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Step 1: Capture
Win: 50-100 (-5 for Drakeins, +10 for flight ability) 45-100
Rolled: 49
Outcome: Success!
Words: 327

After Kadryn had departed, Sam was alone again. He'd left his animal companions behind, and so only had his thoughts to fly with. Although, after trying to tame the enormous insect with Kadryn, the Gaili found that he was... unexplicably bitten by the taming bug. He'd already had success with Azure, so maybe he really was getting better at this? Maybe he should try again on something else. If he succeeded, Levi would come home to a whole cave full of new beasts... The thought sent a tint thrill of excitement down Sam's spine, and he found that he was eager to get started.

He knew many of Eowyn's creatures, so rather than flying off to tame something on another continent, he decided it was best to stick at home this time. But what should he choose...? A breath of wind came from above, gently pressing Sam's wings and coaxing him lower. When he looked up, he spotted something big, feathery, and golden glaring down at him. The Gaili couldn't help but be slightly intrigued. With a shrug, he changed course to get a better look at the large bird.

But as he drew nearer, he noticed that it was guarding a patch of twigs and refusse. By that time, it had launched from its perch and was slinging harsh gusts of wind at him, pushing Sam backwards and occasionally pelting him with debris caught in the onslaught. The Gaili grinned, and released a jet of earth that smashed into it, hard enough to knock it off balance and quell its assaults for the moment. While it righted itself, Sam glided forward and peeked into the nest. An egg! He'd had to raise a dactyl from an egg before... But he wasn't even entirely sure what this creature was...

The adult beast shook itself out and charged at him. With a shrug, Sam scooped the egg up in his maw and pelted away, back to his cave.

Step 3: Training
Win: 50-100 (-5 for Drakeins) 55-100
Rolled: 72
Outcome: Success!
Words: 348

When that happened, a whole new flurry of activity began. They were both still rather small (certainly not full grown), but despite this, it became a chore to keep them apart. If they weren't, then they were definitely too hostile to leave alone. It quickly became apparent that he'd need to teach these two to behave around each other. After all, Sam rather liked his vlidean pet, Azure, but he was rapidly becoming fond of Phalfa (the young golden Alkara) as well. It wouldn't do to let them kill each other! Phalfa was the new pet... Maybe they both just needed to adjust.

He decided it was probably best to pin Phalfa away and let Azure roam as she usually did. He was careful to leave food and water in Phalfa's enclosure, and made a great show to Azure of him spending time with the pinned Alkara. When he wasn't playing with Phalfa, he devoted his attention to the vlidean. No need for her to be jealous, after all... He waited until Azure's curiosity of the closed-off area died a bit before he tried to introduce them to each other yet again. And when he did, he decided it was best to just let it happen on it's own, by opening the area up... just a bit.

It was Phalfa that noticed first. After being trapped for so long, she finally poked her head free from Sam's earthen walls and looked out. Azure was napping in the sun near the front of the cage, so she didn't even notice until Phalfa's rustling wings roused her. As soon as the vlidean's blue-feathered head picked up from the ground, Sam was showering both of them with an array of fruity treats. Anything to keep them distracted. And, as long as he was supervising, that seemed to work. Sam still separated them anytime he needed to leave them alone, and Phalfa slept in her earthen enclosure at night, but for the most part... they seemed to just ignore each other. That was more than Sam could hope for, in all honesty.