"You might not love this one, lass," Faolan said.
They would have to go out now. He strapped his bow to his back and adjusted his bag before heading towards the grasses. There was a huge swathe of short grass before the plains would engulf a traveler and this was the most dangerous time to be seen out in the open. Dragons didn't care very much about what they ate so long as they were full.
And with G'reg not answering him, he was feeling a bit lost. It was hard when you've been with someone for twenty-five years and they suddenly seem to disappear. If G'reg was punishing him for something - and he very well might be - Faolan felt like garbage thinking about how much he was pining for the old dragon's attention.
"I mean it, Auxina," Faolan said as he broke through the treeline, eyes on the sky. "Dragons around here are not the friend making type. They are vicious and sometimes appear uncivilized.
"Where are your parents?"
They would have to go out now. He strapped his bow to his back and adjusted his bag before heading towards the grasses. There was a huge swathe of short grass before the plains would engulf a traveler and this was the most dangerous time to be seen out in the open. Dragons didn't care very much about what they ate so long as they were full.
And with G'reg not answering him, he was feeling a bit lost. It was hard when you've been with someone for twenty-five years and they suddenly seem to disappear. If G'reg was punishing him for something - and he very well might be - Faolan felt like garbage thinking about how much he was pining for the old dragon's attention.
"I mean it, Auxina," Faolan said as he broke through the treeline, eyes on the sky. "Dragons around here are not the friend making type. They are vicious and sometimes appear uncivilized.
"Where are your parents?"