Hydra Dorms: Ashton and OPEN
His early release from detention for the sake of the upcoming holiday had been a surprise to the dragon. He'd anticipated another two days in that cell and when Ms. Menides came to fetch him the day before, telling him he was being released with the freedom to attend the holiday brunch - or not attend - he was grateful and made his way up and outside, going straight for the woods where he could transform and go check on his hoard.
Calli had been out there that night, too, and Ashton had gotten to see her in her true form at last. He'd felt warm afterwards, but not quite ready to go on some strange hunt for eggs all around the grounds. He had not felt like attending the dining hall brunch, either, and had sulked in his room after informing Barclay that he'd been released early and that he was not going to participate. The dragon wasn't feeling particularly giving, regardless of the competition between the Houses going on.
He left his room while the majority of the students were out of the dorm and it was a quiet place - not that Hydra every got particularly wild - and he made his way to the sitting area where a mini kitchenette was adjacent to, intent on stocking up on water and retreating back to his room. Although Ashton had spent the past two weeks cooped up in a cell, he'd had his taste of freedom the previous night and now he wasn't sure he wanted to chance running into Anna or Trent. He wasn't scared, he argued with himself. He just didn't know what to say. And unless he had changed, Anna had forbidden him from seeing her or Trent.
On his way through the sitting room, Ashton saw something colorful sticking out from behind a cushion and he paused, eyeing it with a tilt of his head. An egg? Stepping closer, he picked it up, a pink and white egg that had been hidden. Curious, he looked around the room and spotted another one. Collecting this one, too, he began searching for more, pulling items aside, looking under others, getting a feeling of satisfaction when he found a third.
Okay, maybe he wanted to do the egg hunt after all.