Ascending Legends

[Dragongal]

Matthias chuckled. "That Lady has a worse mouth than me half the time, just you wait, you'll see." Arryn took Dayn's hand as she led him outside. "He's not wrong."


Arryn led Dayn to Grey trail with the others, climbing a winding path until they were at a cleft on the mountainside. "Let me teach him." Matthias laid his shield down, kneeling on it. He pointed to a few rocky outcroppings on the long and rather steep slope. "Avoid those, of you'll get thrown pretty damn far - hitting the ground will hurt bad. And you won't stop rolling. Now, lay the shield down, kneel like you're about to pray and keep your feet in the snow, pray to whatever gods you favor, grab the handles, and push off. Tip, jump a little when you push off to get it going fast. I suggest not copying your wife - or my wife... or me. We'll probably go for the outcroppings for some controlled flying. Don't bank too quickly, also. I'll wait for you all at the bottom." Matthias did exactly as he'd described, omitting the praying, and shot off. He his one of the snow - covered outcroppings, sparks flying off his shield before he flew off into the air, controlling it with ease of practice as he landed and continued on, down to the bottom.


Arryn smiled to Dayn. "You first or me first?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had listened to Matthias to the degree to understand what did what, paying little attention to the suggestion of not following him or anyone else. Whether these Northerners wanted to admit it or not, Dayn was quite capable of handling himself. He pulled his shield off his back before stealing a quick kiss and leaping off down the slope. Dayn landed on the shield properly, and of course headed straight for the outcroppings that Matthias advised him not to follow him down. Arryn is going to kill me, but this will be worth it. For the few seconds Dayn was in the air he found himself laughing, though the laughter faded as he eyed his landing spot. He hit, hard, but he managed to hold on.


The rest of the ride downhill was easy. Just like riding the flumes back home. As he came to the bottom and noticed Matthias Dayn turned the shield lose, sliding off and into the snow once he made it to the bottom. Powder flew into the air and Dayn gracefully rolled his way back to his feet before looking at Matthias with a smile. "My wife is going to kill me."

 

[Dragongal]

"Damn straight she is. Didn't she tell you...? One of our friends broke his leg doing this. Of course, it never stopped her, but I'm sure she told you about that."


Arryn had watched Dayn in amazement. She could nearly hear as he hit the ground. "Incorrigible." Kalie laughed. "Aw, but he seems sweet. So, are you...?" "Oh Hel yeah. You go first." Kalie nodded, going down the slope similar to how the boys had, only landing off the outcropping better than Dayn had. She stood up and retrieved her shield, then walked over to Matthias. "Is she going to...?" "Yep." Arryn looked down the slope with a smile, laying her shield down before sliding her left foot into the handles. She pushed off, still standing, ducking her head down to increase her speed. She went for one of the higher outcroppings, made the jump, spun about, and landed with perfect ease, having gained even more speed. As she came to the end of her run she slid toward Dayn, angling her shield so snow flew into his face, before she stopped herself and picked up her shield and walked back over to him. Now it was evident for why she wore her greaves - in the case that she did fall. "Love. Simple instructions. But, you did pretty well. Bruise your knees a bit?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn had bent down and tended to his boots before Arryn pulled up and slung snow all over him. "Nope. Takes more than that to bruise me up." Dayn gave Arryn a coy smile. He had left a few items back at their house, mostly just a couple of trinkets that he didn't want to risk losing, especially when he did something like what he had planned next. In a swift motion Dayn and practically leapt out of his boots and clothes while managing to shift smoothly into his wolf form before pouncing on Arryn and playfully knocking her into the snow. <You gripe at me for being foolish? What madness caused you to want to pull that stunt?> Dayn laid down on top of Arryn, pinning her, though being sure not to crush her. He was a little miffed to be sure. <Love,> His ears laid back as he gently nuzzled up under Arryn's chin, <Please be careful.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn laughed, reaching up and petting Dayn's head gently. It was honestly endearing how concerned he was; she liked it, though it was unnecessary. She didn't want him worrying, but it was nice that he cared so much. "Dayn, I've been doing that for six years. I stopped for a while, sure, but I'm okay. I'll be careful, same as always." Matthias and Kalie had been surprised by Dayn's shift, but now they were both smiling at the couple. "What's he saying?" "He's scolding me for standing while riding, and asking me to be careful." "Wasn't his fur color different?" "Long story." Arryn looked back to Dayn, smiling softly as she petted him. "I promise, I'll be careful, love. I'm sorry I worried you."

 

[BookWyrm]

<You would have worried me if I hadn't of only seen the very end of it all.> Dayn refused to move at the moment. He had gotten comfy snuggled up under Arryn's chin. He sighed contently. <But, I trust you enough not to hurt yourself.> He could feel Matthias and Kalie's eyes on them as they lay together in the snow. <They are watching. I can feel it.> Dayn licked Arryn's face before standing up and nudging Arryn, dropping down into his play stance before nudging her again with a mock growl as he tail wagged slightly.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn smiled as she stood up, grabbing her shield. "You only saw the end of it! Now I'll have to do it again!" She lightly pushed him a bit, then said, "Which means we have to get to the top again. Hey, Dayn, how fast do you think you could climb this?"

 

[BookWyrm]

<Fast.> Dayn looked over at Arryn and nudged her. <Want to make those two jealous? Climb on.>

 

[Dragongal]

"Just what I was thinking." Arryn gathered his clothing and boots, putting them in her pack, then grabbing her shield. She took advantage of the fact that Dayn was kneeling since he was even bigger than before. "See you both at the top." "Arryn, come on, that's not fair!" "Totally is. He's my husband, after all, I get all the advantages that come with it."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn rose up and launched into a full sprint up the mountain. It felt effortless even with Arryn and the equipment as extra weight. Dayn was honestly amazed at his new found strength and speed. Before too long they had made it back to the top of the mountain, and Dayn was barely panting. <I think they are jealous now for sure.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn got off and hugged Dayn around the neck, burying her face in his fur. "Definitely." She lightly kissed his forehead, then ruffled his ears. "I bet they'll be even more jealous if I could make a run and be back up before them. I'd shift and play with you, but I don't want to just ignore them, and, this is fun."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn beamed with pride when Arryn had buried her face against him. <I think I can keep pace with you, if nothing more I'll be a couple of seconds behind you if you want me to follow.>

 

[Dragongal]

"Sure." Arryn dropped her shield, setting it up as she had before before taking off. She did it exactly like she had last time, since Dayn hadn't seen before.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn followed closely behind Arryn, in truth sticking much closer than he had first expected. When they came to the jump Dayn laid it on and pushed off, sailing through the air parallel to Arryn, before landing smoothly and taking off again. This was almost as fun as actually riding the shield down the mountain. Not surprisingly, they passed by Matthias and Kalie as they zipped down the mountain, Dayn yipping at them as they passed by. Once they had reached the bottom and Arryn was on her own feet again Dayn trotted over and rubbed against her. <That was fun.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn laughed and ruffled his ears, taking her foot out of the handles on the shield and picking it up. "I agree. Love, could you kneel? It was hard enough beforex , but now those few extra inches make it too hard to climb on."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn knelt down, only standing up once Arryn was secure. This time Dayn felt some of the strain of the trip, but he still pushed on with ease. He yipped at Matthias and Kalie as they passed them, again. This time when he got to the top of the mountain Dayn laid down. He was panting a little heavier. <How about we break for a moment? Maybe....we could snuggle up and enjoy some alone time until they get to the top?>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn looked at Dayn and smiled. "I like that idea." Arryn set their shields in the snow and walked over to him, sitting down and leaning against his sidep, snuggling close.

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn curled around Arryn and laid his head in her lap. <I love the fact that you are mine, and that you enjoy being close. Snuggling, cuddling, you make all of it that much better.> Dayn laid his ears back as he relaxed against her. <They are going to be so jealous when they get up here.>

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn leaned her head back against his shoulder, starting to slowly pet down his neck and along his spine."Yes they are. You're the best husband ever you know that?"

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn purred contently. <Only because my amazing wife keeps telling me that I am.> Dayn snuggled closer around Arryn, relaxing even more as she started to pet along his neck.

 

[Dragongal]

Arryn cuddled closer to Dayn to keep her face warm. "And I always will, love." A few minutes later, Matthias and Kalie walked into view, both of them crossing the ledge until they were next to the pair on the ground. "You two look comfy." "Well, that's probably because we are."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn looked up at Matthias and Kalie before wagging his tail. Since Arryn was the only person he could talk to as a wolf he figured the gesture was the best option he had. <Do you think they would take kindly to being pounced on, or do you think that my be pushing the boundaries of our relationship at the moment?>

 

[Dragongal]

"Don't do it." Matthias and Kalie shared a glance. "He just had a silly suggestion." "Alright. Want to go for your third run?" "Absolutely. If Dayn is done cuddling, that is."

 

[BookWyrm]

Dayn nuzzled up against Arryn's neck, licking her face before standing back up and walking over towards Matthias and Kalie. He stared at them for a moment before kicking up a small wall of powder at them and running back to Arryn.

 

[Dragongal]

"Hey!" Matthias laughed, brushing off the snow. "I take it he's not done cuddling!" Arryn ruffled his ears lovingly. "Don't just hide behind me, I'm not a shield!"