<font color='#FF0000'>Kae still had her head down and was listening to all that was said absently, still thinking as Nelson thanked the stranger. You're such a scared niotie ... couldn't even be bothered to fly up there and help him... Just aswell you didn't, you probably would have made the both of you fall ... said a part of her. But, how could I? i've never done anything like that, ever.. I'm not brave and 'amazing' ... She stopped thinking for a second, her head hurt. She raised her head when she heardthe stranger's scolding tone of voice. She looked at Nelson to see his reaction and her feelings towards him were both admiration for his courage and scorn of his temerity. Maybe this stranger is right... You never now what may be roaming in these areas after dark.... She was glad when the stranger made her proposition and decided she should speak because she might otherwise pass for mute or timid. That is very kind of you... What is your name? i'm Kaelarah and this is Nelson. She felt a little uneasy but relieved that she had finally said something. She then looked at Nelson to see what he thought and telepathed: {What do you think? I will do as you wish but I think it wiser not to venture too far in the dark. We have been warned.}</font>
<font color='#996666'>Nelson sighed lightly. He turned to face the stranger, forgetting his search for a safe ledge to work his way down. Er..well I don't see what the danger is..but I am sort of tired. He nodded at the stranger and stood up to follow her to her cave. { Well, I think we should go with her. It is better for you, because of your fear of the dark, and for me because I'd probably screw up again - I'm tired. }</font>
<font color='#010095'>She nodded greatfully to the two of them then turned back to the ledge that was the last beneath her home. Jumped up the ledge with skill that it looked easy. She stops on the ridge facing out from her home now waiting on the others to make there way into her humble adobe. Licks her lips a bit and grins at the though that she had someone coming to see her. Shakes off the though and heads into her caved home. Dropping down beside a low lite flame that luminated the most of the cave besides the enterance that was lite up with two small candles.</font>
<font color='#996666'>Nelson followed the stranger apprehensively. The cave looked pretty comfortable... and he'd leave first thing in the morning. "So, anyways, what is your name?" The stranger hadn't answered Kae's question earlier, and Nelson could only start feeling suspicious of her now. He crawled to a corner quietly and instead of sleeping, kept his eyes open to watch the stranger's movement. He didn't know whether or not he should trust her. His tail curled up to his side, the flame going out slowly as he fell asleep.</font>
<font color='#FF0000'>Kae followed them, jumping onto the ledge with any but grace - she almost fell. A sheepish smile on her face, she entered the cave, unable not to notice the stranger licking her lips... this made Kae feel uneasy.. very uneasy ... She looked at the cave nervously than at the stranger. Now that she thought about it the fact that the stranger had so rapidly and abruptly changed her mood, the way she had refused to say her name and the licking of her lips were all very suspicious. She thought this over and turned around to seek counsel with Nelson. the latter had fallen asleep. Kae panicked and froze. What to do... What to do?! She got nearer to Nelson walking as cooly as she could, smiling at the hostess and lay down a few paces away from him. {N.. Nelson?! P..please wake up!} She hoped the telepath could wake him up.</font>
<font color='#996666'>Nelson stretched his forelegs ahead of him, and turned to face the wall. He blinked, and his eyes opened. { Yes? What's up? } He didn't want to turn to make their conversing obvious. Nelson hid his tail as the flame revived. He lay in the corner, motionless, waiting for Kae's response.</font>
<font color='#010095'>She sighs a bit and lies her head against the cool surface of the cave then closes her eyes a bit. Looks to them slightly out the corner of her eye then smirked. "Jakhal, Jukhal Fempt. Lovely to meet you both I'm sure...", looks away from them and forwns a bit at the fact that they can't trust her.</font>
<font color='#FF0000'>Nice to meet you too ... Rachel Said Kae softly. She now felt ashamed of her fear and rested her head on her front paws, trying to sleep. {oh, no... it was just me being a silly, scared nitotie again, nothing to worry about... }</font>
<font color='#EE9A4D'>{ Hm. Are you sure? Alright. } Nelson fell asleep again. ooc: I don't think I want to RP a sleeping Pendragon. ^^; So I'll just continue this, saying its morning now. bic: A gust of warm air filled the cave. The fresh smell of ocean air, inhaled by Nelson, woke him up. He yawned and looked around, slightly blinded by the bright rays of sunlight already plaguing the cave. He stood up, and decided he wanted to go for a swim. Right beside the ocean, how could anyone resist? Standing up slowly, as not wanting to wake Rachel or Kae up. Aw..If I had wings, I could dive into the water from up here. That would be so awesome. So he had to descend the mountain, then simply walk into the water. It took him some time, but he got down the mountain safely. The sun was really heating the place up, so Nelson eagerly padded down the beach, towards the water. His paws sank into the fine-grain sand. Seeing the water ahead of him, he realized what a great place this was, and he hoped the others would join him soon too. But he didn't want to wake them up. He stood on the edge of the water, waiting for a wave to die on the beach so he could feel the water's temperature. It was indeed very warm. So he hopped off into the water and dived.</font>
<font color='#010095'>Rachel woke slowly from her restful sleep and lifted her head up from the cool cave surface. Opens her eyes a bit and noticed how bright it was inside the cave as the sunlight reflected off the morning dew that always collected on the cave walls. She rose to her feet slowly and stretched her neck a bit and turned it to where her neck would pop. Walked over slowly to the sleeping femme 'dragon and gently pushes against her head with her nose. Grined a bit as she did it then drew back a from her. "Kae...sena sy fuca og ni lessla yma, es et nyjmemd. Iyo pym's fums sy tlaag sha fhyla dlyjeyot pui ufui, py iyo?" Giggled slightly and stepped back away from her as she made her way over to a wooden crate and opened it. Drawing out pieces of meat and bread then lying them on a clean slate of stone. "Breakfast is ready if you want any of it...", She picked up a meat of the meat and chewed on it slowly as she watched dew droplets fall from the cave walls.</font>
<font color='#EE9A4D'>Nelson made sure that he was alone. He surfaced, looked up at the cave, and dove(dived, whatever :P) once again. He wanted to go hunting for something. His adept swimming abilities only made hunting underwater easier. And as for breathing air? Nelson has gills, like a fish. Getting deeper and deeper, he searched for living creatures, something to hunt. Then, suddenly a deep blue creature flashed past his face at a high speed, and his instincts kicked in. He pursued it, and caught it in no time. It was an Iquin. With it between his jaws, he swan to shore and ate it.</font>
<font color='#FF0000'>Kae rolled over and opened her eyes, relunctantly. It took her a few moments to recall where she happened to be. She made the effort to get up, stretch a little and turned around to see wether Nelson was up. He was nowhere in the cave so she assumed she must be the last one to get up. She washed herself quickly and joined Rachel, smiling. Thanks ... For everything. by everything she meant, preventing them from getting into trouble or exposing themselves to unknow dangers and perils but also for the shelter and, now, the food. As she began nibling on the pieces of meat that had been offered to her, she rose her head, as if remembering sothing, reach forher tiny bag and took out a few dried strips of reyhant meat (given to her by her mother before she had left to go to the family reunion). She then brought them forth and held them out towards Rachel. D'you want some? She then resumed her eating, she hadn't had dinner and was dying of hunger. Where'w Nelson?</font>
<font color='#010095'>Shruged slightly and took a piece of the meat from her bag then placed it on the table beside the bread. Looks over towards the enterance into the cave and scented the air slowly smelling a wet fur in the sea air. Looked back to Kae and grinned a bit. "Well, he isn't on the mountain anymore, so maybe you should later go and check down along side the beach. He maybe there." Takes a bite of the bread and closes her eyes as she eats.</font>
<font color='#FF0000'>As she ate, Kae decided that she wouldn't go to the family gathering. After all, they probably wouldn't even notice that she were gone. She could just say that she had made amistake and thought the gatherin was a day later. After breakfast, Kae packed her things carfully and made for the cave entrance. from there, she could see what seemed to be a speck in the sea, appearing then disappearing. That had got to be Nelson. She looked back at the cave and rachel and asked: Looks like he's having fun. I think I'll go too, haven't swan in ages... Will you be joining us?</font>
<font color='#010095'>Nodded slowly as she took the last bite of her bread. Stood up from the stone and took the dried meat over to the crate and put it away for later. Placing the covering over the crate she turned back to Kae and grinned slightly at her then looked to a fur on the wall. "I know of another way to get out to the ocean from here...but it is one h'll of a jump." Walked over to the fur and pressed up against it causing herself to go through then the fur dropping back down behide her. "If you don't want to take the long way down." Her voice sounded a bit soft as she spoke this from the hidden exit.</font>
<font color='#FF0000'>Ok then ... said Kae, feeling a little uneasy. Well, I have wings, so the jump shouldn'tb e a problem .... she thought as she entered the secret passage. You lead the way</font>
<font color='#010095'>Nods and walks on down through the path as it leads downs a ways through narrow cave passages and lead ways. Large purple and green crystals glowing from the energy that they store inside themselves. As they continue through the cavern they come to a large red beast sleeping in the crator near the other end of the cavern. Deep breathes are taken in and let out slowly as it sleeps. "That is Giga...a beast of the anicent world. He hasn't awoken for so long that it is said he may never will." Rachel grins as she watches him sleep.</font>
<font color='#FF0000'>Kae stared filled with awe at the beauty of the crystals, smiling. What are these, I've never seen ... She almost screamed when she saw the beast but was reassured by her friend's calm reaction adn grin. Giga... she whispered thoughtfully, hoping they would reach Nelson soon. She didn't like this strange underground pathway.</font>
<font color='#010095'>She loooked back to Kae and nodded slightly to her. Then continued on till they came to the light at the end of this deep, long colourful path. "Those crystals that you found to be so beautiful was the makings of our kind. I know how weird it sounds but that was the first spawning process of us Pendragons." Came out into the shining light of the sun as it parted the clouds that over lapped it at times. Rachel grins softly and walks over to the ledge that hung out over the ocean below it. She looked down at it and seen clear to the bottom. Making the water if as it was a plate of glass over a display case. "These is my favorite place to come when I feel lonely or down. Since the fact that I am a water~based 'dragon." Closes her eyes as the sea air blows up from the surface of warm clear waters to the tops of the mountains, making the air as it rises feel not warm, not cold, but cool.</font>
<font color='#EE9A4D'>Nelson finished his meal and rose from the sand. He looked up at the cave, and didn't see Kae or Rachel yet...Those sleepyheads. He sent a telepath to Kae, hoping she'd recieve it, despite the fact she was sleeping, or that she was so far away. { C'mon, Kae, the water's great. Excellent day for a swim. } He expected her to know that he'd be in the water, so off he went. He walked into the water, doggy-paddled a little bit, looked up at the cave once again, and still not seeing Kae, submerged himself and could only hope he wouldn't be alone all day, like he usually was...</font>
