I made many changes, such as changing the name of the main character. If there's any confusion, please contact me so I can correct it.
Foxisa was dumbstruck. Aalyssi, her favourite youngest sister was walking toward her. Her brain knew it wasn't possible, but her heart was telling her another matter. The same set of eyes, the same piercing, blue eyes. The resemblance was so eerie, that it reminded her of her favorite TV show, Outer Limits.
"Hello," the lady greeted her with a voice so silky it was like a cat purring. "My name is Jaenelle. Who are you?"
Foxisa felt the powers emitting from her body, it was truly astounding. Instantly, she knew this lady wasn't her sister. No, not her precious, sweet sister who's smile can even make a tyrant smile. Aalyssi was a healer, whose aura filled the air with security and happiness. Lyssi's power was not destructive powers, definitely not like the power the lady was emitting. The lady's powers feels feral, feels dangerous, feels like you don't want to mess with this lady unless you have a very good reason to tangle with her. Where her sister would be the north polar, this lady was the south polar, a total opposite. "My name is Foxisa, I'm new around here." Foxisa extended her right hand out in greeting. She learned through countless meeting, when you deal with someone dangerous, its always better to sound friendly rather than dangerous yourself. That way if you need to fight back there is a element of surprise on your side.
"You took me by surprise. I was expecting to see dragons and here I see a landen. How did you get on this island, it's completely surrounded by water on all side?" Jaenelle look at Foxisa with a puzzle expression."The dragons didn't terrorize you, did they? They can be frightening, if one never seen them before. Don't believe the tales, they don't eat humans."
"Utter Foolishness, why would we dragons eat humans when we have pickleberry," Gregori retorted.
Foxisa looks straight in Gregori's eyes pleading him to remember the promise she made him swear.
Flash back One day before Jaenelle arrive. Back at Gregori's Cavern.
"Gregori, I know this sound strange, but can you not tell anybody where I'm from. I don't want to talk about my powers or my family.. It hurts when I think about them. I can't sense anybody from my world. I almost sure, I lost everybody I loved. My mom, dad, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins. Everybody I know is gone." For the first time since waking up in this strange land, Foxisa bursted into tears.
Gregori wrapped his bulky wings around her as best as he could, giving her a dragon hug. He didn't tell her to stop crying. He knew she need to cry, he knew she need a brief moment to allow her grief to freely flow, or her path of healing would be a long path indeed. He just hugged her, and gave her whatever comfort she need. An hour later, she calm down slightly.
"Thank you Gregori." She gratefully whispered in between hiccups.
Gregori materialized a handkerchief. He gently wiped her nose, awkward as can be with a dragon's claw, and gave her an order. "Here, blow."
"Gregori, promise me you wouldn't tell anyone who I am, are where I'm from, or that I even have powers. I'm not ready yet; I want to be ordinary for awhile. " She asked as she gratefully accepted his handkerchief.
Gregori looked at Foxisa as she tried to hand his handkerchief back. "I promise, and you can keep the handkerchief." He will asked her later what she means by all this, when she's calmer. Even Dragons have heart and can see when there's something to painful to talk about. Everything's have its time and moment to ask.
Back to the Present.
"No they didn't terrorize me. They were quiet entertaining, and kindhearted. Whomp Wave is especially fun, its entirely a different experience flying in the sky on a dragon's back.
"Gregori, you let her do what! You know how dangerous whomp waving is? You let a tiny girl like her on you back!" Jaenelle yelled in a very controlled but quiet voice. Gregori, a dragon tripled the size of Jaenelle was cowering like a small dragonet beneath Jaenelle's gaze.
It was so funny, that Foxisa almost lost her reserve, and laughed out loud. It was really amusing to see the great and revered scholar as Gregori had proclaimed fidgeting around with embarrassment.
In an attempt to turn the conversation around, and to save the rest of his dignity, Gregori turn Jaenelle's attention back to Foxisa plight. "Jaenelle, due to an unpleasant event that took place, Foxisa lost everything she loves. Her family, her home, her friends, had completely disappeared. She may smell like a laden, but she have powers, blood power. She's welcome to stay with me, but I think she needs some human contact, we can't have her becoming a hermit like me. I would love the company, but human needs to be with human."
"You lost everything?" Jaenelle of all people knew what it felt like to lose a family, but she's luckier than most, she found another family who more than accepted her for who she is.
"Yes." That one simple word, said everything that needed to be said.
Jaenelle thoughtfully stared at Foxisa. "I see. So Foxisa want to stay with me?" Suddenly, Jaenelle's eyes lighted up with hope. "I'm pregnant with my second child; I would really like a collaborator, especially a female one. I can't stand all the silly and excess pampering I know I'll be tortured with. God, what a gloomy vision. Woman has given birth successfully for billions of years, and you would think they never seen a woman pregnant before." Jaenelle clutched Foxisa's hand begging her to stay with her. She has Karla, and the other queens, but it seem everybody had a tendency to be overly upset. Sure she had a tough pregnancy with Aalyssi, but everybody knows every pregnancy is different.
Stunned, Foxisa couldn't believe what she was hearing. That was all Jaenelle asked. She just accepted everything just like that and invited her to her house. But even more stunning was the name of her child. "Aalyssi! You have a child name Aalyssi, Jaenelle?"
"Yes, the name is unusual. Geoffrey found a history book, dated billions of years ago, about a healer Aalyssi Tammo; I love the sound of that name. So I decide to call my first born Aalyssi SaDiablo. Doesn't it sound nice?"
"Oh." Foxisa softly whisper. Luckily nobody notice Foxisa stunned look as everybody's attention turn to Gregori as he shouted. "You're pregnant, what in the world are you doing, touring the kindred territories! Anything could happen to you, and you're by yourself. Is Daemon crazy to risk you like this!" In agitation Gregori softly flap his wings.
"Actually, I didn't tell anybody yet. I'm waiting for a right moment to tell them. I thought after the tour would be a good time. So, Gregori could you please not spread the news? And Foxisa do you want to stay with me for awhile?" Jaenelle wished to go home, before she accidentally tell all her secrets. She was also really eager to run away, for it looks like Gregori was going to start lecturing her about overexerting herself any minute now.
"Yes!" Foxisa looks at Jaenelle with longing. She knows in her heart that Jaenelle is not Aalyssi, but she really wants to get to know this lady. Beside she really want to trust this lady who looks like her sister. Sometime when you have nothing, it comforting to at least see a familiar face in a unfamiliar place, though stranger the person may be.
"All right than, let's go." Jaenelle snap her fingers, and instantly they disappeared.