Snippet #1655868

Cedare thought for a few seconds. Tasain mentioned how amusing it was that Gaiamat and Ryan met on the same night as him and Denna, and how he had never known that Gaiamat lived so closeby. I assumed he lived around these regions.. since Denna had only been traveling one night's worth to find him. She had heard the stories, and they made sense. Of course she could be terribly wrong.. but that only meant more time with the fresh air. Her claws made soft clicking sounds as she walked on the stone.
All we need to do is catch his scent marked around his territory. And if he's out, we will follow it. I have noticed he tends to keep his rider .. shielded. So they won't be out long. Her last words were spoken dryly. Tasarin was the most openly protective dragon she'd seen so far.

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Four hours of elk travel.. so it will be a very short flight, he thought to himself, amused. Dragonflight was the fastest mode of travel (in his mind).
He spoke slyly to Denna this time. Very well. I'd rather not have humans dying at the sight of me.
His claws shifted on the soft earth as he turned around. He lifted onto his hind feet only a few inches high, and then barreled forward, his wings beginning to outstretch. The leaves brushed against the top of his head as he moved.
Finally he leaped up, his wings outstretched as he bursted through the tree cover, the wind from his motion blowing a clear hole where he'd flown.

He angled back around, gradually increasing altitude so he could see the spot where he'd seen Denna when he got there. During spare time he sometimes went back there to remember. Surprisingly, a few bones of his deer still remained there. Scavengers usually dragged the entire thing to their dens and nests.
Your family, they won't .. demand that you stay or anything?
He asked this mainly for their safety. But he was sure that they would be like Denna. Reasonable.

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Kharygos obliged and settled down, relaxing the muscles of his wings so they'd lie further back and she could mount more easily.
During this time he dismissed the workers who had been looking on.
Flynn and Somnium had their first successful flight when I left, he said, deciding to make small talk when they were to fly down to meet them.

((he'll have started walking by now...))

When Riona felt comfortable he rose and began making his way past his main room, through the blue corridor, and then greeted by sunlight.

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Ryan wiped the water from his eyes that the wind had caused, then quickly put them back on the saddle to maintain himself. He was amazed at how fast she moved, even though she seemed almost dormant back at her home.
His heart pounded in this powerful rush of movement. He knew he should feel afraid - but he also knew he was safest with Gaiamat. Just the feel of flying.. he was sure no human other than dragon riders flew. He mildly wished he had wings so he could experience flight firsthand.

A valley came into view. Gaiamat appeared to be interested in it, so she went lower.
There was a man that he could barely see. He was the tiniest of specks below, with a brighter speck of orange that Ryan assumed to be fire. Ryan smiled when the dragoness spoke.
"That'd be the day. The mighty Gaiamat and Ryan! Woe unto those who speak against them!" He crowed, mocking a town crier, whom were infamous for praising higher-up individuals for pay. But really, the thought stuck in his mind. Gaiamat deserved to be a legend, no doubt. As her rider and friend, he was sure he'd be mentioned somewhere in there as well.