Airy smiled as his little dragon said that and showed that he want to help him get revenge if they found the people who killed his family. Then Kain seem to spot or smell some thing and Airy nodded. Then followed Kain quitly and quickly. Airy was soing his best to kept his tracks covered and that of the dragon as they moved he didn't want to be followed once they learn the egg was gone. Airy hope that Kain woul grow up quickly or those people may come for them sooner then he wanted.

His tail flicked as his hunting instincts took over, he crouched lower, going fast, yet quietly through the trees and underbrush. Finally he got a really strong whiff of his prey. A rabbit was huddled in a tree hollow. If he could jump it, it would be trapped in it's "protective" hollow.

gleefully he made his way to the entrance, crouching low so as not to be seen, he leaped forward into the hole, claws and jaws open to catch the animal. There was some scuffling, but soon he had a furry and very dead rabbit in his mouth that he carried back to Airy. he dropped it at her feet.

"I got us dinner." he said proudly.

"You did very well Kain." He smiled seeing the rabbit. "You should eat it all and get strong. I ate when I was back with the monks you need this." Airy smiled and sat under a tree and smiled to Kain. "Your a quick learning your a wonder." he watched the tiny Dragon.

He checked the child over, before pouncing into his dinner. He could always catch something else if his bonded was hungry later, and he was hungry now! He tore into it with the hunger of a newly hatched fledgling, which he was. He also made a bit of a mess, especially upon himself. When he was done, blood and bits of fur stuck all over him. He sat up full, but a little embarrassed about how dirty he was.

"You sure are a mess eater." Airy giggled as he pulled out a rag from his bag. "Let find some water to bath you in. Your so dirty now." He wiped the snout of the little dragon. Airy smiled looking over Kain. "Well I have some water in a water skin that should work until we find a pond or some thing." He took his water skin and put some water on the rag and started to clean the blood off of Kain.

He shrugged, in a boyish way of dirt and providence. He squirmed as she rubbed him with her rag, the feeling tickling his new and sensitive skin. His scales were still soft and pliable, they would grow harder and bigger as he grew older. Dragons grew incredibly fast, a part of their nature to protect themselves so that they could reach adulthood and become the predator, not the prey. He butted his head against her hand in a loving gesture.

Airy smiled and when Kain was all clean kissed the top of his head. "All done. Now we need to find a place to sleep because we can't go back to the monks or they will find us. I heard in the war instead of killing the dragon they would kill the riders and well I don't want that at all." Airy lightly pick up the dragon and held him close. "Al right we can not have you walking around your claw marks will lead them to us so I need to carry you. You soo light right now."

If a dragon could blush like a human, he would have when his rider kissed him. He did however curl the end of his tail tightly, it was their way of showing a blush, or excitement of such. He nodded toward her as she mentioned sleep. It would be good to rest, he was just hatched and had only so much energy.

'kill you? I would let no one near you, even as small as I am now....' his hissed vehemently. He eyed the area, head whipping back and forth, sides puffing at the mere thought of it. He was startled when Airy picked him up, letting out a meep. He soon snuggled into his bonded arms however. The contact was blissful!

'I won't be by tomorrow....' he thought at her, thinking how fast dragons grew.

"How else will I grow up if you heavry?" Airy smiled and kissed the dragon head again then moved. Airy look around and walked for a long time before he found a cave. "I hope nothing is living in it. We need to rest now." Airy looked at the cave in slowly enter it. He could tell the cave was not deep at all and soon he and Kain were at the back of it. No other animal where in it because it was not very warm to live in but would block out rain if it did rain. "I guess this will do for us now." Airy place Kain down on the ground then got out his blankets and lay one on the ground that put the other over him. He pulled Clain closer and smiled. "Stay warm ok?"

He shook himself once he was placed down, digging his claws into the dirt. He sniffed the area, making sure there was indeed nothing here in the cramped confines of the cave. It just smelled musty. He was blinded for a moment when the blanket plopped down on him. he wandered a little before shaking it off his head. He tugged at the blanket, bringing it over to his bonded snuggling up beside the child.


"Why don't we share? I'm quite warm and Can snuggle under with you...."

"That was my plan" Airy giggled and pulled the blanket over them both. Airy still sound like a little girl and he looked to the dragon happily. "Your really my dragon?" He asked and hugged the dragon as the warm blanket was just enough to keep them warm while in the cave.

"good," He said snuggling up against his bonded. He wrapped a tail across Airy's tummy his head upon the child's chest. there he had another clue to the child's gender. It didn't really matter to him what sex his bonded were, ad long as they could love each other.

"are you really my bonded?" he chuckled in response. "Of course I am, I choose you...." He said feeling sleepy, and yawning.

Airy smiled and kissed the little dragon head. Then looked at him softly as kain looked sleep. "I'm glad you choose me but you need to sleep little one." Airy hugged the little dragon close then closes his own eyes and went to sleep.(stomic clamps to much pain to think)

He fell asleep, close to his bonded, a soft snore, deep and throaty purring in the night as he dreamed of being big, glorious battles and victory for his kind.

Meanwhile the monks had noticed the egg missing, the alert was sounded, guards sent out to search for signs. The enemy spies heard the ruckus, and they too soon entered the search.

Airy didn't wake up until morning when the sun lights reached in to the back of the cave. Airy could hear voice out side of the cave people were out side of it. Airy heart raced as he listen to what they were hunting for. They were looking for them and Airy pulled Kain closer neveouly. Kain was bigger then last night and that made Airy look under the blanket to see how big his dragon was now.

He was almost double the size, Instead of lap dog size, he was now hound size. his head would easily reach her hips when standing. Still not quite big enough to ride, unless you were a very small child. He stirred, hearing the noise and feeling both his bonded's fear and arms. he perked his head up, looking in the direction of the cave mouth. It was small and partially hid by bushes. but still visible if anyone looked directly at it.

Airy hope the people would just go away but the voices got louder and louder. Airy arms were around Kain chest but he didn't know how to hide him if they came inside of the cave. Airy kissed the top of Kain head trying to comfort his dragon those he was get comforted by holding on to Kain. The voices soon moved off one of the man said they found a peice of the shell. Airy blinked as he realized he had not hide the shell as well he thought. Once the voice were gone Airy whisper in Kain ear."We need to get out of here."

he nodded knowing the child was right. he sniffed the airways, making sure he knew where all the men were about. With tenative steps he walked forward peeking out his head along his long neck to see if he spotted anyone. "no one right there, I think there is a gap off to the east. lets go quick, but quiet. Do not worry, I will protect you." He saide to him quietly.

Airy stuffed the blankets in his bag then nodded to Kain to follow him quitly and quickly. They made it through the gap with out being caught and it seem clear to talk once more. The men where to busy being through off the trail because they had to walk through the river which wash there scent a way. The man after finding the shell had called in the sogs to smell them out. The men had found the cave they stay in and the fur of the dead rabbit but not them. Airy was all wet and his dress stick to his body. His stuff bra made him look more like a female then he already did. "I'm starting to get hungry I don't think I can go much farer with out getting food inside me Kain."

He padded onward keeping an eye and nose out for trouble. He would do all for his bonded, such was his nature, and he rather liked his dragon nature. By now with the river dunking and sleeping with his chosen last night, he had figured out he was a boy. at least he was pretty sure he was in fact a he.

"Airy I can go hunting again? I'm hungry too." he licked at the boy's face lovingly before bounding off into the brush to sniff out something to eat.

"Oh good your hunting I so hungry." He waited for his Dragon to come back from the hunt. Airy was planing on making a fire so he could cook the meat that his dragon would bring out. He only made a very tiny one that would not make much smoke. He know it was risky but he could not eat his meat raw or he would get sick.

This time teh dragon carried a medium sized bird, It was probably a type of duck.

He spat it out at her feet, tail waving in happiness. he nudged it with his nose toward him.

"you choose your part first. I can eat much of the things you do not like." He told him

Airy picked his half and took out a knife to cut it and clean his hald before tossing the other half to Kain. He then finshes clenaing his half then pout it on a stick to rooast it over the small fire. "You need well but won't you need more to eat then that you are getting bigger."

"I will hunt more later if need be. We should eat and walk some more first though. we should get away from this area as soon as we can." He eyes his meat hungrily while finishing talking, then realizes halfway that he doesn't need his mouth to talk and dives in.

"we'll be fine." he mummbles at her still using his mind speech.

Airy blinked. "Your not using your mind to talk" Airy was roasting the duck as he watched Kain. "But I do agree we will need to go after we eat. It took a while for the duck to be ready but when it was Airy ate his as quick as he could. While be very lady like.