The dragon's cloister was nestled deep in the forested mountains of Montana, almost touching the Canadian border (and perhaps running into Canada deep underground). It was impossible to spot from the air and when the dragons landed they picked their way through forest to a ravine. The Cloister entrance hid under a tangled mess of vines that fell in a solid sheet. The entrance was under their feet, like a giant hole in the ground.<br/><br/>Erica and Jeff were nearly frozen as they climbed off the dragons. They had flown low and slow across the countryside, but the night was cold and the air that whipped their skin even colder.<br/><br/>Likimar pulled back the vines and bushes from the hole and revealed the mouth of a cave.<br/>"Welcome to our lair, breakfast," he said and laughed evilly. Erica grasped Jeff's arm in terror and Jidaesem scowled at the green dragon. "Oh, come on. It was a joke... I thought she was over being scared."<br/><br/>"You have no tact, Likimar. And no manners," the black dragon elder responded. Likimar lowered his head ashamed. "I promise you are safe," Jidaesem said. "Please follow me. I will show you around our home."<br/><br/>Erica and Jeff walked between the black dragon and the green one as Jidaesem led them around. The layout seemed simple: the cloister was built around a central which they dropped into, from the entrance branched off multiple wings, most of which housed sleeping chambers. They passed a hot room, filled with burning coals. Jidaesem explained that the coal room was used to incubate the dragon eggs until they were ready to hatch. In another room, which was covered from floor to ceiling in salt, was used to store and preserve food. At last, they approached what looked to be another hub. A door blocked their line of sight, which Erica found the most surprising. Jidaesem hooked a claw into the hole that served as a handle and pulled the door open, revealing an enormous room, hundreds of feet of across and high. A fire pit the size of a Jacuzzi sat in the center and cast warm to all corners of the chamber.<br/><br/>"This is the Gather Room. It is our forum," Jidaesem said. There were other dragons in the Gather Room, some smaller than Likimar and some bigger than Jidaesem. Erica felt equally amazed and very small and weak. She glanced over to Jeff, but couldn't read his expression.<br/><br/>"Welcome home," Jidaesem said. "We should hope you learn much on your stay."