Boreal would have been heartbroken to realize that Lilly hadn't presented Pad to her in such a way, if she'd been able to understand what the humans were talking about. Perhaps it was lucky for everyone involved that she was too focused on the pup in question to pay attention to the silly ramblings of her companion.
Heavy talons punctured the tree's trunk, leaving wounds that would linger for seasons, but the dragon was only concerned with Pad and his momentary ire. She blinked with reptilian patience at his puffed-up little ruff until it slicked back down again and he reluctantly came into reach. She politely sniffed him back, the top of the tree swaying alarmingly as she leaned over to return the greeting, and then she gave him a single long lick down his back to smooth his fur before she caught him up by the scruff in a surprisingly gentle mouth.
Tucking her head and her passenger safely down against her chest she pushed back and away from the tree trunk, twisting to right herself as her wings snapped open and bits of branches and needles rained down from the swaying pine as she made it into the clear and spiraled down in a slow glide.
She landed in a cloud of snow in front of Lilly, presenting the rebellious pup to his 'big sister' with a chortling croon while Tal looked on with a rueful smile. "What's his favorite game?"
Heavy talons punctured the tree's trunk, leaving wounds that would linger for seasons, but the dragon was only concerned with Pad and his momentary ire. She blinked with reptilian patience at his puffed-up little ruff until it slicked back down again and he reluctantly came into reach. She politely sniffed him back, the top of the tree swaying alarmingly as she leaned over to return the greeting, and then she gave him a single long lick down his back to smooth his fur before she caught him up by the scruff in a surprisingly gentle mouth.
Tucking her head and her passenger safely down against her chest she pushed back and away from the tree trunk, twisting to right herself as her wings snapped open and bits of branches and needles rained down from the swaying pine as she made it into the clear and spiraled down in a slow glide.
She landed in a cloud of snow in front of Lilly, presenting the rebellious pup to his 'big sister' with a chortling croon while Tal looked on with a rueful smile. "What's his favorite game?"
