Snippet #2711105

It didn’t surprise him that Alexia was unphased by his change. Mostly because he did the same thing before. The dragon was curious if she ever met another of his race. He would have to ask sometime when she is…more approachable. Whenever that will be.

“Allow me to explain the rules of my home very clearly. We are headed for my airport. Its a large piece of land dedicated to the large scale application of maintenance and use aerial vehicles. While most of you have no doubt seen and understand that planes and helicopters are, do the restrictions involved with the chasms, you have only seen small scale aerial vehicles that were remade from ancient earth designs. These vehicles are subject to the rules of not being allowed to fly as everything, and you will leave them all alone. I care not if you want to look at them, or even use one to bunk down in. There is plenty of food, take your pick, but do not over eat, always leave some behind for others. You'll find that the food is always fresh and stocks itself in time, so while I won't care if you try anything, all of it being old earth foodstuffs, I will get picky if you try to eat it all."

The rules made sense and he planned to follow them. He doesn’t over eat but he would be sure to collect samples to store in cards to take home. Maybe there were some things they could replicate that hasn’t been done before.

"There are several spells in place, all amplified by the waters of this world to be time-locked. I've marked off each area of the complex I call with various colored rings and stripes by hallways and on the support pillars, as well as marking doors with stripes along the top and bottom. Green stripes and bands mean you may move around freely. I don't care about things there and you may look and explore as you wish. Yellow stripes and bands means you're entering an area that you shouldn't be. I've put green arrows on the floor to help guide you back away from someplace I would prefer you avoid. If you see any red stripes or bands, leave and head back to the main floor then and there. I value my privacy and will respect yours in turn. If you try to break into anything private, know this. You're in my domain, there is no place you can hide here. You own up to it, we'll talk. You try to lie and we have a problem."

Again, rules that he had no problem with. Even back home, they respected private areas. Curiosity or not there were some things you don’t do without permission. Only the newly hatched are exempt because they don’t know better. The sound of water increasing in volume helped relax him and made him more excited to swim. Ravyn made sure to look around at the forest, making a mental note to put a warning on this world on his map. Basically “Avoid unless invited. Beasts here will eat you and if you fly the air will kill you”. He would follow the feline’s request to keep details to a minimum. Mostly just warnings to not visit along with zero mention of the things she wants kept off.

"I've taken and gathered up multiple signs as well and re-purposed many rooms as well. The place has lights, water, power, and heat in excess. It has running bathrooms, all clearly labeled and fairly private, those with showers and bathes clearly marked as such as well. If you need food, look for the food and snack signs. There are some buffet like spots set up, and you are welcome to take snacks off carts as well. There is no translation on any of the bags of food or signs detailing what foods are in any given spot, it is all in ancient earth English.”

If he wanted to know what food names actually translated to, he could always ask Sam or the cat herself.

“If you're feeling sick, drink the water, it cures poisons as well. At the end of the day though, eat at your risk. There are dozens of ancient earth spices there that were lost in the shattering event."

Another good thing to know in case there is some ancient food his race can’t handle. The mention of ancient earth spices also intrigued him. More things he would have to collect samples of. He made another note to ask Alexia what those spices were.

A rumbling purr came from his larger feral body. The sound of the water was quite soothing at this point. While his companions would travel by boat, he would swim beside them.

Once everyone along with the wagon were on the boat, he eased himself into the water. It would be stupid to do something that could capsize the boat. He doubted they would appreciate that. Being part water dragon, he was easily able to keep pace with the boat.

"You have an entire island to rest and relax on while I prepare and need to find a crusader to carry a message. If you get bored, I can arrange for some forms of entertainment, including ancient earth media, and some other things that died during the shattering. I am sure you can find something to do that will not interfere with my privacy. You may ask for other information as well, but I expect my privacy to remain intact. That includes not recording any details of my home, or sharing them with others, no matter the reasoning." The dragon’s ears perked up at the mention of ancient earth media. Depending on what that was, he would have to copy anything that would be of interest. Holo anded up asking the question he had forming in his mind. Apparently movies and books were on the list along with electronic games. The books and movies he would have to copy. The electronic games interested him as well. Maybe there were some fun ones to try out. With everything mentioned, he wanted to try it all though he wondered if he would have the time. Still, perhaps he would be allowed to return after their journey is finished.

It was interesting swimming on Alexia’s world. The beasts were frightening but interesting. The ones that he saw drinking from the stream he waved at. Though he knew they would happily eat him. Alexia’s recommendation of not leaving the island to explore was one he would follow. As proof of this Alexia discovered smoke from ahead and the sight of dead bodies.

Ravyn swam to the edge and walked out of the lake along with the others. With all the beasts in this forest, would there be any living survivors by the time they reached them. He followed behind Alexia with his armor spreading along his body for protection. Hopefully they didn’t run into any problems but at least he was protected if they did.