Eli
The dragon actually made Eli falter a little- was that real? Was- no...? He actually paused, as if obeying Phoebe and her rather abrupt shouts.
"Hey now- just, look the guy was trying to rob me, he drew a dagger, I defended myself. That's clear as day from where I am, so just think about it."
He dared to take another slow step toward her, as he tried to defuse the situation, the small dragon by her side caused hesitation in him, though admittedly he didn't want to scare her off, what if she alerted the guards, he wasn't exactly sure how this would be taken.
He at least seemed genuine in what he was saying, though how much she could actually tell that, it wasn't clear. A few beads of sweat ran down the side of his face, finally cascading off him into the badly cobbled alley below. He slowly raised his hands, with palms open, as if showing her that he wasn't any sort of threat to her, or her scary pet dragon thing, that Eli was sure must've been a trick- surely.
"Hey now- just, look the guy was trying to rob me, he drew a dagger, I defended myself. That's clear as day from where I am, so just think about it."
He dared to take another slow step toward her, as he tried to defuse the situation, the small dragon by her side caused hesitation in him, though admittedly he didn't want to scare her off, what if she alerted the guards, he wasn't exactly sure how this would be taken.
He at least seemed genuine in what he was saying, though how much she could actually tell that, it wasn't clear. A few beads of sweat ran down the side of his face, finally cascading off him into the badly cobbled alley below. He slowly raised his hands, with palms open, as if showing her that he wasn't any sort of threat to her, or her scary pet dragon thing, that Eli was sure must've been a trick- surely.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." - If you want peace, prepare for war.
