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Tails of Fire and Air

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Garth launched off the firedrak as she ducked beneath an enormous branch, expertly diving over it and landed in the saddle, trying to keep up with Raz. Gannon had been ansy all week, as her elf had been unusually busy and hadn't had the time to take her out for a morning run the last few days. Raz had offered to try and help, but she refused to listen to him. As a result, the elder dame was extremely miffed and had knocked Garth over when the rush had finally settled and he came to visit. Laughing, he had apologized to her several times over, but she seemed insistant on getting him back; like trying to scrape him off the saddle. "Do ye wont meh on 'er off, Ganny?" he hollared, she simply twisted, ducking her head low to try and speed up. The taishogun effortlessly kept several horselengths ahead of the dame, which was simply causing her to snort fire in her frustration. Garth had a pretty good idea Raz was flitting, but maybe the stallion really was faster. The vampire wouldn't doubt that either.

Gannon spun around a turn in the ravine-like trail, her momentum sending her up the wall partially. The firedrak snarled, launching herself off the jagged wall and half-spreading her wings to try and gain speed. Garth grinned and narrowed his eyes, then flitted forwards, pulling his fire mount with him. Gannon jumped a good fourty feet in the time it took her to take one stride and she was suddenly on the stallion's tail.

Raz gave a snort and tossed his head, his hooves thundering through the ravine as he ducked his own head and dodged around a corner, tail flagged. Gannon snapped playfully at it, but he dodged expertly with a bellowing laugh. Suddenly, the ground dropped out beneath them. The tai had been waiting for it and excecuted a powerful leap forwards, easily sailing across the muddy ditch. Gannon, however, was too intent on the tail and tried to jump at the last second, but slipped with an enraged shriek, slidding haphazardly down the ditch and throwing Garth straight into the mud as the dame slid to a stop, thoroughly covered from head to claw. She collapsed with a loud 'whuuf' in irritation. Garth sat up and spat out mud, then whiped his face to clear his eyes and looked over at the disgruntled firedrak...then started laughing. Gannon's head snapped up at him and gave a half-hearted hiss, then sighed, flames flickering out of her mouth to roast a good portion of the mud around them. A large equinesk head hovered over them as Raz clopped calmly to the edge and stopped. He was about to speak when a dark blue form streaked towards them, zoomed around Gannon's head, then Raz's, before finally landing on Garth's shoulder, materializing into Zephyr, Returu's airdrak. "Ah! I'd wundahed vhen she'd git back tae me," Garth wanted to read the missive right then, but as muddy as he was there was no way. Zephyr sniffed at his mud-crusted hair and gave a questioning chirrup, as if asking what had happened. Garth chuckled and waved him off, then moved to stand carefully in the burnt, but still slick mud. The air rook took off, fluttered around, the lit on Gannon's head, chirruping politely at her. 

"You should look where you are going more often, Garth," Raz's deep voice sounded finally, then leaned down and offered the halter to Garth as a handhold. Gannon herself flared her wings and crawled out, then shook herself, spraying mud everywhere. Raz instantly was out of range. Garth gave a sheepish chuckle. "Eets been a while since ahv run dis trail, Razbonic." He gave a nod of respect to the elder vampire and shrugged. "Tae be faih, I wus havin trouble jiss steyin' on tedey. Gannon be a handful." The old taishogun nodded, then moved off. Garth clicked his tongue and the firedrak finally came over to him, still sulking, though Zephyr had relanded on her head for the ride home.

About an hour later, Garth was cleaned up and in a new change of clothes, reading Returu's missive. He'd asked her about a possible trip north, explaining several of the plants he'd, or rather, Kir, had recently found along the water's edge. She seemed extremely interested and was planning a trip there as she wrote, planning on bringing a friend and colleque, Tom Currant, with her. Garth nodded and scribbled a reply before slipping it back in the message tube. He looked around, but couldn't find the airdrak anywhere. With a chuckle, he closed his eyes and pulled on the vitamancy Tsillah had taught him, searching the valley for the tiny heartbeat. He found the rook in the stables, which wasn't much of a surprise, considering, but when the tinker got there, he raised an eyebrow at just where the rook was...curled up atop Gannon's back, both of them fast asleep in her 'stall.'

"Weall," he muttered with a soft chuckle, backing out to let the two sleep. "Ain't dat de truth?" Garth shook his head and thought ahead a few months. Gannon would have to take it easier the next three months if she was going to have a clutch. Idly, he wondered if Tsillah'd want one and smirked. He didn't know what Fire and Air made, but was pretty sure Tsillah'd want a baby. Garth's smirk turned into a grin and he nodded, idly watching the two. He was honestly running out of ideas for anniversary gifts and figured a drak would be perfect. He snorted to himself, however, knowing he couldn't do it every year, unfortunately. She'd end up with all ninety types if that was the case...between her birthday, their anniversary, and christmas.

Finally, the tinker moved away, and headed to his workshop. Zephyr knew where to find him when he was ready to return home. Now...to think of a good gift for Marikh. The two didn't always get along, but he couldn't possibly leave the lith out. What did one give a guy that wasn't quite lover, but was more than a brother? Garth heaved a sigh, scrubbing the hair back from his face.
And so apparently, I'm gonna end up with two bronzes, if that's all right with you Tsillah? XD
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Bronze (alaric) - Fire x Air
Sire: Zephyr
Dam: Gannon
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