" Hey , Frijija . Did that kid , that is supposed to guard Aira , just drop like a rock ? Or am I going blind ? "

  ... What is going on ? ... " Looks like it . As soon as he saw us , he just dropped . Lets hurry to see , what is going on ! " ... Kid , you better be just tired ...

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  " So , Aira . Why don't you tell us what just happened ? " ... Why are you so skittish , girl ? What did you do ? ...

  " I don't know auntie ! We were just talking , and as soon as he saw you coming , he fell asleep ! It was suddenly like he didn't sleep for a week or something ! "

  ... Damn , kid . You really did have it rough . Didn't you ? " Well , let me take a look , in case he was hurt and didn't tell us . " ... Hmmm , doesn't look like you are injured . Could it be something internal ? ... Spells don't show anything wrong , except the exhaustion . A lot of it , damn . The deeper I look , the more exhausted you are ... Boy , you are not in a good shape . It seems I have my work cut out for me , huh ? ...

  " Will he be alright , auntie ? "

  Heh , what's this , girl ? You sweet on him , or something ? " Yeah . He is just extremely exhausted . He should be fine in a week , or so . With plenty of rest , of course . " Yeah , that sounds about right ...

  " Oh ! Good ! ... He looked so tense . Like he would crumble any minute . But , he guarded me , just like you said ! Just ... I dont know ... "

  ... Huh ? Did I hit it straight on target ? What's this , girl ? You got charmed or something ? " Well , don't worry . He'll be fine . As long as he gets plenty of rest . So ! Lets get you two back to the nest . " ... I will have to keep my eyes on you two , wont I ? Haaaaaah ...

  Soon , the adults used their magic , to lift the two flight incapable dragons off of the ground and brought them along . Flight to the Grand den was thankfully short and uneventful . As the group neared the nest , couple of curious dragons got closer to take a look at what's going on . But otherwise , nothing notable happened . Soon , both of the young dragons were in Frijijas nest , that doubled as an infirmary for injured dragons of the den . After all , Frijija is the best healer in the entire Grand den . So , adults put the kids in a comfortable spots and left Frijija to her work . As the healer was examining Airas injuries more deeply for any complications , Tramas began to stir and fuss around in his sleep .

  " What is with him , auntie ? Is he hurt ? "

  ... In a sense , girl , you are right . Unfortunately . " Not physically . He isn't injured at all , just tired . He is probably having an exhaustion induced nightmare . " ... I can only hope , its from exhaustion ...

  " Oh . Can I do something to help him ? "

  Heh . Have you really fallen for the wild boy ? " Not really , just give him space to rest and do not wake him up . He really needs to rest . " ... Although , its questionable how much rest , he'll get with the nightmares ... Welp , not much I can do , for what ails you wild boy . Those battles are yours to fight ... " I am going to fetch a couple of things , for your wing . Get some rest meanwhile and keep an eye on Tramas for me . Will you ? " That should keep you from wandering off and doing something stupid again . I swear , girl . Keeping an eye on you , is a more demanding job , than keeping the rest of the den from dying ...

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  " EY ! Frijija . I heard that Aira found a stray ! What's up with that ? Is it true ? "

  ... Haaaah . Of course , its already spreading . I swear , gossip is the only plague dragons can get ... " Yeah . She apparently tumbled down a cliff , broke her wing and got ambushed by a mauler almost as big as her . " ... I hope that's enough for you .

  " Really ? Those pests can get that big ? Didn't know that . And what's up with that stray ? "

  Of course it wasn't ... " Well , apparently , when Aira was injured and that mauler was about to make a lunch of her , he pounced on it and ripped it to shreds . Then the boy proceeded to fix up Airas wing and guarded her , till I arrived . " ... That enough for you ?

  " Boy ? How old is he ? From what I heard , he's some kind of a monster dragon or something . Could you believe those idiots ? They made him sound like some kind of a wild beast ! "

  ... Weeeeeell , I mean . " Nah . From what the boy said , his parents disappeared on him , when he was ten . Never came back from a hunt . He is not even fifteen and was alone all this time . Has a bit of a trouble speaking , but considering the circumstances , he is very articulate . Since he was alone all this time , hygiene was not a concern for him , which probably helped him survive . He is big for his age though , so another thing he got going for him . Well , he is here now , so that is probably why he just collapsed from exhaustion . He is resting in my place . " ... That should keep the gossip straight ... Haaaah , who am I kidding ? ...

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  Well , I better check up on the two . I wonder what the girl was doing , while I was out . Better hurry up , so she doesn't do something stupid ... what is that sound ? Is she humming a tune ? I swear , if she wakes up the boy ... Oh . The boy is humming along in his sleep ? Heh , that's cute . And what's more , looks like his nightmare is over . Good job girl .

  -And so , Frijija went about her business , organizing her supplies and cleaning around . She was careful , to not disturb the two , from their fragile peace . She was surprised , by how gentle Aira was with the disturbed little boy . But she guessed , it was time to count her blessings , so she left them to their own devices .

  In the end , the boy slept for two days straight . When he begun to stir , Aira was always quick to start humming to him one tune or another . Like this , boy got at least , some respite from his nightmares . There was a bit of a commotion , when he actually started roaring the first night . Boys claws actually scored quite some scratches in the floor under him , so she was not sure , that it was , safe to let Aira stay near him . But the girl would have none of it . She was adamant about calming the boy and staying near . In the end , Frijija supposed that , what Aira was doing worked surprisingly well . So in the end , she allowed the girl to stay . And do her new self imposed job . She supposed , that the girl is finally growing up , and was actually glad to see her so serious about something for once .

  When the second morning came , and the boy finally stirred not with a nightmare but started waking up , Frijija was glad . She was actually considering waking the boy up , so she was happy he did on his own . That happiness was quickly replaced by wariness . When the boy , after a truly mighty yawn , went completely rigid and immediately took a defensive stance . Jumping into a corner , and quickly scanning anything and everything in the room . The boys eyes were terrified , but at the same time , there was danger in them . So she took a careful and slow , measured step towards the boy to not spook him anymore than he already was .

  " Well , good morning boy . "