She was both excited and nervous. Her birth father, Slavka, had said he would come by to visit her. She was constantly peeking out the entrance of the lari to see if she could see Slavka out there, even though she knew it was still early and he wouldn't come near the lair; the meeting place was to be the southern glen, with a trusted family member watching.

When she wasn't looking outside, she was moving around the lair, unable to stay still. Several times she rounded a cornerr and ended up bumping into someone. She say sorry and for the next few corners, check to see if anyone was there before continuing on her restless wanderings.

she stopped and looked at Aurthur.

"sorry...i'm just really excited"

she moved to lay down next to the one she had always called father, and attempted to calm down. That was easier said than done for her as she kept looking out the entrance every now and then still.

::Aurthur smiled warmly to his daughter and lifted his wing so that she could curl next to him under it's warmth.:: Of course you can, my daughter. I would never turn you away, you know that. ::On the outside, Aurthur was calm, but inside, he was boiling. Slavka had made a promise to Serenity, and he had broken it, leaving her to sit by the entrance and watch for him all day, only to not show up. This was not something a father who truely loved his daughter would do, and he was furious. If he ever got his claws on Slavka.......well, it would not be pretty.::

::He laid his head down next to his daughter, purring softly. To him, this was his daughter, and she always would be. He hummed softly, a soft lullabye that he had sang for a long time to his children, stroking his daughter's back softly.:: Rest well, my beautiful daughter.....Daddy is here, and he always will be.

::As soon as the messenger had arrived in the glen, the guards informed Aurthur immediately, and he got up carefully so as to not wake his daughter. Laying a blanket over her to replace his wing, he kissed her forehead gently before he went to see what the commotion was about. Dropping down from the cave, he flew through the waterfall and landed at the lakes edge, staring the messanger down.:: "You trespass upon the land of the Shimmerscale clan. State your business quickly, or leave at once."

Patroling the lands around their lair, the dragoness's attention was drawn toward the sound of commotion coming from with in the forest.

Moving that direction, eyes narrowed as she spotted the hunter and the male that was Slavka, she took note of the crossbow and the arrow sticking from the male, before going into a dive, tackling the hunter from behind, they were much too close to the lair, and soon after the hunter was taken care of, she moved toward the male.

Reaching into the wingpouch she wore, the antidote to the poison was drawn out and carefully administered, then picking up Slavka, she glided towards the lair.

(Slavka) As Icer came and took care of the hunter, then took him to the lair and gave him the antidote, he attempted to rise, but the poison had not yet run it's course. While the antiodte was beginning to negate the effects, he learned quickly that if he exerted himself too much, it would possibly kill him until he regained his strength. So, he resettled, looking at Icer

"Thank you...but, why did you help me?"

(the messenger) "I have a message for you from Slavka Shadowscale"

he took out the note and handed it to the dragon. It was written with a somewhat shaky hand, as the poison was already weakening him, he had risked shifting to his human form long enough to be able to write this. If read, it would say the following:

Aurthur, i am sorry for not being able to arrive and see Serenity. A dragon hunter is after me, and even as i write this, i feel the poison he struck me with weakening me. I do not think i can survive much longer, and i am attempting to lead the hunter away from you.

Tell Serenity that I am sorry, and that i love her

There was nothing more to the letter, and the messenger remained. He would most likely not have a sender to return to and confirm that the message had been received.

he watched the door for a moment, before lowering his head and resting silently, he would'nt be surprised if some sort of guard was placed outside that door, nor if he was kicked out the second he could leave.

Almosr colliding with her mate when he'd returned, she peered toward the note, then to her mate. Reading the contents, she snorted a moment, it's already been taken care of love.

Eyes narrowed as the messenger faded into the shadows, she knew he was still around, she could still catch the scent, and she nudged her mate with her snout.

Go check on Slavka love, he was pretty beaten up when I found him, a grin given though her eyes remained upon the shadows, but the demon would have no access to the lair or those within.

Already the wards were starting to spring to life, the newest having the lair replaced with the image of a valley, a gift from a friend, and the chaos ward that would keep demons at bay, yet another gift, this one from the Jester.

Aye, it seemed he had fallen asleep while he was waiting, and therefore may miss the chance to talk to Aurthur about a way to make up for this situation with Serenity and Sento. He deeply regretted all that had happened, and felt he was to blame for trusting someone he thought was a friend. He had never shared the entire story of what happened with anyone, although people may have gotten various bits and pieces out of him.

Yet the sound of someone entering, subtle as it was, awoke him and he lifted his head, turning to Aurthur.

"I am sorry to force Serenity to deal with this.."

he watched Aurthur leave the room. Maybe he was right, maybe he did not deserve Serenity as a daughter...they seemed to be perfectly happy before he came. Yet some part of him did not want to give up, wanted to be a part of his daughter's life. He did not know what to do...But what Aurthur had said had given provided form of inspiration, and he rose, moving out the door of the room some time after Aurthur. He did not know his way around, but was determined now to make things right with Serenity and her new family.