Twas a cold night at the Warhawke keep, and the Chieftain Eraynion was just finishing up a construction in his workshop. Yawning, he left his creation on the table and set forth for fresh air. High above him hung the milky-white moon, which illuminated the courtyard. As Eraynion went to check the gate out of habit, he noticed a figure leaning against the stable fence.
“Dakath?” he’d call out, approaching his fellow Warhawke.
“Ah, Chieftain, I was just…” His voice was fatigued and his eyes were drooping. Eraynion looked past Dakath at what laid within the stables. A three foot tall egg, surrounded by hay, sat snuggly within.
“It should hatch soon, Chieftain, right?” asked Dakath.
“Hmm…” hummed Eraynion. Like clockwork, the egg began to shake side to side. Dakath, noticing that his leader’s eyes had widened, quickly turned around.
“Sir!” excitedly said Dakath.
“I see it, I see it,” replied Eraynion. The two dark elves climbed over the fence and squatted by the shivering egg. It began to crack; after a moment, an orange beak poked from the shell, and eventually, after breaking up more of its organic prison, the baby Bokolo freed its head.
With a happy chirp its wings expanded, splattering the remains of the egg all over the stable. Eraynion’s eyes sparkled at the baby Bokolo; it was twice the size of a chicken, and had golden feathers covering its body. Instead of hopping over to Eraynion, it walked up to Dakath and began to hop up and down in place.
“What should we name it?” asked Dakath, letting the Bok Bok jump into his arms.
With a soft sigh Eraynion said, “It seems that is your responsibility now.”
Dakath paused, his eyebrows crinkling. He thought long about what to name the Bok Bok. Then it hit like a ton of boulders— he said with a smile, “Lareh’li!”
“Lareh’li?” asked Eraynion, head tilting.
“So Larry?” finally said Eraynion, garnering a raised eyebrow from Dakath.
“Uh… sure, Chief,” replied Dakath.
“Bok Bok’s require a lot of attention… they’re like toddlers,” explained Eraynion as the baby Bokolo chirped.
Dakath nodded, slightly confused. He then said, “I’ll take care of him to my best ability, sir.”
And so, the adventures of Larry and Dakath had begun.