The nursery rests in soft blue and warm red light. The eggs pulse in a steady rhythm, and the hatchlings settle close, no longer tense, only listening.
Huarti lowers himself beside the nest, his long arms folding with deliberate care. He lets the brood see that he is unhurried.
Annika Mal
They watch you as if you are the first sky they have ever known.
One hatchling leans against Huarti's hand. Another nudges the nearest egg, then stills as if remembering his lesson. The room hums with quiet trust.
Hatchlings
Will you come back when we are stronger?
Huarti
The eggs are calm. They are learning restraint faster than fear.
Annika Mal's smile softens. She folds her wings closer around the brood, while Huarti's spell-box glows faintly at the edge of the nest, all music and shelter, no command.
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn what the hatchlings need to grow stronger
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the nursery's next bond of loyalty
“I ask the brood, what color of dragon would you like to see me most as, as one, i have mastered all colors of scales and none”
SUCCESS (Superb Willpower, rolled +0)
Huarti’s question settles over the nest, and the hatchlings lift their little heads one by one, eyes bright in the blue glow.
Hatchlings
Blue... but not the cold kind. The sky kind, after rain.
Annika Mal
They answer like that because they trust the one asking. They are listening for what you become.
Hatchlings
With red under it, maybe. Red on the inside, blue on the outside. Strong and calm.
Annika Mal
That is the first time they name strength as something gentle.
The eggs keep their even pulse, as if approving the answer. The nursery’s hush feels shared now, not merely kept.
Hatchlings
Will you show us that color again, Huarti, when we are older?
Quest Complete
Secure the nursery's next bond of loyalty