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[campanas]

Pen' was just going to go practice singing. (She likes singing. The words are all lined up for her already and she doesn't get them wrong.) But this doesn't look like the practice room. So it's probably the magic restaurant.

Pen knows about the magic restaurant! You can go in it, and get food or things to drink (she has bracelets!) and then you just go back out the door and it's been no time at all and you're right where you went in.

She goes in. She is going to have cake.

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[beheld_beauty]

"You would have to ask Ansharil what he looked like when he was a baby; I don't know off the top of my head," Rose tells Pen. "Hello. I'm Belle, or Rose, either is fine. What are all your names?"

[aestrix]

The light grey one decides to hide behind its' mother's wings, peeking out with silvery eyes and looking apprehensive. Its siblings don't have the same trouble.

Yvae, says the purple one, identifiable now as female once she's spoken.

Pyranir says the male black-blue one. It looks between Belle and Pen. ... Ilayse is hiding. She thinks you're scary.

Don't tell her, hisses the little hiding dragonet. Petulantly, she adds, I do not think she's scary! She's... She's just human! She can't fly...

[beheld_beauty]

"I'm not going to harm you," Rose assures Ilayse. "Also, I can fly."

[aestrix]

That gets strange looks from all baby dragons present.

But you don't have wings! insists Yvae, incredulously. Ilayse and Pyranir nod along, though Ilayse doesn't leave her mommy-based hiding spot.

[beheld_beauty]

"I don't," agrees Rose. "I do it by magic."

The wind of her aura ripples when she lifts into the air.

[aestrix]

This gets a resounding agreement of surprise from all baby dragons present. Pyranir decides to join Ilayse in her hiding, choosing to flee behind his mother's other wing.

Yvae just stares. Sounding like she's upset at a big rule being broken, she says, But - humans don't do magic! You're a dragon! Aren't you? My daddy looks like a human sometimes! That's it, right?

[beheld_beauty]

"I am a human. On my world humans can have magic - in fact, we are the only thing that does. I am an enchantress. I also got some other magic that humans can use from other worlds."

[campanas]

Pen attempts to follow the hiders behind the concealing wing.

[aestrix]

Yvae looks stunned! So - there are dragons without magic in your world? That's crazy! It's so fun!

Pyranir makes a little squeaking sound, and runs into his sister in an attempt to flee from the terrifying little angel. The hatchlings go tumbling in a sea of wings and slightly oversized paws.

From under a blue-black wing, Ilayse says indignantly, Why'd you do that?!

Sorry, replies her brother. She has wings! It's scary!

From above, their mother carefully reminds him, Dear heart, she can hear you. That's rude.

Oh, says Pyranir. ... Sorry.

[beheld_beauty]

"My world doesn't have any dragons, actually," says Rose. "Pen', come back over here, don't frighten them."

[campanas]

"I not frightening! Am eight, have no squares, is silly."

[aestrix]

What?! two babies pronounce at once, upon Rose's explanation of 'No dragons.' Ilayse is busy trying to get out from the tyranny of her brother's wing.

No dragons?! says Yvae, staring with big eyes. But- But... That's crazy!

The sibling not currently buried under another nods along to this statement. Crazy talk. No dragons? Crazy. There are lots of dragons. Everywhere!

Ilayse is the one to notice Pen's strange sentence. Why would we be afraid of squares? They're just shapes.

[beheld_beauty]

"Come out regardless," Rose tells Pen firmly.

[campanas]

Pen drags her feathers. "Squares do magic," she says over her shoulder. "And most places not having dragons! My world either. Is only Chronicle and world can't pronounce name."

[aestrix]

All hatchlings present make a little sad sound at Pen's explanation! It's synchronized.

But what do you do without dragons? asks Pyranir. Who flies and gathers shinies and does magic?

Squares do magic, doofus, says Yvae, acting like she knew that forever and didn't learn it five seconds ago. Apparently. Why do squares do magic?

[campanas]

"Angels fly, in Samaria," says Pen, no longer crowding the shier babies. "Mommies do magic, mostly, and daddies, and when I grown up enough also me. Squares kind of coins! Triangles too but only do tiny little magic. Some shiny."

[aestrix]

My mommy and daddy do magic, too! pronounces Yvae, sounding like this is the only sane thing in the world. Daddy is sometimes a human and he goes and comes back and tells us stories - and then he makes lightshows and then mommy looks at him like there's no one else in the room and then we get shooed.

Procellor snorts with laughter.

Why is that funny? Yvae asks, confused.

Daddy's weird sometimes, replies Ilayse. Remember? He turns into a human!

Oh, right replies her sister. She goes over and nuzzles her father. It's okay, daddy, we love you even if you're weird sometimes.

Amused, her father replies with a solemn, Thank you.

[campanas]

"My daddy a human. I think all the time. Other ones of him other things, some, though!"

[beheld_beauty]

"The worlds are all different in a variety of ways - their kinds of people and kinds of magic and languages and histories and geography and other quirks. You are actually here because your parents would like me to do a bit of magic to the three of you."

[aestrix]

What kind of magic? asks Pyranir. I can already fly and do some tricks! I'd show you, but mommy says I shouldn't until I'm older and they're ready to 'teach me properly.'

Ilayse is going to reply to Pen, even if her siblings aren't. Does he like being a human? It must be terrible to not fly! Ever!

[beheld_beauty]

"The kind of magic in question would make you all immortal."

[campanas]

"Daddy must like human being, I guess. He fly too like Rose! But is secret on Samaria."

[aestrix]

Yvae and Pyranir look at Rose incredulously. You can do that? asks Yvae, looking up at Rose with big eyes.

Ilayse looks between her mommy and Rose, a little frightened of immortality bestowing magic humans, then she looks at Pen. Why is it a secret? Flying is so fun!

She flaps her little wings, just to demonstrate.

[beheld_beauty]

"Yes. But I can't undo it, so I have to make sure I'm careful about who I give it to."

[campanas]

"I know is fun!" says Pen, flapping back. "Is secret because he a mortal not angel, so, Samarians not know he flying. Goes somewhere, or be invisible, first."