May 24 2018, 08:07 PM
as the dragon snapped back to him, prata instinctively steadied himself on the stone floor, but did not respond as the hyena began to speak instead. he listened quietly as the two spoke, absorbing the situation, their relationship. the dragon seemed to trust the hyena a bit more than he, so that was... good. that she had someone. if prata wouldn't make any headway in helping, he would likely just leave, for fear of making things worse.
he assumed, with thought, that the hyena knew what was happening with the dragon, and that the things she was seeing were really not real. that was the right thing to do, probably.
"i agree with the familiar idea--if they can only hurt you, then perhaps someone who is always there with you to guard you could chase them away," he piped up, surprised at what a good idea that sounded like. not that he hadn't expected the hyena to be intelligent, but he was surprised he himself had never thought of that, through all the cycles he'd spent at the mercy of his own sickness.
that might have been a great idea for him, too, for when his father was busy, or he was travelling alone, and his grip on the ground left him confused and afraid. perhaps the touch of a familiar who was never afraid to get as close as prata needed would help him stay grounded, and he would not need to rely on his family so much. it made him feel guilty, spending cycles doing nothing of note for his father and feeling like a slow, heavy downer. he wanted independence, to not feel like such a burden.
right now, at least, it seemed he was more a supporting role in this conversation, but perhaps that was okay. if he found a way to help, then he would do it. but currently, the hyena seemed to know what she was talking about.
he assumed, with thought, that the hyena knew what was happening with the dragon, and that the things she was seeing were really not real. that was the right thing to do, probably.
"i agree with the familiar idea--if they can only hurt you, then perhaps someone who is always there with you to guard you could chase them away," he piped up, surprised at what a good idea that sounded like. not that he hadn't expected the hyena to be intelligent, but he was surprised he himself had never thought of that, through all the cycles he'd spent at the mercy of his own sickness.
that might have been a great idea for him, too, for when his father was busy, or he was travelling alone, and his grip on the ground left him confused and afraid. perhaps the touch of a familiar who was never afraid to get as close as prata needed would help him stay grounded, and he would not need to rely on his family so much. it made him feel guilty, spending cycles doing nothing of note for his father and feeling like a slow, heavy downer. he wanted independence, to not feel like such a burden.
right now, at least, it seemed he was more a supporting role in this conversation, but perhaps that was okay. if he found a way to help, then he would do it. but currently, the hyena seemed to know what she was talking about.
"meow."
others' speech.
@Giggle @Asimona