Come with us...

Meerher had found Ellie standing by the Blue Shimmer Punch bowl.  "Ellie put your listening ears to work as I go talk to the  young moon dragon," she told her.  Ellie turned her head to face Meerher with a puzzled look on her face.  "We are going to take him directly to the Tree," the House Mother told the young student.  "I do not want him to know our great need yet.  I am only going to tell him that he will meet the other Moon Dragon. So be careful in what you say around  him." 

​Ellie nodded her head to agree thinking to herself, "I hope I don't say something I shouldn't."  She then started to stroll around the outside circle of people, listening and watching.

As Ellie watched the others that were talking to the lost ones who had come through the portal from the World of Whispers, Meerher slowly had been working her way over to the young Moon Dragon.  As she moved closer to Dree she took the opportunity to grab a small plate of some Granny Flare's treats along the way.

"Dree, do you have a few minutes?" Meerher asked holding the plate up as to offer him a snack.  Looking up to see who was asking, Dree saw it was Meerher and answered.  "Of course.  I want to thank you again for the help with the spoon.  Do you need it back now?" he asked as he took one of the sprinkled unicorn dusted cookies that sparkled at him with temptation from her plate.

"Oh no," she laughed.  "The spoon is yours.  Gifts from the Bag of Possibilities are not returned.  They are to be used by the one who needs them.  You may need it still, who knows."  Dree again thanked her and then asked, "What did you want to talk about?"

The Moonie House Mother knew that she going to have to be careful on how she answered that question.  After a short breath, she said, "Dree, would you like to meet the other Moon Dragon clan member?  I know that you are busy and all, but I can take you to him if you would like."

Oh, this had been something he had been thinking about ever since he found out that there was another Moon Dragon.  Even more so now that he found out that other Moon Dragon was still alive!  But could he leave now? Should he stay and help the lost ones find their homes?  These were all the things he had been pondering.  It was like Meerher was reading his mind.  "Dree, while the others are still sorting out everyone, which that will take some time, you could go see the Monacle by using a portal.  It would just be a short trip" Meerher continued. 

Dree had been in his own thoughts and had been half listening until she said 'the Monacle'.  "What did you call him?" he asked Meerher.  "That is what we call Tun'Gul.  He is the Monacle to the Tree," Meerher answered. "That is where the magical spoon you used came from," she continued. 

Looking at the spoon he still held for a few seconds and then out over the picnic area, he made his decision.  "I will go with you but I have something to take care of first.  Wait here and I should be back shortly," Dree said decisively.  Meerher replied to him not to hurry as she had to find E'luminosity who was somewhere in the crowd helping the others.  Nodding his head, the Dragon than turned and started out to one of the small groups where the other Dragons were gathered.  He wanted to see Siate' and Aralt before he left to make sure there would be no mischief while he was away!

As the Moon Dragon approached, it was Aralt who announced to the other Dragons that were around of Dree's approach.  "Hail, here approaches the Moon Dragon Drai’ochtluan."  Dree was a bit surprised when all of them, including Siate', gave a slight bow of recognition.  "The others accept my powers," Dree realized.  "They have accepted me as one of their own."

Before Dree could say anything though, it was Siate' who started the conversation.

"Drai’ochtluan, I and the Dragon Herald were discussing with the other dragons about a trip we will be taking to find more of our kind.  Someone needs to help them on their return to our ancestral home here in the Realm of Wymsy.  Do you bless such an undertaking?"  Knowing down deep inside that there was probably more to this 'trip' than Dree knew, he decided that it was the perfect way to make sure the two of them did not stir up any trouble for a while at least.  "I think that is a great idea," he answered.  "Will the others go with you?"

Smiling her predatory smile (and making Dree even more convinced that she and Aralt were planning something), she told him that only the two of them would be going and as much as the picnic was very entertaining, they would be leaving right away.  "No sense letting things wait," she said as they walked towards a cave where a magical portal suddenly appeared and they stepped through.  After she left and the other Dragons were sure she was truly gone, they surrounded the Moon Dragon to welcome him.

Dree took all the good "slaps on the back" greetings good naturally as everyone was still hesitant to wish anything or anyone well just yet.  Dree knew that this might not be the perfect time to leave the Dragons but he thought to himself, "It's just a short trip... especially through a portal.  What could go wrong?"