*Apollo approached the lair of the Shimmerscales with his head hung low. Things had seemed to be going so well for him, and suddenly everything had turned bitter and sour. Just another one of the world's cruel lessons that everything does not always go how one hopes.

He flew through the waterfall and touched down lightly on the ledge.* "Icer...." Are you home" May I come in.....I have something I'd like to ask of you......"

"I was just wondering if I could.....Beg sanctuary for a while. Moon and I....Well, we are no longer mates. We seemed to be so compatible from the start, and we were so in love, but somewhere along the line, things went.....Just terribly wrong......"

*He shook his head sadly* "I can't stay where we lived together anymore, I won't impose myself upon her. I just need a temporary home, until I can find a new lair of my own. I'll help out as much as I can around your home, if you will have me."