Thread: The Princess and the Dragon ( DudeGuy and HKitten )

The Sky Dragon was indeed young, and lacked a lot of experience in many areas of life. She had plenty of room left for improvement Her lack of self control as an outward reflection of the lack of experience that she had. The dragon wouldn't be returning to her full form anytime soon though. She didn't like being in that form, and had not been in it since she was a child. Whenever the feeling of transforming rose up within her, a part of her immediately, subconsciously, suppressed that feeling. At most, only a few patches of scales and her tail would spring forth. There were many more important things to worry about in any case. In Risen's mind, the only thing that truly mattered was protecting the princess and becoming the perfect guardian for her. Even thought it hadn't officially been done yet, Risen had already sworn loyalty to Kiara. Risen ignored the disapproving glares received from the other competitors from the Trials earlier that day. She didn't seem particularly powerful to any of them, and she knew that. But what had they seen earlier that day? To matches. Each of which had some rather flashy endings. The first ended with her landing only a handful of heavy blows against a much larger opponent. The second was more of a trial it appeared. The earth dragon she fought skillfully used his abilities in an attempt to overwhelm her, only for her to use them to gain the upper hand against them. Neither one of her opponents were injured that badly after the fights, but with good reason. They were asked to do what was necessary to win, and to avoid unneeded bloodshed. She ended her fights as quickly and effectively as possible. She held back. When it came to protecting the princess? She didn't plan on holding back in the least. If anyone dared to even look like they wanted to harm Kiara, Risen would make short work of them. Humbly, Risen accepted the kind words of the Elven nobles commending her on her victories during the Trials, being selected as the Guardian for the princess, and complimenting her on her good looks, especially in her new uniform. Risen was careful to give them all the appropriate amount of time to say what they had to say, respond to their words respectfully, and keep up with Kiara all at the same time. The metallic heels of the greaves clicked against the ground, the sound of her shuffling loud enough to let the princess know that she was there just beside her every step of the way. When given a choice between the others at the party and staying next to the person she was supposed to be guarding? Risen stuck right beside the princess as she went to meet King and Queen of Sable. Rather than entertaining the guests and letting their words get to her head, she chose to stick by Kiara. After respectfully bowing to the King and Queen, which was customary where she was from, she stood at the princess' side as she engaged with conversation with them. As usual, she kept quiet, but would speak if spoken to. The dragon could not help but blush a bit as Kiara commented on her being fun. Though she said it with such a sweet and innocent tone, Risen somehow knew that the fun Kiara had in mind wasn't quite what she made it sound like.