Location: Tardide Village - Master Rainer's Home
Time: Day 564 | Telia: Day 54 (Evening)
Realm: Telia (Mission World)
Master Rainer's home smelled of old books and medicinal herbs, lamplight casting shadows across walls lined with shelves holding decades of accumulated knowledge. Jayde sat across from him at a worn table, Reiko pressed against her leg, both watching the elderly mage's face as understanding dawned.
"Silver dragons," he said quietly. "You're asking about silver dragons."
"You know dragon lore. History. I need information about—"
"About whether they're safe on Telia." His fractured emerald eyes—no, she'd gotten that wrong before, they were grey-blue and weary—held ancient sadness. "About whether there's anywhere they can hide from hunters. About whether a mother and her wyrmlings have any chance of survival."
Jayde's breath caught. "How did you—"
