phaselocknroll | Shenanigans!

I... ah. I have never fought a dragon before.

[ ... guess who's stopping in his tracks.

Guess who's falling silent for a looooong moment.

Guess who's going right back to tightly restrained panic? ]

This. This is gonna go great.

[ The sudden panic thrumming through their link actually makes Maya panic for the briefest of seconds. She turns to face him ]

What do you want to do, Peter? Because if you want to run, we can run. I don't care.

[ He sucks in a breath between his teeth, tries to get himself under control. ]

Honestly, I dunno. But-- I just-- I mean, I know I hate the cold, but I don't hate it enough that I'd like to be toasted alive, is all.

Right now, we're only here to observe, not engage. Let's see what we're up against before we jump to conclusions.

Right. And hope maybe the dragon is just misunderstood and in serious need of a hug. Got it.

We'll be fine.

[ And she turns to start walking again, wings unfurling to give him some heat ]

[ Fuck yeah, warmth, and he hurries to stay close to her. ]

... Sorry. I'm being kind of an asshole about this, huh.

I... [ she sighs ] I can understand your concern, truly, but I wish you would have a little more faith in our abilities- in your abilities especially.

[ At that, he can only offer a sort of noncommittal hum. This is an argument that's really not worth the effort of having. ]

So, academically, what do we know? Wings, scales, penchant for eating people. Anything to add?

From what I understand, it had nested further up the mountain, and only really came down to pick off wildlife and livestock for prey. Something caused it to move down here and start picking on the people.