Shander did as he liked when he flew. Having Illyanna strapped to his back had become almost scond nature. Her thoughts were quiet like wispers in the back of his mind.

Illyanna sat with her eyes closed, her head bowed in a kind of meditation. Her mind wandered through memories tucked away in the far reaches of her mind. After a while she relaxed into a semi sleep, staying aware of her surroundings.

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Airithnu continued to fly gracefully, only flapping her wings once or twice here and there, but mainly simply soaring high in the air with her new companions. She heard one of them scream---her name was Rena, was it not?---and she wished she could have comforted her or at least talked to her, but she could talk and fly at the same time, and she might not be able to understand her in this form. She sighed and contiuned to fly.

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Emmeline looked over her shoulder. She saw 11 figures flying. An involuntary grin spread about her lips. They continued to fly for several hours before they hit any problems. The first problem was a huge storm. Lightning and all. Emmeline's brain reeled, they could fly above the clouds, or stop until it was over. She chose the to ask the others.
"Keep flying or Stop?!" She cried over the beating wings, rain, and thunder. Lightning pierced the air. Her horse, Sabrah, tossed her head anxiously.

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Airithnu sensed the storm coming before the actually reached it, but as she tried to tell them, she knew the other animals could feel it too, and that they would tell there own masters.

When they actually got into the storn, Airithnu cursed as hard pelts of raindrops came down and hit against her wings. With much effort, she managed to stay flying, but it wasn't as graceful as she would normally fly.

"I will do whatever we need to do to get these eggs to safely!" She yelled over a crack of thunder. She hoped that Emmeline heard her.

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"Meridian will be fine, I'm just wondering if the the younger, and lighter members of out group will get pushed of course!" Firis yelled above the wind and thunder. Meridian slowly angled himself closer to Emmeline and Sabrah, careful of his wings knocking about.

Tiernan, there is a storm near, Talyn telepathically told his rider.

Well, it looks like we get to have some fun! was Tiernan's enthuastiac reply. Unless you don't think you can handle it, of course.

A crack of lightning and then Emmeline's words drowned out Talyn's mental reply, but not his physical one. The giant roc flipped over, looking ammazingly graceful despite his great bulk. Tiernan was glad that he had strapped his legs into the saddle, because if he hadn't he would have fell off of Talyn's back.

"Keep flying or Stop?!" was Emmeline's shouted question.

"Oh, we'll be fine, but if anyone needs to stop...!" Tiernan shouted over the whipping rain and wind, but stopped talking as a thunder obliterated the end of his sentence.

Oh, good lord, Talyn. Flip back over already! Tiernan telepathically shouted to the roc, who just ignored him.

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Where once eight Gods did war and will,
And if the Gods themselves may die,
What does that say for you and I?

Now, three Gods wait on the windowsill
Where one God's blood was lately spilled
While black tongues lap at the spreading pool
And build the strength they need to rule.

Yiiyanna pulled the hood of her cloak uop and leaned down on Shander's back as the rain began pleting her. "Do you want to keep going?" She asked him. "If you're alright I will." He answered He waited for the other to make a decision.

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Sorcha half-closed her eyes as sharp, slanting rain began to fall. <i>Can you fly through this?</i> she asked Etain.

He snorted. <i>Of course- I've been in worse storms than this.</i> He shook his head to clear his forelock from his eyes.

"Etain says he can keep going." She shouted at Emmeline, hoping she was heard over the thunder and wind.

Emmeline nodded. Sabrah beat her wings determindly and flew on.
"Ok, try to stay together!" She cried and shielded her face with her hands. She looked over and saw Firius and Meridian. The size of the dragon somewhat ceased the pull of the wind on Emmeline's flying horse, and for that she was grateful. She looked around trying to get her bearings and realized that they were still in the Ukraine, but getting closer to the border. That was a good sign.

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Shander moved his slightly bigger body in front of Emmelines mount helping to break up the wind.

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(I just wanted to tell you all that I am still here. I am just really tired and it is super hard to think.)

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(Hey no worries ... all we're doing is flying at the moment... I wouldn't worry too much about it. )

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(aye, what see said )

Airithnu followed suit, nodding as she beat her wings ferociously, trying to keep her balance and fight the wind at the same time.

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((WE ARE NOT IN RUSSIA! When we started this thread, we were not in Russia. We are in Ukraine, supper close to the Russia/Ukraine border! *points to map I worked so hard to make* http://i10.tinypic.com/549w1lx.jpg

And, oh yeah, I'm adding more to it now... lol!))

Rena didn't sleep after that, but kept her head down. When they came to the storm, she grabbed her blanket from her saddle-bag, and covered herself with it so she wouldn't get wet, but kept her face uncovered.
Can you fly through this? she questioned the horse.
You know I can. It'll be a peice of cake. What can go wrong?
Don't say that! Rena quickly said after Granit's reply. If you say "What can go wrong" than something will go wrong. It always does.
Oh, stop your fuss. I'll be alright.
If you say so.

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(my bad. We are in the Ukraine! sorry, lack of sleep getting to me! I edited!)

The rain kept pouring, soaking them from head to foot. It was not only wet but cold. The howling wind pulled at them from all sides, making their animals and themselves work hard to get through it.

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Firis was already soaked to the bone, she shivered, but ignored it, enjoying the immense power that the storm had. She basked in the flashes of lighting, the electricity sending tingles up her spine.

Do you feel the power!? Firis whooped for joy as Meridian wove in and out of clouds, his lithe body shimmered brilliantly when lightning flashed.

Firis raised her hands, drawing lightning to her hands, she held it in her cupped hands for a few seconds, her face screwed up in concentration. Then she opened her hands and a dragon made of lightning was released into the air, its body was yellow and blue, tinged with white. It flashed and shot to the ground, dissapearing.

What was that? Meridian looked back at her quizzicaly.

Magic. A smile spread across her face.