'Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
There weren't a lot of days that Nathaniel had time off. Even then, time off wasn't really time off. Not when you had a kid brother to take care of and a house to maintain. Nathaniel means to make the most of the warmer weather that came with the start of Longheat. He's stripped down to just his trousers and boots, running through drills with Valvynn. He wants a break. A proper one. He needs to blow off some steam. This will have to do for now. Nathaniel lets out a sharp whistle and Valvynn dives towards the ground in front of him where he's currently sprinting towards a training dummy. He pulls a throwing knife from his belt, throwing it smoothly and landing it in the dummy's chest as his dragon lets out a burst of cold, freezing the dagger in place.
He slips under one of the obstacles, hissing at the sting of sand against his bare skin, skidding to a stop and grabbing onto Valvynn's tail, using it to pull himself up as she darts past him on powerful wings. The rope wall is next and he careens towards it, grabbing onto the rope with the intention of pulling himself up to the top. He scrabbles, muscles screaming in protest at being pushed so hard, but he makes it to the top before collapsing onto his back. His chest heaves, gleaming with sweat as he runs a hand through his damp hair, skin slightly pink from the sun. He's unaware of any eyes that might be on him as Valvynn circles above him before coming to rest beside him.
He slips under one of the obstacles, hissing at the sting of sand against his bare skin, skidding to a stop and grabbing onto Valvynn's tail, using it to pull himself up as she darts past him on powerful wings. The rope wall is next and he careens towards it, grabbing onto the rope with the intention of pulling himself up to the top. He scrabbles, muscles screaming in protest at being pushed so hard, but he makes it to the top before collapsing onto his back. His chest heaves, gleaming with sweat as he runs a hand through his damp hair, skin slightly pink from the sun. He's unaware of any eyes that might be on him as Valvynn circles above him before coming to rest beside him.
NATHANIEL
