Laurent's eyes opened to the gorgeous sight of a lake sparkling in sunshine. There was still a crisp chill to the air, it hadn't been that long ago that snow had buried the desert. It was better now though, if only slightly above freezing. Grass had begun peeking over the top of the soil finally. He glanced across the shimmering lake, taking everything in. The equivalent of a convict after a long stay in solitary confinement. Everything did look more beautiful, the half bare trees, tricked into thinking it was actually winter, the shrubs, lake, that disheveled lump of yellow and purple in the grass across from him....
Hey.
There was a lump of yellow and purple over there. At first Laurent almost heaved himself back into the woods, but the purple meant it definitely wasn't Vestakia. Starved for contact, Laurent sauntered around the lake to meet this dragon who, as he got closer, was obviously female. Not only that, she was obviously in some state of horrible distress. All the earmarks of heartbreak, and a prime opportunity. It had been months, after all. Males had a right to the company of pretty females, which she would have been if she weren't so unruly looking. Not that he was much better, but Laurent had done the best he could in the time he'd been without the brushing of a human, and overall he looked little worse for the wear.
And that would come in handy. Laurent's lucious green fur and his lithe frame were the tools of the trade, his silver tongue the capturing net. He was almost on top of Vellir before he saw that she was utterly in tears. Wordlessly, he came to rest in the grass next to her, close enough so that they were almost touching, but not quite.