The Find. 4

The day was beautiful and warm and the handsome blond Jayce St.John flew high with Jetta the hawk. They loved flying in the morning. Darting in and out of clouds and chasing each other through the forest. Just loving the feeling of being free. Jayce swooped down into the forest to hide from Jetta when out of the corner of his eye he noticed something strange.Something blue shining in the underbrush. Jetta flew down and landed on Jayce's shoulder as he searched through the bush. There he found a large blue gem. A sapphire!! It was about 5 pounds, the size of a normal head. A little more then a foot long. Jayce picked it up and examined it. It was warm to the touch and beautiful.Jayce had seen many gems before but never anything this big. Where had it come from? Sapphires were mined this one had to be lost by someone. Jandar would be able to tell. Maybe some locator spell or something. He sent Jetta aloft back to his family then spread his wings and launched himself into the air. Jandar and Ono camped about 20 mines to the north in a clearing. Jayce saw them up ahead, smoke rising from the cooking fire. Ono had done the hunting, Deer meat was cooking and smelling delicious. Jayce came in and landed calling to Jandar.

"Jandar!!" He called. " Look what I found!!
" What is it?"Jandar asked.
" The biggest sapphire I have ever seen." Jayce said. " Here."
Jandar took the gem from him and examined it. Turning it over and weighting it in his hands. He had a feeling he know what it was, but to be sure he cast a simple spell on it to make sure. In his mind a large blue dragon appeared in his mind.
" Do you know what this is?" Jandar asked.
" What?" Jayce asked looking puzzled.
" Its a dragon egg." Jandar held it up. Ono came over and looked at it.
" That's an egg?" Ono asked. " It sure doesn't look like a egg."
" Dragon eggs are nothing like the eggs you eat." Jandar placed the egg next to the fire and covered it dirt. " We have to keep it warm and safe if we want it to hatch. And cause you found it Jayce. you must care for it. Until we find where it belongs." Jandar told him.
" Why?" Jayce ask.
" Dragon are very territorial. So the cave is probably close by". Jandar said. "And you touched it first."
" Ok" Jayce asked . " How do you take care of a dragon egg?"
" Just keep it warm, And sing to it." Jandar smiled and smirked at his brother. Ono smiled at the humor his brother was playing on their friend. Who sings to dragon eggs?
" Now when we find its cave." Jandar sat and pulled off some of the deer meat to eat. " You do realize whats gonna be in it and who's gonna have to take it back in? Jandar said as he ate. Jayce choked as he realized what this meant. A cave full of probably pissed off dragons, And he would have to face them.
" Oh no." Jayce said. " Do I have to?"
" Its your egg to protect now." Jandar got up stood next to Jayce. " We have to get it back before it hatches. So we need to get a move on."
" Can't I just fly it?" Jayce finished his deer meat and hard bread.
" No more flying with the egg, not if you can avoid it." Jandar started packing their camping things. "It can't take anymore cold or the dragonet inside will die. Dragonet's are very strong, except to cold while in there egg. The shell is almost impossible to break until its ready to hatch."
"How long will it take ?" Ono asked.
" Could be an hour, could be a month. "The mage explained. " But I do know you can't hurry it. The dragon will be born when its ready or it senses the person it wants to bond with."
Jayce looked at his two companions. This could mean a change for him. He could impress a dragon and gain all it's abilities. He would care for this egg for as long as it took. This dragons life depended on him now.