JUMP IN: Dragons and Humans RP

Mysha was able to get up and go to slowly settle down beside Drake, making sure he was okay. "If we could see your stomach right now, we would see your brand." The process was finished, and she smiled slightly. "Now, we just wait to see when your new power will appear." And then, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that another model of a stomach had appeared at the paws of the statue, as the process always went so to be ready for the next person who might end up choosing an organ. Looking around, she said "I think we should see about heading back up to the surface?"

Mysha got up as well, though she looked a little pained as she did. Still, she was fine enough as she and Drake made their way back up, Beta following behind. Once they reached the surface, Ma'ait looked over curiously. She sniffed at the humans to make sure they were okay. More power radiated from both of them. "I don't know if I can handle another long trip anywhere right now," Mysha decided. "There's a small village we can go to, away from the main army. I think we will be fine there, even with dragons." She wasn't the only one of her people to feel sympathy for the great creatures.

Ma'ait shrugged her shoulders. "Every human has a sort of... genetic power upon birth, and its energy becomes prominent when they recieve a brand, according to Mysha. The organ they choose determine which ones appear, and how powerful. It's just a matter of what has been locked away." She then watched as her rider walked over to Zeta, whom the dragoness had actually forgotten about. The woman crouched, gently running her hand over the metallic head soothingly. Almost immediately did the gears start to turn, fingers twitching. He wouldn't be able to do anything like speak or move quickly until she finished the rest of his parts though. Mysha smiled gently as the glossy eyes turned toward her and the others, just studying them.

Mysha glanced at Drake, though looked back as Zeta blinked, a clicking noise accompanying his eyelids as they flicked. "He definitely needs the rest of his gears to be at a hundred percent, but he's fine for now." She would see about finishing him after everyone's had some rest. Not yet getting up though, she leaned on Drake a little as he sat beside her, head resting on his shoulder. "I'm just glad we're not all dead."

After some time of just sitting together, Mysha sighed and decided "Let's get going then. I want to be clear of this place." She could speak for all of them when she said that they probably didn't want to stick around for much longer. It was likely they would be bothered soon again at some point.

Mysha and Beta headed over to Ma'ait, leaving Shard to carry Zeta again, the other automaton simply staying as he was obediently. Mysha patted Ma'ait, who reluctantly parted ways with Shard to allow her passengers to get on. And once everyone was ready to go, she took flight with a few sweeps of her wings.

Once they were all in the air, Mysha instructed Ma'ait where to go. It was pretty dark, but not so much where a human couldn't see. As they were high in the air, you could see lights from fires going on seemingly endlessly everywhere but east. It wasn't forest fires, but village lighting, signaling that there were many, people out there. Mysha smiled slightly at the idea of home, but then frowned again before going where needed. The flight wasn't too long, but eventually Ma'ait was instructed to land. Some of the people there jumped and scrambled back, some startled screams causing more people to come looking. No one attacked though, but some people with the same armor as the attackers came out. They were just cautious though, which was a surprise considering there were two dragons.

Mysha slid off of Ma'ait, Beta following just in case as she slowly approached the people. The one who seemed to be in charge, a man, straightened up while saying "Thought you were dead." Mysha smiled slightly, answering "Not yet, no." The man grunted, lowering his spear. He looked over at Drake and Shard suspiciously, but eased up when told they were friends. "We need a place to rest, then we will be out of your hair. Please." He looked unsure for a while, but eventually nodded, telling a few of the other soldiers to show them to where they could rest.

Ma'air warbled softly, nuzzling Shard as Mysha glanced at Drake with a smile. "My uncle would never rat me out. We will be fine here." She nodded to the large man, who merely grunted and moved to go reassure the rest of the village who had been spectating. Following the soldiers, she motioned for the others to follow. They would be led to what looked like some sort of barn, save that it was was covered in markings that were warding spells perhaps, the large doorless entrance guarded by two dog statues. The soldiers stepped aside to let the group in. "Hide here. Leave when you are ready." Inside, it was a little dark, but you could see shapes moving around. Nothing dangerous though, as you heard a whinny and a cluck.

Ma'ait immediately settled down when Shard found them a suitable spot, watching curiously as a rooster showed up. She snorted in amusement when he clucked, flapping his wings and pawing the ground. "Clearly he is in charge," Ma'ait giggled.


Mysha hummed as Drake asked about the dogs. "We are told that one of the first generations found out that the demons that plagued them seemed to hate dogs. One man made a stone dog to sit in front of his house to try and keep them away, but when demons came, unafraid of dogs, it just... started moving. Protected his livestock and family. Time went by, and they showed people visions of the idea of having brands. It took a few tries, but we eventually got the ceremony right, putting our trust in them to unlock our power and keep us safe."

In unison, they replied to some various form, "We live here." They glanced at each other, smiled, and each continued.
"This is a holy place, where a bond between dragon and rider is formed like nowhere else." The girl replied.
"My parents sent me here to learn humility, and kinship with the humans. It's one of the last places  on the world where we're treated not as beasts, but as equals, and even greater."

Mysha smiled slightly before finding her own hay pile to settle in, but not too far away from Drake. As she began to drift off, she noticed Beta simply sat down, clicking quieting down. He nor Zeta would sleep, instead watching over the four others. After watching Ma'ait snuggled into Shard, the annoyed rooster strutting off and thinking he had made his point, Mysha sighed in content before letting herself fall asleep, not to wake up until late next day.

The blacksmith nodded. "Alright. The last thing I can give you is a 'good luck' and a point in the right direction."
Aldno purred and smiled.

Larkes smiled in appreciation as he nodded to the man. “Thank you sir. This is much appreciated.” He said, then looked around slowly. “But where is Baba? She said she’d come see us off or give us something or something like that.” He said, not wanting to disappoint the woman.


Drake was still asleep, snoring softly as Mysha and her uncle talked. But he slowly woke up and groaned as he opened his eyes, jolting a little at seeing the big man. “M-morning.” He groaned.

Shard was still curled close to Ma’ait, still asleep as the humans talked.