecary walked back into the room, especially since he was not allowed to get up, "What now, doc? There more bones to rip through my arm? The apothecary chuckled, "No, no. I've already made you suffer all of your bones. now, medically speaking, you no longer have any bones inside your arm between your shoulder and your wrist. That's why we had you lay on your back initially, we removed the largest pieces that weren't sticking out. When you fainted, we pressed your arm to remove the largest ones that opened up holes in it, thus the bandages. But fret not, you will only have to lay here for 3 more days. By then, I will have finished a special brew for you." Kiral became furious, "Don't 'fret'!? What the hell do you think you're saying!? I have no bones left you son of a bitch!" The apothecary held up a hand, "Just trust me, young master. Your bones will be sought to soon. Just rest for now. Oh, and before I forget. Your little dragon egg has hatched. I'll be letting your winged friend know and have the girl bring it in to show you."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

After hatching, the baby dragon had made its way toward Mahi, faster than she had expected it to actually. She had picked the baby dragon up, struggling with its weight for a moment, and then started stroking its head. She walked back toward the clinic with the dragon in her arms and waited outside. When the apothecary came out and gave her permission to bring the dragon in for Kiral and White to see, she stepped inside and made her way toward Kiral. A small smile was on her face when she got to him as her eyes stayed directed at the dragon and she continued to stroke its head.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon watched in confusion as Mahi walked past him holding a baby dragon* "That... was quick. I would have thought it would've taken months for that thing to hatch. I just hope it's not like Kiral, that's the last thing we need. TWO Kirals." *White followed in after Mahi and looked at Kiral who was still in bed* "I take it he's not going to be doing a whole lot of moving too soon. That is unfortunate, especially for this village. We're going to die if we have to fight another horde like that, we can't all babysit Kiral and get attacked at the same time."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral turned his head as he heard Mahi walking in with the baby dragon squeaking excitedly, more trying to get out of Mahi's grip to walk on its own. "So that's what's been sitting in that egg for the last week? That's pretty messed up. Man, they really did poorly on portraying feral dragons in the movies, huh?" He chuckled, but quickly stifled himself as the extreme pain of his wrist bone rubbing against his muscles and pinching them.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

"Hmpf. Serves you right for insulting the little thing. It's cute." Mahi said with a smile toward the dragon then bent down. "Okay, okay. Easy. I'll put you down, just don't break anything. I know you're excited." She set the baby dragon on the floor then straightened herself back up. She looked at Kiral then White then back down at the dragon, hoping it wouldn't run off.