Reptilian Scrutiny
"G'day, Doane," Sigrid greeted him when his chorus was finished.
"What's up, Sigrid, me pup?" the dragon turned to her cheerfully. He dropped the molten lump to the ground.
"I have a helper for you today," she replied.
"Do ye now?" Doane asked. His speaking voice was lyrical and much more pleasant than his singing.
"She's working off her sentence," Sigrid gestured to a skittish cub behind her.
Doane stepped forward and leaned his massive head down to look Shanku in the eye.
"What be her crrrime?" Doane narrowed his eyes and rolled his speech threateningly.
"Stole a goat. Took Rin two days to catch her," Sigrid stated.
"In me defense," Shanku squeaked, positively frozen in fear at the hulking reptile before her, "I was goin' hungry."
"Why waren't ye wi' ye clan?" Doane asked as he raised up.
"Seems her clan gave her the boot," Sigrid crossed her arms over her chest. "She's been on her own for a long time."
"Wha' a shame," Doane shook his head and walked to the other side of the room.
Notes & Commentary
June 6, 2013, Thursday
Reptilian Scrutiny
Shanku is a person of great character to stand face to face with a dragon and not flee. Or she has temporarily lost feeling in her extremities and is stuck where she is until she recovers. I suspect the latter.
This is an idea I've had for a few years but haven't seen anybody else do. Some dragons breathe fire, yet never are they involved in glass making. Why not? Their hands should be tough enough to handle hot things, and if not, dextrous enough to wield a giant glass-making rolling pin.
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Sigrid - Doane -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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