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05-11-2013, 12:54 AM
Ever since learning of Destrier's unhatched green charge, the hybrid stud had made a point out of checking in on stallion and dragon's egg. Most visits had gone unnoticed, a brief but intentional passing by to ensure all was well.
So it was a pleasant but expected surprise when his ears caught the sound of dragonsong heralding a new life, a new member of the herd's flock of dragons. His ears tilted to listen, knowing Akaith and Mirage and thus their daughters would be soon there. A soft, satisfied rumble vibrated from his chest. He would join them momentarily, but first... the bronze took his job as protector perhaps more seriously and more extensively than his smaller, less draconically influenced counterparts. Because he considered himself a provider as well.
A few minute's worth of deliberate stalking flushed a number of small prey, until a timed lash of his tail into the underbrush caused an unwary rabbit to leap out of cover and right into his path. It was then that any watchers might have been surprised by the swiftness with which the titantic steed moved, contrasted against his earlier deliberate gestures. Teeth snapped as his head snaked after the bounding creature, body surging into motion to ensure he wouldn't be left behind, biting air. Instead he caught it with a crunch and a cut-off squeal. There was a moment where instinctive impulse nearly had him devouring it then and there, but he mastered it swiftly before beginning his own trek to welcome the new life.
It was as he expected. Mirage, Akaith, Amaris and Semira were already there, along with two adolescent youngsters of pale hue. A soft snort was given to announce his presence before he stepped up beside Destrier's prone body. Gently he reached down to deposit the rabbit's carcass with a small thump beside the newly hatched green. "A first meal after all the effort of hatching." He rumbled quietly, thrumming a quiet welcome to the tiny green, Suli.
It was a brief moment, and then he was moving to join his mate and daughters. His muzzles stretched to meet Mirage's golden one, crooning an affectionate welcome, which continued even after his muzzle moved to trace the scaled neck of the WeyrLeader's dragon form. Continued as he circled 'round her to greet his daughters with gentle nuzzles and at last reached to touch muzzles with Akaith. He only fell completely silent as he stood beside his family, a towering but not intentionally intimidating presence.
So it was a pleasant but expected surprise when his ears caught the sound of dragonsong heralding a new life, a new member of the herd's flock of dragons. His ears tilted to listen, knowing Akaith and Mirage and thus their daughters would be soon there. A soft, satisfied rumble vibrated from his chest. He would join them momentarily, but first... the bronze took his job as protector perhaps more seriously and more extensively than his smaller, less draconically influenced counterparts. Because he considered himself a provider as well.
A few minute's worth of deliberate stalking flushed a number of small prey, until a timed lash of his tail into the underbrush caused an unwary rabbit to leap out of cover and right into his path. It was then that any watchers might have been surprised by the swiftness with which the titantic steed moved, contrasted against his earlier deliberate gestures. Teeth snapped as his head snaked after the bounding creature, body surging into motion to ensure he wouldn't be left behind, biting air. Instead he caught it with a crunch and a cut-off squeal. There was a moment where instinctive impulse nearly had him devouring it then and there, but he mastered it swiftly before beginning his own trek to welcome the new life.
It was as he expected. Mirage, Akaith, Amaris and Semira were already there, along with two adolescent youngsters of pale hue. A soft snort was given to announce his presence before he stepped up beside Destrier's prone body. Gently he reached down to deposit the rabbit's carcass with a small thump beside the newly hatched green. "A first meal after all the effort of hatching." He rumbled quietly, thrumming a quiet welcome to the tiny green, Suli.
It was a brief moment, and then he was moving to join his mate and daughters. His muzzles stretched to meet Mirage's golden one, crooning an affectionate welcome, which continued even after his muzzle moved to trace the scaled neck of the WeyrLeader's dragon form. Continued as he circled 'round her to greet his daughters with gentle nuzzles and at last reached to touch muzzles with Akaith. He only fell completely silent as he stood beside his family, a towering but not intentionally intimidating presence.
