Awakening [Closed]

"She's waking up." Ciara was having a relaxing drink of scalding hot tea in her office when the doctor rang. The one they found in the north locked in a shell of ice was finally waking up. Ciara smirked and chuckled darkly. "It seems our project did not fail. She lives. Come, my dear Vidis. Let's go see the child." Ciara put the tea down and marched down the multitude of hallways that separated the two elder dragons. "How's she doing?" Ciara asked the doctor as they walked. He had trouble keeping up to the long legged woman while reading at the same time. "Well, m'lady, she's stable. The ice perfectly preserved her, so I'd say she's very lucky. We have yet to figure out how long it's been since her being frozen, but we can say it was over four hundred years ago." The doctor explained quickly.

They arrived in the side room as the girl began attempting to rip her clothes off. Ciara walked closer to the mirror and observed the child as if she were a new species of some sort. The child ripped out her IVs, which Ciara expected. The child would regret it later. "Fascinating... How long has she been waking." Ciara asked the doctor. "Maybe ten minutes. Her recovery rate is remarkable." the doctor said proudly, as if this was his doing. Ciara ignored it and looked back to the girl as she licked the glass. Ciara chuckled. "Something tells me she's older than you know if she's unaware of what the mirror is made of, doctor. Find out." Ciara demanded and the doctor hurried off to examine the ice a bit more. "Come. Follow me in." she said to Vidis, "If she's wild, I trust you to restrain her."

Ciara flipped her hair back behind her shoulder and walked out of the room and toward the next. She stopped as she put her hand on the door knob and glanced back to Vidis, "Oh... Take a few notes, will you darling? When the next party comes up, I'd like you to at least be able to smile. Acting... You need practice." She winked at him and walked into the room. "Calm child." she said as she opened the door and stepped in. Her voice changed and she was speaking gently and with a mothers love. "Honey, do you understand what I'm saying?" she spoke in Arcadian first and then smiled wider to change her language to Draconic, "How about now? Can you understand me?" Ciara stepped over to her and held out a hand, "There are things we need to talk about, okay? I need you to trust me."

Speaking in her native tongue calmed the girl down. Ciara wasn't expecting the girl to charge her. She also expected Vidis to throw her into the wall, but was glad that didn't happen. There was no threat coming from this child, but that didn't stop Ciara from almost taking a step back. Ciara also instinctively grabbed onto Vidis' wrist. Her eyes widened and she froze for a moment. It took her a bit to regain her composure, but she did and then let go of Vidis. Ciara pat the child's head and held her while she cried, until she looked up and asked about her Father. That was going to be a conversation...

Ciara put on a sorrowed mask and closed her eyes. "Listen... I know it's going to be difficult to understand and probably frighten you, but it has been over three hundred years since you were frozen." Ciara explained in as "kind" of a way that she could, "We're not sure exactly how long you've been stuck in the ice, but... I'm sorry, the chance of your Father still being alive is very low. And if he is, he's no where near here." Ciara ran her fingers through the girl's hair like a Mother would do to comfort her daughter. "Do you understand?" Ciara tilted the girl's head by the chin to look up at her.

Ciara just allowed the child to cry out what she needed. When Vidis asked his question, she glanced over and nodded with a smirk. She would still be of use. She was young, but she had enough power to help them and was now going to be easily motivated by anything Ciara said. Ciara did what she could to comfort the child until she stopped crying. Elysia was quite polite for her young age. Ciara smiled and returned the bow. "I am known as Kyra Kobayashi. I am the Disciple of Incendrion, the Legendary Flame Dragon." Ciara explained, "You said your Father would have searched the Northlands... That is a name that these lands haven't been called in a very long time. I fear the world has changed much for you, Elysia. Come... We'll find you some decent clothes and get you settled in." Ciara held out an arm for the girl to come, but she had another question. "Yes?" Ciara was actually caught off guard.

"... The practice of eating humans has ceased." Ciara said looked a little disgusted as she acted like she just tasted something gross. She knew humans were once less than dragons and acted as their masters, but eating them? That just sounded like poor taste and laziness. Do not eat the creatures that serve you, how foolish. "And my dear... There's something else you should understand," Ciara began as she saw the way she was eyeing Vidis. In fact, there was a rather protective aura that surrounded Ciara that Elysia would be able to sense. "Over the years, humans have become much more powerful. They are no longer like the ants beneath our claw..." Ciara looked at her own hand, "In fact, many of them equal some of our kind in power. This man..." She motioned toward Vidis, "Is skilled and powerful enough to kill you. He will not, but he can and there are many others like him now."

"You are going to have to learn about this world again, it seems." Ciara sighed and placed a hand on Elysia's shoulder, "From now on, ask. Do nothing without making sure what you're doing is right or wrong. If you do things wrong, the humans, who now outnumber dragons one hundred to one, will take action against you... Understood?" Once that was confirmed, Ciara adjusted her clothes and flipped her hair back behind her shoulder again, "Now come. We have things we must deal with."

The girl will learn. "It is best to not cause a panic, so yes. Your humanoid form is the best way to get around while within the towns. Once you're outside of largely populated areas, you can travel in any way you wish, though I still prefer horse drawn carriages myself." This was the only question that Ciara had the ability to answer. After that, she was bombarded. After question three, Ciara's eyes were wide. The girl wasn't stopping. Every time Ciara was ready to answer a question, Elysia tossed another one out at her without giving her a chance to answer. When they made it to what would be Elysia's bedroom, Ciara turned around and looked down to the girl. She took a moment and then...

"I'll be showing you our kitchen, which is where all of the food is made. Cows and pigs are fine, chicken is quite common as well. I don't eat elk or horse, the texture is odd, so you won't find that in this house. I prefer steaks or anything else made from the cow. You'll be able to take a flight in a couple of hours after you've gotten settled and received a tour of my home. This isn't a cave, it's a building. Humans now overrun the planet, so the world has adopted their customs and ways of life. Now people live in houses, like this one. This house is on the surface and if you take a look out the window in your room, you'll have a view of the area that surrounds my home. Yes, the sun is what's making it bright, not fire. I know a few dragons, none of them as talkative as you or as powerful as myself. None are here, so there is no one to meet. The weather hasn't changed much, though it's become warmer over time and ice covered land is much rarer. There are mountains around and you will be able to see the world after you've gotten settled... Now..." Ciara took a breath and opened the door.

"This is where you'll be staying. Do you know how to dress yourself? There is a closet full of clothes and I can return later." Ciara called out for one of her maids and gave her certain orders, "This is Matilda. She will aid you in getting dressed and bring you to the kitchen to eat. No eating her." Ciara sort of nudged Matilda into the room an then shut the door. With wide eyes and a clenched jaw, she looked to Vidis like she was ready to freak out over how hyperactive and energetic that child was. She took a moment to calm and sighed. "Shall we?" she said and walked toward the kitchen, "I need a drink."

Ciara hurried to the kitchen and poured herself a stiff drink. She slammed the glass down on the counter and accidentally shattered it. "Yes, she's a pain! I did not expect her to be so talkative and asking so many questions!" Ciara squeezed the glass in her hand, yet it still barely cut her. She dusted the glass off and left the rest there for a maid to pick up. After calming, she sighed and sat down. "She is a handful, but she'll be useful later. She just needs to learn, though I fear it will take some time for her to get used to the changes in this world. We only know about culture from her age through books and scrolls... To have someone from that time living here, it will be a pain. If she gets too much of a handful, I'll have to get rid of her. I think Brauk will be a suitable place. There are many tribes there that would accept the barbaric mindset the chi-..." And then the scream hit her ear. Head-table.

Ciara, now with a faint red mark on her forehead, made her way behind Vidis to the girl's room. She couldn't of had a little bit longer of a break? Vidis went in first and soon stepped aside. Seeing Matilda, Ciara looked to the half-naked girl and listened to her explain. The bra. Ciara sighed and waved Matilda off, "She's... young. Go get yourself fixed up and take a paid week off." Matilda bowed and hurried out. Once Matilda was gone, Ciara shook her head. "It's called a bra. It's not a saddle and look." Ciara lowered her shirt and showed off her own, "Even I wear one. Surprisingly, humans are rather intelligent creatures who have come up with a plethora of things that make life easier. The function of a bra is to prevent the sagging of breasts." Ciara grabbed the straps and wiggled them to show the function a bit. "They work well and unless you want to look like a grandma, get used to wearing them."

Well, Elysia seemed to get it quicker than Ciara thought she would. "Yes, there are bras that make them look larger and yes, women do it for a multitude of reasons. Keeping them young is one, mating is another, and self-confidence is also another reason." Ciara explained with a much calmer mind than previously. The drink helped. It was just surprising to have her own reasons for wearing a bra come into question. "Mate?" Ciara questioned with a raised eyebrow and narrowed her eyes, "Interesting..." Ciara fell into her own thought processes for a moment when Elysia asked another question. "Hm?"

Ciara watched as the girl turned into a ball of emotion right in front of her. She was going to have to confront this carefully. "That question is difficult to answer." Ciara said, "I am not used to having someone so energetic and young around me. I am also not used to having another woman near me, especially one that would need guidance on such matters. You're not making me mad. I am merely frustrated. It will take me time to get used to things, but do not be afraid to ask questions. It is what I told you to do earlier, remember? Keep asking and learning. It's the way we advance in this world."

Elysia spoke up again and Ciara chuckled a bit. She walked over and sat on the bed, crossing one leg over the other. "Human culture is not horrible. It will be strange for someone in your situation. You've been plucked from one world and dropped into the next, so I can understand what you feel." Ciara explained in a motherly tone that was surprisingly not a mask, "But understand, Dragons may not be at the top of the food chain right now, but history has a way of repeating itself. The humans have gotten cocky, selfish, and destructive with the freedom and power they've been allowed, so they'll destroy themselves if someone else doesn't step in sooner or later. Right now, we merely do what we can and enjoy our lives, but soon the power they've been leeching won't be theirs to control anymore."

Ciara had never put a bra on another person before, so this was more difficult than she liked, but they were able to get it. Elysia began telling a story about her and her Father, even mentioning the passing of her Mother. Ciara listened, but there seemed to be a reason behind the telling of this tale. She wondered what it was as the story went on and was able to guess the moment a sister was mentioned. She knew what she wanted her answer to be, but something about this young girl told her that no, she needed to say yes. Ciara pushed up a small smile and nodded, "Sure." Ciara figured that a sister and someone to connect to in this world would make it easier for Elysia to adjust. It would also make Ciara's influence over the young girl that much stronger. The child was making it easy.

The two made their way out of the room and turned the corner. Ciara looked to Vidis when he called to her and then down to her chest. Her eyes widened and her face turned red as she quickly pulled her shirt back up over the rather risque bra she had been wearing. She was hoping for a quick recovery from that mistake, but Elysia's innocence took hold and she said something that caused a maid down the hall to take a second look. Actually embarrassed, she looked from Elysia to Vidis who had a look on his face that made Ciara go "Whoa, what the fuck" and blush even further. She smacked her hand over her face and took Elysia's hand. "L-Let's just go..." Ciara said almost shyly. She planned to explain something about that type of stuff, but that conversation was going to happen another time.