Teovanth loomed over the cowering girl, prepared to subdue her, even though it seemed unnecessary. Writhing on the ground like that she posed no threat. But when the man with the glowing eyes dared to place his hand on her white-scaled muzzle, her entire demeanor changed. It was as though every muscle in the drake's body tensed at once. Mei tightened her grip on the reins but did nothing to calm her mount. She trusted the drake's judgement. Teovanth's sole attention was on the man now, her pupils narrowing to pinpricks. Her nostrils flared and her hot breath steamed in the cool night air, and for a moment it seemed like she might lunge forward and snatch him in her jaws.
But when his magic, or whatever it was, began to take effect, she relaxed almost instantly. After nudging his arm with her snout, she withdrew her head and coiled her neck back up into a comfortable S shape, loudly chuffing in a way that almost sounded like laughter. She had decided that the woman posed no threat. Anyone that small and fearful was no danger.
Mei, for her part, seemed to agree. Anyone stupid enough to pull a knife right in front of a dragoon and drake clearly wasn't smart enough to actually use it. She was, however, rather perplexed as to why the man was defending his would-be attacker. Most people were grateful when a dragoon saved them from a knife-wielding vagabond. Perhaps the city was suffering from an influx of idiots today.
Well, no harm done, so long as the girl didn't grab that dagger and start swinging. A case could be made for armed intimidation, or perhaps attempted assault, but Mei believed this was simply a case of two complete idiots, a pesky rune dragon, and some astonishingly bad timing. And yes, maybe she was looking to avoid trouble, what with the event coming up so soon. Could anyone really blame her?
"Look, just put the blade away and we can all go on with our evenings," Mei called down to the two below, idly shooing away the tiny rune that had started all this trouble in the first place.
[Aeigh, sorry if there's any mistakes in this, I typed everything out, then hit the wrong button and deleted it T-T]
But when his magic, or whatever it was, began to take effect, she relaxed almost instantly. After nudging his arm with her snout, she withdrew her head and coiled her neck back up into a comfortable S shape, loudly chuffing in a way that almost sounded like laughter. She had decided that the woman posed no threat. Anyone that small and fearful was no danger.
Mei, for her part, seemed to agree. Anyone stupid enough to pull a knife right in front of a dragoon and drake clearly wasn't smart enough to actually use it. She was, however, rather perplexed as to why the man was defending his would-be attacker. Most people were grateful when a dragoon saved them from a knife-wielding vagabond. Perhaps the city was suffering from an influx of idiots today.
Well, no harm done, so long as the girl didn't grab that dagger and start swinging. A case could be made for armed intimidation, or perhaps attempted assault, but Mei believed this was simply a case of two complete idiots, a pesky rune dragon, and some astonishingly bad timing. And yes, maybe she was looking to avoid trouble, what with the event coming up so soon. Could anyone really blame her?
"Look, just put the blade away and we can all go on with our evenings," Mei called down to the two below, idly shooing away the tiny rune that had started all this trouble in the first place.
[Aeigh, sorry if there's any mistakes in this, I typed everything out, then hit the wrong button and deleted it T-T]