[color=greenyellow][h3][center]Emma[/center][/h3][/color]

Emma nearly slopped the last forkful of her food over herself as the ground shook. Quickly finishing her meal, she stood up to face the giant dragon who had made his presence known with crashing footsteps. His words sent a thrill through her. Incubation caverns... It was time. It was finally time for the students to do what they'd come here for, and each bond with a dragon.

The moment Dr Nidhogg had finished speaking, he turned and left down the hallway. Emma ran, her short legs working furiously to keep up with the dragon's thundering strides. If it hadn't been for the regular swimming and long walks, she'd never have been able to even come close to matching his speed. Her bag kept knocking against her shoulder, but she didn't care. This would be more than worth having to rush.

A pair of wooden doors creaked open in front of her. At the sight they revealed, she stared, her mouth open. Veering to the side to avoid crashing into Vivii, who had stopped abruptly, she slowed her pace and leaned against a rocky wall. Her gaze swept over the clutch of eggs that filled the room. Many of them reached up to her waist, and she'd never seen eggs of these colours, from jewel-like to metallic. Weren't reptile eggs usually plain white? These dragons were utterly unlike any creature she knew of.

[color=greenyellow]"Dragon eggs..."[/color] she breathed. She looked up at Dr Nidhogg. Here she was, with a university degree, and she hadn't said anything intelligent since she'd arrived. She felt her face heat up. It wasn't like her to be shy and self-conscious, but then again, standing before an ancient, majestic being would do this to anyone. [color=greenyellow]"So... Soul bonding,"[/color] she said, recalling what Dr Nidhogg had said earlier. [color=greenyellow]"How does it work?"[/color] She knew she and the others would find out soon enough, but this way they'd know what to expect.