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Naethnindun, young black dragon, stepping into his power and displaying the Magician and Lover in his fullness.
“The Magician, then, is the archetype of thoughtfulness and reflection. And, because of that, it is also the energy of introversion. What we mean by introversion is not shyness or timidity but rather the capacity to detach from the inner and outer storms and to connect with deep inner truths and resources.”
Robert Moore, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover.
Furiosa was hiding in a classroom. She was sobbing. There were bursts of flame and smoke, the tears turned to steam before anyone could see them. She wanted to see Naeth.
It was everywhere, in the papers, everyone was talking about it, her mothers smiling face, gloating, that hateful demon woman by her side grinning too, loving every moment of publicity, and Dad, Dad was dead!
Gigi crashed into the room and rushed over and gave her a huge hug. Her feathery wings wrapping around the larger girl. Red was red hot, almost too hot to hold. Gigi hugged her harder through the pain.
“I’m here Red, I’m here.”
“Thank you Blue.”
“You don’t have to say anything ok.”
“I will burn...” She spluttered more fire between the sobs “I will burn you Gigi.”
“Thanks ok, I can take it yeah? You need the hug.”
“Ok.” Another snort and splutter, and the smell of burning mane. “Thank you.”
Gigi quickly patted it out and carried on hugging her friend.
“I’m sorry about your Dad Red.”
“I am never going to see him again! And he was always so busy. He never had time for me. And now he is gone!”
Naeth appeared by the door in a spiral of shadows, he had just shadowportalled straight from his music class to three or four places in the school, places where she could be. He found her finally.
He slowly opened the door just as Furiosa broke down wailing and spitting flames.
Gigi dived for cover and looked over at Naeth. Stomping out a fire on hair around her hooves and also a nearby desk.
“Your turn dude.”
Naeth slowly walked forward, whispering under his breath in draconic.
“And I still wonder why the heavens have died
The world is falling down
I’m breathing, but why?
In silence, I hold on to you and
Let the fire burn the ice.
Let the fire burn the ice.”
Slowly but steadily the black dragons scales took on a wet, then frozen sheen, his breath became visible, freezing as he slowly and calmly exhaled. A shield of ice to take the edge of his girlfriends flames.
“Naeth!!! She killed my Dad.” Another gout of flame erupted around him. He walked through it calmly
“Hey Red, hey I’m here, I’m here. I don’t understand, I can’t possibly understand. But my Mom and Dad, they don’t get on either, not for a long time. I’m here, yeah, I’m here, and you can let it all out. We are together now, Shadow and Flame.”
“Shadow and Flame.” She went to what would be blow her nose but a huge gout of flame erupted, Gigi had to dive out of the way again.
“She killed him! How could she do it? And she is so happy about it too.”
They hugged as she roared and wailed, gouts of flame erupting in all directions. Half the classroom was smoldering at this point and ready to go. His spell kept it on simmer, the cold quenching the worst of the flames. His embrace, a sacred space.
“I think maybe we should head off Red yeah? Before you burn the school down. You can come hang out in the swamp with me yeah? Until things settle down a bit? Cant burn down a swamp yeah?”
“Ok, yeah.”
He turned around to Gigi.
“Thank you for being there for her.”
“No worries Naeth, you look after her ok?”
“Sure will do, come and say hi too yeah? She needs you too.”
Gigi nodded once firmly.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, Mr Namkusu appeared at the entrance to the classroom. He moved with surprising grace, care and silence for a large scorpion monster.
“Hello everyone, thank you for looking after her, you both. Sincerely, I appreciate it, she needed you both, good friends, to be here at this moment, thank you.”
He turned calmly to Furiosa, everything level and controlled, the adult in every room he entered.
“Furiosa, would you like to come and have a little chat? My office is safe, both from flames and intrusions of all kind, you can have a talk about things in confidence and security, and we can come up with a crisis plan, if you like?”
“Ok, yes, that sounds good actually.”
“Thank you Furisoa, and thank you Naeth and Gigi again.”
He snapped his claws in a rapid rhythmic clicking pattern and all there was a sucking sound as air was sucked away from the smoldering flames in the classroom. All the fires went out at once.
“Come this way Furiosa, let’s get you somewhere safer, yes?”
“Ok yes.”
“She will be ok, we have staff going to see her mother. We will weather this storm.”
He guided the smoldering girl dragon out of the room with care and concern.