If anyone asked Dylas who he considered his friends to be, he was certain only three names would come to mind.

Music has been known to have a soothing effect on those who are troubled. Lest didn't know how true that statement was until now...

"I want to be your best friend and if I could be something more...I want you to decide if that's what you want. You've had a lot of choices taken away from you. I don't want this to be one of them."

The two had too much trust between them. There was no point in trying to hide anything. When it came to each other, they could read the other like an open book.

Ryuko's eyes widened and she felt her jaw fall open, at a loss for words. Whatever she had been expecting to come out of her friend's mouth, that had not been it.

This is my fault, Donnel thought guiltily. She's always been protectin' me, right from the very beginning.

He couldn't wrap his head around the concept that someone had asked him out on a date instead of it being the other way around. It was jarring, to say the least.

Before the fell dragon wrought destruction upon the land, there was a time of peace. As the saying goes, it is always calm before the storm. This is but one of these moments.