By the time they reached the room where the eggs were kept, he felt like himself. He stood in front of the four eggs gathered around a heat stone. One of them had a crack in it. A scratching sound came from inside and it rocked slightly. Mouse pointed at the egg. “See. It’s hatching.” Fen moved closer and hovered over the egg as he watched it rock harder. The crack widened. Fen had to stop himself from helping. “I just heard,” Edana said breathlessly as she ran into the room. “I haven’t missed it, have I?” Fen glanced over at her. “Congratulations on your new identity.” Edana grinned. “Yes, but I nearly missed this.” She pointed to the egg that rocked again. “I can’t wait till it hatches. River’s first baby.” “Don’t go getting mushy,” Fen said. “We’re selling them, remember?” “Surely not the first one.” Fen shrugged. “I don’t know. We have no dragons to breed them with. We only have the parents.” “I’m getting too old for this.”
