Slivers of ice found their way into Ketyru's collar as she fell into the snowbank. The wind howled overhead, but not as loudly as the small dragon thrashing nearby. His entire head was lost in the blanket of white, muffling his roars. Shardniron's pony-sized body heaved and flailed as he tried to pull free.
Stifling a laugh, Ketyru belly-crawled across the powdery surface. She grabbed one of his hind paws and gave a mighty tug. Together, dragon and woman tumbled backwards onto a denser pack of snow. Shardniron wheezed and snorted, altogether unhappy.
"Well," Ketyru smiled. "You flew well, but I think your landing still needs work."
Shardniron growled deep in his chest, flakes of loose snow dancing into the air. He shook his head one last time before kneeling. "I'll get better," he grated out, motioning for Ketyru to climb onto his shoulders. Smirking, she alighted onto his back, eliciting a grunt as her weight settled. "Your armor is heavier in the cold, I think."
Ketyru nodded. "The plates are infused with special magics, making them molten. In this cold air, the heat escapes at a faster rate, cooling the metal and making it denser. It could also be," she grinned slyly, "that your muscles are becoming tired."
The young dragon snorted indignantly, raising his wings high. With a roar, he bounded forward and pushed down swiftly, rocketing them into the air. Ket let out a shout of excitement. Together they leaned, turning South. Back towards civilization.
Not far off, another dragon lifted off, its green skin shimmering in the dying light of evening.
Stifling a laugh, Ketyru belly-crawled across the powdery surface. She grabbed one of his hind paws and gave a mighty tug. Together, dragon and woman tumbled backwards onto a denser pack of snow. Shardniron wheezed and snorted, altogether unhappy.
"Well," Ketyru smiled. "You flew well, but I think your landing still needs work."
Shardniron growled deep in his chest, flakes of loose snow dancing into the air. He shook his head one last time before kneeling. "I'll get better," he grated out, motioning for Ketyru to climb onto his shoulders. Smirking, she alighted onto his back, eliciting a grunt as her weight settled. "Your armor is heavier in the cold, I think."
Ketyru nodded. "The plates are infused with special magics, making them molten. In this cold air, the heat escapes at a faster rate, cooling the metal and making it denser. It could also be," she grinned slyly, "that your muscles are becoming tired."
The young dragon snorted indignantly, raising his wings high. With a roar, he bounded forward and pushed down swiftly, rocketing them into the air. Ket let out a shout of excitement. Together they leaned, turning South. Back towards civilization.
Not far off, another dragon lifted off, its green skin shimmering in the dying light of evening.