~*You wander into a cave, and immediantly you're "trampled" by words.*~
WHO'S THERE!? Why are you coming here? What do you want?
Don't even think about harming anything!
~*You gasp, and back up. Hearing something, you decide to turn
and run. The something you heard, though, appears.*~
~*A Whatch Wheyr! He glowers at you.*~
Regel! I doubt our visitor appreciates you jumping like that.
Please, now, calm down.
~*A green flit appears*~
I'm sorry, dear visitor. Regel is very nervous. He's afraid someone will harm
the dragon! Why, I don't know. She's perfectly capable of taking care of herself.
A dragon? Yours? His? You blink, as Regel had left you confused.
MINE!
Kalika! Kalika!
~*Kalika bounds up, eyes shining with with merriment. You blink at her hair.
The green stripe in her otherwise fully black hair makes you take a second look at her until you realize its a peice of cloth strown in somehow. Her clothes are likewise, a white dress on with the green put on over it. Her smile is wide
and happy, but she blushes as she looks at you.*~
"I impressed a wonderful gold darling! Her name is Roshta, and she's from
Vitora Beach!!" ~*Kalika's eyes shine happily.*~
"How did you happen across them?" ~*You back up a step when Regel walks towards Kalika. Jellan, the firelizard, was cute, but
that watch weyr had you on your toes.*~
"I impressed him accidently,"
~*Kalika nodds to the flit, who starts laughing*~
"Well, it wasn't an accident as far as HE'S
concerned! You see, I was walking in the forest, when I happened upon a wild
firelizard hatching. Almost stepped on the poor parents! Nearly got my face seriously damaged, too, but Jellan stepped in and saved the day. She's the best!" ~*Kalika smiles at Jellan, who's muttering something about her good intentions, but she also her carelessness*~ "And Regel bonded with me last fall. My father's a caretaker for watch weyrs, and I was allowed to be there when he hatched! Its nice to have Jellen and Regel here, and Roshta really enjoys their company. When I have to be out, Regel is so fond of Roshta and guards her. Jellan's a great companion for her, they're always playing around! I'm so fortunate, golds normally don't like to be around others, but she did grow up with Regel and Jellan Would you like to see the stats?"
~*You nodd, Kalika's babbling had left your head spinning,
your first thought of her being shy and quiet faded when she started talking. But, then, the firelizard had looked at her curiously, too. Maybe she was just excited.*~
Here's the papers! ~*Kalika hands you
a paper with this information*~
~*Kalika smiles, happy at the question*~ "She's coming in from sunning outside. She should be here soon. You can stay, if you like, and see her. Roshta's beautiful, if large, don't let her scare you. She doesn't hurt visitors, unless they pose a threat. You don't seem to."
~*Just as Kalika finishes talking, you hear Regel rumble a greating and Jellan chirp happily. You look up to see a large golden dragon entering, and take a step back.*~
~*The dragon looks at you and, you think, actually SMILES, you're not sure, because its gone when you blink, but...You look at Kalika, nervously, but the girl had ran up to the dragon and was now stroking its nose. Well, if she can do that, its got to be safe! You walk up and, at Kalika's nodd, also stroke the dragon. You look up. Her skin was oddly soft! You smile.*~
"Roshta says she's sleepy. I don't blame her! Little Jellan and Regel kept her up last night. We'd better leave."
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You follow Kalika a little further and to the right of the cave. In the corner, a small gold hatchling is looking around and absent-mindedly itching her leg, she's lying on what looks like a very comforting feather-pillow, except on a very large scale. The little hatchling smiles happily up at Kalika.*~
