you are terrifying and strange and beautiful
"Oh, I'm fine," Ronin assures her; his voice is still a bit raspy, but he's otherwise alright, and he swigs back the rest of the mulled wine lest it try to choke him again in short order. He smiles at Lena as she definitely very casually mentions that he could call down his companion if he wanted to, and he nods and gazes up at the clouds. Fingers go to his lips and Ronin lets out a sharp whistle. At first there is nothing, but soon enough one of the clouds seems to separate, plunging towards them.
Lena is right, and it is a white dragon, Sugar swooping overhead near the sapling for a few turns before she comes to settle around Ronin's shoulders, trilling and chirping and snapping her teeth and being a general nuisance. "I have no doubt that people are inerested - just give it time." He grins, lifting his empty mug so that Sugar can poke her snout into it to investigate the dregs.
When she's done, naturally the next most interesting thing is Lena and the pale reptile weaves her head out like a snake to try and snuffle into her ear (or as close to it without leaving Ronin's shoulders). "Be nice," the Star warns his companion. "This is Lena, and she's not scared of you."
Lena is right, and it is a white dragon, Sugar swooping overhead near the sapling for a few turns before she comes to settle around Ronin's shoulders, trilling and chirping and snapping her teeth and being a general nuisance. "I have no doubt that people are inerested - just give it time." He grins, lifting his empty mug so that Sugar can poke her snout into it to investigate the dregs.
When she's done, naturally the next most interesting thing is Lena and the pale reptile weaves her head out like a snake to try and snuffle into her ear (or as close to it without leaving Ronin's shoulders). "Be nice," the Star warns his companion. "This is Lena, and she's not scared of you."
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