Both sides took their time to sniff greetings, Jigano remembering the little dragon's scent as something curious and wholly unique in his experience. He'd only faced a dragon once, and that had been in his human form, where scent hadn't really played a role. This little creature was as different from that one as night and day, though, and he was utterly charmed by her good manners. He sat back at the flap of her wings, grinning his foxy grin as Isuma waddled over to make her own greetings.
She wasn't nearly as scent-based as he was, he'd already discovered. Unsurprisingly, she responded far more to sound and sight, but she studied the white dragon intently as she approached even while being sniffed in return. They both seemed to come to the conclusion of 'friend' though, or at least playmate, because Isuma wasted no time in trying to convince the dragonet into a game of toss-and-pounce.
Gryphon and fox were both delighted when the winged lizard caught on quickly. It was, Jigano decided, a good thing for Isuma to have someone her size to play with for a change, and he surreptitiously made his way over to sit beside Ronin and wrap his tail over his paws with a silent laugh of open vulpine jaws.
Meanwhile Isuma squeaked in glee and made her own pounce - more successful than her usual hunting efforts, Jigano noted with amusement - before picking the tail up and bouncing over to the dragon, offering one side of the tail for what the fox could only guess was an invitation to tug-of-war. He looked at them a moment longer, then up at Ronin with his head cocked to the side in curiosity. He looked capable of protecting the little ones, and Jigano had his scent now, so he could track him if anything went amiss...
With a decisive sneeze the fox hopped to his feet and trotted a little ways off, nose to the snow as he tried to find a trail of something a bit meatier for the little ones to nibble on.
She wasn't nearly as scent-based as he was, he'd already discovered. Unsurprisingly, she responded far more to sound and sight, but she studied the white dragon intently as she approached even while being sniffed in return. They both seemed to come to the conclusion of 'friend' though, or at least playmate, because Isuma wasted no time in trying to convince the dragonet into a game of toss-and-pounce.
Gryphon and fox were both delighted when the winged lizard caught on quickly. It was, Jigano decided, a good thing for Isuma to have someone her size to play with for a change, and he surreptitiously made his way over to sit beside Ronin and wrap his tail over his paws with a silent laugh of open vulpine jaws.
Meanwhile Isuma squeaked in glee and made her own pounce - more successful than her usual hunting efforts, Jigano noted with amusement - before picking the tail up and bouncing over to the dragon, offering one side of the tail for what the fox could only guess was an invitation to tug-of-war. He looked at them a moment longer, then up at Ronin with his head cocked to the side in curiosity. He looked capable of protecting the little ones, and Jigano had his scent now, so he could track him if anything went amiss...
With a decisive sneeze the fox hopped to his feet and trotted a little ways off, nose to the snow as he tried to find a trail of something a bit meatier for the little ones to nibble on.
