"So I'm gettin' the sense that this isn't the first time?" Tal drawled, grin not fading an iota. He didn't baby-talk the pup, and his voice was soft rather than high, but he didn't really care what the other man thought of it. His dogs meant a lot more to him than most people did, and their opinions mattered a lot more. "Y'might just have to wait 'im out. When he gets hungry enough he'll want down an' then maybe he'll let Boreal carry 'im."
The dragon in question had come to a similar conclusion. She crooned reassuringly and angled her flight to bring her in to a lower section of the tree, bending soft-needled branches as she pushed through them to broader boughs which would hold her weight. Perching there, she looked up at the pup a dozen feet above her and blew a puff of friendly smoke his way.
Tal ducked his head to avoid the return smack, grin widening. "Oh, sure, blame it on the kids! So where'd y'find this little guy? Companion, I'm guessin'?"
The dragon in question had come to a similar conclusion. She crooned reassuringly and angled her flight to bring her in to a lower section of the tree, bending soft-needled branches as she pushed through them to broader boughs which would hold her weight. Perching there, she looked up at the pup a dozen feet above her and blew a puff of friendly smoke his way.
Tal ducked his head to avoid the return smack, grin widening. "Oh, sure, blame it on the kids! So where'd y'find this little guy? Companion, I'm guessin'?"
