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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 0:06:46 GMT -6
Her touch felt good. It had been a long time since a human had caressed gently like that, it caused a low purr to rumble in his throat.
as you climbed on and settled there,
::Perfect;;
he spread out his wings and with two beats of them he was rising into the air. He's fly straight, then hit a thermal and rise up 10 feet or 5 feet, then fly straight or turn then hit a thermal and they'd rise up higher.
Through the touch of the mind he let Reldai feel it through his senses, the love for flying for riding the thermals.. yes it was good, he didn't press it only when he spoke to her through that way did she feel it, he remained silent now though enjoying the flight and enjoying having someone riding his back.
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Post by Rikki on Apr 18, 2012 0:17:06 GMT -6
Reldai laughed from sheer enjoyment, feeling the pleasure he had in the freedom of flight. Oh, she understood. How could he give this up and...walk? It suddenly struck her, he had. He could have flown anytime, but he chose to walk. With them. Why?
The thought stayed in her mind through the pleasure she felt in him and within herself were she to be so truthful with her own feelings. She felt like hugging him, and unable to resist, she leaned forward, rested her cheek against his neck and tightly squeezed as much as she was able before regaining her former handhold.
"it's wonderful, Je'raith," when he lifted up and rode the higher current she remembered the last time she'd been swimming in the ocean, how the water would lift and lower her as she floated upon the surface. How like it, this was....and yet...how very different.
"It's wonderful," she repeated, a delighted smile upon her face and years of stress off her shoulders.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 6:41:55 GMT -6
He felt such enjoyment in her excitment. To hear.. feel.. taste her laughter.
If he had touched the mind and read the thoughts he would tell you the whys.. he had made a promise to you. He would keep everyone safe. And while he could stay in dragon form and fly just above everyone, he chose to walk because he enjoyed the company and it was so much easier to talk in this form than in his form. The mind touch can be intrusive to those who do not welcome it from his kind and he would rather be invited to do it or get to know one enough that when he did touch the mind with his thoughts it was welcomed. Then there was the fact that he had previously tried to destroy the people he was walking with in his dragon form, he felt the best way to build trust was to walk with them.
::Yes it is wonderful isn't it?::
he felt the hug to his neck, the surge of emotions and it brought a smile to his face. She is HUMAN!!! he wanted to scream but he kept that in a part of his mind still closed. He found himself drawn to this small group of people and he didn't mind. He felt himself drawn to her and the boy, Ash. This was very strange. He wondered what the elders thought of what was going on. But for now he pushed those thoughts aside and for a little bit longer he rode the thermals, allowing them to lower him slowly to the ground as they circled down.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 7:23:07 GMT -6
he wondered where his mate was going, looking to Galventh and Arlianth
::I will have to go after her soon. She travels south. I think she means to go to the lands below::
Gal looked to him and a frown marred his dragon features ::Yes, we don't know who lives there or what they will do to her if they find out what she is::
it was at that point all three of them looked down the path. They could hear, humans coming, they could taste the anger and fear, Gal looked to Arlianth and Zyreil. They had no weapons that would do terrible damage, smoke began to flow from Zyreil's nostrils and breath, perhaps it was best that Aer'alyn was not here for this. He realized, yes, it was best. She was still not physically completely healed, and the excitement of the last hours would have put her in greater danger.
He tried to touch Nraith, but no, he was still not open to the link and neither was Rikki. This was good for the girl, she didn't need to feel everything that was going on, she needed to rest. Rider... it made him chuckle inwardly as he set his head down and propped it up with one claw, his large black face would be the first thing saw when they went around the corner with smoke coming from his nostrils.
As he waited he spoke words ancient and long past that made Gal turn to look at him, but when he was done the arrows and swords and knives would do little damage to his face.. after all, he had a mate now, he had to .. oh that was such a human thought and he had to chuckle.
Gal looked at Zyreil who seemed in his own world at that moment, but saw his intention when he put his face at the path where they come around. Oh yes, they would not see him until they were on top of him. Gal followed suit, setting his head beside Zyreil's, not as large, for he was a white and smaller than his black counter part, but still large enough for the humans when they walked around the corner.
Arlianth simply shook her head and chuckled, smacking both of them with her tail, but she shared nothing.
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Post by Rikki on Apr 18, 2012 7:44:40 GMT -6
Reldai had not felt so free and unencumbered since she'd taken over the care of her villagers. How young she had been, how much she had given up to care for everone and not just herself. She'd savored the feeling that flight had given her, pushing aside that sigh of regret as she saw them drop slightly lower and lower to the ground.
As his feet touched solid beneath them, she remained sitting on his back a moment longer, closing her eyes to relive the flight in her mind. Oh the memories that would remain.....
Quickly she slipped from his back, turning to busy herself with adjusting her clothing, disheveled as it had become during the flight. It was also, to give her a moment to rapidly blink her eyes and dash away the tears that had come. The emotion was so raw and overwhelming. "Breathe, in....out...', she told herself, as she drew in a long slow breath. As she turned to face him, the beauty and wonder....the excitement and intense pleasure, she felt shown on her face. "Je'raith, I do not have the words..." as she spoke, the intense feeling swept over her and she closed her eyes, letting it consume her again.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 8:00:31 GMT -6
If they did not have a village to watch over and a boy to keep a promise to he would have taken you farther and higher. But his word brought him back to the earth.. As much as she pushes the regret aside he could still taste it.
::There can be more. This is only one.::
the touch was reassuring, and as he waited for her to slide from his back he so enjoyed the feel of having someone there. He watched her as she adjusts her clothing. Ah the hard and stern woman he'd met is softening, becoming even more of a woman. He chuckled inwardly.
when you speak he nods, already shifting back to his human form and looking to her
"You don't need words Reldai. I can taste and feel what you are feeling, it speaks more than words can say"
he smiles, moving over to her and wrapping a single around around a shoulder to give it a squeeze, then withdrawing the arm, unsure if it's welcome to stay there as they walk back to the camp.
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Post by Rikki on Apr 18, 2012 8:33:24 GMT -6
"oh I would love to,"she spoke knowing that the 'more' could not come soon enough. As he walked to her, she thought, 'he is magnificant...' and as his arm gently squeezed her, she wanted to hold him.
~no, don't let go~ the cry came from inside as she tentatively rested her hand upon his shoulder, her own light....can I?...embrace.
Until this moment, she'd never regretted her choice to care for the villagers. She'd never regretted nights alone. She'd never regretted being unable to share her thoughts and feelings with another. She'd never regretted missing all that she saw in so many others.
"I", she began to speak, then swiftly pressed her cheek to his. Savoring the moment. A short moment as she heard a soft voice call out. "Reldai?" Ash had awoken and seen the last few moments of the flight. It was ...cool.
"I....", she began again, looking up at Je'raith's eyes. Suddenly at a loss, she lightly touched his chest with her fingertips before turning to head to Ash. This was new....she thought as she pressed a kiss to Ash's forehead and settled down with him to answer the boys sleepy questions.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 8:48:43 GMT -6
J'raith heard that cry inwardly and turned to her, his arm wrapped around her and he drew her into him, his eyes closed as he too savored the caress of her cheek to his.
There was so much he wanted to say. He felt the years of regret and wanted to tell her there was nothing to regret, but he too heard Ash's call and decided it would wait for another night. He wondered what others would say. He wasn't looking at her as a Rider, though she would become one to some degree.. no.. it was more and the look they shared said it all..
his hand held hers to his chest for a moment before releasing it and her as they turned to Ash
Oh yes, this was very new.. for both
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Post by Rikki on Apr 18, 2012 9:18:35 GMT -6
Though she kept up with Ashs questions, her gaze continued to be drawn to Je'raith. She felt as excited as Rikki always was and for a moment she let herself be pulled into that emotion.
But cooler heads must prevail, she told herself as she finally saw Ash back to sleep.
That is what she thought. That is also what she thought she meant. Until the moment she met Je'raiths's eyes again and realized the full truth. Somehow, he had become part of her and for once, she would follow her heart and not just her head.
The traveling group still rustled in sleep, a cough, a moan, a stirring....nothing to distract her. She tucked another blanket on Ash, banking down the fire so only a dim glow shown. Enough to see his face, his hand that she gently took in her own. Lines of age had erased themselves from the corners of her eyes and she squeezed his hand.
"Je'raith..." she spoke softly enough for his ears, then closed her eyes, searching to touch with her mind. ~I am not wrong, am I?~ the tentative touch brushing against his mind as her fingers tightened upon his.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 22:05:55 GMT -6
He listened as Reldai answered Ash's questions, his eyes never leaving her except for the occasional look to Ash, he too answered questions put to him that Reldai couldn't.
He remained cool, calm. He had to had come to the realization they had become a part of each other. He noticed it when they were riding the thermals, but as he listened to her speaking he hung on her every word even when he seemed to not be paying attention.. it dawns on him and he smiles at that moment into Reldai's eyes.
He sat by the fire as she tucked Ash in, and when she joined him his hand easily fell into hers.
His head tilts to the side as she says his name, he doesn't speak, but waits for more.
He feels the touch to his mind, he smiles and his free hand rises to touch her cheek, caressing it with his thumb
::No, you are not::
he holds her gaze for a few moments, hesitant at first he leans in to give her a gentle kiss on the lips, then draws her to him, holding her close, sighing gently, content, happy
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Post by Reldai on Apr 18, 2012 22:22:42 GMT -6
She smiled and blushed at his affirmation. The smile grew to light her eyes as he gently kissed her. A touch she'd long since given up hope to have. Strange, she thought as she nestled close to him while pulling a blanket to her shoulders. Strange, she thought again as she watched Ash sleep.
From the moment she met Ash and Rikki, she knew life was to change. She knew they were an intregal part of what future the people had. But, she did not expect a personal change. Not, this personal.
Continuing to rest against Je'raith, she closed her eyes, her smile growing as she relived the earlier flight. As much as that had thrilled her, it was his presence, the touch of his hand that brought her more joy. Who would have thought such a thing possible?
As she pondered, she looked out over the people. Yes, changes were happening and she wondered what the next day would bring. And which voices would cry out the loudest.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 22:35:08 GMT -6
He had for a long time believed that he would be the mate of another, but since the fight, he knew in his heart she was not the one. He still cared for her, but this was different. He couldn't have imagined anything like this, and with a human.
First Nraith finds a Rider, something not done in more than 2000 years, and now he finds love with a human. He hesitates to call her his mate, they have not joined that deeply.. yet? Would it ever happen? He didn't know, perhaps it would, but he would enjoy the closeness this brought as well. It was new.. a dragon and a human.. He didn't know of it ever happening in all their history.
He pulled the blanket up around her and held her tight and close, staring into the fire. he remained alert, but he was content just to be here.. with her.
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Post by Reldai on Apr 18, 2012 22:49:06 GMT -6
She shivered slightly, tucking herself more closely next to him. She could feel him thinking, and her thoughts continued nearly upon the same vein as earlier until she could barely keep her eyes open.
Fighting the urge to sleep, for she didn't wan to waste time sleeping when she could savor his being next to her. But as the moon reached it's apex and started it's downward cast, she gave a deep sigh of sleep.
He would feel her relax completely in his embrace and even in her sleep she continued to seek out his warm embrace, finding in it, the private home she'd never had.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 22:55:35 GMT -6
::sleep::
Even as he felt her relax completely he remained aware. His senses reaching out around the camp. He made a promise, they would reach the ocean in safety.
Even then he would drift in and out of sleep, but each moment of sleep was restful. He would have to hunt soon though. The dragon part of him needed to be feed as well. But for now, he would remain, holding her close, bathing her in warmth
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