"Greetings, Lady Celestia. Hello, Elysia."

"Greetings, Amirix."

The black-and-white clad Mage walked around the right side of the fountain to greet the 2 women clad in white robes standing outside a small cottage, surrounded by a garden and a few trees.

"Lady Celestia, may I ask you something?"

"You just did," pointed out the beautiful woman. "But you may ask me something else, of course."

Amirix reflected for a moment, then questioned, "Khadijah healed a small wound given to me by a Tog today. Have you been helping train him?"

Lady Celestia looked at Amirix with a surprised expression. "Why, no, Amirix. I'd assumed it was you training him, as his magic level was a little higher than any dragon hatchling I'd seen in a long time. And you do fight with magic, after all, you are a Mage."

"Hm. Ah, well, it's not bothering me at the moment. Do you have any Special Dragon Chow here?"

"Do you have any DragonCoins?" responded Lady Celestia, smiling. "You know I do not sell it, I only make it."

Amirix laughed lightly, then threw the black hood of her robes back. Her hair gleamed white in the sunlight, the intricate braided bun appearing glued to the back of her head, and her tan skin just soaked up the warmth. Khadijah flew in little circles around her head, squeaking happily, just like a little orbit. Then he went flying off, chasing a small bird that easily outflew him.

"Khadijah!" Amirix called up to him, after she had purchased the Chow. He dive-bombed her once or twice, and she ducked, then he landed clumsily next to her, and she placed the steel bowl with the chow in it in front of him. He scuttled up to it, then began to devour the contents.

When the little black and white dragon had finished, she took the bowl, and made it vanish with a flick of her wrist.

"Well, we've got to get going, I promised Reens I'd drop by and see her," explained Amirix, smiling at Lady Celestia and Elysia.

Amirix threw her hood back up, then turned away from the two women. Walking over to the crystal clear lake several meters away, Amirix took Khadijah in her arms, tapped his nose, then took a deep breath and vanished. When she opened her eyes again, she and Khadijah were in Falconreach, of course. She was getting better at transporting skills every day. Gently setting Khadijah on the grass by her feet, the young Mage began to stride confidently towards the Health Potion signs. Reens was going to help her up her potions level, so each potion she drank would heal her more.

"Wait on the roof, or in a tree," breathed Amirix to Khadijah, her deep blue eyes glittering. She didn't want anyone to mess with her dragon, but she knew he wasn't allowed in the shop. Obedient to her wishes as ever, a pair of small white wings extended, and then flapped hard until they reached one of the sheltered branches of the oak tree between the Health potion shop and the Mana potion shop.

Amirix quickly stepped inside, and after a short greeting, she questioned Reens, "What reagents do I need?"

"Um... I'm not sure, let me check," replied the other in a sort of singsong voice, reaching for a lengthy piece of parchment. Her huge blue eyes scanned it quickly, then she smiled wide, and said, "You only need Sourpalm, Snapdrake, and Dingleberry Bush!" Amirix smiled slightly in return, and said, "I know my way around, Reens. I'll go get them now."

Going out the back way, she emerged into a forest. Almost immediately she saw the first creature, but managed to sneak by the Forest Fury, and grabbed the small Sourpalm tree, placing it in her bag. The next reagent, a Snapdrake flower, lay behind a second Forest Fury. Sighing slightly, Amirix prepared for battle.

Without warning, from behind she shot a blast of fire, severely injuring the Fury. By the time it had turned, she had prepared a bolt of ice, and quickly dodged its attack. Then she threw the icy energy at it, nearly killing it. But it was still on its feet... wings?

Anyways, Amirix took a light hit from the razor feathers it threw, only a scrape or 2. It wouldn't impair how she fought. Creating a ball of nothing but pure lightning, Amirix swirled it for an instant above the onyx jewel, then blew it. It shot, fast as an arrow, at the Fury.

And it just dropped.

Once it had vanished, a few gold coins lay in its place. Amirix pocketed them, then began to look around for the final item- Dingleberry Bush. She had to fight a second Forest Fury on the way there, but got past it with no injuries.

She emerged onto the small open area before the cliff, and saw the dark green bush near the edge, and had to defeat a Clawkin Wanderer before collecting it.