"Well... if y'can keep her fed, then she's yours," Tal decided teasingly. Boreal might not have understood the words, but she picked up the gist of the sentiment from his thoughts and the big dragon snorted and gave him a look of such indignant, wounded offense that it was the courier's turn to topple over, laughing.
Luckily Maea's attentions were too enjoyable for the dragon to tackle her human to show what she thought of being given away, and her grumbling subsided as she leaned heavily into the scratching fingers, eyes half-closing in bliss.
"Yeah... yeah I'm done," Tal wheezed, slowly regaining his breath as he pushed himself upright again. "Ahaha... her face--!" Maea's suggestion was met with a final bubble of laughter before the courier got himself under control and nodded, wiping a few tears from his eyes. "Sure! An' she can always warm y'up if y'get chilly," he agreed, his thoughts following hers without realizing it. "Let's go!"
~Fin~
Luckily Maea's attentions were too enjoyable for the dragon to tackle her human to show what she thought of being given away, and her grumbling subsided as she leaned heavily into the scratching fingers, eyes half-closing in bliss.
"Yeah... yeah I'm done," Tal wheezed, slowly regaining his breath as he pushed himself upright again. "Ahaha... her face--!" Maea's suggestion was met with a final bubble of laughter before the courier got himself under control and nodded, wiping a few tears from his eyes. "Sure! An' she can always warm y'up if y'get chilly," he agreed, his thoughts following hers without realizing it. "Let's go!"
~Fin~
