"I'll wake you in six hours, give or take," Blaze answered. But she was asleep even before he'd been able to offer. He shrugged, began singing softly to himself.

[center]"[i]Now let the day just slip away
So the dark night may watch over you
Velvet blue, silent true
It embraces your heart and your soul
Nocturne

Never cry, never sigh
You don't have to wonder why
Always be, always see
Come and dream the night with me
Nocturne

Have no fear
When the night draws near
And fills you with dreams and desire
Like a child asleep so warm, so deep
You will find me there waiting for you
Nocturne

We will fly, claim the sky
We don't have to wonder why
Always be, always see
Come and dream the night with me
Nocturne

Though darkness fades it will give way
When the dark night delivers the day
Nocturne.[/i]"[/center]

He finished, thinking back to when his mother would sing it for him. She had a beautiful voice; it was what had first attracted the dragon to her. His father had had a wonderful voice as well, but he'd always said that his voice had never stolen a dragon's heart. [i]And yet[/i], Blaze thought, [i]it was you who taught me most of the songs I sing, Father.[/i]