New Beginnings, Chapter 6

​Delivering the Eggs

Winston was on his way to the castle with his eggs, when he ran into Willie....

"Hello Winston! Where are you off to on this fine day?"

"I'm on my way to the castle with our eggs. Saphira left me in charge of them, but the King needs me to fly up north to check on Baron every day."

"Yes, I heard about what happened to Baron. That was terrible. How is he doing?"

"It looks like he's going to be okay.  But I still need to go check up on him every day, and I couldn't find anyone reliable to look after my eggs, so the Queen offered to look after them..."

And he lifted the cover to show her.

"Those are some really beautiful eggs!  Congratulations!"

"I think you will be a great father!"

"I sure hope so!", and he started to cover the eggs...

"I you ever need someone to egg-sit for you in a pinch," she offered, "I'd be more than happy to help out."

"Just let me know when you need me, and I'll be there."

"Thank you! I will definitely take you up on that."

Eggs at the Castle

Winston delivered his eggs to the Royal family's private apartment.

The children were very excited...

 and gathered round as Winston laid the eggs close to the fire...

"Wow! Look how big they are!"

"I want to thank Your Majesty again for offering to look after our eggs."

"It's such a relief to know they will be safe here with you."

"They shouldn't be much trouble," he continued.

"They just need to be kept warm, here in front of the fire."

"...and they will need to be turned over twice a day."

Improving

Baron was slowly getting stronger...

"Come and join us at the table for some dinner."

"It sure smells good."

"It's all courtesy of the village folk.  Both the Tavern and the Inn are taking turns sending meals here to the Infirmary every day."

"Seems you are very popular around here."

"Yes. Meals around here were never this good..."

"... before you became a patient here."

"The people in this village were all shocked and saddened by what happened.."

"...and they really want to show their appreciation for everything you've done for them in the past.
​So, come and have some dinner."

Eggs in the Castle

That evening when Lawrence returned to the royal apartments....

Ringo could barely contain his excitement, "Dad!  Come see!"

'We have dragon's eggs!!"

"Come and see!!"

"Yes, come and see.."

"Wow, those are some big eggs!"

"They are dragon eggs, Dad!"

"..so, of course they are going to be BIG!"

"I just hope we know what we are doing." mused Lawrence.

"What if they hatch here?" 

"This place isn't exactly baby dragon proof."

"It will be fine, dear. Winston has assured us that they aren't due to hatch for a while yet. And he's promised to take them back home again before they do."

the Winter Patrol

Kyle and Owen had finally reached the north country...

"It's so beautiful up here."

They were both proud to have been chosen to complete the annual Winter Patrol, and were excited by their new responsibilities.

They travelled from village to village, checking up on the people, and offering any help they could.

And then they would ride on, stopping at isolated farms on their way to the next village.

Old Friends

One day as Owen and Kyle came up over a ridge...

.. they came across the Griffin and his friends, who invited the two knights to join them for some dinner.

"So, you two must be the new guys?"

"Yes we are. ​We've been commissioned by the King to continue with the Winter Patrol."

"It's quite an honour for us to be sent to up here, to finish what Sir Rex and Sir Baron had started."

"It was terrible what happened to them, especially to Sir Baron..."

"I know.  I was there!"

"Those criminals shot him so many times, that he fell off his horse..."

"The snow was red with his blood."

"I hurried to go for help.."

"...but I honestly didn't think he was going to make it..."

"I heard that he's doing much better now, and is expected to fully recover."

"Yes, he is.  Thankfully."

"​And those mercenary criminals got what was coming to them." he continued. "Last week, Commander Jude and his men ambushed their hideout..." 

"...the battle only lasted a few minutes..."

"..and then his men took the survivors away in chains, and burned the encampment."

"The King's Special Forces sure means business!" commented his friend.  "They always get the job done."

"Well good riddance, is what I say!" added Fenwick.

"Those criminals got what they deserved!"added the Griffin.

"And now everything is safe up here again."

* next - Chapter 7

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