Louise craned her neck and stretched her ears to listed to the faintest sound. Night was falling and all inside Acicade Castle lights lit up where humans and draks were enjoying their diner.
"Vyreduis is sleeping." Gert told her, "Skawph is with her. He'll call out at the first sign of hatching."
"Her eggs have been in the deep cavern forever."
"It only seems that way." Gert smiled quietly, "They'll take the time they need."
Sighing impatiently, Louise turned her attention back to her needlepoint, a small design on a baby's pyjama. Maybe she was more referring to herself than to Vyreduis when she thought she'd been waiting for birth for forever.
But then a long deep rumble shook the castle's walls. Progress at last. The needlepoint was thrown on the table and lay there forgotten as most of the castle rushed to the deep cavern, trying to get a front row seat for the joyful event of the mind pairing.

Inside the cavern, the aspirants for the draklings gathered. The five of them loitered around the feeding tables. Rackham was the most flamboyant of the five, his big feathery hat firmly on his head. Behind him Yone and Fresia stood together, talking nervously about was about to happen. The two of them had become good friends with their shared interest of studying. Beside them the young messenger Lahgoz looked as if he'd rather run away from all this than to pair this evening. Lastly Kraaje looked determined to pair this evening and get back to her love as fast as she could.
Swiftly, as if to appease the waiting audience, the heavy metal doors to the deep cavern opened with a slight squeal. Out strode Vyreduis, her bright blue hide glowing in the abundant light. Behind her five draklings entered the room below the watchful eye of their father.
Impatient by the pairing of their sister, a bright green male plant and a bright red-gold fire male moved away from behind their mother. The two boisterous males did not wait for either one to impress. In stead they headed in a straight line to the one they wanted to pair.
Vyreduis announced "Frisph." and then she added "A great admirer of the wild." as the plant drakling attacked Rackham's feathery hat, making the pirate reach for his sword which luckily hadn't been allowed in the sacred room.

Rackham paired at Acicade Castle
Background came from here