Tyler leaned further against Fury, getting ready to answer. "I don't know what your purpose is, I a, Tyler Carter, and I assume you will stay here till the war Is over." He explained the best he could, feeling sorry he didn't know more. "Since we are going to be stuck here, ask your not important questions too please?" Tyler commented just as the giant trap door of the arena floor closed, and lights came on. "Because right now, I'm pretty much as stuck as you are." He finished. "And I can tell one of your questions is where is my fourth dragon, so I'll answer that now." He smiled. "She is in here, in a different cavern. She was practically waiting for me to come in, and will introduce herself in a second." Suddenly a thundering stomp that shook the floor echoed out, and a dragon so big it made Titan look like a dwarf stepped it. She was black like the night sky with some very small spots of white and red here and there, but nothing else's. Her eyes were black too, like deep pools that went down forever. She looked extremely grumpy. "This is Pirate's Revenge" Tyler winced slightly at her entrance. "We all call her Revenge. She is the oldest dragon in our fleet, and also the biggest. She is also the mother of Fury. I just want to warn you... don't get on her bad side. She was named Revenge for a reason, and her temper is hkrrible." Tyler whispered, frowning at the big dragon. She was probably 150 feet long. As I said, it made Titans 80 feet look like a bath toy. Tyler whispered once more, "If I was grave enough, I'd say that she most definitely qualifies as a elder. Also, I don't think she's EVER going to die and the day she does, I'm sure she will kill everyone else, too." He chuckled slightly. The giant dragon snarled, "You better not Ben talking trash about me again, Tyler. You know I trained every dragon and every human in this nation, and you are EXTREMELY lucky to have me as your dragon!"

That was really helpful, Gaia thought to herself as she stood beside Caeso’s head. Who knew how long the war would last! It could be a couple weeks to a couple years if not more, and that was if nobody came for her. She turned to meet Caeso’s gaze, his icey eyes filled with the same realization that Gaia herself had just gone through. However, both of their gazes were drawn to the arrival of the even larger female dragon. This Revenge was probably the biggest dragon she had ever seen in her life, dwarfing her nation’s largest by probably fifty or more. If she wasn’t sure of it before, she now knew that there was no way her and Caeso were likely getting out of here without some form of outside help.

And you thought I was big. The deep, familiar voice of her dragon rang through her mind grounding her in a way. Though he tried his best not to show it, she could tell even he was intimidated.

She watched as Tyler seemed to converse with his dragon, still trying to wrap her head around the fact that people here belonged to multiple dragons. It just didn’t seem right. She stepped closer towards Caeso. “Not to sound rude, but why do you belong to so many? Where I come from, we only belong to one dragon at a time. Some never choose to have another mount if their's is lost.”

Tyler chuckled. "Not rude at all. I know how loyal you are to your mounts, and I approve of it. We, however, do things differently. They give you two dragons, a male and a female. If they breed you get their baby's, and if their baby's breed you get their baby's. You usually choose one dragon as your main dragon, then the rest help you. So I got Revenge, which, as she said, was the highest honor possible..." Tyler trailed off, sadness choking his voice. Revenge looked at him, for once sadness filling her gaze, too. She finished for him. "He also got my mate, Kronos. Kronos died in a battle between your nation and ours.." Revenge explained. Tyler took a breath and went on. "Revenge had Fury, and Fury and Titan are mates. They both had Icicle. The weird thing is, if your dragon has a female baby they will give you another male for a mate, but if your dragon has a male baby you don't get a mate. Anyway, my new dragon is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, to get to know Icicle." Fury had been muttering something under her breath that sounded like, "And I don't know HOW Titan and I produced... such a caring little creature." Icicle smiled, looking at Gaia. "This will be fun!" She chirped, bouncing around.

Gaia nodded, only somewhat understanding. It made sense, and she couldn’t lie and say she would be opposed to the idea of having a little Caeso running around someday. She could tell he sensed her thoughts and though he would never admit it, the idea didn’t sound too bad to him either.

“Isn’t she a little young though to be having little ones of her own?” Being a healer, Gaia knew not only how to treat human soldiers but their dragons as well, and though she wasn’t exactly sure, the smaller white dragon in front of her seemed remarkably younger than the others.

"Oh we ... no... they're not..." Tyler blushed and Icicle looked mortified. "We don't breed them like dogs, they do it on their own. If they like each other. And also, you get to get a male when the dragon reaches three years old. It's Justin's for them to bond and become friends, we are not forcing them to!" Icicle giggled. "You really think Tyler would force me to Breed some weird dragon? He's way too nice to do that!"

Gaia raised her arms. “I didn't mean it like that. Obviously we operate differently where I’m from so I was unaware how your people operated here.” She glanced over at Caeso hoping to get a little help but he simply shrugged. She could tell he found the awkward situation she now found herself in to be slightly amusing, the wry grin on his face making it known loud and clear.

“Anyway, I need to see to my mount. He’s sore from the day’s events and I need to make sure he is not injured. So if you will please excuse us,” she stated before gesturing for Caeso to follow her. They didn’t go far, just to the other side of the cavern. Gaia didn’t trust herself to find her way back here if they were to venture off into any of the adjoining tunnels. She motioned for Caeso to roll over onto his side so she could uncinch his saddle.

“How are you feeling?”

Sore. Right wing seems to have taken the brunt of the fall but nothing feels broken. Neck is sore from where I was jabbed, but again I do not believe I have any life threatening injuries.

“Good. I suggest stretching out that wing as much as possible to keep it from getting stiff and I can give you some herbs to help keep the pain at bay,” she rummaged through her saddlebags finding one of the mixtures that Wren had helped her put together the day before in preparation for the battle. She placed the bundle in front of Caeso’s head. “Eat these.”

Tyler winced, wishing Fury would have been a little more careful pushing the nerve, and Titan wouldn't have dropped Caeso so hard. Fury and Titan read his thoughts and Fury growled. "Tyler, I know you have a soft heart and everything but this is an enemy dragon!" She hissed, clearly angry. Titan said nothing, just shifting to look away from his rider. Tyler looked slightly offended, but knew the dragons were right. He looked at Icicle for backup. "Yeah guys, Caeso is still a dragon and we should treat him kindly! Be more careful!" Icicle frowned at her parents

Once she was sure Caeso had been taken care of, Gaia began to check over herself. She had bruising around her middle from where Fury had grabbed her but other than that and a few scrapes from the dragon’s scales she seemed to be fine. The adrenaline that had been racing through her system had dulled the pain but she hissed as she ran her fingers over a few of the larger scrapes. She moved back over to her saddle bags, grabbing out another hand full of the small, black seeds, and a jar containing a green poultice. She gently rubbed the medicine against all of the scrapes she could reach before cleaning her hands off with a rag and placing it back in her bags. The seeds left a bitter taste in her mouth but that was quickly washed away with a quick sip of water and a mint leaf.

“There. Now we’re both patched up,” she shot Caeso a small smile. She knew what all supplies she had on hand before the battle but after the events of the day she knew she should probably take some inventory. Most of her jars in the right saddle bag were broken which made a bit of a mess but luckily nothing super important was lost. She did her best to clean the ruined poultices out of the bag with a piece of bandage that she had found in the other and once she was content with her work, she closed both of them up. “Well I suppose we came out of today in the best shape that we could have, and luckily nothing of great value was lost.”

I suppose we did. I doubt any of your wounds even scar.

Gaia sat down upon Caeso’s front leg, leaning her back up against his chest. She looked up at the rock ceiling above her and let out a breath. She couldn’t help her longing for home. No matter how grateful she was that both herself and Caeso were alive and safe, for now at least.

We’ll see it again soon. Don’t you worry. This war can’t last forever, and if I know a certain mentor of yours she’ll be busting down the door any minute. The large dragon brought his head around until it sat just in front of her, a gentle smile present on his features. Gaia returned the favor in kind, though she didn’t know whether she could fully believe his words this time around.

Tyler looked at Gaia as she hissed in pain, glaring at Fury. Fury glared right back, and, being the dragon, she won. Tyler averted his gaze to see the two talking to each other, than Gaia sighed and leaned up against Caeso. He would know that look anywhere. She was homesick. Tyler felt so badly... he just wanted to take her ... home. He wanted the war to end and their nations to be friends... this just felt wrong. He also knew she had a mentor, and he was probably going to die when her mentor came to get her. Tyler breathed a deep sigh when he heard a CLUNK outside. Someone outside opened up the doors, and a dragon flew in. The doors closed again. This new dragon was... a dark emerald green. Obviously male, and about 30 feet long, same as Icicle. "Hello, my name is Winter Storm. You can call me Winter." The dragon introduced himself quietly, glancing at Gaia and Caeso, his expression unreadable. Tyler greeted him with a faint smile. "Welcome to the team, Winter." He murmured. His smile faded soon thereafter and he sat down on the ground, seeming to be pondering something. He looked extremely regretful, and sad.

Gaia’s eyes shot open as she heard the door to the outside open up. Her dark orbs flashed down at Caeso for a moment, his own icy blues meeting hers with the same look of hope. This hope was dashed however as they watched a young dragon fly in and heard the door boom closed once more.

“Must be his new dragon.”

It’s definitely an interesting way of doing things I will admit. Though I am glad we don’t do this back home.

“Me too. Lord knows you're enough of a handful already,” the brunette teased, earning her a huff and snort from her mount. They watched as Tyler interacted with the new dragon; he didn’t seem overly enthusiastic about the situation though Gaia didn’t understand why. Now he just had another hand in making sure the pair remained here as prisoners. “Wait, didn’t he say this dragon was supposed to arrive tomorrow? Have we already been here for a day?”

I couldn’t say. Not being able to see the sky has completely thrown off my sense of time. I suspect it has done the same to yours. If today is a new day, we should probably try and get at least a little sleep.