Odd Encounters

[Ricia]

Rhea laughed quietly, "No. you didn't, it's just... Roen carries this much every day and every time he offered to take you and your swords you always refused saying it was too heavy... Now Rebel is here and he can stay as fast as him, with you, swords and food like Roen.... You did kind of really insult him, but he'll live." Rhea said quietly. Mentally kicked Roen for being a jerk.


Roen grunted, the dragon really was sulking.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Rebel is used to my weight and the magical weight of my swords doesn't effect him like it does those unused to my dark energy. not that that makes them light, sheesh pulse... I don't like to fly," she shrugged "no offence meant if it's any good I'll admit I've never seen such a magnificent flight as when you and Aria where together,"


Zek chuckled "I wish i could fly with you Roen," he said

 

[Ricia]

Roen wasn't buying into it. The dragon just huffed and laid down and lifted Rhea so she could get to the saddle bags, "Hes not convinced because Kurama did the same thing, even though they were kind of pressed for time." Rhea said pulling out a few things of food to pass on. "Dragon memory... you have to love it.." Rhea mumbled.


Rhea offered Zek a smile as she pulled out several bags of dried milk and meats, laying them down on the ground. "I think we should leave in the morning honestly..." Rhea said after getting half of each.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"why wait?" shania asked.


"I agree do stay a bit longer," Zek said "I can get more golds and silvers for Roen,"

 

[Ricia]

Rhea chuckled, "Shania... Roen, Aria and I just got back from a flying marathon... I am tired from riding all night last night and all day today... I haven't eaten much in the way of food since i left so suddenly yesterday and I've not drank anything..." Rhea said, she was tired from worry as well. Sleep last night wasn't very good either.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Sorry I forget you can't go on like i can," Shania said and looked at Rhea apologetically "I really just don't like... walls... yep or magic infused palaces," she was petting Rebel "I'll fix you something to eat what do you feel like eating?"

 

[Ricia]

Rhea gave Shania a wary smile, "Well we can leave if you really want too... just give me a few hours to sleep a little I guess, and I'll eat as we leave." Truthfully she wanted to spend a bit more time with Zek, but if Shania really wanted to leave they could.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Like I said I forgot you can't run like me rest up a night you'll need it and Roen got promised metals he liked," Shania dismounted but both her and Rebel laid in the grass,.

 

[Ricia]

Rhea smiled a bit, she felt bad that she was always holding Shania back. "Sorry. I'll go get something to eat." Rhea said quietly before turning to go get some food. Roen lifted his head to watch Rhea go before snorting, "Metals are always good, for my scales."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Yes... wonder what Soki will eat?" Shania said.


"I wonder if the reason Skysong is so soft is because of her diet," Zek said and went deep into thought.

 

[Ricia]

Roen looked to Zek after Rhea had left his sight. "Aria does not eat metals, though her scales are natural soft. We are still unsure if Soki eats metals."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Interesting... Roen do you mind if I feel your scales and claws?" Zek asked he wanted to see the difference but he was going to be polite about it.

 

[Ricia]

Roen extended a clawed paw to Zek, "Feel free to touch however much you want... just don't pull my scales out without my permission. I don't give them to just anyone." He warned.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I would never do something like that." Zek said sounding a bit offended but he gently ran his hands over Roen's scales transfixed at their strength and beauty.

 

[Ricia]

Roen snorted, "I only say what needs to be said." He said, though it sounded like it was directed not just at Zek, more or less Rhea because she was scolding him again through the link.


"Rhea asks if she can go back to your room. She had left her sword there after you had changed her into robes. She likes the robes so she will more or less stay in them till we leave." Roen told Zek after a moment.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Of course she may just tell her to be careful I do have magic on alot of my things though as long as she doesn't go digging she shouldn't meet any," Zek said still admiring Roen.

 

[Ricia]

Roen flexed his claw so he could see how the scales moved with his muscles, liking being admired. "She won't, she just wants to get we weapons and armor. She says Thank you."

 

[InsaneTruth]

"My pleasure," Zek said almost out of sheer reflex as he felt the muscle move under his hands and saw the scales Shania couldn't help but chuckle Zek looked like a baby dragon admiring his father she even noted his wings were slightly open in his obvious wonder.

 

[Ricia]

Roen looked away from Zek for a moment to take a mental note where the two dragons he was charge of was. Aria and Soki had not made a noise since Rhea left, Aria since they had landed.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Aria was just watching Zek the mage both frightened and interested her.


Soki was napping he seemed to have lost any traces of the hiccups and decided to go back to sleep.


"Roen... you are magnificent.. I have yet to find anything about you that is not absolutely enthralling... one day... perhaps I could ask you to allow me the honor of a ride..."

 

[Ricia]

"You are able to ride me when ever you would like. It was the original plan was it not?" Roen said, pressing a claw lightly on Zek's chest to motion about the bonding that had happened while trying to free him from the castle's bond.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"If on;y i could go far... this is the farthest out I can go and... out of the palaces walls I doubt I could go five feet above my own height." he smiled sadly and went a few steps past Roen and he could see the magic stopping Zek it crackled and hissed like lightning and he drew back quickly as it hurt as well. "Immediately after the attack Father made my restrictions... more restricting."

 

[Ricia]

"Sounds like he it chaining you down and leaving you out to be eaten by the vultures." Roen said bluntly. placing the claw Zek was looking at down on the ground.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Zek sighed "he says it is for my own safety... I can't lean out my window anymore."


"Seriously Numair needs to learn you are not a child the gods bless." Shania said

 

[Ricia]

"The tighter you hold on to something, the more likely I think you are going to kill it. Protection only goes so far, eventually it can lead to your death." Roen said simply, "Its like catching a deer. I guarantee if I am holding it to the ground no harm will come to it because no one would be stupid enough to steal from a dragon without a death wish. But I also guarantee the deer will die under my claw eventually, be it a peices it with my teeth, or simply let it die or thirst or starvation." Roen seemed oddly proud of himself, though Rhea saw a lot of flaws in his thinking, he was mostly on track.


"Rhea is always quick to point out flaws..." Roen said with a huff.