Nobu slowly trudges to you. "Child, you are my chosen. You do not need to act like this. It makes me feel old!"

I look up "You're a guardian, how can I even start comparing to you, or Ash for that matter. Although the trader put a few thoughts in his head." I stand up, still keeping my head dipped and looked again at Ash and Crimson before back at Nobu

She nudges you up into a standing pose. "I see that you have completed gathering things, correct?"
She looks at the ice egg. "We can now start the process."

She nudges you up into a standing pose. "I see that you have completed gathering things, correct?"
She looks at the ice egg. "We can now start the process."

"Process..?" I step back, a little worried and pick up Crimson "Is the egg going to hatch?"
And are the lights on?

(Somewhat..)
"Yes. You can't have me around because I'm stuck here, but with the egg, you can have a part of me with you."

(Somewhat..)
"Yes. You can't have me around because I'm stuck here, but with the egg, you can have a part of me with you."

"Stuck..?" I looked around confused and hug Crimson tightly, stroking his head
(Yay some light before I go blind)

"The shadow trapped every guardian in a specific area. I was lucky enough to have my actual home as the place I would be stuck in for eternity until the chosen one came. You are, in all honesty, my one way ticket to freedom."

"How can I help then? By raising the egg?" I paused then start laughing, "Is this egg Ash's sibling practically?" I place Crimson down and look at him, smirking slightly

She somehow smiles and makes a throaty laugh. "Not really. You will raise it, and I will hatch it for you. It will be your guardian, and can speak to you. This one was chosen just for you." She stands up on the hind legs and cradles the egg in her arms. "Isihlahla esivamile. Ulethe izinto sicela. Ukuqedwa kuzoqala maduzane."

She somehow smiles and makes a throaty laugh. "Not really. You will raise it, and I will hatch it for you. It will be your guardian, and can speak to you. This one was chosen just for you." She stands up on the hind legs and cradles the egg in her arms. "Isihlahla esivamile. Ulethe izinto sicela. Ukuqedwa kuzoqala maduzane."

I step back, gasping, "Like Crimson?" So it is Ash's sibling.. and his mother.. and teacher.. practically. I really have to ask him sometime.. I pause, "And it's not going to eat anything alive, right..?"

She turns to look at you as the creature from before lumbers in holding the things you gave to it. "It can eat fruit an plants, but it will need meat." She looks at Ash and sighs, nuzzling him. "I will need you to stay out here, both of you. You can't see the hatching process. When we hand you the egg, we will both disappear, as will the castle. The cave will remain for other people to explore. You will be sent back you your house that you made as an extra precaution that the child is not going to be harmed." She gives you some rare berries and a golden flute. "The flute will change his form, but only for a while," she states while pointing at Ash. "and these will help him grow up faster. Thank you."