Just A Bit Of Help(Zen)

[Zenniel]

(( Wow, really short post, sorry. ))

Another spot. “And you, R’ko.” Zen said, grinning. Then she listened to R’ko speak, and saw his face turn from happy dreaming to a sour pinch. She figured something had happened, but would not ask.

Another spot. Instead, she grimaced and repeated, “Stay out of a Hatchling’s way. Gotcha.” Zenniel looked at the man, then the dragon. “Do all dragons and riders have tight bonds? Are there any dragons that dislike their riders, or riders that dislike their dragons?”

After a small amount of silence, Zenniel looked at the brown dragon. “Am I doing it right, R’ko? Shards forbid if I’m hurting Desh.”

[TheDreamerLady]

"Tight bonds? Well, it depends on how you look at it. My father and his dragon are unusually close, and upsetting one means making the other upset as well. Me and Desh, on the other hand, can keep separate from each other, with little effort. Some pairings are close in some respects, and distant in other, but I've never heard of someone who actively disliked his dragon. Some people tease their dragons, or pretend to be above being slavishly devoted to their dragon, but, so far as I know, it's not possible."

R'ko realized he'd made a speech, and ducked behind Desh's other leg and hid his blushing face there.

He popped back over(this time pulling himself up onto the neck to look down at Zenniel.

"He'd tell me if you were bothering him. Desh is never loath to complain."