Throughout the night, the conversations around the fire had focused more and more on mating. One by one, the groups announced their intentions. The women made strange high-pitched squeals, which based on context alone he figured meant they were excited, while the dragon pairs stood proudly at their chosen mate"s side with their chests puffed out.
Nine mates. There hadn"t been that many all at once in years, decades even.
The dragon clans would be relieved. The matings would bring much needed hope for the future. But this was still only the beginning.
One mated woman could not single-handedly balance the male energies of a whole clan. Trying to do just that was what had prematurely killed off the women from his parents" era. But this marked a step in the right direction. And if these tri
