25.Nov.19, 12:38 PM
R’dal liked sleeping and especially liked naps, though he did prefer them more when he had someone to snuggle up with. This time, however, he woke alone just like he had fallen asleep hours earlier, but that was okay! Sometimes a nap snuck up and he had to go it alone. But the downside to napping just before the sun set? Rising before the sun did.
He sighed as he sat up in bed, knowing it was still sometime before dawn given how dark his room was but knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep any longer and wondered what he could do. Of course the usual answer was to go for an early morning flight, something he did regularly when he rose before almost everyone but the lowest members in the kitchen that had to start the fires and food prep. He supposed he could go visit them but didn’t want to be in the way. Feeling Edath stir gave R’dal the confidence he needed to crawl out of bed and get dressed for their morning out. He always felt guilty waking Edath when it wasn’t necessary but if the dragon woke on his own, all ideas were fair game.
An hour later saw them both wide awake and dressed for flying as they took off from their ledge. R’dal waved at the watch dragon as they drifted by, Edath giving a greeting and explaining what they were up to. Not that he really had to by that point. R’dal was fairly sure everyone that took turns on the watch knew them and their morning habits well enough to not make a fuss about it. But the one time they didn’t ask would be the time R’dal was actually scooting off to an emergency or about to get himself in trouble. F’drel would say he was always going off and getting into trouble but R’dal was working on that, he really was!
As they circled around lazily above the open fields, R’dal let his mind wander to his new job as a Searchrider, the fight with F’drel, siblings, and anything else that came to mind. He often did that when Edath entertained himself with the gentle soaring as they both took in the beauty of the land with the sun slowly coming up and changing the way everything looked. As Edath circled lower, explaining there were others out and doing the same thing, R’dal noticed a human running in what seemed to be both a hurry and in a weird manner. Maybe something was wrong and a ride on a dragon would speed the trip up and get the help that was required.
Edath brought them down in the clearing away from rocks and obstacles and R’dal strained to look for the person he saw for a moment before they came into view. His vision focused enough to show the runner was a woman and R’dal frowned, worries increasing as he wondered why a woman would need to run at such an early hour, or at all.
“Hello! Are you okay? Do you need some help or a ride somewhere?” R’dal cocked his head to the side as he considered the woman. Maybe she just got up early and liked to run. But not even D’hys ran so quickly when he did his morning routines.
He sighed as he sat up in bed, knowing it was still sometime before dawn given how dark his room was but knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep any longer and wondered what he could do. Of course the usual answer was to go for an early morning flight, something he did regularly when he rose before almost everyone but the lowest members in the kitchen that had to start the fires and food prep. He supposed he could go visit them but didn’t want to be in the way. Feeling Edath stir gave R’dal the confidence he needed to crawl out of bed and get dressed for their morning out. He always felt guilty waking Edath when it wasn’t necessary but if the dragon woke on his own, all ideas were fair game.
An hour later saw them both wide awake and dressed for flying as they took off from their ledge. R’dal waved at the watch dragon as they drifted by, Edath giving a greeting and explaining what they were up to. Not that he really had to by that point. R’dal was fairly sure everyone that took turns on the watch knew them and their morning habits well enough to not make a fuss about it. But the one time they didn’t ask would be the time R’dal was actually scooting off to an emergency or about to get himself in trouble. F’drel would say he was always going off and getting into trouble but R’dal was working on that, he really was!
As they circled around lazily above the open fields, R’dal let his mind wander to his new job as a Searchrider, the fight with F’drel, siblings, and anything else that came to mind. He often did that when Edath entertained himself with the gentle soaring as they both took in the beauty of the land with the sun slowly coming up and changing the way everything looked. As Edath circled lower, explaining there were others out and doing the same thing, R’dal noticed a human running in what seemed to be both a hurry and in a weird manner. Maybe something was wrong and a ride on a dragon would speed the trip up and get the help that was required.
Edath brought them down in the clearing away from rocks and obstacles and R’dal strained to look for the person he saw for a moment before they came into view. His vision focused enough to show the runner was a woman and R’dal frowned, worries increasing as he wondered why a woman would need to run at such an early hour, or at all.
“Hello! Are you okay? Do you need some help or a ride somewhere?” R’dal cocked his head to the side as he considered the woman. Maybe she just got up early and liked to run. But not even D’hys ran so quickly when he did his morning routines.