"Hey! Sweetheart! Time to wake up!" Pillow said sweetly, nudging his little girl awake with his snout.

"hmmnh?" Hope murmured, still half asleep, eyes still closed.

Pillowcase rolled his eyes, motioning for the others to come and wake her up, Hope was jolted awake as three bodies jumped on her, she took them in questioningly, The first, was a three eyed light blue dragon named Bear, She was bigger than her brothers, oldest and very kind and fluffy, she was having a play fight with the second oldest, Kit, who was a skinny, playful and smart golden brown dragon with beautiful sparrow like wings, the last dragon was another light blue one, with random bluer spots, and beautiful magenta eyes, she learned later his name was Resin, and he was the youngest and shyest of them all.

Pillow looked at the playing kids with solemn happiness, knowing his little girl will be safe here, he turned to his friends, Bzzt and Kipper, who watched their children play with Hope too.

"Thank you for doing this, i always knew something like this would happen, but never to Hope... You won't tell her what I am going to do, will you?" Pillow asked quietly.

"Don't worry, we won't. I just.... Hope one day you can come back for her..." Kipper said, eyes downcast.

"You know why i can't, Kip."

"We will do our very best for her, we wish you the best too, stripy." Bzzt said in his static voice, smiling at the old nickname that he had for Pillowcase.

"Thank you so much, Kip, Wires, I could always count on you." Pillowcase's eyes fill with tears, but he pushes them away, and turns to his daughter.

"Hope, could you come here for a second?"

Hope bounded up to her father happily, Pillow looked down at her little face sadly. "I have to go for a while, Sweetheart. You'll be staying with these people, they are friends of mine."

Hope was shocked, Pillow had never left her for more than an afternoon hunt, and his words had a finality in them that she had never heard from her father before, this scared her.

"Wh-When will you be back?!"

Pillowcases mask fell for a second, showing Hope his uncertain, sad and scared face.

"I.... I don't know, little one, i'll be back as soon as i can, i love you."

Pillowcase kissed her forehead warmly, pulling her in for a hug, Hope tried her very best to memories his warmth, his unique smell of chestnuts and fresh leaves, Hope let her head rest on his chest, her tears dampening his fur.

Pillowcase was holding back tears, finally, the moment he was dreading had come. He pulled away from Hope, walking back the way he came.

Hope was still crying, left with a family she did not know, waiting for her father to return.