Long journeys Ive been called on to go on from the Trollmom. I was sent to rescue some eggs that their guardian trolls were called to other tasks. Currently we have an egg that was found in a bed of sea kelp about 50 feet in the ocean waves. This egg needs to stay close to the water, or it becomes dull and quiet. Blue (my troll companion) has taken a liking to the egg. I think it sings to him. Currently Blue is playing in the water in front of me. Normally trolls hate the water, but Blue is a very special and very young troll. I have to make sure he doesn't go out far because he tends to sink to the bottom. As for me.... I can feel a deep longing when I look out into the ocean that I cannot explain or even understand yet. It grows stronger as the moon gets closer to being a full moon. Each night I stare out over the waves and the horizon and feel deep in my heart that something is coming, and I need to be ready. For what I am not sure, but I will continue to work on our abilities that are continuing to show up and change as everyday passes. We have taken up residence in a cave overlooking this secluded beach. We will stay here until I can look into the matter more or if we can find the partner to the egg we have now. I will write more about our new found abilities later. Night is falling and I need to get back to the cave so I can cook dinner for this little group that has become a little family unit. I wonder what will happen tomorrow....

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I am so grateful to all of you who have joined me inside this Dragon Village. I am grateful for you taking a chance on a unique group idea, and contributing so well to the heartbeat of this village. I love seeing your beautiful designs, reading your fantastic stories, and falling in love with your characters and world that you are helping create and shape. I am grateful that even when I went silent for a while, you stayed. Thank you 🫂 To be honest, I was not doing well. I did a dumb thing and at a peak of positive feeling and success I stopped depression medication I had been taking. Then, as life does, things changed and I was back in the middle of many harsh mental triggers attacking my self worth, and I didn't have the medication to block the negative demons who attacked. Depression medication takes about a month to see any effects, both ways. So when I stopped, it seemed like it was okay because I was still okay. Now that I am restarting, it's taking time to readjust the dose to combat the new triggers. It's been rough. My negative voice is really mean, lol, and it led to some...dangerous...thoughts. And it also makes me want to hide from people - yet being around other people is what helps keep it at bay. Isolation is dangerous - yet I felt so ashamed of disappearing and being overwhelmed with the notifications that have been flooding my skool account - I only now have gained the courage to come back. So, thank you again for being here and for not burning the village down while I was gone ^_^ I know with so many dragons around, that is quite a feat ;)

Merry Christmas to Hatchmere Dragon Village from Aliva and the Haunted Fen Trolls

"Stories don’t create impact by being detailed. They create impact by being directed." I love how the stories we see so far have impact and purpose to telling the tales of your dragons. This speaks to having more quests (aka prompts) available to help these tales gain larger life and grander meaning - the pull to be written and told. I would love to hear some ideas of "prompts" or directions that stories could take - I'll add some too ^_^