Boreal was an amiable dragon, and always curious about other companions. She had just gotten a good height to watch over Tal from above - and keep an eye out for landsharks - when she heard the song of her people and twisted in the air to see what might well have been a distant cousin of hers approaching. Riya's distress was obvious and Boreal winged over to meet her, crooning reassurance as she spiraled around the newcomer and then swooped down to command Tal's attention.
The courier's head snapped up from his prayers and he blinked for a moment at the double vision of two large, pale dragons aloft, but his own companion's feelings and insistence that he follow came through clearly and he rose from the sand to dust his knees off and collect his bag. "I'm comin', girl. What's wrong?"
At least no one had fallen down the only well in the area. He would have noticed that. But he quickly picked up his pace and trotted after the dragons as lightly and soundlessly as he could step across the shifting sands.
The woman was closer than he'd expected, and he slowed as soon as he got close enough to see there was something wrong. With Boreal rumbling encouragement, however, he closed the distance and reached out to pat the woman's foot with a cautious finger. "Uh. Ma'am? Are you..." Well, that was a dumb question and Tal quickly backtracked. "What's wrong?"
The courier's head snapped up from his prayers and he blinked for a moment at the double vision of two large, pale dragons aloft, but his own companion's feelings and insistence that he follow came through clearly and he rose from the sand to dust his knees off and collect his bag. "I'm comin', girl. What's wrong?"
At least no one had fallen down the only well in the area. He would have noticed that. But he quickly picked up his pace and trotted after the dragons as lightly and soundlessly as he could step across the shifting sands.
The woman was closer than he'd expected, and he slowed as soon as he got close enough to see there was something wrong. With Boreal rumbling encouragement, however, he closed the distance and reached out to pat the woman's foot with a cautious finger. "Uh. Ma'am? Are you..." Well, that was a dumb question and Tal quickly backtracked. "What's wrong?"
