Post by Cody on Jul 17, 2019 21:44:09 GMT
Well, that certainly gave him a better view, at least.
Cody paused for just a moment, aware of the bright-scaled creature's gaze upon him... and sensing, more than seeing, that the dark one was also doing the same. Whether either of them would take exception with it, he didn't know; the light one seemed more quizzical than concerned, and he still couldn't fully pick out the dark one against the night that she blended into so well. No more bursts of flame were incoming, however, so Cody tentatively resumed his work. Now that the white animal was facing him, it was certainly easier to mark down the defining features of her facial anatomy, and Cody wanted to do so as best he could before she turned away again.
Low grumbles came from both dragons, still unintelligible to the boy; he thought, for a moment, the first one was asking a question - possibly about what he was doing, her body language suggested? - and the other added something too. Again, his lack of ability to see her made it difficult to get an idea of exactly what, when he couldn't get a read on her own posture of expression.
That changed a moment later as the dark dragon seemed to back off, only to approach once more. She was still keeping a distance, and Cody could respect that - though, truthfully, she was more of a threat to him than he was capable of being to her - but she was at least near enough that he could tell she had a... a stick? She seemed to be dragging it through the dirt, all the while keeping those purple eyes, which he could see every now and again as the moonlight caught them, fixed on him. This seemed, however, to be no idle motion... and, though not daring to move, Cody craned his neck as far as he could to see what she was doing.
Was she... mimicking him?
After a moment or two, Cody thought he could make out what she was etching; and, as she finished and withdrew, he was able to get his first clear look. The first four shapes looked remarkably like letters; though, if that was indeed the case, they were in an alphabet he wasn't familiar with. The fifth, however, was unmistakably a very basic scribble of a human face, and Cody looked up at the dragon - or, rather, where she'd again vanished against the darkness - with some surprise.
"You can... draw, too? Or write?"
Even if he couldn't understand the language, that seemed to be what she was doing; and Cody couldn't help but feel regretful that he couldn't tell what it was she'd written. A word... a name, maybe? He could only guess. At any rate, it surprised him; Cody didn't think any animal back home, except for maybe those little mice who had rescued him and Marahute, would have picked up such a talent so quickly.
Had she learned on her own, or had she been trained? Cody wasn't sure... and, if she was as sour on humankind as she appeared to be, he certainly wasn't going to risk offending her by asking. In fact, it was really only reluctantly that he had to admit his failure to grasp the full extent of her meaning.
"I recognise what you're doing; but I don't know those letters," he explained apologetically.
Cody paused for just a moment, aware of the bright-scaled creature's gaze upon him... and sensing, more than seeing, that the dark one was also doing the same. Whether either of them would take exception with it, he didn't know; the light one seemed more quizzical than concerned, and he still couldn't fully pick out the dark one against the night that she blended into so well. No more bursts of flame were incoming, however, so Cody tentatively resumed his work. Now that the white animal was facing him, it was certainly easier to mark down the defining features of her facial anatomy, and Cody wanted to do so as best he could before she turned away again.
Low grumbles came from both dragons, still unintelligible to the boy; he thought, for a moment, the first one was asking a question - possibly about what he was doing, her body language suggested? - and the other added something too. Again, his lack of ability to see her made it difficult to get an idea of exactly what, when he couldn't get a read on her own posture of expression.
That changed a moment later as the dark dragon seemed to back off, only to approach once more. She was still keeping a distance, and Cody could respect that - though, truthfully, she was more of a threat to him than he was capable of being to her - but she was at least near enough that he could tell she had a... a stick? She seemed to be dragging it through the dirt, all the while keeping those purple eyes, which he could see every now and again as the moonlight caught them, fixed on him. This seemed, however, to be no idle motion... and, though not daring to move, Cody craned his neck as far as he could to see what she was doing.
Was she... mimicking him?
After a moment or two, Cody thought he could make out what she was etching; and, as she finished and withdrew, he was able to get his first clear look. The first four shapes looked remarkably like letters; though, if that was indeed the case, they were in an alphabet he wasn't familiar with. The fifth, however, was unmistakably a very basic scribble of a human face, and Cody looked up at the dragon - or, rather, where she'd again vanished against the darkness - with some surprise.
"You can... draw, too? Or write?"
Even if he couldn't understand the language, that seemed to be what she was doing; and Cody couldn't help but feel regretful that he couldn't tell what it was she'd written. A word... a name, maybe? He could only guess. At any rate, it surprised him; Cody didn't think any animal back home, except for maybe those little mice who had rescued him and Marahute, would have picked up such a talent so quickly.
Had she learned on her own, or had she been trained? Cody wasn't sure... and, if she was as sour on humankind as she appeared to be, he certainly wasn't going to risk offending her by asking. In fact, it was really only reluctantly that he had to admit his failure to grasp the full extent of her meaning.
"I recognise what you're doing; but I don't know those letters," he explained apologetically.