Frisk's Furiends

Their Story

The first time that Gentle Servant had ever seen a phoenix he had been in one of their mountain homes with his elder brothers, a Shield and a Blade. They'd been sent from their own expansive family Order by request from the leader of this Bonfire. A rogue young Wild Dragon had been sighted and as the Bonfire wasn't very large they wanted help in protecting themselves, especially his precious offspring. He had three children, his heir who was a charismatic female Blaze, a spirited male Spark as his youngest, and his eldest daughter, an Ember, My Destiny. Though he let his own brothers do the talking Gentle Servant noticed that the Blaze was putting herself out there, trying to take charge and assist in things as one might expect. The young Spark was a constant presence as the trio of Gryphons settled in with wanting to talk to them and show off his flying skills. But the eldest, the Ember, always seemed to fade into the background. It wasn't that her family was unkind to her, but certainly she didn't get the same degree of focused attention that her siblings did. She was a dutiful daughter but she was simply…there. Cared for, but never celebrated, and in her own way alright with that. They spoke off and on, mostly when Gentle Servant was doing his squire's chores for his brothers. She'd offer to help more often than not, which he appreciated and in their conversation they learned more about each other and found they had much in common. They both had siblings that they felt they couldn't quite live up to due to their rank, though neither felt any desire to complain about it or want to have things changed. They both loved their families, and they both wanted the threat of the dragon to end. The only difference was that while Gentle Servant was content with his role and destiny, My Destiny felt that she had yet to find hers. She knew she wanted something out of life, but couldn't find what. She wasn't her father's heir, she wasn't a high rank phoenix. Her future wasn't set in soft clay yet alone stone, but she didn't know what to do about it. During their conversations they found great enjoyment with one another and a deep fondness.

It was nighttime when the dragon attacked. The Blade Gryphon flew to battle alongside the strongest of the Phoenix warriors, leaving his Shield and Squire brothers to protect the three offspring. Without thinking, with dragon fire spilling down and danger at every wingtip, Gentle Servant lunged to the Ember daughter's side to protect her. Together they hurried the vulnerable and defenseless to safety and ferried supplies to the injured. Though My Destiny remained unharmed he took a few singings in her defense. The dragon was eventually slain due to the joint efforts of the Gryphons, the Phoenixes, and a bronzerider who was also out hunting the wild dragon on behalf of the Weyr. Though they rested there a few days to let their injuries heal eventually the three Gryphon brothers had to return to their homes. But for Gentle Servant and My Destiny, it was like losing a part of themselves they'd never known they had lacked before. It wasn't a week before the beating of feathered wings heralded My Destiny's arrival with her family's blessing to join her beloved. Now they have traveled to the Haven Weyr territory to seek their shared future.