08-17-2019, 07:09 PM
These were the woods he had wandered as a youth. When he had been lost inside himself, uncertain of who or even what he was. Yes, these trees had been a haven for the dragonling. And now their comfort was much the same as it had been then, the serenity of quiet giants and soft moss it's own little world away from it all.
The compact stallion smiled softly as he found a towering beech to rub his hip against. The ground was growing marshy beneath his hooves, and tiny insects whirred ceaselessly about his eyes and ears. His opal and gold head shook them off in annoyance. A quick tongue of flame burst from his lips, and a scattering of crisp insect bodies fell to the ground. A snort of satisfaction was cut off when a shining something caught the light of his momentary flame, glinting through the murk.
His reflex was to be prepared. A shimmering wave rippled the length of his body, and where fine hair had been, opaline blue scales now covered him. Just as easily, predatory teeth filled his maw. Like this, he felt safer. He was armored against most anything now.
His feet dropped in deliberate steps, approaching where the mysterious light had shown. What he saw was not what he expected.
She was lovely, like a frozen lake at midnight. And her eyes were as bright as stars as they met his own unmatched gaze. A remarkable creature, there was no doubt, and yet he had the idea that perhaps they had met before. There was something familiar in the shape of her face, and the way she stood, even if he knew the color wasn't something he'd seen before. His own head tilted to one side as he considered, allowing a half smile as the memory returned.
"Hallo. Er... It's Briella, isn't it? Only I think we've met before. Maybe not. Er. I'm Santana, if we haven't." He fumbled his words, not sure how to approach the situation. It didn't help that speech was not made easier with a mouth full of dragon teeth. More to the point, if this was the girl he remembered from some time ago, she'd changed in remarkable ways. Beautiful ways. It was a weakness, he knew, but it had always been that there was nothing like a beautiful mare to get his heart racing.
@[Briella]
The compact stallion smiled softly as he found a towering beech to rub his hip against. The ground was growing marshy beneath his hooves, and tiny insects whirred ceaselessly about his eyes and ears. His opal and gold head shook them off in annoyance. A quick tongue of flame burst from his lips, and a scattering of crisp insect bodies fell to the ground. A snort of satisfaction was cut off when a shining something caught the light of his momentary flame, glinting through the murk.
His reflex was to be prepared. A shimmering wave rippled the length of his body, and where fine hair had been, opaline blue scales now covered him. Just as easily, predatory teeth filled his maw. Like this, he felt safer. He was armored against most anything now.
His feet dropped in deliberate steps, approaching where the mysterious light had shown. What he saw was not what he expected.
She was lovely, like a frozen lake at midnight. And her eyes were as bright as stars as they met his own unmatched gaze. A remarkable creature, there was no doubt, and yet he had the idea that perhaps they had met before. There was something familiar in the shape of her face, and the way she stood, even if he knew the color wasn't something he'd seen before. His own head tilted to one side as he considered, allowing a half smile as the memory returned.
"Hallo. Er... It's Briella, isn't it? Only I think we've met before. Maybe not. Er. I'm Santana, if we haven't." He fumbled his words, not sure how to approach the situation. It didn't help that speech was not made easier with a mouth full of dragon teeth. More to the point, if this was the girl he remembered from some time ago, she'd changed in remarkable ways. Beautiful ways. It was a weakness, he knew, but it had always been that there was nothing like a beautiful mare to get his heart racing.
@[Briella]