"So, when am I going to get my answers?"
"Arf." A certain little dragon barked.
"Celes, do you realize that I'm the only one that can understand what you're saying?"
"Arf." Celes barked again, agreeing.
Cloud gave them both a stare, a look of confusion. Rae noticed this.
"Her translation is soon."
"Oh."
"Well, I'm going to go outside." Rae said as she got up from her seat. She went outside through the all-to-familiar halls and doorways; she was about to go outside through the normal way, instead she thought about it then ran through a hallway, touched a few stones, when they moved she ran through the small corridor, and she finally made it to the roof of the castle. She stood on top, pretty well considering it's slanted, she toke the time to wipe the soot and dirt from her face, while she looked at where she came from.
"Thanks Zidane." She whispered. She sat down carefully; trying to get the rest of the dirt off her face, staring at the bright stars. When she finished getting the dirt off her face, she took a good look around, and sat there looking at the stars. She moved her finger, pretending to connect the constellations.
"Interesting, isn't it, Katarif?" She asked.
A small little ghost-like dragon appeared, it rubbed itself against Rae.
"Katarif, you shouldn't be out here for a long time."
The dragon nodded and fused back again with Rae. Rae almost went to sleep, but was startled to find out that Zidane was with her. So startled she almost fell off.
"What in the world are you doing up here?" She asked.
"I should ask you the same."
"Why are you here?" She asked again.
"Just wondering where you were. What was that mist-like thing around you, a minute ago?"
"None of your business."
"You called it "Katarif"."
"What did I just tell you?" Her tail flicked with anger.
"Um, none of my business, but I can be concerned about your safety to, you know."
"Thank you, but it's not needed. Now, if you'll excuse me." She said as she transformed into a big black wolf-like creature, only her white eyes could be seen, because it is night. She was now bigger than Zidane, by a few yards, which isn't really saying much.
She jumped down off the roof, landed on all fours, and ran of into the forest.
"Wow." Zidane remarked as he barely saw her run off. Being black as night is very hard to see at night.
When the morning came a few of the early-risers, including Cloud, went outside. Cloud wondered where Rae was, for he noticed that she was not in her room last night. He walked around in the forest nearest the castle for a little while. Then he went deeper, and deeper, until no one could no longer see him. He traveled a while, then he spotted an apple tree. He decided he should pick one. As he was about to, a strange and very unusual voice came from the tree, almost growl-like.
"Who are you? State your name." It said.
"Huh, I'm Cloud." He said as he moved around to see what was talking.
"I see. You can have one, only one apple, if you can guess who I am." It said as it jumped out of the tree. Cloud moved back amazed that it was almost as big as him; in fact it was as long as he was tall, and it was about up to his waist in height.
"Damn, if I'm not careful, this thing could eat me." Cloud thought to himself.
"How many guesses do I get?" Cloud asked.
"Usually, one, but I'm feeling generous, five."
"Only five. Well then, how many talking wolfs do I know?" He asked himself.
"Let me guess, Rae?" He asked.
"Bingo! How did you figure it out?" She asked as she transformed to her normal self.
"Studied."
"Well, I see somebody has made good use out of my library."
"Not many people can do that, transform, I mean."
"I have done many things in my lifetime, my race should not be underestimated."
"Race?"
"Like I said, I am no ordinary human, though you may not remember it for that was when you where not in your right mind."
"I remember. But what do you mean "no ordinary human"?"
"I shall tell you later. But now lets snack on something or else you get a bad headache." She said as she grabbed an apple and tossed it to Cloud.
"How come you're in the textbooks?"
"Lets see, a Dragon Knight as famous as I has to be in the texts."
"Dragon Knight?"
"How do you think I came to have all of these dragon friends?"
"But doesn't a Dragon Knight only have one dragon?"
"No, not necessarily."
" Um, what exactly is a Dragon Knight?"
"Interesting question you ask. Lets see, most, in fact, all Dragon Knights have one dragon, 'cept me."
"Why is that?" Cloud asked with a mouthful of apple.
"Boy, you sure are full of questions, aren't you?"
"Oh, sorry."
"We should get back home."
"Okay."
They walked back, well Rae fluttered back and Cloud had to catch up. They made it back home, Cloud a little out of breath, and Rae wasn't even tired.
"Next..time.. go... a... little... slower." Cloud panted.
"Oh, sorry." Rae went inside, Windom greeted her.
"Playing tricks on people again?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah. What else did you expect me to do, stay in a boring castle all day?"
"Well, no. Did you eat?"
"An apple."
"That's no enough, go and get some real breakfast." Vincent said as he pushed her into the kitchen.
"Oh, well." Rae got a bowl of cereal and laid down some fresh meat for the five hungry dragons. "Here, eat well."
"Arf." A certain little dragon barked.
"Celes, do you realize that I'm the only one that can understand what you're saying?"
"Arf." Celes barked again, agreeing.
Cloud gave them both a stare, a look of confusion. Rae noticed this.
"Her translation is soon."
"Oh."
"Well, I'm going to go outside." Rae said as she got up from her seat. She went outside through the all-to-familiar halls and doorways; she was about to go outside through the normal way, instead she thought about it then ran through a hallway, touched a few stones, when they moved she ran through the small corridor, and she finally made it to the roof of the castle. She stood on top, pretty well considering it's slanted, she toke the time to wipe the soot and dirt from her face, while she looked at where she came from.
"Thanks Zidane." She whispered. She sat down carefully; trying to get the rest of the dirt off her face, staring at the bright stars. When she finished getting the dirt off her face, she took a good look around, and sat there looking at the stars. She moved her finger, pretending to connect the constellations.
"Interesting, isn't it, Katarif?" She asked.
A small little ghost-like dragon appeared, it rubbed itself against Rae.
"Katarif, you shouldn't be out here for a long time."
The dragon nodded and fused back again with Rae. Rae almost went to sleep, but was startled to find out that Zidane was with her. So startled she almost fell off.
"What in the world are you doing up here?" She asked.
"I should ask you the same."
"Why are you here?" She asked again.
"Just wondering where you were. What was that mist-like thing around you, a minute ago?"
"None of your business."
"You called it "Katarif"."
"What did I just tell you?" Her tail flicked with anger.
"Um, none of my business, but I can be concerned about your safety to, you know."
"Thank you, but it's not needed. Now, if you'll excuse me." She said as she transformed into a big black wolf-like creature, only her white eyes could be seen, because it is night. She was now bigger than Zidane, by a few yards, which isn't really saying much.
She jumped down off the roof, landed on all fours, and ran of into the forest.
"Wow." Zidane remarked as he barely saw her run off. Being black as night is very hard to see at night.
When the morning came a few of the early-risers, including Cloud, went outside. Cloud wondered where Rae was, for he noticed that she was not in her room last night. He walked around in the forest nearest the castle for a little while. Then he went deeper, and deeper, until no one could no longer see him. He traveled a while, then he spotted an apple tree. He decided he should pick one. As he was about to, a strange and very unusual voice came from the tree, almost growl-like.
"Who are you? State your name." It said.
"Huh, I'm Cloud." He said as he moved around to see what was talking.
"I see. You can have one, only one apple, if you can guess who I am." It said as it jumped out of the tree. Cloud moved back amazed that it was almost as big as him; in fact it was as long as he was tall, and it was about up to his waist in height.
"Damn, if I'm not careful, this thing could eat me." Cloud thought to himself.
"How many guesses do I get?" Cloud asked.
"Usually, one, but I'm feeling generous, five."
"Only five. Well then, how many talking wolfs do I know?" He asked himself.
"Let me guess, Rae?" He asked.
"Bingo! How did you figure it out?" She asked as she transformed to her normal self.
"Studied."
"Well, I see somebody has made good use out of my library."
"Not many people can do that, transform, I mean."
"I have done many things in my lifetime, my race should not be underestimated."
"Race?"
"Like I said, I am no ordinary human, though you may not remember it for that was when you where not in your right mind."
"I remember. But what do you mean "no ordinary human"?"
"I shall tell you later. But now lets snack on something or else you get a bad headache." She said as she grabbed an apple and tossed it to Cloud.
"How come you're in the textbooks?"
"Lets see, a Dragon Knight as famous as I has to be in the texts."
"Dragon Knight?"
"How do you think I came to have all of these dragon friends?"
"But doesn't a Dragon Knight only have one dragon?"
"No, not necessarily."
" Um, what exactly is a Dragon Knight?"
"Interesting question you ask. Lets see, most, in fact, all Dragon Knights have one dragon, 'cept me."
"Why is that?" Cloud asked with a mouthful of apple.
"Boy, you sure are full of questions, aren't you?"
"Oh, sorry."
"We should get back home."
"Okay."
They walked back, well Rae fluttered back and Cloud had to catch up. They made it back home, Cloud a little out of breath, and Rae wasn't even tired.
"Next..time.. go... a... little... slower." Cloud panted.
"Oh, sorry." Rae went inside, Windom greeted her.
"Playing tricks on people again?" Vincent asked.
"Yeah. What else did you expect me to do, stay in a boring castle all day?"
"Well, no. Did you eat?"
"An apple."
"That's no enough, go and get some real breakfast." Vincent said as he pushed her into the kitchen.
"Oh, well." Rae got a bowl of cereal and laid down some fresh meat for the five hungry dragons. "Here, eat well."