107 New Home

Reiko and Yinxin were both very excited when they heard Isha announcement.

[Quickly, go and see Jayde!] Reiko shouted, his voice betraying his excitement.

Chuckling to herself, Jayde walked out of the main doors of the Pavilion, Isha followed as he was just as excited as Reiko and Yinxin.

All of Isha's previous contractors hadn't been interested in creating a separate world. They had seen no benefit to it. Everything they had done was either to create vast amounts of wealth for themselves or to create items to help with their cultivation.

For hundreds of thousands of years, Isha had been stuck in this small space, with only his small garden and sometimes a herb garden to look after. This was the first time that he would be able to interact with a world.

Jayde was pleasantly surprised when she walked outside, knowing that the Protoss artifact could be upgraded and seeing it was two different things. Rays of warm, amber sunlight dance across Jayde's face.

In front of her was a beautiful grassy meadow. The meadow was a glorious expanse of verdant grass and interlaced with a riot of colorful flowers, the grass rustled gently in the breeze.

The meadow gave way to a forest filled with large trees, the leaves were a deep green with earthy brown bark. In the distance, Jayde could make out the small mountain range. The songs' of birds and buzzing of insects filled the air. Jayde could feel that the air around her was thick with Qi.

Smiling Jayde summoned Reiko and Yinxin. Yinxin brought the three wyrmlings with her when she appeared. When the wyrmling saw Jayde they let out a rumbling purr, racing up to Jayde they rubbed against her, begging for attention.

Dragons make various different sounds depending on the situation, purring is their way of showing love. Jayde immediately bent down and gave each one of the wyrmlings a hug and stroked their heads. Not satisfied, Shenxin and Huaxin tried to climb up Jayde's legs, but their talons were too short to get a good grip — which was a blessing for Jayde as if those talons where any bigger they would have shredded her legs.

Laughing Jayde picked up Shenxin and placed him on her shoulders, then lifting Hauxin and Tianxin, she cuddled them close to her chest. The three little dragons had grown heavy over the past three months, and Jayde nearly buckled under their combined weight.

Jayde didn't care about her babies weight, she had missed the three little guys dreadfully, since the night that they had left Telia, Jayde hadn't seen the three wyrmlings. Yinxin smile was full of indulgence seeing how affectionate her children were to Jayde. They had been constantly nagging her to see Jayde.

Isha had never seen a silver dragon before, the Protoss artifact had only contracted the first contractor after the silver dragons had disappeared from Doha.

Sucking in a quick breath, his eyes widen in wonder as he stared at the magnificent silver dragon standing in the meadow.

What an incredibly beautiful creature, he thought in wonder. For the first time, he felt disgust for the humans on Doha. Isha had been raised to value all life on Doha, it was his prime directive to guard Doha, but looking at Yinxin and the three wyrmlings, he wondered for the first time, if saving the greedy people on Doha was really worth it.

How could anyone look at such an exquisite beast and murder it, it was beyond his ability to comprehend. Looking down to hid his expression, he quickly blinked away his sudden tears. Sudden pride filled his being, he was really grateful that Jayde was his contractor, she had brought this miracle into his life.

[Oh Jayde its beautiful,] Reiko's voice interrupted Jayde's cuddle time with the three little ones.

[I want to explore, can I?] Reiko asked excitedly.

Laughing Jayde waved Reiko off.

"Go for it," she said.

Feeling Yinxin excitement and a thread of longing, Jayde turned to her.

"Yinxin go, take to the skies I will stay with the kids."

Yinxin didn't hesitate, sending a feeling of gratitude to Jayde through their bond, she turned and ran, gathering speed she leaped into the air, spreading out her grandiose wings, she flapped them, gaining altitude quickly she soared through the skies.

Pure joy filled Yinxin as she flew for the first time in six months. Oh, how she had missed the skies, it was a deep ache that had filled her soul when she had been grounded. Unable to contain her joy she let out a huge roar.

Jayde could feel Yinxin's joy through their bond, her eyes shined with happiness, feeling her friend's joy at being able to fly again. Isha stared at the sight of the silver dragon dancing in the skies above them. It was a glorious sight to behold.

The three wyrmlings seeing their mother flying above them, tried to follow, leaping out of Jayde arms, but unfortunately, their wings weren't strong enough to hold their weight, but they did manage to glide slightly before landing on the ground.

Disappointed that they couldn't join their mother, they soon forgot this as they had fun running up to Jayde, making her pick them up, and place them on her shoulders, where they would leap off to glide to the ground.

Thankfully the three soon lost interest in this new play, as Jayde was about to fall down in exhaustion. Tianxin had discovered a large butterfly, as it fluttered by, and the three wyrmlings discovered a new game — chasing the butterfly.

Jayde giggled watching the three wyrmling chasing and trying to pounce on butterflies as they fluttered around the flowers that covered the meadow. While Yinxin was flying and Jayde was playing with the dragons, Reiko was racing through the forest exploring every nook and cranny.

"Well, should we go and see your new home?" Isha asked.

"Hmm" Jayde nodded, calling the three wyrmlings the five of them set off for the lake in the middle of the forest where Jayde's new home was located.

The land was only five kilometers square, and the lake was located three kilometers away. It took the five of them just under forty-five minutes to arrive at Jayde new cottage.

Jayde cottage looked as if it was straight out of a fairytale. Jayde had designed her cottage based on one she had seen in a holobook back in the Federation.

The cottage was a picturesque double story, with white stone wash walls, large Victorian style windows with black window frames and a thatch roof. A stone path led up to a dark wooden door. A beautiful manicured old English garden with large lavender bushes grace the front of the cottage.

The garden had a pretty thatched wishing well, swathes of pink lupins, hollyhocks and foxgloves, and plenty of hidden nooks in which to sit and watch the butterflies.

Leading Isha and the wyrmling up the path, Jayde opened her front door. Smiling in delight — the inside of the cottage was exactly what she had always dreamed off.

The interior was a combination of traditional Victoriana fused with classic country-cottage style. The antique furniture, traditional beamed ceilings, stone floors, a country-cottage style kitchen, a rustic farmhouse dining table, gave the cottage a warm and homey feeling.

Climbing the stair to the second floor, Jayde opened the door to her bedroom, decorated in soft cream, dark wooden furniture, the floor was cover in a thick cream colored carpet. In the middle of the room stood a traditional four-poster canopy queen-size bed.

The bedroom had two, two seater couches. Large windows and a window pane double doors which led onto a beautiful balcony, with a view of the cerulean-colored lake. On the balcony was a black iron and wooden table and two chairs.

The bathroom en-suite had a Victorian style bathtub, contemporary shower glass box, modern toilet, and marble basin counter and walls. Next to the bathroom was a large walk-in closet.

Pleased that everything had come out just as she and imagined, Jayde left her bedroom and walked back down the stairs. Opening the back door in the kitchen Jayde walked out in a small garden, a large metal charcoal barbecue grill sat in the corner of the garden, with a couple of chairs and a wooden table.

The garden gave way to an orchard on the left, filled with various fruit trees. On the right were farm fields already tilled and waiting for seeds to be planted.

A small stone path led from the door to the lake. Jayde, Isha and the wyrmlings made their way down the path leading to the beautiful lake. The lake was teeming with life. A really good place to fish, Jayde thought.

Isha smiled at the abundance of life around him, feeling content for the first time in his life. His hands were itching to get busy with the open farm plots.

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