Oh. Vadim. Somewhere in the back of her head, while she’s rambling on about, well… everything, it occurs to her that she has said his name wrong. Making a mental note to apologize later, she continued on with her current thought, voice happily bouncing up and down as she oohed and aahed over the mysteries of her life. Surely there was some grand explanation for the decision of the gods to create such a grand structure, but as of yet she was unaware of it. At least Vadmi- Vadim seemed to be agreeing with her, his head bobbing up and down. Yes, perhaps he had the weight of too many troubles on his shoulders as well, holding him down when all he wished to do was run and be free. A friend who understood her troubles at last- thank goodness!

And, he even understood the little tingles she got when the clouds would form around her feet and lift her high into the air, thrusting her ever skyward. She had dared to fly around on them once, with Nasreen, and though it had been amazingly fun, it had also given her heart a rush like she had galloped too far and too long. Would she do it again? Maybe… but she would still cry out in unnecessary fright. Maybe… Maybe he would like to go with her, she wondered. But was it really fair to ask him to go so far out of his way after just meeting him? Perhaps not.

As for Khan, he paid no wonder to the pair that were busy chatting. He was too busy chortling in amazement at the transformation that was taking place before his eyes. The three-headed dog was now… an eagle? His chortle rang out again, insistent and vibrant, crying out with surprise and excitement. At least he was young, and he was not halted for long. Instead, he spread his wings and lept into the air, chasing after the winged creature in the air with the same delight he had enjoyed on the ground. Games were games, after all.

Kahlua, on the other hand, was rather surprised. “Oh!” she chirped out after Vadim declared that she had few friends, the sound ambiguous as to whether she was surprised at the change or the declaration. Magic was prevalent in these lands, but she didn’t think she had ever known a creature to change from one type to another. “That’s quite a trick!” she decided on then, thoughts of the island all but drifted from her vapid mind. “Did you teach her that? Or do you have a different trick, Vadim?” Happy laughter fell again from her lips, a dramatic wink given to the reserved stallion as she teased him joyfully. She hoped he wouldn’t be too offended.

@[Vadim]