A/N: Sorry I haven't added more chaps lately. I got really, really, really sick and was stuck in my bed for a week. But now I'm up and writing again!!!

And I would like your opinion on something: would you like me to stick to the Ryan-Dalamar-Dakar-and Mina parts of the story or include the more boring (to me at least) Slivanoshei parts and other odd end parts. Naturally Slivanoshei (and other characters) will still be in the story...but they won't have their own chaps. Well tell me what you think.

Disclaimer: I own Ryan...that's about it.

Invasion

"Are we there yet?" Ryan panted.

"No.." Mirror growled angrily. This was not the first time she had asked this.

"When!?" she whined.

"There it is!" Keryl yelled over the wind. He, Mirror and Ryan were flying over Qualinesti now. They had been flying a lot (in Ryan's exhausted opinion) and stopping often (Ryan still couldn't fly long distances).

"Finally!" she cried instantly dipping her wings to land.

"No! Wait!" Mirror glided over to her and flapped his wing in front of her to keep her up.

"And why?!" she cried in rage.

"Think about it. Our kind have been gone from the world for some time now. What would people think if we just suddenly showed up? And it's not exactly normal for dragons to land in the middle of a city."

"Then can we land somewhere?!" she roared shaking her clawed fists.

Mirror sighed, "Fine." He picked out a good landing place in a gap in the trees.

Sighing as she landed she lay down the minute she had the chance, "Good, now can we stay here?"

"No. Remember we're looking for the others." Mirror reminded her in annoyance. Keryl smiled at her and went off to hunt. Mirror shifted to his human form so they would have more room in the small clearing.

Ryan looked at him with longing. She missed her human form, its beauty not to mention its fingers. She missed being able to mingle with other people or talk to them and living in a house and reading books. Basically she missed everything she use to be able to do.

Mirror noticed the look she gave him, "Sorry.." he began.

"Don't. Just don't say anything." she said coldly. Keryl came back an hour later with a deer but he looked mildly upset.

"What is it?" Mirror asked, worried.

"I don't think our arrival went unnoticed." Keryl said softly.

Mirror cursed, "Why do you think this?"

"Elves..their wandering the forest. I know a little elvish and they were talking about looking for dragons and dragon riders."

"You managed to get away without them hearing you?" Mirror asked impressed.

"That doesn't matter." Keryl said with a careless wave, "What if they find you? They might kill both of you!" Mirror rolled his eyes at this, of course the only person Keryl was worried about was Ryan.

"What do you suggest?" Mirror asked sitting down. Personally he was tired and needed a nap.

"Get out of here." Keryl said urgently, "or move else where because their coming this way. They'll eventually run into us and they'd have to be blind to miss Ryan."

Mirror thought about it, "I think it's time we stop running and confront these folk."

"What!? These people are ruled by men who are loyal to the dragon overlords! They'll kill us!" Keryl nearly yelled.

"Just because their ruled by a evil people it doesn't mean they themselves are evil." Mirror said wisely.

"Well it's time to put your theory to the test," Ryan commented boldly, "because here they come." because of her longer neck she was able to catch sight of some elves through the trees. She shifted her golden body to stand facing where they would come through the trees.

Mirror jumped up and shifted to dragon form, "Don't attack unless attacked upon." he growled to her, "and follow any story I come up with..."

"You mean you don't have one yet?!" she snapped.

"I'm working on it.." he mumbled as the elves came through the trees staring at them.

Keryl stood between them looking foolishly small among the two dragons. The elves took him as the leader for an elf saluted him.

"Stranger, who are you and what are you doing trespassing in Qualinesti?"

"We," Mirror took over, "are on a search." he finished firmly. He had decided to stick as close to the truth as possible.

"And what would a gold and silver dragon and their rider be searching for?" the elf asked boldly, but he was obviously shaking. In his mind he was demanding something that they did not have to answer, they were stronger and had breath that could kill them in an instant (although he didn't know Ryan's handicap). Not to mention he was talking to the dragons of Paladine, a God that they had been hoping would return to them.

"That is our business." Mirror said smoothly.

"You names?" another elf, possibly second in command, asked.

"This is Keryl, our rider.."

"But there are two of you dragons, why is the Golden One here?" the elf asked showing respect with the term 'golden one'.

Ryan beamed at being addressed and was going to say something but Mirror interrupted, "Her rider died a short time ago and she has decided to stay with us and help us in our search." Ryan glared at him, but remained silent.

"And what is your name Silver One?" the second in command asked.

"I am.." he paused for a moment thinking, "Sheer." he finished easily.

The elves looked at each other curiously but didn't question him, "And you Golden One?" they asked Ryan.

"My name is," Mirror gave her a warning glare as if mentally telling her to pick a dragonish name, "Sunriser." she smiled at him sweetly. Mirror sighed with relief.

"We welcome you silver Sheer and golden Sunriser. We have missed your kind for a long time, and do you carry hope upon your wings that Paladine has returned?" the commander asked eagerly.

"Unfortunately, that is part of our search.." Mirror admitted quietly.

"I see. Well the elves and King Gilthas welcome you to Qualinesti and your cause!" the commander beamed.

"Well that's nice." Ryan said in a bored way, "Can we eat now?" she hissed to Mirror.

"We should take their hospitality while we can. I think we should go to the city."

She glared at him, "I can't shift!" she spat at him quietly.

"You won't need to. We aren't unwanted guests anymore."

"You mean we aren't invading their homes anymore?" she said sarcastically.

"Well, yes." he said a bit sheepishly, "Anyway, as I said you won't need to. We are welcome now."

Mirror went to go talk more with the elves to arrange their arrival into the city. "Keryl?" Ryan asked.

"Yes?" he asked. Keryl had been standing there with his hands behind his back softly whistling to himself.

"Don't you have this twisted feeling that we're going to be used?"

"For..?" Keryl asked clueless.

"To get rid of their enemies for them?!" she growled.

"Wasn't that originally the job of the metallic dragons?" Keryl asked modestly.

Ryan sputtered, "Well.. I... no... well, yes.. possibly.." she seethed not able to counter his comment. "You too damn smart for your own good!" she eventually hissed.