Hello loves! While I haven't been writing, I have been working on updating some issues that have been hanging around on the layout! The Character change box is now at the bottom of the page, beside the up/down arrows! Green and Gold dragon flight dates have been shifted to the bottom of the page, where the (useless!) discord widget was located. Where the dragon flights were in the header, is now replaced by a Monthly Event box! This will be updated at the start of each month, with a fun mini-event you can take part in, if you want to! Thistle!
13.Sep.13, 12:40 AM
With a firm grip on the riding strap and V'riy's help Arddra was able to get up onto Morith's back without too much issue. Her arms felt tired however from the effort of pulling most of her weight after spending the last couple hours scrubbing Morith. Once settled into place she wisely secured the flight strap around her so she wouldn't have to worry about tumbling off Morith's back should she slip.
"Thank you V'riy," Arddra told him as he handed up the brush and sweetsand. Now that she was on top of a dragon, even on half submerged in water, Arddra realized just how high up she was. It was a thrilling sensation. A tiny bit fear but mostly amazed wonder. Looking around she could see quite well, the trees obscuring her view more than anything else.
Remembering she was up there to work not admire the view, Arddra added sweet sand to the brush and started to scrub the base of Morith's neck. Arddra decided she will work from where she was seating out as far as she could reach along Morith's neck and shoulders. A few times she had to bend over, one hand gripping the fighting straps for balance so she could lean over and reach with the brush.
The steady whisking sound of the brush covered the hiss of breath V'riy released when he caught a glimpse of Arddra as she bent over. When he told her to just let him now when she was done all he could do, Arddra glanced over her shoulder at him and smiled, "I will V'riy, and let me know too when you are tired and want a break."
The last comment was said with a grin as Arddra knew she would tire sooner than he will and she was quite certain he realized she knew this too. Turning her attention back to Morith she was glad she decided to resume work on his back. It was easier to scrub this way than from the ground up.
"You will be the cleanest bronze in all of Pern when we are done, Morith," Arddra said softly, lying nearly flat out over his back as she scrubbed around the wing joint. Feeling the heat of the dragon underneath her body, the smell of the sweetsand and dragon filling her nose, Arddra knew this sort of activity would always be something even more special when it was her own. A beautiful gold to rival the sun in a healthy golden glow.
Eventually she felt too tired to continue and her stomach growled yet as she laid against Morith she didn't want to move. Thus she didn't say anything for awhile after she stopped brushing Morith. It was when her stomach growled again she decided she was ignoring it too long. Sitting up she once again found herself neatly in place between neck ridges. Turning around towards where she last saw V'riy she felt her body protest at the movement. Arddra knew she will be very stiff come morning, at this point she didn't care.
"V'riy, I don't know about you but I am definitely ready for a midday meal." As much as she didn't want to have to move, Arddra realized Morith will need to rinse all the sand off from their scrubbing. Yet she didn't know if she had the energy to even slide off his back without falling. But she didn't want to appear totally useless. "I probably need help getting down, if you don't mind V'riy."
"Thank you V'riy," Arddra told him as he handed up the brush and sweetsand. Now that she was on top of a dragon, even on half submerged in water, Arddra realized just how high up she was. It was a thrilling sensation. A tiny bit fear but mostly amazed wonder. Looking around she could see quite well, the trees obscuring her view more than anything else.
Remembering she was up there to work not admire the view, Arddra added sweet sand to the brush and started to scrub the base of Morith's neck. Arddra decided she will work from where she was seating out as far as she could reach along Morith's neck and shoulders. A few times she had to bend over, one hand gripping the fighting straps for balance so she could lean over and reach with the brush.
The steady whisking sound of the brush covered the hiss of breath V'riy released when he caught a glimpse of Arddra as she bent over. When he told her to just let him now when she was done all he could do, Arddra glanced over her shoulder at him and smiled, "I will V'riy, and let me know too when you are tired and want a break."
The last comment was said with a grin as Arddra knew she would tire sooner than he will and she was quite certain he realized she knew this too. Turning her attention back to Morith she was glad she decided to resume work on his back. It was easier to scrub this way than from the ground up.
"You will be the cleanest bronze in all of Pern when we are done, Morith," Arddra said softly, lying nearly flat out over his back as she scrubbed around the wing joint. Feeling the heat of the dragon underneath her body, the smell of the sweetsand and dragon filling her nose, Arddra knew this sort of activity would always be something even more special when it was her own. A beautiful gold to rival the sun in a healthy golden glow.
Eventually she felt too tired to continue and her stomach growled yet as she laid against Morith she didn't want to move. Thus she didn't say anything for awhile after she stopped brushing Morith. It was when her stomach growled again she decided she was ignoring it too long. Sitting up she once again found herself neatly in place between neck ridges. Turning around towards where she last saw V'riy she felt her body protest at the movement. Arddra knew she will be very stiff come morning, at this point she didn't care.
"V'riy, I don't know about you but I am definitely ready for a midday meal." As much as she didn't want to have to move, Arddra realized Morith will need to rinse all the sand off from their scrubbing. Yet she didn't know if she had the energy to even slide off his back without falling. But she didn't want to appear totally useless. "I probably need help getting down, if you don't mind V'riy."
