Dragon Child: The Journey Begins

Chapter 24

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Hmmm.....This is probably going to be harder to do than I thought. But then again, all my mother's tasks are hard to do. It's like she doesn't  even try to explain how to do something before she just tells me to do it! How am I supposed to just KNOW how to do it if she doesn't teach me first? Argh!

Well, I suppose in this case, it's not entirely her fault. It is and it isn't. I mean, she assigned Mr. Laughs-a-lot to give me this task of escaping this hole without using magic.  And he explained nothing.

Am I supposed to find clues on how to escape or something?  I don't think I'm supposed to use Umbra to help, either.  There's no way that my mother could have known that she would hatch while I was down here.  I mean sure, she could have known the year, but hatching times aren't an exact science, are they?

But then again, Umbra's egg was hidden among the shiny things in this room.  Maybe some other clue is hidden there as well?

Shiny.....

Ahem. This is harder to look than I thought.  I seem to keep getting distracted. Also, what if there's a time limit? Did he say there was? I don't even know anymore. After all, those shiny, sparkly, glittery,......

Shiny......

Ah! I'm doing it again! I feel that I should probably be a better role model for my daughter.  Getting distracted so easily can't be good. It could get her hurt or worse, injured! Um, wait. Something seems off with that statement. Oh well, nevermind.

Anyway, I think I just have to suck it up. I need to mentally tell myself to not be taken in by all the shiny things here.  And maybe that's the whole point of this exercise.

Wait! If I can pass this, will my mother show herself again? Will I have to go back to the den? I hate to admit it, but it's kind of fun being outside of the den.  Also, it's not like I've gotten into any major trouble yet. 

Hmm, if my mother does show herself again, I hope I'm not going to be in too much trouble for just leaving like that. But then, she should have left some kind of letter or something explaining where she had gone in the first place. This was totally not my fault that I left the den.

"Papa?" Ah! My sweet little girl is calling for me!

"Yes, my sweet little girl?" I asked expectedly.

"Are we going to stay down here? I'm bored." Hmmmm, she has a point.

Usually dens have a lot of rooms to wonder around in. It helps to stimulate young hatchlings' minds.  Sitting in one place for too long is definitely not recommended. This room is too small for a young hatchling like her.

"Don't worry, little hatchling! Papa will take you somewhere way more fun!" I smiled down at her.

Well, now that I promised it, I have to do it.  Look for a way out without using magic. Once again, I could feel the pile of shinies call to me.

Ah! I can't help it! Just for a little while! Yep! Surely Umbra would understand.

I gently placed her on the floor before walking over to the pile of shiny things. I'm itchy! Should I do it? I'm gonna do it!

I jumped! Right in the pile of shiny things! I rolled around and threw some into the air, watching and laughing as I saw them sparkle in the streaming sunlight before they landed back in the pile.

Can there be anything more wonderful than this moment right now?

"Papa!" My little girl yelled before launching herself from the floor.