BARATHEON

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The bones again? Well, they seemed to know of his bloodlust initially so he supposed it wouldn't hurt to ask again. He nodded his head, giving her the permission she needed. She could ask as much as she wanted as far as he was concerned! Her advice also seemed reasonable. He nodded again. Not near others while hunting and don't go near fighting. All good advice. "But what if a fight comes to me?" Not that he went out looking for fights but Kerberos had been asking for it! No one would call him food and get away with it! "I don't like to be called names!" He said, sounding like a pouting child. Not that he would go out eating everyone that called him an ugly name... but he wasn't about to take it lying down!

The second suggestion seemed risky and in his eyes you could see the wariness. "But... but what if it doesn't work? I don't want to hurt you." He really didn't... Perhaps they should just go to the bones first. Maybe they could find some other plan. The dragon let go of his tail and finally rose onto his four paws. "Let's go ask the bones."

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BARATHEON

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Whoa! She could see through the fungus of the cave? That was so cool! Could he teach her how to do that? His head shook. No. He had to focus. Eating? His nose wrinkled up as he thought about it. "Um... Well... Once when I was about to attack someone I was able to get a hold of myself. But it was only because I got to... to eat a rat." "Eat" was used rather loosely as he'd mostly demolished the rat. Ripping it apart and getting the blood all over himself. Actually... He'd done that twice. Ripped the rats apart and scattered the blood all over himself and managing to get a bit in his mouth. He'd remembered the taste and smell all around him. It had been so satisfying. He shook his head. Oh dear... Couldn't think about that too much.

Now his mind was brought back to that vision and he shuddered. Usually things didn't bother him for too long. He was always able to shrug them off and continue on with whatever he was doing with his optimistic thoughts. But that vision... it had disturbed him on another level. "It's fine... I'm glad you did it. It stopped me. It was a little scary but... I... I really am glad you did it." He was sincere with his words. The hallucination opened a whole new bag of worms but proved he could be stopped with them.

Baratheon paused at the bone pile, allowing Giggle to take her place. The dragon eyed the mushrooms she was talking about and made a mental note to avoid them. "-- but do you want to roll in the bones? Kerberos loves to do that, and it'll help me read them." His eyes raised and looked at her with wonder. Wow... He could roll in them? He had been upset --still was rather upset-- but when someone offered you the chance to roll in their bone pile you didn't just refuse that! Just wait until he told Kerberos that he rolled in his favorite bone pile! Ha!

He crouched, wriggled his rump and then leaped! "Yahoo!" He sailed through the air, wings flapping uselessly, while landed right among the bones. He giggled as he rolled around, scattering them every which way just as she said he could. This was so awesome! His usual optimistic thoughts had returned... At least until something returned to dampen them.

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BARATHEON

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The dragon was happy to just flail around in the bones, legs going every which way and tail going side to side. His barely ever seen pink and white gem was exposed to full view as his legs raised in the air. After he'd satisfied himself by rolling around her lay on his back, legs spread eagle as his pink gaze was on Giggle. "That was so awesome!" He said with a laugh. "I love bones!" They were great to chew and great to play in! The best of both worlds!

However, he focused again. Thinking over what she said. "So... someone out there will know what I should do?" He thought about this for a moment and a new thought occurred to him as he lay there. "Do you think there's anyone out there like me? Not like Flafe or Ghanyarah or Dragon but... just like me." Flafe was a lamb, Ghanyarah and Dragon were dragons but were scaly and as far as he knew had no Bloodlust or second nature trying to take over them. "If... If I explored and talked to someone do you think I'd eventually find a someone like me that would have all of the answers?" His head tilted to the side, innocent and hopeful as he looked at her. Giggle had very many answers so far and he was sure she'd have answers for this too.

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BARATHEON

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Baratheon sat up and looked at the hyena, listening intently too her words. He blinked slowly as he considered what she was saying. Well, she was right wasn't she? Even among prey he noticed differences. One rat might be larger or another skinnier like she had said. Wouldn't the world be boring if everyone was exactly the same? That rat the exact same as the other rat or that sheep the exact same as the other? Yes... It would be.

When she began to speak again he twitched his ears towards her and once again listened to the wise hyena. He paused to consider her question, pondering it over in his young mind as best as he could then he answered. "Well... not exactly like me, I guess. If everyone were all the same it would be boring but... I do want someone that's a dragon like me. Not the scaly dragons like Dragon and Ghanyarah but someone fluffy with maybe Bloodlust. When there's no one like me I feel..." He looked away. "Alone." Now he felt selfish. He had his sister, Flafe but then she wasn't a dragon. He had Ghanyarah and Dragon but they weren't like him. "I mean, I love my family," He looked back at Giggle. "But I don't think they know what it's like to be me. They certainly don't know what to do when the Bloodlust happens." He had never told anyone this before and was surprised when all of his emotions came gushing out like that. Perhaps he just felt the hyena a wise creature to talk to, one that would listen to him and fully consider his emotions.

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BARATHEON

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Another playmate? He was always up for those! Perhaps he should stick around to meet this Bones... so long as he didn't end up hurting him. That was a new thought. Everyone he met he ended up having an episode with. He really needed to be more careful with what was going on around him and what was going to happen. He couldn't just afford to be carefree and careless like everyone else. As much as he wanted to that would only end up hurting all of his friends and his family in the long run. What if he was playing with a younger gembound and they hurt themselves? He'd be on them in no time. But what could he do? Not play with anyone ever again? That just didn't seem fair...

"Thanks, Giggle." He said sincerely, looking up into her eyes with his own large pink ones. When she nuzzled him he giggled and his little tail wagged, not willing to be kept down for too long. "What sort of plan do you have?" He asked curiously. He was quite eager to know and quite eager to try whatever it was that she wanted to do. "If it'll help I'm willing to try whatever it is whenever it's needed!"

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