11.May.13, 06:15 AM
T'lain smiled and slipped down from Khaduceth's neck. He almost stumbled, but he managed to catch himself and correct his balance just in time. Khaduceth had a moment of concerned, eyes flashing yellow as he fanned his wings in preparation to try and catch the healer before he fell, but settled into a happy rumble when he realized that everyone was fine. The brown folded his wings and plopped down on the ground, folding his wings neatly at his sides as T'lian seated himself on the back of the dragon's neck. Khaduceth had gotten big, and while it made him a pain to take care of and rather intimidating to ride, it meant he was good for sitting on.
Fellis chirped and curled up in T'lian's lap. The boy smiled and stroked the little green as he watched B'jin approach. "It is," Tal agreed, glancing around the clearing without bothering to get up. He liked his seat very much. He liked physical contact with those that he loved, and as nervous as T'lian had been when he was first bonded to the brown, he'd never doubted for a second that he loved the creature.
T'lian glanced towards B'jin, eyeing the joyful greenrider with amusement. He loved how even under such negative circumstances, B'jin could be so cheery. Of course, T'lian was also well aware of his father's tendency to overlook or intentionally forget about unpleasant things. He wondered what sort of deep trauma must have been there to make B'jin live in such denial. The healer had never plumbed those particular depths, at least not when he didn't feel it necessary, just as he'd never given many sordid details of his biological father's abuse to a concerned B'jin. They both knew without asking that the other had suffered, and they both loved the other regardless of those unspoken demons.
A playful joke about 'you'd never now it was execution-day' almost escaped the young man, but he thought better of it. "You're in a good mood," he said instead as he continued to stroke Fellis. "I missed you. I only ever see you in class." Shards, was T'lian thankful to have B'jin as his teacher! Desire to please the man was the only thing keeping him going sometimes, though being a below-average student was proving infuriating. "I did more extra flying yesterday," Tal reported, though the lack of pride in his tone suggested that it hadn't gone well. Khaduceth huffed.We fly as well as we need to. Who cares what our classmates thing? They're all idiots anyhow the dragon mumbled.
Fellis chirped and curled up in T'lian's lap. The boy smiled and stroked the little green as he watched B'jin approach. "It is," Tal agreed, glancing around the clearing without bothering to get up. He liked his seat very much. He liked physical contact with those that he loved, and as nervous as T'lian had been when he was first bonded to the brown, he'd never doubted for a second that he loved the creature.
T'lian glanced towards B'jin, eyeing the joyful greenrider with amusement. He loved how even under such negative circumstances, B'jin could be so cheery. Of course, T'lian was also well aware of his father's tendency to overlook or intentionally forget about unpleasant things. He wondered what sort of deep trauma must have been there to make B'jin live in such denial. The healer had never plumbed those particular depths, at least not when he didn't feel it necessary, just as he'd never given many sordid details of his biological father's abuse to a concerned B'jin. They both knew without asking that the other had suffered, and they both loved the other regardless of those unspoken demons.
A playful joke about 'you'd never now it was execution-day' almost escaped the young man, but he thought better of it. "You're in a good mood," he said instead as he continued to stroke Fellis. "I missed you. I only ever see you in class." Shards, was T'lian thankful to have B'jin as his teacher! Desire to please the man was the only thing keeping him going sometimes, though being a below-average student was proving infuriating. "I did more extra flying yesterday," Tal reported, though the lack of pride in his tone suggested that it hadn't gone well. Khaduceth huffed.