Lidia entered the cave and stopped to let her eyes adjust to the darkness. She set the buckets down and reached for Aaron. She felt his tiny ridges of his wings. The were filly extended as if to use them as hands finding is way in the darkness. Lidia scooped him up and held his lizard like body. His scales had not hardened. He was soft as finest tanned leather. Soft, reticulated scales his body felt like a new born puppy. He had a fresh clean scent like sheet flapping in a line. He no longer smelled like a broken egg. Aaron was 60 pounds, Lidia held him easily he was just as heavy as a new born calf perhaps a bit lighter.<br/><br/>Little Aaron sneezed, "Bless ya. Little one. Lets get inside and will let you rest. That was a bit of a hike for ya. Lidia should be able to carry ya piggy back."<br/><br/>Lidia bent down, "Mind ya talons and hold on to me around me neck and waist."<br/><br/>She sent him a mental picture of her riding on her brother's back.<br/><br/>The farmer's made a few minor adjustments. "I need to make a carrier and protect your claws. Lore Mistress was right the are as sharp as a scythes in harvest. Confey? Home we go."<br/><br/>On the way to her cave-home she met other students fetching water. "You all are together. Take my cart it will be easier."<br/><br/>She led them to her cart by her front "Door". "Please take it. Tis a bit of a hike for ya and ya dragonlings."<br/><br/>Lidia set Aaron on the smooth stone and opened the flap. "Go to ya bed that wore me out too."<br/><br/>"The best way down is fallow the path to the left. Careful it's steep for a quarter of the way."<br/><br/>Lidia entered her cave and left the buckets by the door. She poured water into a bowl for Aaron and a glass for her. She sat in her rocker while slurping noises came from the dining room.<br/><br/>"Whew that was a trip. Lidia don't want to do that every day."<br/><br/>She kicked off her shoes and rubbed her feet. "Lidia will check your feet in a moment."<br/><br/>After her feet stopped hurting she donned on fuzzy blue slippers and checked on Aaron s claws and bottom of his talons. He looked out of porpotion. Lidia could tell he was going to be a massive dragon when he grew up. "Lidia will made you little socks and clean the dirt off."<br/><br/>She lay a towel down and washed his bird like feet carefully. Then made make shift socks with reinforced holes for his claws.<br/><br/>"How is that?"<br/><br/>She watched him flex his talons and curl up to sleep. Lidia picked him up and cradled him. She creeped to her rocker and rocked them both to sleep.