08.Jun.18, 06:38 AM
Ayontay shrugged again as Madiquel scolded him for his low views on himself, though her slaughtering of R’nd’s name got a bit of a smile. Ayyonth had shown his trickster side when he gave out that name but to be fair, there wasn’t much that could be done with ‘Orwind’. Despite Madiquel’s belief that if he ended up on blue the dragon would be vastly different from Ayyonth, Ayontay actually didn’t mind his father’s dragon and thought it could be fun to have one like him. They had enjoyed a good laugh over their similar names although he was actually older than the dragon and named after a favourite relative of his mother. Sure, Ayyonth could be a bit of a handful when he was in a playful mood and enjoyed teasing R’nd – something he didn’t think he’d want his own dragon to do to him – but he was loyal and loving, which he did want.
His gaze drifted to their hands when Madiquel squeezed it for emphasis and barely managed not to shrug again in his indifference to the idea she was so excited at coming up with, even if it did have some logical elements to it. “Really? I guess so,” it was true that browns did a lot of work but didn’t have to really lead or be in the lime light, like was pointed out. That was appealing but thanks to S’kef and some other brownriders that were kind of mean and horrible to other people, brownriders as a whole had a bad reputation and Ayontay didn’t think he could handle dealing with that every day. He liked the thought of being busy and not being sought out all the time for something but didn’t want to be thought of as a jerk either.
Taking his hand back, Ayontay let the idea go and figured it was all up to destiny or whatever for the if, when, and what he Impressed, and turned his attention back to a barely still patiently waiting Shadow. He was proud of the little guy for staying quiet and not constantly nudging his hands into action so he was promised a little extra treat at morning meal the next day.
“We should finish up. I actually have an early start in the morning,” he didn’t tell Madiquel that originally, first not wanting to rush her through the party when they first got there and then not wanting to pass up the chance to hang out with her alone for a bit when she suggested bathing the firelizards. But he was getting tired and really just wanted to sleep off the dark mood that still hung over his head. Ayontay figured he’d be fine in a few days, maybe talk to T’ryn about the pressures of being R’nd’s sons and then let it go. They had the Touching coming up soon and he didn’t want to be too negative around the eggs. If he was superstitious about saying the colours out loud, he definitely worried about his mood and thoughts scaring dragonets away from him before they even hatched.
“Thank you for caring, Madi,” Ayontay barely managed to whisper the words as he kept his gaze on Shadow and the oil he was slathering on his back. Sometimes he didn’t think he deserved such a caring and amazing friend and she was proving it then but taking his whining in stride and pointing out it was okay to be him. He didn’t think he showed or told her enough that she was the best friend everyone should be lucky enough to have.
Ayontay glanced up at her, suddenly filled with a determination to tell her every amazing thing he saw in her and how much he liked her and even how he wished his first kiss went to her, but fear took hold and his gaze dropped back down to his task. Her words had been kind and sincere but he was a ‘wonderful friend’ and ‘the best’ friend, of course he thought that about Madiquel as well but what if that was all he was to her? He couldn’t take the rejection, as sweetly delivered as it was sure to be and kept the confession to himself, again.
His gaze drifted to their hands when Madiquel squeezed it for emphasis and barely managed not to shrug again in his indifference to the idea she was so excited at coming up with, even if it did have some logical elements to it. “Really? I guess so,” it was true that browns did a lot of work but didn’t have to really lead or be in the lime light, like was pointed out. That was appealing but thanks to S’kef and some other brownriders that were kind of mean and horrible to other people, brownriders as a whole had a bad reputation and Ayontay didn’t think he could handle dealing with that every day. He liked the thought of being busy and not being sought out all the time for something but didn’t want to be thought of as a jerk either.
Taking his hand back, Ayontay let the idea go and figured it was all up to destiny or whatever for the if, when, and what he Impressed, and turned his attention back to a barely still patiently waiting Shadow. He was proud of the little guy for staying quiet and not constantly nudging his hands into action so he was promised a little extra treat at morning meal the next day.
“We should finish up. I actually have an early start in the morning,” he didn’t tell Madiquel that originally, first not wanting to rush her through the party when they first got there and then not wanting to pass up the chance to hang out with her alone for a bit when she suggested bathing the firelizards. But he was getting tired and really just wanted to sleep off the dark mood that still hung over his head. Ayontay figured he’d be fine in a few days, maybe talk to T’ryn about the pressures of being R’nd’s sons and then let it go. They had the Touching coming up soon and he didn’t want to be too negative around the eggs. If he was superstitious about saying the colours out loud, he definitely worried about his mood and thoughts scaring dragonets away from him before they even hatched.
“Thank you for caring, Madi,” Ayontay barely managed to whisper the words as he kept his gaze on Shadow and the oil he was slathering on his back. Sometimes he didn’t think he deserved such a caring and amazing friend and she was proving it then but taking his whining in stride and pointing out it was okay to be him. He didn’t think he showed or told her enough that she was the best friend everyone should be lucky enough to have.
Ayontay glanced up at her, suddenly filled with a determination to tell her every amazing thing he saw in her and how much he liked her and even how he wished his first kiss went to her, but fear took hold and his gaze dropped back down to his task. Her words had been kind and sincere but he was a ‘wonderful friend’ and ‘the best’ friend, of course he thought that about Madiquel as well but what if that was all he was to her? He couldn’t take the rejection, as sweetly delivered as it was sure to be and kept the confession to himself, again.