22.Mar.12, 03:19 AM
Talian nodded slowly. "I understand that," he replied. He'd heard that was more normal for dragons. He just had the dubious honor of only really being close to Larrikith, who clearly didn't give a shard. He swallowed hard again and allowed himself to smile just a little bit as Charath sighed against him. His touch grew bolder, his fingers pressing down just a bit more firmly as he ran them across her snout and down her neck. She was pleasant to touch.
"She's cute," he finally admitted. He was normally inclined to find dragons hideously ugly, but Charath's mannerisms, matched with her small size, were growing on him just a bit. He couldn't really place why. Perhaps it was because she was being so tolerable, not screaming at him or doing anything of the like. Judging by Eri's description, though, she probably wanted to.
Tal wasn't stupid. He picked up on the untruthfulness in Eri's tone right away. "You don't have to lie to me," he said. He didn't take offense, though there was a touch of sadness. He really didn't want this to be a problem.
He realized he was going to have to do something.
"Charath," Talian said lightly, letting both hands rest on her neck for a few seconds. "I'm sorry if I was thinking ugly thoughts about you when I came in. This is all very new to me," he said honestly. "And some other dragons have been very harsh towards me before. But Eri loves you, and you love him," he said. He assumed both to be true...the bond was legendary. He managed a smile for her. "I'm sort of scared of dragons, but Eri is my best friend, and I love what he loves," he said with affirmation. This was something he needed to do, not just for himself, but also for Eri.
He stroked her nose again, for good measure. He was much more relaxed already, though perhaps a little bit withdrawn and drained from that downpour of emotion.
"She's cute," he finally admitted. He was normally inclined to find dragons hideously ugly, but Charath's mannerisms, matched with her small size, were growing on him just a bit. He couldn't really place why. Perhaps it was because she was being so tolerable, not screaming at him or doing anything of the like. Judging by Eri's description, though, she probably wanted to.
Tal wasn't stupid. He picked up on the untruthfulness in Eri's tone right away. "You don't have to lie to me," he said. He didn't take offense, though there was a touch of sadness. He really didn't want this to be a problem.
He realized he was going to have to do something.
"Charath," Talian said lightly, letting both hands rest on her neck for a few seconds. "I'm sorry if I was thinking ugly thoughts about you when I came in. This is all very new to me," he said honestly. "And some other dragons have been very harsh towards me before. But Eri loves you, and you love him," he said. He assumed both to be true...the bond was legendary. He managed a smile for her. "I'm sort of scared of dragons, but Eri is my best friend, and I love what he loves," he said with affirmation. This was something he needed to do, not just for himself, but also for Eri.
He stroked her nose again, for good measure. He was much more relaxed already, though perhaps a little bit withdrawn and drained from that downpour of emotion.