The white dragon arrived first, Tal trailing in her wake. His scowl was firmly in place as he trudged to the edge of the party and hung his paper-walled lantern with its simple designs carefully from a branch he could barely reach.
Only then did pale eyes seek out reassuringly familiar faces among those gathered; Deimos and Cordelia, Sah and Noah, Melita, Maeve, Amun... His scowl eased a trifle and he leaned against a tree. It was enough to simply be there, this year. And to be alone out of choice rather than necessity.
Boreal crooned softly, nudging his hand with her blunt muzzle until he tugged lightly on one of her horns. Then she shook her head and trotted over to one of the snack tables. They were of a convenient height for her to simply rest her jaw on and steal a mouthful of sugared candy skulls while her bonded looked at the lanterns and simply... remembered.
Only then did pale eyes seek out reassuringly familiar faces among those gathered; Deimos and Cordelia, Sah and Noah, Melita, Maeve, Amun... His scowl eased a trifle and he leaned against a tree. It was enough to simply be there, this year. And to be alone out of choice rather than necessity.
Boreal crooned softly, nudging his hand with her blunt muzzle until he tugged lightly on one of her horns. Then she shook her head and trotted over to one of the snack tables. They were of a convenient height for her to simply rest her jaw on and steal a mouthful of sugared candy skulls while her bonded looked at the lanterns and simply... remembered.
