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eyes hit on something beautiful from the lush rugs to
the silk drapes blowing at the open terrace.  Even the walls cut directly from
the mountain glowed with embedded jewels and precious metals.
    “Yes.  We really
can.”  Morgan said, pulling her tightly against her side.  “I have to leave for
a little while, but I’ll be back before you wake up in the morning.”
    “You’re going to
talk to the dragon council.”  Rhune said jumping up excitedly.  “Can I come?” 
It made Morgan laugh and Melly had to grab him and pull him back down to the
bed.
    “No.”  Morgan said
leaning over Clare to buss him on the cheek.  “And don’t even think about
changing shape and flying out of this castle unless one of us is with you.”
    He huffed, wiping
off her kiss and looking belligerent. 
    “I mean it.”  She
stated firmly.  “It’s magical here, better, but we need to be careful until we
know what to expect.  For now, you have a whole enchanted castle to explore. 
How about you stick with that for now?”  At the reminder that they were now
living in an enchanted castle Rhune perked right up.  “Do you think there’s a
real dragon treasure here?  Like in the stories.”
    “You’ll have to
find out won’t you?” 
    He smiled happily,
snuggling back down between Clare and Melly.  
     Morgan would have
said more but something was happening on the mountain that distracted all of
them.  Outside the sun was setting, bathing the mist that surrounded the
mountain in golds and reds as if the sky itself was on fire.  All around them,
the walls started to glow with it.  When it was over Clare said what they were
all afraid of. 
    “What if they
won’t let us stay?”
    Morgan was still
forming an answer when Eben spoke from the doorway.  “You are family to my
mate.  That makes you mine as well, I guard my treasures well.”  He said his
voice a harsh growl that reassured even as it warned.  “And hatchling.”  He
said directing his words to Rhune of the wide eyes.  “No one ever takes a
dragons treasure.”
    Come Morgan,
the Council awaits.
    Will they be
safe here?
    I will set the
guard spells.  No one will be able to enter or exit the castle until our
return.  They will be fine.
    Morgan sighed in
relief trusting Eben knew what he was doing and said her goodbyes.  She was
worried about how quiet and tired Melly appeared but hoped that a decent nights
rest would help.
    Meanwhile she was
not looking forward to meeting the council.  From what she had seen, dragons
did not have a high opinion of humans.  What would their reaction be to a human
mate?  Would her family be forced to leave the only place of safety they had
ever found?
    You will remove
this worry from your mind.  A mate is a sacred thing.  The council is old and
set in their ways, as am I, but they know what it is to find a mate. 
    And my family? 
If they make them leave, I will not desert them to the world.
    As I told the
hatchling.  I protect what is mine.
    Against your
own people?  I know you work for the council.  What if it’s an order?
    You need not
ask, only look into my heart and you will know the answer.
    So Morgan opened
her senses fully and felt the conviction and absolute surety that Eben could
and would protect her family against all comers.  She'd been afraid to look,
she realized, afraid of what she would see.  The tension went out of her
shoulders as Eben pulled her into his embrace, and off her feet, his words
spoken directly into her ear.  “There is nothing that could take you from me.  To
my last breath of fire I will keep you and your family safe."
    Her doubt had hurt
him.  She hugged him close sending him her love and faith.  "I should have
more courage."
    He laughed, and
she felt it in her bones.  "More courage?  I have not felt fear for 6000
years, but you bring me to my knees with worry over the courage you display
hourly.  Have pity on the mates that wish for nothing more than your