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Fortunately he didnt have to make that decision, as Jitte came from behind him and pushed him into the room, and made him sit down in the empty space. "Come on Barry, you havent eaten all day. Youd think with all the stuff I make, youd be more than just a twig.

Barius sat, nervously reaching for some food, and ate while trying not to make eye contact with anyone. "Hey Barry, nice to meetcha, Im Snort," Snort was the first to talk with him, but Barius just sort of nodded at him and kept eating to himself.

"Barius, was it? are you related to Kitoith? you guys look really alike, except for the colors of course," Spike asked.

"Y-yeah, shes my mom," Barius answered.

"Whoa, thats cool dude," Sharp commented, "and you live here?"

"Dude, does that mean you eat Jittes food all the time?" Snort asked before Barius could answer.

"Doesnt that mean you didnt join a squad when you were younger?" Magma chimed in, Thats pretty unusual.

"If you live here, does that mean you get to meet all the dragon representatives from the council?" Mangle asked.
The questions came in very quickly and one right after the other, Barius never really had a chance to get a word in edgewise and seemed to get nervous being the center of attention, especially the attention of all these dragons he had no idea of, or whyd theyd be so interested in him.

The pressure built up a bit too much for Barius to handle, so he did what he normally did in this situation.

"Okay guys, it was nice meeting you all, but I have to get back to my thing, I have an important thing I was doing, so Im just going to grab a bite and be on my way," He grabbed a slice of topaz pie, got up and ran out the door waving goodbye as he did so.

The rest of the room got a bit quiet as the young dragons brief appearance was cut short. Well, that couldve gone smoother, Jitte commented, I thought he wouldve liked to be with dragons his own age.

"Whats up with that anyway?" Magma asked, "Why is he here? Shouldnt he be, like, out there with other dragons his age?

Kitoith sighed, He should be, but for some reason, he just really doesnt like large crowds or big groups. She reminisced trying to explain, I know its dragon custom to let the young make their way on their own, so as they dont become dependent on us and they can discover their own sense of worth, but when Barius was still a baby dragon, he didnt fit in with any group.

"I find that hard to believe," Magma said, "I mean if Sharp was able to get a squad, it should be easy for him."

"Hey!" Sharp said offended, "I take offense and yet still share the same sentiment. Thats weird.


"I was just that during the yearly migration," Kitoith explained, "we let Barius run off to find a group to get along with like every other dragon parent, but just as we were about to leave, thinking hed found a group, we spotted him all alone in a corner. It would have been insane to let him fend for himself, so we just brought him back."

"That cant be good," Snort said.

"I know," Kitoith solemnly said, "I still make him pull his weight, by gathering gems and helping out around the mountain, but it just worries me that hes going to be a recluse and end up like the lonely dragons that only care about their hordes."

"Well, I still think you made the right decision," Jitte said, "He is a magic dragon as well, so being the odd dragon out just doesnt help him all that much, and besides hes got us to be friends with him."

"And I am so grateful that you guys are, Kitoith thanked Jitte and the other absent dragons.

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The feast wound down after the appearance and disappearance of Barius, and the plates became empty, the dragons were all sighing with relief and very full bellies.

"My compliments to the chef," Spike said, leaning back. The rest of the party all joined in the appreciation. "So what now, guys?" Spike asked the group.

"Well, I dont know about you guys but Im going to go for a nice fly around this mountain," Mangle said, "a nice after meal workout."

"That sounds like a good idea," Magma replied, "Not that I dont like hanging around with you guys, but I havent had any "me time" for the past few days, I think Ill take this opportunity for that."

The two dragons got up and walked out of the hall to prepare for their individual activities.

"So what about you two?" Spike asked Sharp and Snort a bit nervously, "Wanna go do some dragon things together?"

"Actually, Spike," Sharp answered, "I kinda want to have some alone time myself, Ill be over by that lake outside the mountain, just to sort of process whats happened so far."

"Snort?" Spike asked.

"I think Ill help Jitte clean up," Snort answered, "My way of saying thanks, and I want to learn some of his recipes."
And with that, Sharp and Snort took off to do their respective activities, leaving a speechless Spike and Kitoith alone in the dining hall.

"Umm, now what do I do?" Spike asked no one in particular, then he remembered that he wanted to learn about his linage, "Hey Kitoith, could you tell me about being a magic dragon?."

"Actually Spike," Kitoith approached him. Spike looked at her expectantly, I know you want to talk about that, but first I was hoping you could do a favor for me

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