Landing upon the ledge of the lair, black wings shielded the tiny newborn red hatchling from the thundering falls, she'd seen her sister do it all the time, plus, she could probably use a little practice.

Slipping inside then, the black moved down the long corridor leading deeper into the lair, until the two made it to the main chamber.

Branching off a tunnel to the right, Storm carried newborn Aurok into the nursery,, giving a smile to the tiny red as she tickled his tiny belly, she did it for his own good, the spell would keep him a newborn until she deemed he was ready to return to normal, until then..

She gently lay the tiny hatchling on his back on the nearby stone slab, little blue booties found their way onto tiny paws, a newborn could easilly catch a chill. Lifting his tiny haunches then, she slid a newborn diaper under his tiny haunches, powdering him gently, then sealing it shut as she wrapped the red in a nearby blue blanket that she knew was her sister's.

She was sure Icer wouldn't mind though, picking up the hatchling,. she gave a soft rumble to him, something one wouldn't have expected her to be capable of, then she lay the newborn gently in a nearby crib, smiling gently, go to sleep little one, you had a busy day, of course Aurok would not remember anything save for what usual hatchlings remembered, eatting and sleeping mostly.

"My, son?" The ancient Dragon hadn't even considered those to be the words to come from his mate. Still, baffled as could be, he entered the nursery and looked around hesitantly. Strange for him to be hesitant, not something he usually played off very well.

He slunk over towards her and the tiny Red hatchling. An obsidian snout lowered to the little one and gave a sniff, before his acidic gaze rose to meet Storm's. "He is ours, then" To have as our own?" The ancient maw cracked in a smile as the tip of his tail came about, and gave the little one a scritching about its belly. "How do you think we shall do' Well, I hope."

He gave her a gentle nuzzle as the bluish-green eyes settled on the little one before him. His own to raise, at least for the time being. He was hesitant on the matter, yes. But he felt something good in it as well. "You look as enchanting as ever, my Heart. Motherhood seems to suit you." The smile broadened slightly as he nuzzled against her neck.

He rested the little one in the crook of a raised foreleg, eyes locking on the serene form. "Precious indeed, Heart." A smile cracked at the ancient maw as he felt the little hatchling's warmth.

His body moved in a strange way, what with only three legs to support him. It was smooth and graceful, however, and he soon made his way to a wall and curled up against it, keeping the little one close to his body.

He spoke to him in a whisper, with a bit of wonderment and wisdom chiming into his cosmic tones. "You have nothing to fear now, for I shall keep you safe and free of sorrow. Fear not the night, the darkness, or the things that dwell within it, for they are nothing to a Father's fire. All is well within the world as long as we remain, my son." It was something his Father had said to him once, something he had always found unexpectedly comforting.

He looked up, slightly surprised that he remembered something from so many millenia ago. He settled the acidic gaze upon his mate, the smile returning with even more warmth than before. "How, do I look?" It was said in a playful way, though still nothing above a whisper.

He almost chuckled at the remark, though he held himself in check for the sake of the sleeping hatchling nuzzled against him. He nuzzled against Storm as she settled at his side, tail wrapping about her side and a wing folding over her. He replied to her next comment in kind. "Do you think so?"

He looked down upon the little one, with a paternal gaze. He spoke again in that whispering way. "Of course. He may sleep with us for as long as he wishes. I shall watch over him even in slumber, my Heart." He nuzzled against her gently before he roused her up, and managed to rise himself.

In that awkward, yet graceful way he moved upon those three legs, he found his way back to their room in the lair. He looked over his shoulder every so often to ensure Storm was never far behind. He slipped inside and gently positioned a mass of blankets to adequately warm the little one, should the warmth of the two that were now his parents not be enough.

He looked up to the doorway, speaking still in that whisper. "Would you care to join us, Heart?" He smiled in that ancient way as he peered towards the doorway.

She followed her mate to their room, curling up at his side, then peered down to the little one as he woke and wailed. Shhh, itssss alright little one, momma and daddy are here, a gentle nuzzle, then a blink as the little one's scales shifted from red to gold.

A glance to her mate a moment, but she just smiled, coiling up protectively around the hatchling.

Blinking, she patted out the fires with her tail before scooping up the newborn before he could squirm away.

Moving back over to her mate, she cradled the little gold against her shoulder, patting his back carefuly. Humming again, she waited till he gave another burp, before slipping a binky into the tiny gold's jaws, then she chuckled, handing him back to his father.

::Aurok spit out the binky promptly and gave a snort, glaring first at his mother, then up at his father. He crossed little arms over a little chest, and continued to glare.::

He watched the binky fly, and gave a slight chuckle as he looked up and gave his mate a nuzzle while she spoke. "I would have to agree, Heart. Perhaps he simply has not found the right one yet?"

And with another slight chuckle and a twitch of his tail, a somewhat imposing mountain of assorted binkies appeared.

"I suppose we shall have to test them all, one by one." He grinned, slightly. "I should hope he would take to an earlier pick, would you not?" The grin spread a bit. What a happy Ven he was.

I wassssss hoping heart, picking up another binky and slipping it between their son's jaws. This one all blue, and she grinned to her mate, snuggling close, and leaning down to nuzzle their son gently

Taking their son gently, she slid back to retrieve a fresh bottle, carefully slipping it into Aurok's tiny jaws as she rocked the little hatchling, humming softly.

Itsssss ok baby, momma'ssss got you, wrapping the hatchling back up in the blanket, smiling as she fed her son, then finishing, she patted his back with a forepaw gently.

Slipping back to her mate, clutching the sleeping hatchling protectively, she smiled to Ven, finding a single unmarred binky, and gently, she slid in into her slumbering son's jaws, this one blue like the last, but having a little chill, just enough to ease a sore throat.

Easing herself down back beside Vendrek'kal, she continued cradling her little son protectively, wrapping a wing gently around the bundle, watching over Aurok as he slept.

One of the eggs nearest Vendrek'kal started to shake, and a tiny cry came from within, along with the sounds of scratching could be heard.

A pause came when there was quiet, before a chip started, growing bigger and bigger, until the black hatchling burst through the shell, her tiny wings plastered against her body as she lay at her father and mother's side, taking her first breaths of air outside the shell, eyes still remaining closed, though her senses flooded with scents.

Scents of momma, daddy, even of her older brother, and she gave a cry.

The tip of her snout wriggled as her mate's tail tip ran across it, one green eye drifted open and she smiled spotting the hatchling, instinctively starting to give her daughter a gentle bath.

Snuggled against her mate, Ven got a nuzzle, before returning her attention to her newborn, carefully licking clean the hatchling's wings.