03.May.18, 09:55 AM
Indivara knew how to pick her battles. Or, perhaps more specifically, she knew how to get Venseth to manipulate Veeth to get what she wanted. Indivara was known for being difficult, but that didn’t mean she didn’t want to go to the party R’nd’s sister was holding, or that she really wanted to deny R’vi’s invitation. Of course, if she had wanted to stay home, it wouldn’t have been hard to use V’ler as a means to avoid the situation – he hated the cold, and she wasn’t such a fan either, truth be told – and between the two of them they could have kicked R’vi out and remained rugged up at home. But she did want to go, and with a quick nudge to Venseth, the blue dragon had suggested to Veeth how much fun it would be and badda-bing, badda-boom, they were off! Indivara smirked to herself as she stroked Venseth’s hide, peering down on the property owned by R’nd’s family.
Venseth was amused by Indivara’s play; he’d known she wanted to go as soon as she’d gotten the invitation from R’nd, though she hadn’t done more than mention it in passing to V’ler one night when she was changing for bed. Her bemused tone at the time hadn’t given any indication of her desire to go, but Venseth wasn’t surprised by that; his little rider was remarkably good at hiding away what she really felt. Angling himself carefully, Venseth landed lightly in the snow not far from his blue brothers, lowering his nose so he could sniff at the interesting white fluff before sneezing. Indivara giggled gleefully as she slid from his neck, pulling her riding gloves on tighter and wriggling her fingers. She’d seen some snow – Telgar was hardly warm – but it looked like this area got so much more! Grinning, Indivara snugged her head down deeper into her scarf, feeling the coolness of the air nipping at her ears and nose.
“What?” Turning, Indivara caught the snowball that was tossed her way on pure instinct, blinking down at the little ball of white with a tilted head. “Huh,” she smiled, shifting it between her hands. Turning, she took a couple of dancing steps to V’ler, and held it up for him to examine. “Look!” As soon as his head was turned in her direction, Indivara shoved the snowball firmly in his face, grinding it over his nose and mouth. Laughing in wicked delight, Indivara stood up on her tip-toes to kiss V’ler briefly on the lips, then turned and darted away, grabbing R’vi’s hand and tugging insistently on his arm until he followed her lead.
Don’t you dare let them leave! She laughed at Venseth, who crooned in amusement as he trotted over towards the lake, inviting his brothers to join him as the humans did their human things. He was intent on watching the ones who were gliding so gracefully (and in some cases, without any grace at all) across the surface of the frozen water. He had never known humans could fly without dragon’s wings!
Venseth was amused by Indivara’s play; he’d known she wanted to go as soon as she’d gotten the invitation from R’nd, though she hadn’t done more than mention it in passing to V’ler one night when she was changing for bed. Her bemused tone at the time hadn’t given any indication of her desire to go, but Venseth wasn’t surprised by that; his little rider was remarkably good at hiding away what she really felt. Angling himself carefully, Venseth landed lightly in the snow not far from his blue brothers, lowering his nose so he could sniff at the interesting white fluff before sneezing. Indivara giggled gleefully as she slid from his neck, pulling her riding gloves on tighter and wriggling her fingers. She’d seen some snow – Telgar was hardly warm – but it looked like this area got so much more! Grinning, Indivara snugged her head down deeper into her scarf, feeling the coolness of the air nipping at her ears and nose.
“What?” Turning, Indivara caught the snowball that was tossed her way on pure instinct, blinking down at the little ball of white with a tilted head. “Huh,” she smiled, shifting it between her hands. Turning, she took a couple of dancing steps to V’ler, and held it up for him to examine. “Look!” As soon as his head was turned in her direction, Indivara shoved the snowball firmly in his face, grinding it over his nose and mouth. Laughing in wicked delight, Indivara stood up on her tip-toes to kiss V’ler briefly on the lips, then turned and darted away, grabbing R’vi’s hand and tugging insistently on his arm until he followed her lead.
Don’t you dare let them leave! She laughed at Venseth, who crooned in amusement as he trotted over towards the lake, inviting his brothers to join him as the humans did their human things. He was intent on watching the ones who were gliding so gracefully (and in some cases, without any grace at all) across the surface of the frozen water. He had never known humans could fly without dragon’s wings!