01.Jul.22, 10:31 PM
Considering it was Chironhes's head that Chirp was perched on, Malvayth's tongue whipped up his forehead in the process of licking his firelizard's face. The action had his curls soaked in dragon saliva - again - and the boy shook with more chuffing laughter. He was certain it didn't count as a "kiss" that would get the dragon in more trouble since it was meant for Chirp.
Unperturbed by her bath, Chirp scrambled from Chir's shoulders up Malvayth's snout to settle comfortably on top of the dragon's head where she could lick her to her heart's content. The easy affection was shared between the young pair, and Chir was happy to see his pet felt the same.
He found himself wondering just how long dragons were pregnant as he looked again at the swell of Malvayth's belly. She looked ready to burst right then and there. To have to wait another month must be torturous for her. Scratching along her shoulder, he looked on with sympathy. I hope you're not too uncomfortable until then. He was grateful it wasn't something he would ever have to deal with! Chir had eaten a few meals that threatened to explode his stomach with his greediness and he'd sorely regretted it. But Malvayth was clearly having more than just a temporary belly ache! I will be here, he promised, for the Touching and the Hatching as long as you want me to be. Or as short.
And I'd like to meet Xyxyth! That is the dragon you...had your game with, yes? Chir listened with rapt attention as Mal agreed and gushed about the bronze. But the gold's explanation for his question about bonding only left him feeling more muddled and confused about it. That didn't answer anything at all!
Cazan's explanation was slightly better, though it didn't really give an answer either. But perhaps she was right and his teachers would know. Still, he would have thought dragons would have been the experts on why dragons would go between if they didn't immediately match to a candidate or spectator. It all just seemed so...sad. Couldn't they wait? What if their bonded was out in the world, just as ignorant as he had been only a month prior? If he never Impressed, couldn't he and others help care for those who didn't find theirs right away? Did they really have to die?
Sensing her boy's distress, Chirp skittered back down Mal's face to land lightly on top of his head again. Chir glanced up with a forced smile that became genuine as soon as she started licking him between the eyes. I love you, too.
Unperturbed by her bath, Chirp scrambled from Chir's shoulders up Malvayth's snout to settle comfortably on top of the dragon's head where she could lick her to her heart's content. The easy affection was shared between the young pair, and Chir was happy to see his pet felt the same.
He found himself wondering just how long dragons were pregnant as he looked again at the swell of Malvayth's belly. She looked ready to burst right then and there. To have to wait another month must be torturous for her. Scratching along her shoulder, he looked on with sympathy. I hope you're not too uncomfortable until then. He was grateful it wasn't something he would ever have to deal with! Chir had eaten a few meals that threatened to explode his stomach with his greediness and he'd sorely regretted it. But Malvayth was clearly having more than just a temporary belly ache! I will be here, he promised, for the Touching and the Hatching as long as you want me to be. Or as short.
And I'd like to meet Xyxyth! That is the dragon you...had your game with, yes? Chir listened with rapt attention as Mal agreed and gushed about the bronze. But the gold's explanation for his question about bonding only left him feeling more muddled and confused about it. That didn't answer anything at all!
Cazan's explanation was slightly better, though it didn't really give an answer either. But perhaps she was right and his teachers would know. Still, he would have thought dragons would have been the experts on why dragons would go between if they didn't immediately match to a candidate or spectator. It all just seemed so...sad. Couldn't they wait? What if their bonded was out in the world, just as ignorant as he had been only a month prior? If he never Impressed, couldn't he and others help care for those who didn't find theirs right away? Did they really have to die?
Sensing her boy's distress, Chirp skittered back down Mal's face to land lightly on top of his head again. Chir glanced up with a forced smile that became genuine as soon as she started licking him between the eyes. I love you, too.