08-25-2017, 10:15 AM
if there's a light at the end, it's just the sun in your eyes
It's impossible not to take a few moments to appreciate the beauty that is Tephra while Amet awaits the arrival of his friends. His amber eyes drift lazily over the open field and its lush verdant waves, over the meandering lava streams and the bouts of steam that billow upward from spots where Tephra's creek meets the tendrils of plasma, and finally to the daunting volcano that sits in the distance, a silent sentinel watching over Offspring's congregation. Tephra is pregnant and heavy with the intermingling scents of its residents, making the Dragon King imagine what it will be like to finally have an impressive gathering in Hyaline after the Educators are chosen and training is underway.
Amet is pulled from his daydream as a blue-tinged pair (one considerably smaller than the other) pulls from the denser part of Tephra's forest and starts their approach. The gilded stallion recognizes the winged frame of Warrick instantly and a smile curls its way across Amet's lips as he pivots slightly to face the pair. "Warrick," he responds pleasantly, with a respectful nod of his head (he is, after all, in their home), just as the young colt steps forward to inspect his bronze and gold scales.
Are you the sun? the young boy asks and it reminds Amet instantly of Kali, who had called him 'fire and sunshine' the first time she'd ventured into Hyaline with Kerberos to explore. He chuckles quietly and is nearly ready to respond but gives Warrick a moment to teach Svedka proper conversation etiquette just as Tang and their other blue-accented child, a filly this time, join them. Amet's amber eyes crave to turn towards Tang but first he grins at Svedka and shakes rocks his head back and forth so the scales along his head and neck will shimmer in the sunlight. "I'm not the sun, but I do like to carry it with me," the Dragon King offers to the young boy before he finally turns his gaze to Tang and the young filly, who she has introduced as Solace. "Hello, Solace, it's nice to meet you and your brother," he offers gently to the overo filly, who seems slightly more nervous than her sibling counterpart.
Amet returns Tang's friendly gesture, his muzzle meeting her cheek gently so that he may inhale her scent. He notes that she smells more of Tephra and its volcano than she does of Hyaline's mountain peaks, and while this realization creates a small twinge of sadness, it's overshadowed by the golden stallion's excitement to see her. "Hyaline is doing well. You'd be excited to see how quickly most of it has regrown," he says with a pleased smile, "And we've had Chemdog join us, as an Educator for those interested in learning about battle." He pauses and lets his gaze move to Warrick, and then to the children once more.
"You know," he tells Svedka and Solace, "my little brother and sister are twins, too. They're very best friends, even if they do get on each others nerves," he adds with amusement at the thought of Iset and Sakir and the way they'd both grown.
Amet
@[Warrick] @[Tangerine]