Elsbeth looked deep in her grandfathers eyes, when he asked the question she shook her head. ''No Grandfather.. I don't think I can live without this man... I feel deeply that I gave him.. me.. because I love him'' she said and when he told her about Derik starting to ask soon, she nodded. ''I know, and I hope that I can answer his questions the way he likes to hear it.. But I will not ever lie to him'' she said, suddenly she felt a tear roll over her cheek.

Derik walked up to her and jumped on her back, yet when he saw the tear, he stopped his attempt to play with his mother and looked at her. ''Mother, are you alright?'' he asked and took his silk tissue. With that, he took away the tear. ''Look.. It isn't absorbed'' he whispered and showed his mother the tear. ''That must be a very special tear'' she said. Even though they all didn't know about the dragon changing, Marina and Elsbeth still had their magic. 

Elsbeth took the tissue with care and blew slowly against the tear, it became a tiny little gem and when she took it of she showed Derik it. ''This.. will glow when it is time to show what was hidden in the tear'' she said and laid it in his hand. ''Be careful with it'' she said and closed his hand over the gem. ''But it is yours'' he said. ''I know honey, but I think that is will belong to you'' she said. Derik nodded and then opened his hand, he took the gem and folded it into his silk tissue.