Thread: Long time, no see. (Josu_T & Little Pixel)

Farris entered the large tent to meet with those in charge. He knew what they wanted him to do and he did not want to have anything to do with it. It had been a mere seven years since the tragedy had occured, for the third time. He was not ready. While the human may feel that seven years was a long time, for a dragon seven years was nothing. He stared at the elders as he stood in front of them. He was polite enough to listen, but once the request came, he shook his head. No. I will not take on another rider. If this one died I would not be able to handle it. I can not lose a fourth. I will not do it. I will not put that human's life in danger. I will not accept and you can not make me. The council in front of him continued to outline reasons why he should accept. He gave them the same reason why he would not. They spent over an hour trying to convince him. He would not hear any of it. He was not going to do it again. He just wanted to live out his life in peace. He knew the war was bad, but what good was he? He was bad luck to any human he was bound to. They never lasted long. Eventually they decided to tell him who his human was to be. They explained that she had great potential. They then told him a story. It brought back many bad memories. It was the story of when his last human had died. He had crashed to the ground. A young girl had taken him back home and tended to his wounds. Because of her, his life had been saved. He owed his life to that girl. Now she was grown. She was to be his next rider. He frowned. As much as he didn't want to put her in danger, he owed her. He could no longer deny them. They had him trapped now. He sighed and agreed. The council thanked him for his good judgement. He knew they really didn't mean it. He knew they were annoyed with him, but they had to act that way. It was time for him to meet her. He left the tent. His form slowly shifted from that of a human into that of a dragon. A moment earlier he had a tall, strong human with brown hair and deep blue eyes. Now he stood as a formidable dragon. He stretched his large wings open wide. His deep blue scales glimmered in the sunlight. He started to move between the trees toward the clearing where his new rider was waiting. When his eyes took in the scene he wanted to turn back. He saw the girl standing there. She looked quite nervous. He wondered why she was there. He wished she wasn't. He didn't want to see her killed. He stepped forward into the middle of the clearing. He leaned down and took a good look at her. She would need some work. That would be his job now. He would need to help teach her all she needed to know to stay alive. He would work hard to make sure she stayed safe. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Hot air swirled around the humans. He nodded to them. He focused his attention on the girl. Hello there young one. I guess you shall be my new rider. I am Farris. I am pleased to meet you. She had grown a lot since the last time he had seen her. She had developed into a lovely young woman. He didn't know why she wanted to give up what could be a wonderful life in normal human society so she could become a dragon rider.