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disbelief.
“It would appear that way,” Zayle said as he narrowed his eyes, studying the fearsome creature. “There is only one way to find out, and that is to try mounting,” he said in awe.
Kade had never seen his master in awe of anything. As a matter of fact, he could not recall ever seeing his master show much emotion of any kind, aside from anger and frustration. Kade cleared his head and focused on the task at hand.
“Here goes,” Kade said as put his foot on the dragon’s leg. He reached up, grabbed ahold of the ridges on the dragon’s neck and struggled to pull himself onto its back.
Now, it was Zayle’s turn. He approached the dragon cautiously from the left side. As he closed the distance, the dragon swung its head around to follow his movements. Zayle hesitated, noticing those sharp teeth. The dragon’s lips were twitching slightly.
“Are you sure this dragon of yours will not try to make a meal out of me? I don’t like the look in its eyes,” Zayle said as he matched the dragon stare for stare.
And, to make the point even more so, the dragon gave out a low rumble, as more of its razor-sharp teeth showed. Clearly, it was not accepting of all people. It was then Kade realized Zayle was drawing on the Divine.
“Master, I think it senses your use of the power and does not like it.”
“And I am to completely put my life in its hands?” Zayle asked, incredulously.
“Master, would I be sitting on its back if it planned on killing us?”
“Apprentice,” Zayle said, “you had better be right.” And with that, Zayle let the Divine Power melt away.
“Dragon, it’s okay,” Kade said as he stroked its neck. “He is not going to hurt you,” he said in a soothing tone.
The dragon craned its neck just a little more to look at Kade. After a moment, it seemed to accept his urgings and allowed the Master Chosen to approach. Zayle held his breath as he reached up to grab Kade by the forearm and smoothly swung up to land behind his apprentice. The dragon tensed at the new touch, but to their relief, did nothing more.
“Your new pet is very solid,” Zayle said. He looked over at the wings, readying himself for flight. It took a moment for Kade to realize what his master was expecting. He chuckled but only briefly as his master glared at him hard enough to freeze him solid. Even if Kade was turned away, he could have felt that glare right through the back of his head.
“He cannot fly, Master. He was injured in the fight and needs time to heal,” Kade said humbly. Zayle relaxed slightly, but only slightly.
“Well, it will still be much faster than walking, so let’s get your new pet moving,” Zayle said as he looked the creature over in amazement.
The dragon was regarding the pair as they talked. It appeared to be very curious as to what was going on. Kade and Zayle were both surprised to see it holding perfectly still as it analyzed them. They looked at each other and then shrugged. Zayle, again, became impatient but sat still, waiting.
“Okay, dragon, let’s get moving,” Kade said as he pointed the way they had been going. “Let’s go find that grimalkin.”
The dragon let out an ear shattering roar that shook both men to the bone and left their teeth rattling. With that, it leapt with amazing power that almost unseated them both. After a few uncomfortable moments of getting situated, the dragon settled into a comfortable lope. But, even at this, it was not easy to stay seated.
“Why does he do that?” Kade asked,
“It would appear that way,” Zayle said as he narrowed his eyes, studying the fearsome creature. “There is only one way to find out, and that is to try mounting,” he said in awe.
Kade had never seen his master in awe of anything. As a matter of fact, he could not recall ever seeing his master show much emotion of any kind, aside from anger and frustration. Kade cleared his head and focused on the task at hand.
“Here goes,” Kade said as put his foot on the dragon’s leg. He reached up, grabbed ahold of the ridges on the dragon’s neck and struggled to pull himself onto its back.
Now, it was Zayle’s turn. He approached the dragon cautiously from the left side. As he closed the distance, the dragon swung its head around to follow his movements. Zayle hesitated, noticing those sharp teeth. The dragon’s lips were twitching slightly.
“Are you sure this dragon of yours will not try to make a meal out of me? I don’t like the look in its eyes,” Zayle said as he matched the dragon stare for stare.
And, to make the point even more so, the dragon gave out a low rumble, as more of its razor-sharp teeth showed. Clearly, it was not accepting of all people. It was then Kade realized Zayle was drawing on the Divine.
“Master, I think it senses your use of the power and does not like it.”
“And I am to completely put my life in its hands?” Zayle asked, incredulously.
“Master, would I be sitting on its back if it planned on killing us?”
“Apprentice,” Zayle said, “you had better be right.” And with that, Zayle let the Divine Power melt away.
“Dragon, it’s okay,” Kade said as he stroked its neck. “He is not going to hurt you,” he said in a soothing tone.
The dragon craned its neck just a little more to look at Kade. After a moment, it seemed to accept his urgings and allowed the Master Chosen to approach. Zayle held his breath as he reached up to grab Kade by the forearm and smoothly swung up to land behind his apprentice. The dragon tensed at the new touch, but to their relief, did nothing more.
“Your new pet is very solid,” Zayle said. He looked over at the wings, readying himself for flight. It took a moment for Kade to realize what his master was expecting. He chuckled but only briefly as his master glared at him hard enough to freeze him solid. Even if Kade was turned away, he could have felt that glare right through the back of his head.
“He cannot fly, Master. He was injured in the fight and needs time to heal,” Kade said humbly. Zayle relaxed slightly, but only slightly.
“Well, it will still be much faster than walking, so let’s get your new pet moving,” Zayle said as he looked the creature over in amazement.
The dragon was regarding the pair as they talked. It appeared to be very curious as to what was going on. Kade and Zayle were both surprised to see it holding perfectly still as it analyzed them. They looked at each other and then shrugged. Zayle, again, became impatient but sat still, waiting.
“Okay, dragon, let’s get moving,” Kade said as he pointed the way they had been going. “Let’s go find that grimalkin.”
The dragon let out an ear shattering roar that shook both men to the bone and left their teeth rattling. With that, it leapt with amazing power that almost unseated them both. After a few uncomfortable moments of getting situated, the dragon settled into a comfortable lope. But, even at this, it was not easy to stay seated.
“Why does he do that?” Kade asked,
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