I took a couple of hours off today.
I drove out to the local hills with my gold panning gear and, surprise, surprise, my camera.
I got a trace of colour in my few attempts at panning but I really struck gold with my camera.
There were high clouds which were fun to capture, hills in silhouette against the smudged sky all followed by a spectacular sunset.
Best of all, I found a clutch of dragon’s eggs.
I believe the rule is that I must now care for these eggs and, should i do a good job of caring for them, I will live until they hatch.
Does anyone know what I need to do to look after these little ones?
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You’ll need:
Blow torch for cleaning under the scales.
Several cattle per day for food unless you have /other/ protein sources locally.
Your Usenet-approved fire-proof suit.
Rocket pack to use in chasing him/her down for chastisement .
Young damsel for putting in distress.
Lodgings fairly close by for the use of Heroic Rescuers.
A ready outlet for slightly fire-burnished armor in various sizes.
I’m sure there’s more. I’ll try to think of them for later.
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Nonono – these have not yet hatched. No need for cattle or damsels – not for quite a while – and I have horrible forebodings about their first meal after hatching – – –
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That’s why you get a damsel early on; Heroic Rescuers can make a dandy first meal.
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Ahhh, I see your point. Good idea!
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Perhaps you should bury them in the barbecue and let the heat hatch them…
Seriously lovely find though. I would nest them in my garden somewhere.
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I don’t know about the gas BBQ. It may not hold the heat as well as a wood-fired one. They are headed for the dragon cave I have at home, after I leave the desert. It was more a lucky find 🙂
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Just Feed ’em, Seymour!
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Seymour will get mightily pissed if I try feeding him to them – – –
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Just watch out for Orcs. In my experience, wherever there are dragons there are Orcs. And Orcs are bad news…
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Oops, [looking over shoulder]
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I don’t think you want them to hatch anytime soon. I would take Kym’s advice to nest them in the garden somewhere. Perhaps somewhere cool. (What am I talking about? Your winters are about like my summers.)
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They will definitely be staying with me where ever I go. Gotta take care of them.
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