Sleeping Dragon transitory sacrifices of crisis

It does not surprise him to hear his girls’ names. They are the most outspoken of the group, whereas the other two have chosen quieter lives, which he nurtures just as much as the two and their energetic and aspirational nature. Freyja, on the road of leadership, and Eske proving her worth in battle, holds much for him to be proud of. The roots of Drageda growing before his very eyes.

“Thyri and Hvitserk, but they are not as outspoken as them,” he says with a smile and shake of his tail, happy in each path his children have chosen. As much as he’d like to spend more time with Thyri, he does not force himself upon her so that he does not push her further away. “They have grown so quickly,” he thinks aloud. Gyda speaks of being ready for another even when the brood they have now have barely left the nest but he knows he wouldn’t want to be alone for long.