19.Jan.12, 06:57 AM
Ridiculous child. Larrikith intoned, her tone somewhere between snide and disgusted as she cast a glance at the young healer. B'jin, raised his eyebrows, features taking on an expression of bewilderment. Larrikith opted to fill him in on her train of thought - When has a dragon ever tasted human flesh? She was definitely disgusted, now, and snorted disdainfully as she spread her wings under a few inches of cool salt water, mood dispelling as she sighed blissfully. B'jin laughed abruptly, the sound aimed at his dragon. As a result, he almost missed Talian's confused question.
He offered no explanation as he turned to look down at the healer, waiting as he was by the entrance into the hall. "Are you coming?" While the simple question could be taken as irritable, B'jin's placid nature and lyrical voice melted any such intone away from it and instead made it curious and quizzical. "You'll burn, you know, standing around like that. Katilan sun is nasty."
As his voice fell away, behind them in the water, Larrikith made a sound partway between a rumble and a croon as she allowed her legs to collapse under her and her mossy green body vanished under the rippling waves that coaxed the sandy shoreline. B'jin smiled serenely and waved his hand towards the doorway.
"Come! I don't bite! We have paper work to fill - well, I do anyway! And we need to get you settled in! Come inside, Talian and I'll explain everything to you! Promise!" Still grinning like a fool, B'jin opened the front door and stood back, looking expectantly at Talian.
"Well?"
B'jiin refused to answer any questions until the young man he'd spirited away was safely in the Office provided within - he'd tried explaining things to a sullen new candidate while out on the beach once before. It had not gone well, and as a result, he had taken to making sure they were indoors and safely seated in a comfortable chair with their back to a wall (that seemed to make them feel better, for the most part) before he'd answer any questions.
I could threaten to eat him, Larrikith put in, her head suddenly appearing above the water's surface and her eyes glowing an odd sparkle of colour as she teased. That'll make him move!
You are a horrible creature, and I love you.
Larrikith rumbled her approval, much more vocally than she would normally as she stood up in a fashionable display of wings, water and green glory.
He offered no explanation as he turned to look down at the healer, waiting as he was by the entrance into the hall. "Are you coming?" While the simple question could be taken as irritable, B'jin's placid nature and lyrical voice melted any such intone away from it and instead made it curious and quizzical. "You'll burn, you know, standing around like that. Katilan sun is nasty."
As his voice fell away, behind them in the water, Larrikith made a sound partway between a rumble and a croon as she allowed her legs to collapse under her and her mossy green body vanished under the rippling waves that coaxed the sandy shoreline. B'jin smiled serenely and waved his hand towards the doorway.
"Come! I don't bite! We have paper work to fill - well, I do anyway! And we need to get you settled in! Come inside, Talian and I'll explain everything to you! Promise!" Still grinning like a fool, B'jin opened the front door and stood back, looking expectantly at Talian.
"Well?"
B'jiin refused to answer any questions until the young man he'd spirited away was safely in the Office provided within - he'd tried explaining things to a sullen new candidate while out on the beach once before. It had not gone well, and as a result, he had taken to making sure they were indoors and safely seated in a comfortable chair with their back to a wall (that seemed to make them feel better, for the most part) before he'd answer any questions.
I could threaten to eat him, Larrikith put in, her head suddenly appearing above the water's surface and her eyes glowing an odd sparkle of colour as she teased. That'll make him move!
You are a horrible creature, and I love you.
Larrikith rumbled her approval, much more vocally than she would normally as she stood up in a fashionable display of wings, water and green glory.