It seemed that many unexpected things were destined to happen today.
Hearing Betty's excited voice, Gawain's first reaction was to freeze for a moment. Then he instinctively looked at Melita beside him, only to find the blue dragon lady staring back at him in equal astonishment. The two of them stood there dumbfounded for several seconds before they reacted at the same time. Melita was the first to speak excitedly. "It hatched?! Has it already hatched?"
Gawain quickly followed up, "Is it a boy egg or a girl... I mean, is it a boy or a girl?"
Betty shook her head vigorously. "Not yet. It's about to hatch—the shell has already cracked. Lady Enya said it would come out very soon, so she told me to hurry and notify you..."
"Then let's go, hurry," Gawain said, immediately striding forward while urging Melita to follow. "Come on—you brought the egg here, after all. The little one can't hatch and not see you..."
Melita had actually started moving before Gawain reminded her. She quickly traced several runes through the air and spoke rapidly as she kept pace with him. "I'll send Noreta a message first. She doesn't know yet..."
The three of them, including one dragon in human form, hurried down the not particularly long corridor and soon arrived at the door of the Incubation Chamber. Before they could push it open, Gawain heard faint noises coming from within—something like the cheerful cries of young beasts, along with the flapping of wings or wet feet scurrying across the floor. Lady Enya's helplessly soothing voice could be heard among them. The sounds made both Gawain and Melita widen their eyes at the door.
"It's already hatched?!" Gawain and Melita exchanged a glance, then stepped forward together and pushed open the door—strong dragon hatchlings