"The hedges wha--? Tell me later!" Tal yelled back over his shoulder as he went after his squirrel-happy companion. He wasn't particularly sad to see a few tails smoking from her blasts, truth be told; he'd never forgotten nor forgiven the little bastards in the Celestine who'd almost led him to his death back before the War.
Of course, then Boreal turned a hard corner and Tal barreled around it a few dozen yards behind her--
And went sprawling as he tripped over the crouching dragon who had stopped dead in the middle of the path. "Hey!" came the indignant yell of wounded pride as he pushed himself up and glared at her, but Boreal ignored him, continuing to sniff curiously at the circle of black stones. A little ash went up her nose and she sneezed, scattering the rest to the winds and sitting back on her rump in surprise. Tal managed to get his arms around her thick neck to prevent further mishaps as he hollered back to his friends: "We're over here! An' we found somethin' weird!"
Of course, then Boreal turned a hard corner and Tal barreled around it a few dozen yards behind her--
And went sprawling as he tripped over the crouching dragon who had stopped dead in the middle of the path. "Hey!" came the indignant yell of wounded pride as he pushed himself up and glared at her, but Boreal ignored him, continuing to sniff curiously at the circle of black stones. A little ash went up her nose and she sneezed, scattering the rest to the winds and sitting back on her rump in surprise. Tal managed to get his arms around her thick neck to prevent further mishaps as he hollered back to his friends: "We're over here! An' we found somethin' weird!"
