Lord Lyons was curious as whom sent the egg. He got up from the parlor chair and looked at the wrapping. There was only a seal of his brother-in-laws house Lord Draco. The Lord was about to grab the egg and remove it when it began to crack and rock. Kate gentle placed it in the wooden box Ann brought for it to hatch in. Kate took the box into the guest room that was down the hall and next to her father's study. She knew the dragon had to see only her or risk it choosing another family member as its chosen "parent." Kate suspected foul play coming from her Aunt Malora. She  knew it was a rare occurrence that Malora gave away any of her pets. Kate sat the hatching box on the floor beside her bed and waited for the creature to hatch. She could loud croaks as it called to her from the shell. "Come on little one. You are so close to being free."