Just Another Day

"Maybe it'll mean Da will get to come home too," Shanku said hopefully.

"Maybe." Turai forced a very awkward grin. Not looking forward to that meeting.

"So what if they find something else in that grove?" Shanku asked, quickly changing the subject. Forgot about their history.

"Like a big, angry, hungry dragon?" Misen suggested grumpily. Innugati chattered angrily from her position atop the gathering bag. Misen nodded to her. "You're a nice one."

"When'd the Scissortails let you start keeping pet dragons?" Turai asked in surprise.

"They don't really know about her," Shanku replied uneasily. "She hides under our wings when we're around the others."

"You seem to have a knack for being sneaky," Turai teased.

"Not sneaky enough. I get caught too much!" Shanku groaned.

"Which is why it's fortunate little Innugati is as intelligent as she is," Misen laughed. "The Scissortails have surprised me and started working with gryphons, but I do believe it will be a long time off before they begin that with dragons, no matter the size. Now, son, what have you been up to all these years?"

Turai shrugged and began to recount his tale from the time he was exiled after the fight with Zanzen.