Zola looked up at Elden as best she could, "What are you doing?" she
asked her Forest eyes following his every move.
~*~*~*~
Keronio came out of a room just to catch a glimpse of Shiri running past and it took a while to click in, "hey come back here!" he shouted after her.
~*~*~*~
Vladimir stood as though his feet were rooted to the floor, simply watching her leave. That was until Keronio's sharp voice cut through his thoughts and brought him back to earth. "Where do you think you're going?" He called after her, taking off at a run in the direction Shiri had just run. "Well don't just stand there," he said to Keronio as he dashed past the other man's door.
~*~*~*~
Elden crouched near her and held up the wire with flourish. "Getting you out!" he announced with a quiet laugh, as though he did this every day. He then looked at her, "If you'll let me, that is," he added, as though asking her consent.
Tanginika shook the water from her hide as she walked along the riverbed weaving up into the mountains. "Ciro!" she called, her voice slightly buffeted by the winds swirling around the icy surroundings.
Shiri picked up her pace running faster then any human thought possible but was stopped when she collided with Stephen who had just walked out of the kitchen. She fell on her butt again and didn't get up in time, the other 2 had caught up.
~*~*~*~
"NO! you'll just get into trouble" she said trying to get up but only hirting herself against the thick chains.
~*~*~*~
A clawed foot came down and was followed by a slender silver head, "What is it Tanginika, and where is Shiri?" he asked knowing that something was wrong. Sakura a.k.a Tonks! says: Tanginika dipped her head in greeting and then stared at him. "Zola managed to slip her cover.... She got caught by the humans and they took her to somewhere in the castle.. Shiri went to go rescue her. I wanted to go too, but she wouldn't let me and told me to come and report to you."
~*~*~*~
Vladimir shook his head as he, once again, looked down at Shiri. "You're more trouble than you're worth sometimes... i swear it," he commented before reaching down and righting her. His fingers curled around her wrist in a tight, but gentle grip as she looked directly at Stephen.
~*~*~*~
"I'd almost rather get into trouble than just watch," Elden replied, glancing at the locks. "And believe me, even if i was to get into trouble, it wouldn't be that bad..." Without another word, he moved to one of the locks and started picking at it.
~*~*~*~
Within his lair, Ignatius stirred slightly. One eye cracked open a fraction and the embers on the ground swirled into the air as he let out a huff. Then, as though it had hit him quite suddenly, his head jerked up and he looked around the cavern.
Zola's familiar presence lingered in his brain, but it was much fainter than it normally would have been. Something was wrong.... He heaved himself up, shaking a layer of ashes that had settled during his slumber from his scales and gazed at the slowly oozing magma to his right before stretching out.
~*~*~*~
Stephen looked at Shiri, "this day just keeps getting better and better!" he said rolling his eyes in a sarcastic way. "Have you seen my brother, I need him to help me with the new troops" he said not wanting to bother in the matter of the girl.
Keronio looked at Shiri with anger filled eyes, "So you do have a connection with the dragon! How many are there!" he yelled in a deep but not booming tone.
Shiri ignored him and pulled her wrist sharply away from Vladimir's grip in one swift motion
Vladimir stared at her and let his hand drop to his side. Then he turned to Keronio with a sharp expression. "That is not your place," He retorted. "She's just a girl..." He added, although there was a glint in his eyes, if one bothered to pay attention, that clearly said he thought quite differently.
~*~*~*~
Elden moved around one of Zola's forearms and started picking the lock there. A minute later, it clanked onto the floor and he looked sadly at the raw area on her leg that had rubbed against the bangle as she'd struggled against it.
"No!" she exclaimed and tried to get up causing more agony and she moaned in pain.
"Sorry your Highness, my apologies" Keronio said bowing a little.
Shiri took that opportunity to bolt off past Stephen and down the corridors at top speed.
"Wow! She's fast" Stephen said looking at the prince and Keronio not wanting to get involved.
Vladimir shook his head slowly. "I don't get her...." he stated simply, turning to head back down the hallway.
Elden ignored the dragon's protest and continued to work diligently away at the chains. "I don't care if i get in trouble," he finally stated out loud. "It's better than just standing by and watching."
~*~*~*~
Crouching, and with one powerful beat of his wings, Ignatius leap towards the sky from inside the volcano in a tightly coiled spiral. He erupted out of the top in a spray of embers and crimson smoke, his wings unfurling to curl menacingly above his shoulders and back and his red eyes ablaze. After flexing his cramped muscles, Ignatius swiveled his head to look to the East, his tail lashing from side to side in agitation. Then he took towards the prairies without another word.
~*~*~*~
Tanginika fidgeted as Ciro pondered silently. "What do you suggest we do.." She mused, disturbing him from his thoughts as she shifted her wings over her back.
~*~*~*~
Stephen shrugged and walked towards to place where they had the dragon and opened the door to see Elden picking at a lock, "what are you doing?" he asked looking at his older brother.
Ciro closed his eye's, "she's telling me to come get her on the second moon, she's going to help Zola then stay and keep watch of the castle so we know what's going on." he said then opened his eyes.
~*~*~*~
Elden's head shot up and he stared at his brother in a mixture of annoyance and shock. "Nothing!" he replied quickly, hiding the wire so Stephen couldn't see it. "I'm not doing anything.... I was just uh. erm..." He looked at Zola and found nothing but a slightly anxious look in her eyes. "Talking to it..." Then he shut up, realizing how stupid that must have made him sound. Honestly, no sane person talks to dragons.
Keronio came out of a room just to catch a glimpse of Shiri running past and it took a while to click in, "hey come back here!" he shouted after her.
~*~*~*~
Vladimir stood as though his feet were rooted to the floor, simply watching her leave. That was until Keronio's sharp voice cut through his thoughts and brought him back to earth. "Where do you think you're going?" He called after her, taking off at a run in the direction Shiri had just run. "Well don't just stand there," he said to Keronio as he dashed past the other man's door.
~*~*~*~
Elden crouched near her and held up the wire with flourish. "Getting you out!" he announced with a quiet laugh, as though he did this every day. He then looked at her, "If you'll let me, that is," he added, as though asking her consent.
Tanginika shook the water from her hide as she walked along the riverbed weaving up into the mountains. "Ciro!" she called, her voice slightly buffeted by the winds swirling around the icy surroundings.
Shiri picked up her pace running faster then any human thought possible but was stopped when she collided with Stephen who had just walked out of the kitchen. She fell on her butt again and didn't get up in time, the other 2 had caught up.
~*~*~*~
"NO! you'll just get into trouble" she said trying to get up but only hirting herself against the thick chains.
~*~*~*~
A clawed foot came down and was followed by a slender silver head, "What is it Tanginika, and where is Shiri?" he asked knowing that something was wrong. Sakura a.k.a Tonks! says: Tanginika dipped her head in greeting and then stared at him. "Zola managed to slip her cover.... She got caught by the humans and they took her to somewhere in the castle.. Shiri went to go rescue her. I wanted to go too, but she wouldn't let me and told me to come and report to you."
~*~*~*~
Vladimir shook his head as he, once again, looked down at Shiri. "You're more trouble than you're worth sometimes... i swear it," he commented before reaching down and righting her. His fingers curled around her wrist in a tight, but gentle grip as she looked directly at Stephen.
~*~*~*~
"I'd almost rather get into trouble than just watch," Elden replied, glancing at the locks. "And believe me, even if i was to get into trouble, it wouldn't be that bad..." Without another word, he moved to one of the locks and started picking at it.
~*~*~*~
Within his lair, Ignatius stirred slightly. One eye cracked open a fraction and the embers on the ground swirled into the air as he let out a huff. Then, as though it had hit him quite suddenly, his head jerked up and he looked around the cavern.
Zola's familiar presence lingered in his brain, but it was much fainter than it normally would have been. Something was wrong.... He heaved himself up, shaking a layer of ashes that had settled during his slumber from his scales and gazed at the slowly oozing magma to his right before stretching out.
~*~*~*~
Stephen looked at Shiri, "this day just keeps getting better and better!" he said rolling his eyes in a sarcastic way. "Have you seen my brother, I need him to help me with the new troops" he said not wanting to bother in the matter of the girl.
Keronio looked at Shiri with anger filled eyes, "So you do have a connection with the dragon! How many are there!" he yelled in a deep but not booming tone.
Shiri ignored him and pulled her wrist sharply away from Vladimir's grip in one swift motion
Vladimir stared at her and let his hand drop to his side. Then he turned to Keronio with a sharp expression. "That is not your place," He retorted. "She's just a girl..." He added, although there was a glint in his eyes, if one bothered to pay attention, that clearly said he thought quite differently.
~*~*~*~
Elden moved around one of Zola's forearms and started picking the lock there. A minute later, it clanked onto the floor and he looked sadly at the raw area on her leg that had rubbed against the bangle as she'd struggled against it.
"No!" she exclaimed and tried to get up causing more agony and she moaned in pain.
"Sorry your Highness, my apologies" Keronio said bowing a little.
Shiri took that opportunity to bolt off past Stephen and down the corridors at top speed.
"Wow! She's fast" Stephen said looking at the prince and Keronio not wanting to get involved.
Vladimir shook his head slowly. "I don't get her...." he stated simply, turning to head back down the hallway.
Elden ignored the dragon's protest and continued to work diligently away at the chains. "I don't care if i get in trouble," he finally stated out loud. "It's better than just standing by and watching."
~*~*~*~
Crouching, and with one powerful beat of his wings, Ignatius leap towards the sky from inside the volcano in a tightly coiled spiral. He erupted out of the top in a spray of embers and crimson smoke, his wings unfurling to curl menacingly above his shoulders and back and his red eyes ablaze. After flexing his cramped muscles, Ignatius swiveled his head to look to the East, his tail lashing from side to side in agitation. Then he took towards the prairies without another word.
~*~*~*~
Tanginika fidgeted as Ciro pondered silently. "What do you suggest we do.." She mused, disturbing him from his thoughts as she shifted her wings over her back.
~*~*~*~
Stephen shrugged and walked towards to place where they had the dragon and opened the door to see Elden picking at a lock, "what are you doing?" he asked looking at his older brother.
Ciro closed his eye's, "she's telling me to come get her on the second moon, she's going to help Zola then stay and keep watch of the castle so we know what's going on." he said then opened his eyes.
~*~*~*~
Elden's head shot up and he stared at his brother in a mixture of annoyance and shock. "Nothing!" he replied quickly, hiding the wire so Stephen couldn't see it. "I'm not doing anything.... I was just uh. erm..." He looked at Zola and found nothing but a slightly anxious look in her eyes. "Talking to it..." Then he shut up, realizing how stupid that must have made him sound. Honestly, no sane person talks to dragons.