He watched the pooch expectantly, flicking just the tip of his tail as it hung lazily over the edge of the tree limb. If she could accomplish what he commanded of her, then his hopes would be assured. And she did. Before long, the air began to take on a deeper chill to it. It started to bite at his hide, the cold like flickers of an icy flame washing over his entire body. It made his muscles feel tight and sluggish, and he could even feel his heart begin to slow with the change in climate. Ghanyarah flicked his tongue, tasting the air, and it stung. Much like the ice he so adored, it felt comfortable, like home. He rumbled his pleasure. "How interesting." Ghanyarah mused out loud.

She could lower the temperature of the air. Make it cold, make it icy. In turn, it made his ice magic easier to control. It made him more comfortable and he imagined it would have similar effects on anybody else around to experience the temperature shift. Make them cold, slow their muscles. Maybe it would even make them uncomfortable where Ghanyarah felt like he was truly at home. The komodo slowly began to raise himself from the tree limb, adjusting his body so that he faced outwards towards the ground. He positioned himself and lunged, leaping a good five feet from the limb onto the muddy, snowy ground.

Ghanyarah had landed with a wet thump, sending gobs of half frozen mud. Once he landed, he took a few seconds to elevate from the ground, extending his limbs and stretching them. His head ever so slowly turned to her, curious and enlightened. "How do you do it? Whatever it is, it would be of great use to me. You see, I am of Ice." Ghanyarah explained, taking a step towards her. "Perhaps you are of Ice too? In some way?" He suggested thoughtfully. But no... she was capable of things he wasn't. "Show me how." He then added, though it was more of a command than anything. He would learn how to do this.

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@Nova

The cold caused the pup to shiver, but like how the heat didn't last, this extra boost of cold would return to normal again. Still chilly, but not leaving her feeling like the white that covered the muddy ground. The warmth is nice, but it makes the white go away. And the white was rather pretty and fun to play in as the pup explored the room before running into this male. This male was rather pushy the more she noticed. Lifting her face up as the furless one moved out from the tree he was perched in and crawled on the ground closer to her. Taking a step back, she side-eyed them carefully. "How do you do it? Whatever it is, it would be of great use to me. You see, I am of Ice." Ice? Is ice the white stuff? "Perhaps you are of Ice too? In some way? Show me." Ears pinned back a bit, "Why . . . why should I?" Keeping her head high, "Not that I could . . . say anyway." The black pup only thought hard and these things happened, she didn't have a magic word or do anything in particular. After all, the child barley understood these things herself. But she didn't think she was 'of ice' like the Ghanyarah male. If ice was cold, why could she make it warm too? --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: nova do what nova wants

@Ghanyarah

She stepped back, and Ghanyarah had a feeling that she wasn't going to make this easy. From all the time spent walking through these caves, he knew body language as he saw it; placing distance between herself and the reptile meant, at the very least, that she was leery of him. Aleera had done the same. Ghanyarah liked to think that he would have won her over though, over time. Perhaps he should take a more direct approach to this then, lest he risk losing her and his chances of learning her magic. Her words had confirmed his suspicions, but Ghanyarah didn't waste any time proving the point he was about to make. He too stepped back and sent out tendrils of his cold magic into the mud below.

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A burst of frigid energy snapped out from the reptile's body, turning the atmosphere to ice - cold, colder than it had been before. Colder than he'd anticipated. Ghanyarah's eyes widened and he stifled a gasp of surprise, feeling crystals almost immediately synthesize on his hide. Before he could stop it, a thick layer of pointed frost manifested along his scales, turning the air around him to snow, and oh how it ached - the cold bit at him through his skin, freezing near everything in his body, lining his muscles and steeling his toes. To the mere observer, it may have looked like Ghanyarah did this on purpose. Covering himself in sharp ice, radically altering the atmosphere around him, but this was far from his intent.

He was freezing.

It took him a few more seconds to regain control of his magic, quelling it enough to allow warmth to return to his limbs. Then the reptile gave a great shake of his body, shattering the layer of frost that blanketed him with a rattling gasp. "See," His teeth chattered and his sunset eyes stared distantly beyond the dog. "See what I can do. I can train you. M-Make you strong." Ghanyarah wheezed as he continued to shake the ice from his hide. "Let me train you. In turn, I will learn from you."

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@Nova

There was a change in the air like before, when the lizard caused more white to fall from above them. The black pup watched with a wary gaze as a layer of white would form over them. And it did appear that he purposely covered himself in the cold, such a sudden change and far more dramatic then her own attempt to alter the temperature. A few stray flacks would fall onto the face of Nova as she watched intently at Ghanyarah. So strong . . . "See what I can do. I can train you. M-Make you strong. Let me train you. In turn, I will learn from you." The offer was heard and taken into thought, the pup was so young but her desire to learn more was strong. I need to be stronger . . . for Thistle. So tempting and the reward of learning new things tugged hard. "You teach me . . then I try to teach you?" Speaking up, trying to stand taller now, puffing up her chest to not look intimidated by their size. Seemed far enough, that was for sure. A simple deal, but Nova would be sure to keep on guard for now. All that mattered was for the black pup to be gallant for her Thistle and be able to protect her, to make sure their friendship lasted for a long time. "That simple?" Would there be a catch? --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: notice me senpie!

@Ghanyarah

While the pain and the cold slowly began to ebb away and the chattering of Ghanyarah's teeth began to quiet, he watched the black dog come to entertain the thought of his offer. It would serve them both well in the end; if he could figure out how she had changed the temperature to make it colder, than he would have what he wanted. She would want to be strong, didn't she? She seemed like the type to pursue such magical prowess after having proudly blown up a tree stump, and maybe there was something deeper, something hidden inside that little canine head of hers that he could use to control her. The biting cold was replaced by no more than a tender chill and the snowflakes had stopped drifting down from above; Ghanyarah lifted his body from the mud, feeling his muscles stretch with life again.

"Yes." He answered with a slow nod. "That simple." They would feed off of one another. And besides, Ghanyarah needed the training as well. After having his ass handed to him by that stupid white dog... The reptile closed his eyes for a moment, shoving the thought aside. His focus returned to her, pink eyes lightning up with amusement. "You will be my pupil. Come, I will take you to my domain." He raised his head, turning it in the direction he intended to move. Then his limbs sluggishly churned and his body adjusted itself, and that fat reptilian body started off towards the tree he called his home. "I will teach you to be strong. But this means you must spend considerable time here practicing. You must be ready to fight. Are you?" Ghanyarah asked over his shoulder as he walked.

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@Nova

The child's mind turned and worked to think out what this could all mean. Those soft purple eyes watched the lizard, "You will be my pupil." Pupil? Guessing that meant to learn from him, would that make Ghanyarah her teacher? To becoming stronger, stronger for Thistle and to protect her . . . and just to be strong in general. All of that was so tantalizing, so promising and it was something the black pup wanted since she first tried to use her magic for the first time. As the other began to turn away, heading towards their 'domain' Nova would feel a bit torn. Should she go back to tell Thistle were she would be? After all, the pup had meant to go back earlier but got distracted and came over to Cetus. Glancing over her shoulder to the mouth of the tunnel that would lead her home, I'll back back as soon as I can . . . Once Nova learned where Ghan lived, she would take the time to return to Pisces to tell Thistle were she will be encase she needed to find her. "I . . I am ready." Facing back to the ice lizard and rushed over to keep up with him. Paws squished through the mud, knowing this was the right thing to do. --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: faster stronger better nova

@Ghanyarah


[this is taking place after she visits Polaris in 'Leaving the Universe']

Her answer prompted a confident, reptilian grin; if reptiles could grin, at least, that's what Ghanyarah would be doing. His long tail dragged through the mud as he went, and before long the pooch had quickened to keep up with him, joining him by his side as he led them back to his tree. He had never really had a pupil before so this would be interesting - he was sure to learn more from this encounter, and found himself rather enticed by the whole prospect. Surely this would be more rewarding than if he had eaten her. "Good. Hurry along. You have a lot to learn." Ghanyarah said idly, plunging into the heart of the swampy jungle.

(Exit yara! Do you want me to make them a new thread?) @Nova

The pup followed beside the lizard, eager to see what they would be able to teach her. Though, when she got the chance, Nova would take her time to return back to Thistle and tell her all about the things that she has been up to. Floppy ears bounced up and down on her head as both of them went deeper into Cetus. [short but sweet, exit] --------- "Speech" Thoughts OOC: EXIT