13.Sep.12, 10:08 AM
Bordtai had just gotten over his own debate if it was smart to cling to the maw of a dragon that could easily take off a limb, if not half his body, should she suddenly decide to be hungry. Growing up in the Weyr, however, it wasn’t truly a fear that the boy had and he had decided it well worth the risk. Reaching up, he had barely brushed her smooth hide when she began to back-peddle, showering him with rocks and dirt again. Lifting his arms to cover his face, he found the dragon sliding toward him as she flailed her way right into the hole with him.
Of course, what had been a good sized hole – large enough to keep him from using both sides to climb out of – was suddenly much smaller with a dragon flailing wildly in it. “Hey! HEY!” he shouted as he ducked under a twisting neck. He was going to shout at her to calm down when an elbow caught him in the stomach and squished him against a stone wall. When it moved again to flail in another direction, he barely managed to catch his breath and duck underneath a wing.
This was NOT safe. In fact, as far as he could tell, there was nowhere safe in the hole while the dragon was in a panic. Except maybe on top of the dragon herself. As the elbow threatened to knock the breath out of him a second time, Bordtai took the chance and jumped, clinging to the front arm of the dragon as he tried (and failed) at attempting to scramble higher on the creature. At least he succeeded in not being hurled into the rock wall a second time.
Of course, what had been a good sized hole – large enough to keep him from using both sides to climb out of – was suddenly much smaller with a dragon flailing wildly in it. “Hey! HEY!” he shouted as he ducked under a twisting neck. He was going to shout at her to calm down when an elbow caught him in the stomach and squished him against a stone wall. When it moved again to flail in another direction, he barely managed to catch his breath and duck underneath a wing.
This was NOT safe. In fact, as far as he could tell, there was nowhere safe in the hole while the dragon was in a panic. Except maybe on top of the dragon herself. As the elbow threatened to knock the breath out of him a second time, Bordtai took the chance and jumped, clinging to the front arm of the dragon as he tried (and failed) at attempting to scramble higher on the creature. At least he succeeded in not being hurled into the rock wall a second time.