"Sir, still no sign of Limestone."
"You really think he was kidnapped by the nightwings?"
"It is highly probable. But then I ask myself, what would a nightwing want with a seawing?"
"I don't know. I have been asking the same question."
"And we have record to believe that another seawing has gone missing too."
"It does not matter. Coral is to have another set of eggs soon. We can not worry about Limestone and a missing dragon when more princess eggs could be smashed."
"Yes sir."

"You can't be here. It's not safe."
"What do you mean? I can take on a couple of rainwings."
"If the queens find you they might have you killed. They might be rainwings, but they are strict."
"No matter. We can work things out."
"I think are safest bet is that you visit in secret."

"It is always, icewing, icewing, icewing. What about me?"
"I am sorry."
"I miss you when you when you are gone."
"I know. But if they find out we have been meeting in secret they will have us both killed."
"Well I guess they could also lock us up, and then they will torture me until I tell them how I got from the nightwing island to here."
"Exactly. And I don't want that to happen to you. And the fact that you are a nightwing only makes it worse."
"I don't want us to end up like other other dragons who loved someone from another tribe."
"So then what do you suppose we do?"
"Run away."

"Have you heard?"
"Heard about what?"
"About Cardinal."
"Oh."
"He has been sneaking away for the past month."
"How do you know?"
"I have seen him fly over the boundaries off the kingdom, and then I would not see him for two days. And I heard the queen was debating on whether she should announce it too."
"If you saw him flying away, why didn't you stop him?"
"I didn't know if he was doing something important."
"Look. He is my friend. I just want what is best for him."
"Then whatever he is doing, we will find out what."