Coda

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Erray closes the gaint book as he finishes telling the last words he wrote in the middle of the bound parchment book.

He runs his hand over the silver serpent dragon decorative piece on the cedar cover as he looks over his gathered seated wilds and the standing family and friends in his smelly of freshly finished assembly hall.

He actively thinks and feels, 'It's everything I imagined and they are more than I hoped for.'

Urshawn reaches and Erray hands him the book from the centerpiece seat of masonry sculpted as hand of wood, that forms a seat Erray can utilize in many forms and be well viewed from all sides.

Urshawn weaves through the audience to take the book to it resting podium in the grandest alcove as the young wilds give a sad fuss.

Erray pulls his legs in tighter in his crossedlegged position, "That's all I wrote.
"We've time for questions.
"Youngest to oldest as always."

Farmary stands her whole meter tall and twists the ends of her long blond braids together before her belly, "That's still me first right, Papa?"

Erray nods and lets his cards shuffle to make his daughter smile, "Yes, is that your question?"

She giggles a bit, "No, was just checking.
"My questioning is when.
"When was the Dawn of the Age of Arma Gedeon?"

Urashawn returns to stand near the centerpiece as Erray wonders, "How old are you again?"

She giggles, "Tomorrow I will be eight.
"That's why I'm here on week night.
"I get to live with you now."

Erray lets his tone play, "Thanks.
"You're our oldest and you were born about eight weather seasons after the Masters were released.

"Can you tell me how long ago it was?"

Farmary scratches her head and wiggles her lips, "About ten years."

Erray looks to Urshawn, he smiles as he shakes his head a little at Erray lack of time keeping.

Then Urshawn tells the little girl, "It has been ten years, two seasons and a couple of moons."

She sits back down, "Thank you, Uncle Urshawn."

Three little Seers pass on question, then Kenjar stands and smooths his fancy shirt.

Erray calls on him.

"When did the walls start coming down?
"It's told in Musk, it was in the Dawn of the Age."

Erray tries to recall, "What's with all the when questions?
"Is it pick on the dragon day?"

There's a happy laugh through out the comfortably half full great room.

Urshawn helps him out, "The plan to take down the wall between Musk and Were was made in the Dawn.

"The other two were not even discussed until a year after.
"Then all three came down in a year."

He sits, "Thank you, Sire."

Turn moves full round Erray and back to behind Parmary.

Joey stands and Erray laughs, "How can you have question?
"You were there."

Joey nods his bald head, "Exactly.
"Why'd you leave so much out on the end?"

Erray shrugs his shoulders, "Wasn't needed to tell the story of the Dawn or the Were Dragon.
"Was running longer than I'd planned the tale to be.

"In hindsight, I think I did need to explain Taben better and tell of my selection of a zeek.
"At the time, I thought since it wasn't a talent match, it didn't matter."

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