That's right, Hueroc and Ellora are finally back, and look at those pretty eggs of theirs. <3 Fortuna's had a pretty rough art block recently, but it looks like she's finally breaking out of it, and she just finished this beautiful illustration today. Enjoy it, and my little snippet below!

Hueroc crept back into Ellora's cave, flexing his wings to keep them loose after his late-evening flight; the moon was already high in the cold clear sky, and he didn't wish to wake his mate. The main chamber of her cave was empty, so he yawned and stretched there, and once his breathing was more relaxed and even he went into the bed-chamber. His mate was there, awake, but not looking at him: she had curled up into a protective circle around the nest, and was watching the three smooth orbs nestled within. Having laid them a few months ago now, she had regained her slender form, and to see her watching over the eggs they'd made together made her seem more gorgeous than ever.

He felt a purr rumbling in his throat, and approached her, giving her neck a little nuzzle. "Aren't they beautiful?"

"Mmm... So precious..." She lifted a forepaw and stroked the shell of each of the eggs in turn, feeling their internal warmth, making sure they were settled in securely, cooing softly at them... And then, finally, she lifted her head to give Hueroc's snout a lick. "Welcome back, my sweet. How was your flight?"

"Relaxing..." He groaned and flexed his wings again, then walked a slow circle around her and the nest before lying down against her, head and neck lifted across hers to look at their offspring as well. "I could watch them forever... To think we made these, together; they look so perfect."

She nuzzled him firmly. "I chose you for a reason... many reasons. But I knew you would be a good sire for my eggs."

"And of course they could have no better mother." Hueroc cuddled tighter against her, spreading a wing across the nest to further protect the eggs--and her!--from the cold weather. "'Many reasons'?" he chuckled.

She nipped playfully at his jaw and the underside of his neck. "Oh, you know them all already... You're a strong dragon, fast, proud, handsome, kind... You enjoy how we 'play' together... And you're a cutie!" she nibbled him again, grinning. "How could I not fall in love with you..."

"Well I'm glad you did... and that I did too." He nuzzled her cheek, pressing down on her snout--urging her to sleep.

"Mmmmm..." she yawned, and nuzzled him and the eggs one last time. "Goodnight, my love..."

"Goodnight," he rumbled back, then put his head down next to hers to sleep.