Boreal saw her reflection pop into being and swallowed her next fireball in shock, letting out a smoky burp as all four taloned paws scrambled in the snow to slow her charge. Tal paused as well, startled into immobility by the sudden beastie that appeared between him and his companion, but a hissed voice a second later broke him free and he turned to see the source of his name--
"Alys?" Pale eyes brightened and he relaxed as his companion approached the doppelganger, sniffing at it warily. Notably, the courier made no move to leave the vicinity of the scaly creature and her new twin sister. Instead he crouched down to inspect the illusion, poking his finger into it with a whistle of appreciation. "Say, you've been practicin', huh? This is lookin' great! --Boreal, you can't eat it." Fond exasperation filled his voice as the real dragon, upon finding no scent, opened her jaws to try a gentle bite out of the image. She snorted smoky disappointment at this turn of events and put her head down to pad right through the intangible construct so she could lean against Tal's side, looking to Alys with friendly curiosity and a sweep of her scaly tail through the snow - and illusion - behind her.
"What're you doin' all the way out here?" the courier asked curiously, giving one of Boreal's horns a gentle tug to remind her of her manners.
"Alys?" Pale eyes brightened and he relaxed as his companion approached the doppelganger, sniffing at it warily. Notably, the courier made no move to leave the vicinity of the scaly creature and her new twin sister. Instead he crouched down to inspect the illusion, poking his finger into it with a whistle of appreciation. "Say, you've been practicin', huh? This is lookin' great! --Boreal, you can't eat it." Fond exasperation filled his voice as the real dragon, upon finding no scent, opened her jaws to try a gentle bite out of the image. She snorted smoky disappointment at this turn of events and put her head down to pad right through the intangible construct so she could lean against Tal's side, looking to Alys with friendly curiosity and a sweep of her scaly tail through the snow - and illusion - behind her.
"What're you doin' all the way out here?" the courier asked curiously, giving one of Boreal's horns a gentle tug to remind her of her manners.
