"That's is a bad idea..." Squelch murmured as he moved his brown wings closer to his body and went through a stone doorway.

"And don't forget to come back!" Lynx yelled at him as he left her room.

Why me? Why am I even trusting this Icewing? He thought. He went down the hall and turned right, slamming head first into Starflight.

"Oooph!" Starflight gasped. "Uhh... Squelch?"

"Uh, yes." Squelch said, slightly surprised. "How did you know?"

"Oh... um... your claw sounds." He said.

Squelch moved aside for Starflight, and then noticed something odd. Grass on one of Starflights claws. Enh...

He moved down the hallway towards his room, where Pike was sitting on his bed.

"Hello," Pike said, moving his tail completely onto his bed.

"Hi." Squelch replied, doing the same after getting on his.

"So is she going?" Pike asked.

"Yeah, she is," Squelch said unhappily.

"Are you-" Pike stopped when Flame entered the room.

"Hgghhh," Flame groaned. "This clawmate arrangement is the worst. Why couldn't they leave the Mudwing with the girls?"

"For the same reason they couldn't leave the Nightwing with us."

Flame groaned as Pike giggled. "Somniumwalker could've stayed with us..."

"...Sure..." Squelch said, not convinced.

"What were you two talking about when I entered?" Flame asked suspiciously.

"Lynx is going to the Sky Palace." Pike blurted.

Squelch groaned and Flame gave him a look. "Really? Lynx doesn't have the guts."

Squelch rolled his eyes, and flame replied, "You only think she does because you like her."

Squelch squirmed a bit, then said, "and what about you and Somniumwalker?"

Flame growled and jumped and flew up to his bed. He had a perch overlooking the room, carved out of the wall. Pike looked at Squelch and he quickly turned away as Squelch glared at him.

"I didn't want to risk his wrath." Pike said in a hushed voice to Squelch. Squelch glared at Pike once more, then turned to lay down in his bed. Squelch curled up and closed his eyes.

Clay came to the doorway and blew out the torches lighting the room. Squelch closed his eyes, thinking about what would happen tomorrow. Would Pike go with me? Wait, who said I was going? What if Flame decides to come? Thats troubl-

Squelch opened his eyes. He heard Flame giggle. Squelch waited a second... Flame giggled again. Squelch uncurled and silently flapped his wings and grabbed onto Flame's perch. Flame twitched and squirmed his tail, then giggled.

"Flame." Squelch whispered. "Flame, wake up."

"WHAT!?" Flame jerked up yelling. He breathed heavily for a few seconds, then questioned Squelch angrily. "WHAT... ARE... YOU... DOING...?!"

"Why were you giggling?"

"You heard tha... I wasn't giggling." Flame replied.

"Your'e a bad liar Flame." Squelch said.

Flame sighed and thought leaving an awkward silence. He didn't quite know how to reply, and Squelch saw it on his face.

"How can I trust you?" Flame asked, "no, wait, i can't trust you."

Squelch stayed, claws stuck in the stone, waiting for an answer.

"ARRRRGGGHHHH!" Flame growled, then answered, "I was being visited by Somniumwalker."

Squelch let go of Flame's perch in surprise, and flapped back up to it with a question.

"How-" He started, but was cut off by Flame.

"She found a way. I don't care how, but don't stop it." He answered. "Or it will be the last thing you do."

Squelch dropped down from Flame's perch and landed in his own bed. He curled, and slowly drifted to sleep. He didn't hear any more giggles, but he didn't think they wouldn't return. The room was cold and dark, but the three dragonets slept peacefully. They didn't notice as a dark shadow crept up on Squelch.