Sohalia
At the description of Pip as a little monster, Soh laughed again, finding herself surprisingly at ease with the young man and his dragon. Perhaps it was the presence of a companion that helped her to relax; in her experience, only good people had them. "I'm Attuned," explained Soh. "I have a bird shift, so I could show her how to fly, if you think it would help." At least, she could try, assuming that the mechanics of flight were more or less the same for birds and dragons. Which, now that she thought about it, they might not be. They were very differently shaped creatures, after all.
In any case, all thoughts of flying were rapidly replaced with a yelp of surprise as Pip charged at her, attention entirely fixed on the treats now held in Soh's hand. The young woman hurriedly knelt, offering the jerky in her flattened palm, a little nervous that the dragon might accidentally grab her fingers instead of the treat.
Of course, kneeling put her in much closer proximity to the stranger than she had originally intended as he lunged for the dragon, and Soh rocked back on her heels to avoid a collision. Unfortunately, she rocked back a little too far, toppling rather ungracefully onto her rump, skirts tangled in disarray around her legs. Looking at the dragon, the man, and her now-empty hand, Soh burst into a fit of laughter unlike anything she'd felt in recent weeks.
In any case, all thoughts of flying were rapidly replaced with a yelp of surprise as Pip charged at her, attention entirely fixed on the treats now held in Soh's hand. The young woman hurriedly knelt, offering the jerky in her flattened palm, a little nervous that the dragon might accidentally grab her fingers instead of the treat.
Of course, kneeling put her in much closer proximity to the stranger than she had originally intended as he lunged for the dragon, and Soh rocked back on her heels to avoid a collision. Unfortunately, she rocked back a little too far, toppling rather ungracefully onto her rump, skirts tangled in disarray around her legs. Looking at the dragon, the man, and her now-empty hand, Soh burst into a fit of laughter unlike anything she'd felt in recent weeks.
these aching memories still dance around me
