Before long, the hatchlings were up and moving again, ready to take on the world.
Literally, in the case of Seraphina.
The moment that she woke up, she tried to pick a fight with Lotus, whose nose was only centimetres from her own, only to be held and cuddled by the creature loving beast master.
"Good morning sunshine. No biting, sorry that I startled you. Are you ready for more meat? I’ve just finished cooking."
The little dragon stared at the hopeful face of Lotus and then nodded.
{More meat is good. With a side of meat. And maybe some of those eggs?}
"Got it, we’ll bring you over just the right sort of thing. I’ve got a nice spicy sausage that I can scramble into an omelette for you."
Seraphina had no idea what that was, but it sure did sound good.
Then, her brothers woke up and immediately decided that they needed to wander.
They were not well-disciplined troops.
{Hey, get back here, there is food coming soon. If you wander off you’ll miss it.}
The behemoths all rushed back over to her, checking to see if the food was visible from where she was standing, but Lotus had left the room to do the cooking, and there was nobody else around.
{Trust the nose.} William decided.
That was good logic, Seraphina agreed. She could still smell Lotus and meat, so they could just follow the smell and go to where the food was.
The five small reptiles rushed across the floor of the Guild House in a skittering of claws, making a beeline for the kitchen, where Lotus was adding one more dish to the breakfast that she had already prepared for the hatching beasts.
They had made a lentil stew this morning that she was sure that the behemoths would like, and then there were assorted meats, crunchy vegetables, and now an omelette.
"Oh, good timing. This is the kitchen, this is a favourite place of everyone because it’s where the food is made. But this is not where we eat. You’ll have to go back into the other room." Lotus explained.
The bunnies rushed forward and picked up the hatchlings, petting them softly as they relocated them to the dining hall, where high seats had been arranged so they could eat at the table with everyone else, despite not having humanoid forms.
Somehow, Seraphina couldn’t find it in her to be angry at the fluffy eared creatures for picking her up and relocating her, while the behemoths found the whole thing to be a grand adventure.
They were moving through the air, embraced in warm and soft.


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