29.Jul.22, 02:53 PM
We should go, right? Faxxonth curled his wings closer to his back and swept his tail along the floor, radiating stress. N’reh rubbed his neck reassuringly, but mostly let Faxxonth talk through it himself.
Xyxyth was there for us, so we should be there for him, it’s only fair, even though I can speak to him from here—but I want to be there for him—not that he’ll need me, he’s much braver and he should be there, and it won’t go as badly as…as that time, so… He trilled softly, the sound almost a whine. N’reh sighed and leaned his head against his dragon’s hide.
“It’s been three Turns, Faxx, no one’s thinking about it. Especially not at Telgar. We can sneak in and stay at the back and you can let Xyxyth know you’re there and we can bail early if we have to. It’s been fine before, remember?” Despite having attended a few Hatchings with nothing happening (well, N’reh attended, Faxx often dropped him off and bolted to hide somewhere until it was over, or just hid in their weyr for most of the Telgar ones), it was still an ordeal every Hatching as Faxxonth talked himself into an anxious tizzy
“C’mon, let’s go cheer on Xyxyth,” N’reh said, giving Faxxonth’s neck what he hoped was an encouraging smack. Faxxonth shook his head rapidly from to side to side.
Yes, cheer on Xyxyth. N’reh could almost cheer already at the determination that was finally in Faxxonth’s voice, and he seized the moment before Faxx changed his mind to clamber on. Could N’reh just walk to the Hatching? Yes, but it was important for him to ride in with Faxx.
By the time they landed on one of the highest, most out of the way ledges, Faxx was practically vibrating with nerves. N’reh hugged his nose, sticking with Faxxonth a few extra minutes before heading down to find Cazelarias, who he’d sent ahead in order to hype Faxxonth up privately.
“Say hi to Xyxyth,” he said, still hugging Faxxonth. N’reh could feel some of the tension seep out of Faxxonth a few seconds later; he must have gotten a reply from Xyxyth, and whatever it was had calmed him down some. Truly, Xyxyth was N’reh’s second favorite dragon. He was going to have to cheer super loudly for him when the eggs started cracking.
Xyxyth was there for us, so we should be there for him, it’s only fair, even though I can speak to him from here—but I want to be there for him—not that he’ll need me, he’s much braver and he should be there, and it won’t go as badly as…as that time, so… He trilled softly, the sound almost a whine. N’reh sighed and leaned his head against his dragon’s hide.
“It’s been three Turns, Faxx, no one’s thinking about it. Especially not at Telgar. We can sneak in and stay at the back and you can let Xyxyth know you’re there and we can bail early if we have to. It’s been fine before, remember?” Despite having attended a few Hatchings with nothing happening (well, N’reh attended, Faxx often dropped him off and bolted to hide somewhere until it was over, or just hid in their weyr for most of the Telgar ones), it was still an ordeal every Hatching as Faxxonth talked himself into an anxious tizzy
“C’mon, let’s go cheer on Xyxyth,” N’reh said, giving Faxxonth’s neck what he hoped was an encouraging smack. Faxxonth shook his head rapidly from to side to side.
Yes, cheer on Xyxyth. N’reh could almost cheer already at the determination that was finally in Faxxonth’s voice, and he seized the moment before Faxx changed his mind to clamber on. Could N’reh just walk to the Hatching? Yes, but it was important for him to ride in with Faxx.
By the time they landed on one of the highest, most out of the way ledges, Faxx was practically vibrating with nerves. N’reh hugged his nose, sticking with Faxxonth a few extra minutes before heading down to find Cazelarias, who he’d sent ahead in order to hype Faxxonth up privately.
“Say hi to Xyxyth,” he said, still hugging Faxxonth. N’reh could feel some of the tension seep out of Faxxonth a few seconds later; he must have gotten a reply from Xyxyth, and whatever it was had calmed him down some. Truly, Xyxyth was N’reh’s second favorite dragon. He was going to have to cheer super loudly for him when the eggs started cracking.