29.Dec.13, 09:46 AM
T’bia giggled happily as the canine shoved her head under his fingers, more than happy to gleefully pet the little creature. Her bark, however, startled him; T’bia withdrew his hand swiftly, watching her with wary blue eyes for several moments before the dog bounded off, and the boy blinked his eyes rapidly. His head jerked back somewhat when his lap was suddenly home to a ball. He stared back at Kymi, utterly lost and wondering what it was she wanted from him.
The voice of Firah took T’bia by surprise once more, and his attention jerked sideways and up, to peer at the suddenly very close man with surprise. “Hello!” The teen’s greeting was enthusiastic and bright, and he reached for the hand that was extended to him without noticing the way Firah’s enthusiasm faltered when the boy’s rider knots were seen.
“She is?” T’bia turned wide eyes upon the man that was walking towards him, having rather rapidly retracted his hand from anywhere near the dog when she’d barked at him, to be followed by a slobbery ball being dropped in his lap. T’bia wasn’t quite sure what he made of that! At least Jycenth didn’t drool on him!You do enough drooling in your sleep for both of us, the blue teased mildly as T’bia excitedly grasped the hand that was extended to him, and completely missed the way Firah tensed up when he saw the knots. T’bia was so proud of finally being a graduated dragonrider, he likely wouldn’t have connected those dots even if he had noticed!
“Oh, no! It’s okay! I’m fine! It’s a girl? She’s strange, isn’t she? What’s her name? Did she name herself? Does she talk to you like dragons? Or is she like a firelizard?” Huge blue eyes accompanied the stream of questions, the words wandering into each other and slurring a little in T’bia’s excitement as his attention wove from man to dog and back again. “What’s she doing? Why does she do that? Is that like when dragons make noises? Does she have a mate? How old is she? Wha-“ T’bia realised he was babbling, rather suddenly, and his mouth snapped shut with an audible clip of teeth knocking against one another and his face went hot red, starting below his collar and shooting upwards to his dark hair. His gaze dropped uncomfortably and he wriggled a little where he was standing, but he didn’t say anything further.
The voice of Firah took T’bia by surprise once more, and his attention jerked sideways and up, to peer at the suddenly very close man with surprise. “Hello!” The teen’s greeting was enthusiastic and bright, and he reached for the hand that was extended to him without noticing the way Firah’s enthusiasm faltered when the boy’s rider knots were seen.
“She is?” T’bia turned wide eyes upon the man that was walking towards him, having rather rapidly retracted his hand from anywhere near the dog when she’d barked at him, to be followed by a slobbery ball being dropped in his lap. T’bia wasn’t quite sure what he made of that! At least Jycenth didn’t drool on him!
“Oh, no! It’s okay! I’m fine! It’s a girl? She’s strange, isn’t she? What’s her name? Did she name herself? Does she talk to you like dragons? Or is she like a firelizard?” Huge blue eyes accompanied the stream of questions, the words wandering into each other and slurring a little in T’bia’s excitement as his attention wove from man to dog and back again. “What’s she doing? Why does she do that? Is that like when dragons make noises? Does she have a mate? How old is she? Wha-“ T’bia realised he was babbling, rather suddenly, and his mouth snapped shut with an audible clip of teeth knocking against one another and his face went hot red, starting below his collar and shooting upwards to his dark hair. His gaze dropped uncomfortably and he wriggled a little where he was standing, but he didn’t say anything further.