21.Mar.12, 02:05 AM
Tal froze when he realized that his friend was asleep. He hated to wake Erisi after such a strenuous night, and he certainly didn't want to call the attention of the dragonet. It appeared, however, that he'd already done both.
He frowned as the greenling untangled itself from Erisi and crawled forth, curling up neatly before him. He didn't dare take a step past the little thing. Green dragons were the single greatest force of evil on Pern. Surely this one would not hesitate to disembowel him, or at the very least scream in his head until he wanted to disembowel himself.
It was Eri's dragonet, though. Tal kept that in mind and made an effort to respect the little beast. Eri probably liked it, so Tal would try to like it to. Try!
"Eri," Tal was weakly, looking past the dragonet and looking over his friend. "I'm sorry to wake you, I...I wanted to come see you, but I was in the infirmary. " Poor Farlint. Poor Indivara.
Talian managed a smile, in spite of being ridiculously nervous. That dragonet sitting between them would be there forever. Tal was trying his best to be happy for Eri and not let it bother him, at least outwardly. "...Congratulations," he said meekly, hoping it didn't sound too insincere. He meant it, he was just horribly, horribly torn.
He hated uncertainty.
He frowned as the greenling untangled itself from Erisi and crawled forth, curling up neatly before him. He didn't dare take a step past the little thing. Green dragons were the single greatest force of evil on Pern. Surely this one would not hesitate to disembowel him, or at the very least scream in his head until he wanted to disembowel himself.
It was Eri's dragonet, though. Tal kept that in mind and made an effort to respect the little beast. Eri probably liked it, so Tal would try to like it to. Try!
"Eri," Tal was weakly, looking past the dragonet and looking over his friend. "I'm sorry to wake you, I...I wanted to come see you, but I was in the infirmary. " Poor Farlint. Poor Indivara.
Talian managed a smile, in spite of being ridiculously nervous. That dragonet sitting between them would be there forever. Tal was trying his best to be happy for Eri and not let it bother him, at least outwardly. "...Congratulations," he said meekly, hoping it didn't sound too insincere. He meant it, he was just horribly, horribly torn.
He hated uncertainty.