28.Jun.13, 04:11 AM
It was one of those days where the sun was peeking through the clouds, which meant it was as close to sunny as Casa was going to get right after a big storm. After waking up and tending to her chores throughout the Lower Cavern systems, she had promptly snagged a package of meatrolls and fruit and had slipped outside before anyone could track her down for extra kitchen duties. She promptly flounced her way out to the huts, pounding on the door to her father's room before sliding inside. She knew she was likely to catch him off-guard - she had almost counted on it - so she grinned as he scrambled to pull the furs around himself as he blinked incredulously at her.
"Hi papa! I want to go to the lake...any way I could coerce you into a ride, pleeeease?" She stared at him with big eyes, her hands tucked behind her back as she rocked back and forth on her feet. He eyed her pack and patchy clothing with a frown, but eventually nodded. She clapped and grinned, running past him out to where his blue was resting. The dragon opened one eye lazily before getting up and stretching slowly. After a couple minutes, her father begin to slide on the straps, pulling her up carefully. She scrambled up the straps deftly, at this point becoming well practiced with how often she convinced him to take her out to the lake for fishing or swimming.
As they rose into the air, Dae tightened her grip, momentarily disorientated as her stomach fell away. The blue dragon beneath her rumbled, almost as if he was amused, and then they were between, her breath caught in her chest for what felt like several seconds. They wheeled down, landing with a solid thump, and Dae scrabbled back down, leaping to the ground quickly. Her father told her to be good and stay out of (too much) trouble, and that he'd be back before dinnertime, so she could help with evening prep. She nodded, waving goodbye, before she turned and ran off towards the edge of the lake, excited to have some free time to herself.
"Hi papa! I want to go to the lake...any way I could coerce you into a ride, pleeeease?" She stared at him with big eyes, her hands tucked behind her back as she rocked back and forth on her feet. He eyed her pack and patchy clothing with a frown, but eventually nodded. She clapped and grinned, running past him out to where his blue was resting. The dragon opened one eye lazily before getting up and stretching slowly. After a couple minutes, her father begin to slide on the straps, pulling her up carefully. She scrambled up the straps deftly, at this point becoming well practiced with how often she convinced him to take her out to the lake for fishing or swimming.
As they rose into the air, Dae tightened her grip, momentarily disorientated as her stomach fell away. The blue dragon beneath her rumbled, almost as if he was amused, and then they were between, her breath caught in her chest for what felt like several seconds. They wheeled down, landing with a solid thump, and Dae scrabbled back down, leaping to the ground quickly. Her father told her to be good and stay out of (too much) trouble, and that he'd be back before dinnertime, so she could help with evening prep. She nodded, waving goodbye, before she turned and ran off towards the edge of the lake, excited to have some free time to herself.