[Rosekitten]

He seemed to look over her with the bow before putting a hand on the weapon to keep her from drawing it. "normal weapons won't hurt it, its a damned creature. I'm not sure if you've heard of what a necromancer is but that thing is a beast from one... they are said to be mages of the dark arts that use the dead as their weapons this is just proof of such powers." He paused a moment thinking of what else to tell her "the name this one had been given is a corpse eater, they are commonly found in darker areas and on battlefields.. one we took care of yesterday and then this one is the first sightings we've had reported to the magic circle in a long time or that's what i was told." He sighed a little watching as Rhyldrin seemed to have whatever he was planning under control. "so far only two types of magic even works on killing the creatures holy and fire, being just a cleric I have only healing holy magic it's not the same as offensive holy magic heh... so i'm pretty useless here." He smiled a little even if it looked weak "though we did have a templar traveling with us so we had both fire and holy magic in our little group, he parted ways to make sure his folks were ok in the capital. But Rhyldrin here is a spell blade or thats the fancy name given to them now a days for a melee mage, and his element happens to be fire." He seemed half proud of this fact that he had a chance to travel with a spell blade, apparently such types were rare let alone someone who could use fire to their will it wasn't the easiest element to train.

he stopped explaining about what the creature was or that he thought that they'd be fine before he spoke again. "if your going to shoot it just make sure you don't hit Rhyldrin, he's already going to be in bad shape after this... " once more he never explained himself of why though it probably had something to do with why he didn't eat this morning and why he was worn out last night. Though he was pretty sure she wouldn't need to fire anything at the beast.

During most of this fight it seemed Rhyldrin would stop for a few seconds in certain spots though it was unclear of what eh was doing when he did pause. Catching his breath was one of the things he was doing, the other half was the fact he was trying to get his final strike set up and it did take time for it. "tsk damn it this one moves more then the last one.. " He hissed at it avoiding another spit ball the beast did, that was the last thing he needed was to be it by the fluids from the thing. Though Abel did forget to mention it's spit was a sort of decaying acid...

Making a final pause in his rounds he had finally finished putting together the symbols he needed in a circle around the beast and at the same time forced the creature to stay in the same area. 'i need to learn a easier ways to do this..' he breathed out to himself before he shot his hand up and a fire barrier burst from it engulfing the spit wad that nearly got him. "heh... close.."

Abel noticed that last attack nearly hit as he looked at Judith she didn't seem too shocked by how reckless Rhyldrin was, then again if they did know each other she probably knew his fighting style. "Rhyldrin stop playing with it and kill it already!" He yelled at him though he knew he wasn't really playing with the creature but he should hurry up he was already wasting energy wit that last block he did.

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Judith watched the creature as Abel explained what it was. It made her a little disappointed that her weapons would not have any effect on it. "That's too bad," she finally said, she still held the bow in her hand tightly. "I would like to help but like you said my weapons won't harm it." Judith paused for a moment wondering what she could do to help Rhyldrin. "I could always distract it," she mumbled to herself then looked back at Abel. "Though I don't want to end up making it angry and then it hurts Rhyldrin." she laughed when Abel said to make sure that she didn't hit him. "I have good aim, don't worry about that."

Judith pulled a arrow from her pouch and began walking slowly towards Rhyldrin. She stopped, drew back the arrow then let it go. "Oh that didn't do much good," she said watching as the arrow bounced off of the creatures shoulder. She ducked as the creature swung it's tail at her. Judith heard it crash against the tree behind her and then the sound of the poor tree being knocked to the ground behind her. She brought herself up and turned looking at the tree that had met the ground. It turned and screamed at her. Judith moved just in time to avoid being struck by it. She wondered how angry Rhyldrin would be at her though now he had the chance to strike it down.

[Rosekitten]

He was about to say something else when Abel noticed the woman had already made up her mind and gone off and shot at the beast "oh shit.." He said with a look of disbelief on his face. After the beast noticed her and turned he quickly ran for her and put a barrier between her and the beast before grabbing her hand and making her run with him "I don't remember light elves being reckless too!" He said as they ran back towards the house though he released her and pushed her in front of him so she'd be closer to the building before he stopped and drew a larger symbol in the air that glowed there for a second before it made a wall that covered the full front of the building. "geese... never a dull moment.." he laughed slightly thinking about it though he kept his focus on the barrier he just made.

Rhyldrin was cutting it a bit close with avoiding the beasts attacks before it seemed to get distracted, though he quickly saw who was doing such a stunt. 'tsk.. she;s still the same' he thought before he quickly took the chance and threw one blade into the creatures side as it turned away to go chase the two running. This returned it's attention to Rhyldrin, these things were strong but they were stupid without a master.

A few spots on the ground glowed after a moment with Rhyldrin standing a few mere inches from the beast, though he seemed to have this planned as each of the markings connected for a split second before forming a circle around the creature. Once this was complete he put a bit of distance between himself and the corpse eater before finishing a small chant he had been working on under his breath. "Now join your master in the depths of hell!" He hissed at it before the ground beneath it suddenly seemed to erupt into flames engulfing the creature and forming a fiery vortex inside of the circle. This light show lasted a few mere seconds before it died down leaving nothing but the charred remains of the beast, though that quickly fell apart and turned to ash.

Abel let the barrier drop once the flames were finished as he looked back to see if Judith was still there, either way the dragon was as he gave it a smile "See I told you he'd be fine now didn't i" Though he knew Rhyldrin wasn't going to be standing for more then a few moments but using a similar spell to that one just the other day. Though he didn't let it be known he knew that as he rushed over to Rhyldrin's side. "So... guess we should get up with Jagen and tell him to send that report as completed..."

Rhyldrin nodded slightly before stepping backwards and leaning against a tree. "Guess so.. heh" He laughed slightly before putting a hand to his mouth and wiping it, the last thing he needed was Judith asking why he had blood coming from his mouth though if she had followed Abel he was sure she had seen it anyway. He didn't seem to want to move from the tree and truth be told .. he didn't he hardly had the energy to stand there let alone wanting to move.

Vrine finally walked over to Rhyldrin as the dragon shoved it's head into his hand that was laying at his side. "tsk.. still a attention whore.. " He laughed again slightly, it was rather funny though he wasn't sure it'd be as funny once the dragon was fully grown if he acted in such a way.

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Judith laughed at Abel's comment. "I'm sure that it's never a dull moment when you're with Rhyldrin," she couldn't help but smile at the thought. Judith remembered that there was always something happening when she had been with Rhyldrin, though a majority of it wasn't very pleasant. Rhyldrin seemed to always be saving her, it felt a bit odd to be dragged away from danger by another man this time. "I wouldn't call myself reckless," she said and shrugged. "I'm more adventurous than anything, but having two children holds me back from doing some things that I want to do. They're also too young to be brought into the forest, knowing Sophie she would take off and I would lose her." it was true. She didn't do much because she feared that she would either lose Sophie or Vaden. The most likely scenario would be Sophie taking off to explore an area and then getting lost. It would kill Judith if she couldn't find her. That's why she was extremely angry when she found Sophie with her brother much deeper in the forest than she usually was.

Judith let her bow drop to the ground and she wandered over to Rhyldrin. She looked back at Abel and smiled. "I'll help him over to the house," she said and continued to walk. When she reached Rhyldrin she stood in front of him. "You push yourself too much," she said and brought a hand to his face. She brushed a some hair away from his face. "You always worry me, Rhyldrin. Please rest," she brought her hand away from his face and it fell by her side. It wasn't the first time that she had seen Rhyldrin beat up like this. "And eat, I can make you something." she smiled warmly at him. "Can I help you walk?" she asked and brought herself to his side.

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Abel agreed with her that two kids could hold her back a bit "I had a younger brother .. he was always running off so I know what it's like. I think he worried our mother to wits end at times with his pranks and always being late." He seemed to let it drop at that, though it was his late brother now the fights between the two kinds had claimed his younger brother almost as soon as he graduated the military. Though he tried his best to put forth his best foot and it did take a while before him and Rhyldrin even got on speaking terms, he didn't want to accept that things were different at first. "I rather miss the dull moments in truth" He said more to himself then anyone. He did finally smile at her though "it's not bad to want to venture at times.. staying in one place with no change for too long isn't healthy for you"

At first he seemed to be ignoring her with her talk of him worrying her and that he pushed too hard. He didn't think he did, he did what he had to do and he needed to gain better control of the element he had but that couldn't come without pushing himself further each time. "She's right you know, that's why your bleeding and you know it." Abel said standing next to Judith with his arms folded. "its a side affect of using too much energy when your body hasn't recovered it." Rhyldrin sighed before speaking though it seemed towards Abel "No one asked you..." He couldn't even bring himself to try and shrug off her worry it wouldn't stop her from doing so. "You worry too much" He laughed a little though he winced shortly after regretting that choice of words.

Abel kept his thoughts to himself, he'd probably help get him to the house though he'd be impressed if Rhyldrin willingly let anyone help him. But something seemed different between the two of them then how he treated most, it was almost like he was someone else instead of the person Abel had known for the past five years in training. Vrine quickly took to nudging Judith's hand when it fell to her side trying to get a bit of attention before they started walking.

Rhyldrin sighed finally thinking about turning her offer to help down "If I said no you'd do it anyway.." So instead he let her help or at least the best she could, he could walk mostly without her help though he was forcing it by far. "You do worry too much though.. you'll end up having wrinkles before your old" He smiled a bit after he spoke. "I do eat I promise.. just not right after using that spell." Abel was walking along side both of them with the dragon on his side as it tried to stay out of the way. Abel was only close by to ensure Rhyldrin didn't fall over, though he doubted he'd show his true fatigue.. he was good about hiding that he had noticed over the years.

"Well.. I think once we get him somewhere I'll take my leave. I told my family I'd be home yesterday" He laughed slightly knowing he was late, his parents were probably worried or at least his mother she was a worry wort but she had reason to worry. "Besides he'll be fine in a few hours, he just needs some rest and to keep him away from the drinks." Rhyldrin glared at him with the last half of the sentence. "and why do I need to stay away from them?" Abel smirked a bit "because it's not polite to drink in front of a beautiful young woman... and it'll kill you"

Rhyldrin wasn't amused by this apparently, really that was the best comeback Abel had for it seeing as drinking didn't make Rhyldrin's temper short and he never seemed to be overly affected by anything he did intake... he would know seeing as it was common that some of the groups would go out drinking and put bets on who would last the longest. It always ended up being a tie between Rhyldrin and a dwarf as far as he knew the two never settled it.

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"You know me well," she said and let out a laugh. Rhyldrin was right, even if he had told her to go away and that he could manage on his own she would have helped him anyways. I guess that Sophie gets that from me as well, she thought. Always doing things even when I tell her not to or doing things without my permission. Though Judith also thought that maybe she got that from her father, she at least got some of her attitude and temper from him. Sophie would throw fits if she didn't get what she asked for or wasn't allowed out of the house. She was also often smart with Judith, her brother and others. It didn't matter who you were, Judith would at least like to think that she would be polite with the king and queen.

When they went into the home Judith brought Rhyldrin to her room and allowed him to lay in her bed. She didn't mind if he got the sheets dirty, she would just clean them after he was done resting. "It's much more comfortable than the couch or the guest beds." she smiled at him then stood. Judith left the room then came back with a glass of water, she placed it on the side table beside the bed. "I'll make you some food in a little bit," she said then went to the door. "I'm going to tell the children that it's alright now." then she left the room and went to the children's room.

"You two can come out now," she said as she opened the door. The children ran to their mother and buried themselves into her warmth. "Are you alright?" Vaden asked his mother, Judith smiled down at him and lifted him into her arms. Then she lifted Sophie into her arms as well. "We were worried about you!" Sophie said as she held on to her mother afraid that she would leave them again. "I'm fine, don't worry." she said to them and squeezed them tightly in her arms.

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"Heh I would think by now I would" Was his reply to her saying he knew her well, he had only known her as a child even if there was a few gaps in when they spent time together she hardly changed. He didn't say much of anything during the walk back to her though it was rather funny that he did just now admit to giving into her. Though he kept his thoughts to himself with her being the only person he'd give into.

He tried to protest being in her room, though she hardly listened to him. "Like I care about comfort... not that your listening" He sighed a little knowing she wasn't. He didn't get a chance to protest anymore before she left. Abel had already taken his leave of them telling him to not cause her any trouble. He gave her a look of what was he suppose to say to her saying she was going to take her leave for a few moments to tell the children it was safe again. What was he suppose to say not like she was going to willingly let him get out of bed... though he hated the thought that he was being forced to rest even if he did need it.

Vrine had walked into the room after Judith left and hoped onto the bed before half laying across Rhyldrin's lap. "heh... least your the same." He said to the dragon placing a hand on his head lazily, it seemed to be enough to keep the dragon from begging for attention. He was still trying to get over what he was told by Judith, how was he suppose to really react to that ... maybe it would be better if he left. Sure Judith wanted him to stay but the children were already five... it wouldn't be easy if almost impossible to really bond with them.. not that he really saw himself as a kid type anyway but that was aside from the point.

Vrine lifted his head and looked at Rhyldrin who had finally settled down a little instead of shifting trying to make up his mind if he just wanted to leave now to get it over with... really the thought of staying still was what really bothered him. "Don't look at me that way" He said after noticing the dragon was watching him with pleading eyes as if to say he had missed him and don't go. "Tsk.. spoiled.. that's what you are and looking at me or your whining isn't going to change anything" Though by this point the dragon figured he wasn't leaving so he cooed softly before laying his head back down.

After a little while he did finally settle down enough to get some rest, though if he didn't then Judith would never let him out of this bed. Just a hour or so was what eh told himself he needed. but in truth he'd probably stay asleep till she came back to wake him up or until Vrine wanted attention from him.

He was going to have to speak with the Light elf King.. though he hated the thought that he owed someone something.. he felt like he did if all this time he had been helping Judith.. but he was only going to seek that audience if he settled on the idea of staying here. He still was debating if he was going to or not. It might be easier on the children if they didn't know and if he just left. He had no idea what Judith had been telling them over the years if they asked about their father, what could she tell them really. It wasn't like he had done anything that was ground breaking when he was around... But Judith seemed to want him to stay. For now he'd let the thought go or he'd never get any real rest with his mind so active. Letting things play out was for the best anyway.

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Judith wanted Rhyldrin to stay. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't think about him. Even without the children in her life she would have thought of him frequently but with them here every time she looked at them she thought about him. Though it wouldn't be easy to introduce him to the children as their father. She didn't really know how they would react, surprised maybe a little sad that he wasn't there for five years and happy that he was now back. Judith blamed herself for keeping Rhyldrin out of their lives for so long, she wanted to tell him but held herself back. Then again Judith didn't know how long he would be around, what if he had a mission and was gone for weeks, months maybe even a year or more? She had no idea where Rhyldrin was headed after he brought Abel home or if he really wanted to stay here with her and the children.

Judith brought herself to her knees and gave her children one more squeeze before letting them go. Sophie had become annoyed by how long she was being held and wanted to play. "Don't go outside," Judith warned her, Sophie groaned she wanted to go outside she had been scared of the creature that she had seen but she was also extremely curious about it. She would probably ask Rhyldrin about it later. Judith stood and looked down at her children. "Please, stay in the house today." she said to them and smiled. "You have plenty of toys here anyways." Vaden nodded and went to a wooden chest at the end of his bed. He began to pull out various toys that he loved. Sophie seemed annoyed though, she didn't want to spend a day inside playing with toys, she thought that that was boring. Though she eventually dragged herself to her own chest, deciding to listen to her mother for once.

Judith left the room when the children began to play, she wandered over to her own room and lingered by the doorway for a bit. She wasn't sure if Rhyldrin was asleep or not but if he was then she would try her best not to wake him. She raised an eyebrow at Vrine who she noticed was up on the bed when he shouldn't be. She quietly walked to the other side of her bed and crawled into it. Judith let out a sigh and laid on her side. Her eyes wandered over Rhyldrin, he seemed so beat up how could he always do that to himself? "I'm only letting you on the bed this one time." she whispered to Vrine and ran her hand down his side, the dragon snorted at her.

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Vrine moved a little so Judith had more room, though the dragon was hardly willing to give up his spot. Even if Rhyldrin had been strict on him where Judith and the children weren't the dragon had a certain bond with him still. The only good thing that the dragon really had going for him was that once elves hit a certain age they didn't age like humans or other races that had life spans of 100 years maybe at max. Though at the same time with the war that had been going on between the two races most that were elderly didn't make it through.

Rhyldrin never moved if he was pretended to be asleep when Judith came back. Though with his current state he was pretty much out anyway. He could only reject rest for so long before his body gave in. Normally he could use what he had trained in for five years without any affects to him. Only the large scale spells like the ones he had been preforming for the past two days really took a toll on him.

As far as his plans after he made sure Abel was home .. he didn't have any. at first he was going to avoid seeing Judith. He didn't want to open any old wounds by seeing her.. but apparently fate had other ideas for the two of them. Was it for the better though, even though he was sleeping his mind was still being restless or at least every once in a while it would drift into the thoughts of going over what information he had now. It wasn't like he had to go on missions he had passed the training.. his main plan was to continue being a sword for hire.. in certain areas that line of work was picking back up due to race cross overs from other lands and a few small skirmishes between the two elves.

Though.. if he was going to try to stay here. A job that didn't require him to cover the four corners of the continent might be a better idea. He'd figure out something after he woke up.. his head was starting to kill him by this time. It'd probably still feel like he was kicked by a horse when he woke up.

(~yay a bunch of random nothings x'D~)

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Judith was quite tired herself, if she wasn't cooking or cleaning she was chasing after Sophie and Vaden, mostly Sophie of course. If she wasn't even chasing after them she was dealing with Vrine and his constant need for attention. She also had to walk to the capital, it wasn't that far but it was still a good walk there and back to get supplies. Right now taking a nap sounded like a good idea. Just a little one so that she could have some energy for the rest of the night. She didn't feel too worried about Sophie today, the girl seemed to be listening for once and that meant that Vaden wouldn't be where he shouldn't be either. Judith knew that she didn't have to worry about sleeping too much. Vrine would probably nudge at her to feed him somewhere in the early evening, she usually started supper at that time as well. Judith buried her face into her pillow and let out a happy sigh. Then she fell asleep.

Judith was right when she assumed that Vrine would wake her up. She felt him nudging her hand and when she let out a groan and ignored him he nibbled on her fingers. "Stop it," she mumbled and lifted her head from her pillow. Rhyldrin was still asleep beside her and she smiled, it was good that he was finally allowing himself to get some rest. She lifted herself from the bed and stood, Judith stretched out her arms above her head and let out a yawn. Vrine followed her out of the room and into the kitchen. When she placed a bowl full of leftovers on the ground the dragon began to eat it happily. "I don't understand why you beg at the table when you get it anyways." she said to him and laughed quietly.

Sophie and Vaden had come out from their rooms, they had gone into the living room which now looked as if a big gust of wind had torn through it. Toys were scattered all over and she noticed that the fire place had been lit. Judith was about to yell at them for it, though Sophie was probably the one who had done it but as she looked at them she realised that they were asleep. Judith pulled a blanket off of the floor that was covered in toys and laid it on top of them, they were passed out on the couch, clinging to each other. She almost looks like an angel, Judith thought and looked at Sophie. How can a little girl be so much trouble sometimes? Then she went back to the kitchen to begin to cook.

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Even after Vrine and Judith left he seemed to stay asleep a while longer. Though it wasn't much longer, his head was hardly going to let him stay asleep. Opening his eyes finally he sighed slightly before moving a hand to rub his forehead. 'not doing this again' He complained under his breath knowing he'd have this headache for at least another few hours. Really he hadn't noticed that Judith even took a short nap.. he probably would have questioned how out of it he was if he did know... he disliked not having his guard up at least a little. Not that he needed it here but still.

Vrine had just finished eating by the time Rhyldrin had bothered to get up. Quickly making a chirp sound it walked over to him and started whining for attention right away. "Your still a pest you know that" He laughed slightly before picking the dragon up and holding him with his belly up. "There happy now your getting attention." Vrine cooed a little not really seeming to mind that he was upside down.

Seeing as the dragon had met him before he had walked out of the room he walked towards the kitchen hearing some noise from there. Seeing as Judith was busy he leaning against the door way still holding the dragon. Really he was still half asleep himself so he hardly minded just standing there. Though he was ready to listen to her tell him that he needed to rest more... though he'd disagree with her on that.

(lame post is lame xD)

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Rhyldrin startled Judith when she realised that he was there. She had been too busy preparing supper to notice him right away. She walked over to him and smiled at Vrine in his arms. "Isn't he heavy?" she asked curiously then ran her hand along his belly. The dragon cooed and wiggled a bit in Rhyldrin's arms from the touch. Judith brought her hand away afraid that Rhyldrin may drop him if he moved too much, she had forgotten that Rhyldrin was ticklish on his belly. "I'm making something for supper, are you finally going to eat?" she asked and looked at Rhyldrin.

Judith didn't want to annoy Rhyldrin but she wanted to know if he really did plan to stay and if she should tell the children that he was their father. "Are you going to stay?" she asked, Judith seemed like a puppy begging for a treat or a child that really wanted a toy. "I understand if you're busy or if you don't want to though." Judith would be disappointed if he decided to leave but she couldn't make him stay if he didn't want to.

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"Eh.. not really" He seemed to shrug it off is he was heavy, though he didn't seem to really be struggling with holding him so he couldn't have been too heavy. Vrine whined a little after Judith stopped rubbing his belly but he settled back down after a moment trying to look at both of them standing there. "spoiled.. " He said again before setting Vrine back down on the floor, the dragon hardly seemed pleased with being set back down. Rhyldrin stood back up before answering her, he thought of a few smart remarks but didn't say any of them. "If I do will you stop worrying?"

Sure she had a right to worry about him but still.. he did think she worried too much at times. Maybe it was a female thing, either way it was probably a good thing someone worried cause he never seemed to. Vrine sat next to Judith and looked at Rhyldrin seeing if he could con a bit more attention out of either of them, though he knew he probably wasn't going to win Rhyldrin over. He'd have to wait till the children were awake again.

He didn't answer her question at first, thinking if it was better to stay or not. Sure she wanted him to stay and truth be told he didn't want to leave.. things could be different now it wasn't like before where it was a risk of both of them being shunned.. or at least not as badly anyway. "I was planning to stay. I do have a few errands I need to take care of but it won't involve me traveling off anywhere" One was a talk with the king of the light elves, he felt like he at least owed him a thank you or some form of debt for looking after Judith all this time.

With her last sentence he smiled a little at her before moving a hand under her chin lightly and making her look at him. "I've been busy for the past five years. I think i'm due for time off. I already said I wasn't leaving as long as you want me here I'll stay. I don't have to accept any assignments from the Circle of Magic." Though he was going to have to figure out some form of work that would keep him close to this area... he had a good idea of where to look.

He let go of her chin, though he was still watching her. "it's your choice, it's been your choice all this time." Really he would have rather known five years ago about what he was just finding out, but it couldn't be helped now. At the least he could try work things through now. Though this was hardly where he thought he'd see himself.. in this situation where he was planning to settle down somewhere. But it'd probably be better for his health anyway.. it'd keep him out of taking on assignments that could potentially get him killed.

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Judith always struggled with moving Vrine. Sometimes when he would beg at the table she would have to use all of her strength to push him away. Maybe she wasn't as fit as she once was before she had the children, though she had managed to keep off any unwanted weight. Judith's hand wandered to one of Vrine's ears and she began to scratch him. She looked down at the dragon and smiled at his reaction to the touch. "Vaden mostly gives him attention, I will find them sleeping together or playing games. Sophie sneaks him food often. I try not to spoil him that much, I'm more strict with him. I don't even allow him in my bed anymore but if one of the children sleep with me he forces his way on to the bed." she let out a sigh and looked back at Rhyldrin.

"My feelings for you have not changed a bit," she said and approached Rhyldrin. She placed her hands on his shoulders and rested her head against his chest. "There wasn't a day that I didn't think about you or worry about you." Judith looked up at Rhyldrin and smiled. "It's nice that you're back."

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"I'm sure your still easier on him then I ever was... though i wasn't sure how you were suppose to train a hatchling either. I always thought something was wrong with him cause he never acted like any dragon I had heard of.." Though it was sort of funny in it's own way.. the dragon acted more like a family pet then anything. He had thought about taking him to the northern region to see if somehow the dragon could be released there.. but it seemed like that wasn't going to happen. He smiled a little at her saying the Vrine would work his way into the bed, he never mentioned that Vrine had always managed to work his way into the bed no matter what he did when he was a baby.

He listened to her, really he sort of felt bad that he seemed to cause her to worry so much.. sure it came with the profession but he didn't have to be as reckless as he was. He wrapped his arms around her to hold her close, something he had wanted to do over five years ago. "You really do worry too much.. have I once left you for good? I told you I'd come back" Vrine watched the two of them before walking off to the living room, the dragon seemed bored with the two of them finally.

"I'm not leaving this time, and I'll look for something else to do with myself so you won't have to worry" He said with a slight smile on his face, really he should have just stayed in the first place and found some form of work near here. She wouldn't have had to do all of this by herself then for all these years. "To be honest.. I'm sorry I left. It crossed my thoughts I should write you to see how you were but I didn't want to ruin whatever life you had found for yourself. Heh.. I was satisfied thinking you were happy somewhere" Sure there was more he could say but why .. she could probably guess he had missed her.

After a moment he did let her go before speaking again. "As much as I'm enjoying just standing here.. I think you have a few things you need to attend to" Seeing as she was cooking before he interrupted her. Plus his head was still killing him. 'I wonder if Abel got up with Jagen... ugh I'll go find him tomorrow so he can send that report' He thought to himself, it was better to at least make sure it got the right information on it.. and knowing Jagen it'd never get sent unless someone reminded him. He had something he needed to do in the capital tomorrow anyway.. so it wasn't like it was that out of the way.

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Judith hesitated to return to what she had been doing. She had not began to cook yet she was just laying out what she needed and wanted to use. It made her happy to know that Rhyldrin would stay and try to find some work here rather than taking off for days. If she didn't see him for a few days because he had found work elsewhere she didn't mind, she would mind if she didn't see him for months though. Then again she couldn't control everything and if they needed it then she would have to get use to not seeing him as often as she would like to.

She smiled at Rhyldrin and played nervously with the strings on her shirt. "I think that we should tell them," she said, Judith managed to keep the smile on her face. It made her nervous when she thought about telling her children that Rhyldrin was their father. Though she didn't think that either would react too badly. They would probably be happy to have someone else around the house, especially Vaden who always asked where his father was and when he would come home. "If you stay here then they should know." she added, Judith leaned out of the kitchen and peered into the living room where the children were still sleeping.

Vrine had gone to them now, he had climbed up on to the couch and was curled up into a ball in an attempt to fit in what little space he had. The dragon let out a say as he closed his eyes, he would wait until the children woke up to play and beg for attention.