[Training] don't touch that

Now that he could get a good look at her, he could see that she was so... so... bright.

Ugh.

Tal's scowl deepened in a reflexive defense just looking at her. He crossed his arms over his chest as Boreal dropped to the sand behind him and padded up. The dragon was subdued with grief, but still found the energy to lift her blunt muzzle to snuffle at the girl's knee with a shadow of her old friendliness. Her human exhaled on a huff at the young woman's words and he snorted something that was too bitter to be a laugh.

"Y'think pretty things can't be dangerous? That's th'stupidest damn--" He bit off the rest of the sentence with an angry shake of his head. "But sure, ignore th'guy who's been here before. If you're that bound an' determined for your bones t'join th'rest o' th'ones all those 'pretty' plants are growin' on top of, I'm sure as hail not gonna stop you!" He made an exaggerated gesture of 'go right ahead' with his hands, but he kept one eye on the nearby jungle's edge, keeping an eye out for any roots or vines moving in a way that they shouldn't be.