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While the rainbow Yuniko may have been many things, warrior he was not. Krishna had no time to defend himself from the blow, registering the pain of a hard fist connecting squarely with his cheek as he fell to the earth.

He managed to catch himself with his hands, preventing a possible head injury, but his surprise and anger still made themselves known through a serpentine hiss coming through his tightly clenched teeth.

Apparently the egg -had- decided that it was the perfect time to hatch, and Delmor was caught somewhere between panic and wonder as he watched a flit of motion poking through the navy shell, patiently chipping away until all in a tumble rolled out a tiny, dragon-like creature.

He was the same rich blue color as the shell, primarily, but the Aquatic stared at the shock of teal fur that formed the infant's tail, feeling even more tears drip down his face now as a set of jewel-green eyes looked up at him. 'It's... so beautiful...'

Then the baby threw his head back and he screamed.

Krishna winced in pain, a combination rising from his aching face and the sudden skull-splitting sound in the air. He tried to get himself back to his feet, but whatever anger had been fueling his agression seemed to die down as he realized that the cry was coming from what had, until just recently, been an egg. It was something akin to witnessing the birth of a child, but the Kirin Yuniko doubted that it was meant to be this painful.

Delmor could feel eyes on him, not only the familiar ones of his friends but also those of the stranger's. His tail began to lash nervously, and he scooped the dragon up in a hand, dropping the basket in order to better secure his hold on the little creature. The navy reptile decided that he liked the attention and snuggled against the Aquatic's chest, all squealing done.

His green eyes travelling down to look at the creature that was, quite literally, trusting his life to his hands, Delmor found himself speaking for the first time, directing his quivering voice towards the unfamiliar Yuniko. "Please... don't hurt him. I... I'll keep him quiet."

Krishna turned his gold eyes briefly towards the rune-covered Yuniko, but then turned them away again. It was embarassing enough to be beaten and useless... without knowing that one of the few people who had an opinion that mattered was so near. He finally regained his footing unassisted, giving his friend only a brief whisper, "I'm fine, Sekani." Then, in an even lower tone, "But please, lay low. I don't want to see you hurt again."

With that he growled towards the retreating pirate, brushing the back of his hand over his still-throbbing cheek. Sapphire? What on earth was he blabbering about? "Leave Delmor alone. He hasn't done anything wrong."

Delmor's eyes widened at the harsh tone in the brown Yuniko's voice, taking a step back himself in response to his movement. He wasn't quite sure why the egg was being referred to as a sapphire, but his mouth felt terribly dry as he managed to stammer out, "I... I didn't do anything. He... he just... he needed to hatch. He must've incubated... l-long enough. I'm... I'm sorry..."

The dragon tilted his head at the Yuniko's distress and gave a tiny squeak before licking a strangely salty cheek in an attempt to comfort. Why was the warmth trembling so?

"Informant?" The anger began to reappear again as the rainbow Yuniko put two and two together. "You caused all of this trouble just to try and rob us? You injured Sekani, made Delmor cry, probably sent my charge into pre-mature hatching... because you heard some rumor and wanted to make some quick gold? What kind of half-brained moron are you?!"

"K-krishna! Calm down... please." Delmor pleaded, his tail long since grown still with only slight twitchings of mental distress. For all he knew, this stranger was serious when he talked of skinning other people alive. "We... we don't want things to get any worse."

The Kirin merely shook his head, the disgust in his golden eyes as plain as the scales near his face. A thief trying to justify his actions was still just that - a thief. The grasp on his arm demanded his immediate attention, and he softened his gaze at Sekani's question. "Perhaps leaving would be best. There is no need to be mixed up with such a ruffian. I am sorry, though, that all of this happened during your visit."

He purposefully ignored the fact that said ruffian was only a short distance away and quite able to hear his statements.

Delmor stopped crying, possibly more relieved then he should have been now that the physical fighting was over and the tiny dragon cradled in his arms would not be taken away. He looked first at his conversing friends and then back to the pirate, and he suggested in a soft tone, "Perhaps... you can find a better way to live. One that doesn't involve hurting and scaring people."

The dragon became increasingly puzzled at the events happening around him, focusing his gaze on the other three bundles of potential pampering near him. Two seemed to be busy - but one of them had just thrown a colorful toy into the air! His wings flapped excitedly as he squirmed against his current resting place.

"C-calm down, little one!"

Krishna relaxed, glad to see the situation under control. No one was going to be hurt anymore, not with the pirate retreating, Delmor seemed to be geting along with the little dragon... and, he had to admit, the cool touch of Sekani's lithe arms around his own made him glad that the event had happened in the first place. After all, this was probably as much as he would ever get; even if it meant nothing to Sekani, the obvious trust that the dancer had around him meant everything to the Kirin.

Delmor suceeded in quieting down the dragon in his arms with a few rocking motions, keeping quiet after hearing the brown Yuniko's words. He would never understand why one would want to hurt others... but obviously there was no help for this one, and at least he wasn't going to try and hurt either him or his friends anymore.

The Aquatic walked over to Sekani's other side, giving a smile at both of the other other Yuniko to show that he too was ready to go.

The little dragon gave a tiny pout at the loss of the colorful toy... but then something else came up to make him give a happy kyuu! Leaping out of his current snugglie bed, he landed onto a soft bed of rainbow hair and began to paw.

"Delmor, would you get him off, please?"

"AS soon as I can, Krishna... as soon as I can."