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[deepstar]

Type: Video
Sender ID: Khalid | deepstar
To: General
Subject: Hatching Time
Warnings: None

[ Initially, only Claude's face appears on the feed, alongside is wyvern. She is resting her chin on his shoulder and that hand of his is giving her a pat pat pat. So much patting. ]

I'm sure you all remember me talking about this several moons ago, but hey! The time finally came. I was starting to get a little worried, considering I have no clue what the incubation time for wyvern eggs are here. Everything went smoothly though, I promise. They actually hatched a few days ago, but I wanted to give them some time.

[ Now the video feed shifts, away from Khalid and Azita, and onto the little baby wyverns. Special guest star Leona is also present, already holding a small lizard in his arms. Seems like it's already attached. There's another one, in Claude's arm. ]

Leona and I are going to be co-parenting these kids for a little while so -

[ Unfortunately, Claude gets cut off. With Leona shoving the man's face, ears folded back. ]

Don't say it like that.

[ Too bad Khalid is unbothered, catching Leona's hand and winking. ]

Sorry, gorgeous. I meant co-parenting the hatchlings. [ Another laugh and moving right along. He's looking at the camera once more, ignoring the grumbling from behind him. ] As you all can probably tell, one little one is spoken for. I don't know about this one, so we'll just have to wait and see.

Ironic that they'd hatch while we're having issues with wild wyverns.

Comments

[sunsetking]

I can practically hear you laughing at me already.

[phoenixdominant]

No, of course not.

[Yes, he's laughing.]

As I said before, I'll help you, Leona. Should you truly need the extra pair of hands.

[sunsetking]

[Don't lie.]

Ain't like I'm going to say no to that.

[phoenixdominant]

Then you know where to find me.

And do keep in mind that Dion may be able to help you both as well. He is a dragon, in fact.

[He might even be the better uncle.]

[deepstar]

I'm sorry.

He's a what?

[phoenixdominant]

He is Bahamut. The king of dragons. Do I need to say more?

[❤️]

[deepstar]

Never heard that name for the king of dragons before.

Are you sure you're not making it up?

[phoenixdominant]

No, of course I'm not making it up. He is the Dominant of Light and the bears the Eikon, Bahamut.

He's also trained a fair amount of wyverns, himself.

[deepstar]

Joshua. Friend. Buddy.

Those are a lot of words I haven't really heard much about. You know I'm insatiable when it comes to learning things.

[phoenixdominant]

[He chuckles a bit.]

Forgive me. I believe I've spoken of this to Leona before, though not to you. Among our company, a rare few bear the burden of Eikons. We are hosts to beings of unfathomable aether, gods, made manifest through our will.

I am the Phoenix, as Dion bears the might of Bahamut.

[deepstar]

So

Are we talking metaphorically? Symbolically?

Or um. Literally?

[phoenixdominant]

Quite literally.

[deepstar]

That explains the comments about your flying, I guess.

[phoenixdominant]

It certainly does.