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She blinked as for a moment they seemed to fumble around like human teenagers might over such a moment. "I do like it, it's beautiful. You seem to have an eye for such things. A woman can appreciate that." And yet it seemed he only had his little fashion revelations when he was around her and it was in reference to her. Maybe hse was looking into it too hard, and it was just a coincidence since she hung around him. Jae really had to stop thinking like this. "Well...let's find out if you're right." Gently taking it from him, after all no harm in trying thins long as they were respectful, and thusly trying the headdress on, being careful of her horns a moment before looking to him as a feather or two settled against her cheek. "Well?"

He fell to his stomach as she tumbled away and into the water, leaving him on the ground at the side of the pool of water. Or at least what they thought was water. "It's not too littles, you're too bigs." Scooting forward till he plopped in, flailing lightly a moment before awkwardly swimming a little. "It's tingly like bubbles."

She rolled her eyes. "Oh yes, always a gift when you do share my bed." Setting her hands to her hips and shaking her head. "Yes just like you occassionally sleep with ther women besides myself and I don't rail you about it. Take it as a good thing, Toby." Slicking her hair back from her face, at least the strands that had fallen and started below deck. "I don't know we we have enough to go around this time, I hadn't planned to need extra but it seems that way."

As the others proceeded onward she still remained on the open balcony, though Chylithair seemed to be getting more agitated by the moment and his glancing was getting her attention, especially as he even started to peck at her hair in effort to alert her that something was not right. A dull whoosh or two made her ears twitch and she turned to lean on the balcony railing as if she was looking for that noise, though she was really listening. Something in the air maybe? "Calm yourself Chylithair..."

And it was his turn to be surprised again. "I do? In military organization and tactics perhaps, not art and fashion." He gave a nod that could be interpreted as modesty and then watched her take the headdress from him. She was going to try it on? He had his reservations about that but at least he knew that she took great care in such things as well, making sure everything was handled gently and carefully. "It's beautiful." Blinking as if he was surprised at his good taste and then lifting a hand to straighten out some beads that hung by her face. "I think it could be remade when we get back to Ilindal. Not with the same quality of materials of course, but I've seen some stores that sell such trinkets when we walked around together."

The crew that was left on deck looked over at Mister Richards' calling and then looked among each other. " 'een nothin' o'er this way Mister Richards. Thoug we ain't exactly 'een lookin' skyward." Thusly looking up. "Need we be worryin'?"

Okay there was certinally something going on around her and she didn't like it at all. Almost sounded like something big, but turned out that it wasn't. Though at the sound of something heavy sitting down on stone, she turned lightly and if she could see, her eyes would be sitting on a small, well ten feet was small for a creature such as thus, sky blue dragon wearing riding tack. Said dragon was staring back at her, though was sans rider.

"It's like a pictured book but they move and change without the pages moving." Though he shook his head, snuffing some as if there was liquid in his nose. "The water makes me feel funny on the insides." And he promptly sneezed.

"You underestimate yourself." He really did sometimes...somtimes it was as if he wasn't aware of his own words. It was an endearing quality really if anything. A smile at him though as he continued in his compliment...though the complient wansn't for her was it? No it was for the item she was wearing. Shouldn't think like that Jaebelltiah, you'll get your feelings hurt. But she couldn't help the smile at him as he moved to fix a piece of two of the headdress. "I could probably mock something up." Beofre a light jump at Rahsaveer more or less catching them...but his words only made her smile all the more.

"I hardly would call myself by some such title. Queens are far more everything than I am." And barely containing the excitment as he suddenly gave them leeway to have an item each. If Kaz wasn't screaming like a school child on the inside before, he probably was now. And of course she moved over to indeed take that spear. Wanted something she knew she was going to use and not just take apart. Some things you didn't need to take apart. But the smile faded with the one word. "Riders? What about them?"

"Means no more muffins but I suppose we can deal. I certinally can't send any of the crew out into the saltbeds not knowing if a nomad tribe is nearby. I fear sending the dragons because of the riders." Kicking a barrel. "How come everytime I go near Hunter we always end up in a mess. Who says women are bad luck on a voyage, I think it's the opposite."

Well alright, he could live with that. Modest he was, but not self-deprecating. If she said so then he trusted her opinion. "I was thinking that as well. Come to think of it, there are many things I would like to do when we return." But those thoughts and his bare smile were quickly shattered as Rahsaveer appeared, warning in stride. He had allowed himself to glance over the walls again at the invitation to take something, quite excited no doubt since these were Laerethe artifacts. The ruby pendant at his neck had already been a gift from Rahsaveer and yet here was another opportunity... But at that name, his attention swung back quickly, mind echoing Jae's questions. "They're coming?"

Desdemona snarled at the little lady.

"Want to throw me to the Riders, fine with me. damnable little women and their damned issues..."

stomping out of the room, in tim to see a light blue dragon with no rider on it. great. but she ignored that, and moved tot eh balcony and jumped. Desdemona was an old dragon, probably closer to Lycear in age than Kanzec..and had the impressive size to match. a full grown great wyrm. and a bronze one. she tranformed to her full dragon form, and was probably about half a size bigger than Kanzec. her shining bronze scales reflected light, and her huge ram horns were added to with spines and horns along her back and jaw. her tail was spaded, like a great massive axe, adn she gave a loud, defiant roar.


Hunter glanced up, hearing the roar, and gave a long pause...before reaching out and snatching severla easy to grab things off the table. hell if he knew what they were capable of, but that was beside the point. and out the door he went, moving up and out with a bag of treasure on one large shard of his own from the same table. wether or not it was the kind they were looking for he didn't both to check.

"Oh dragon types....I think we have company!"

Fingers touched the pendent at his neck briefly, the telltale signs of a frown deepening on his face as a thundering roar shook the ground above. He hadn't had an encounter with the Riders since last century and all of a sudden, here they were again. He glanced down to Jae as he felt her unease mirror his own, then turned eyes back to the Laerethe. "The others aren't ready for this. The ships are hardly repaired and the crew is probably dispersed inside the temple searching for supplies and other luxuries." And thus the issue presented itself. What was he to do? Theoretically he was not only responsible for himself but for the entire group as well. But how much aid could he truly offer? He could see the tension etched onto Rahsaveer's face and he had a feeling that not even the Laerethe could guarantee their safety right now. Briefly, he wondered if the crest would keep the Riders from harming Jae if she were the one wearing it instead. "If they are already here, you can't risk exposure by returning to the ship. I'll stay with you in here." Turning golden eyes now flecked with pale orange back to Rahsaveer, he nodded. "I understand the situation but keep us informed and tell me if there's anything I can do."

She watched Rahsaveer go before turning her attention to Kaznec as he said he would stay down here with her. Was she really that much trouble. Jae frowned, turning a look down to the stone of the ground as she processed thoughts. "I'm sorry..." It was like making him stay was instating obligation, something she had never been fond of. Well damn beign white scaled. Walking away from him, she went to lean against the far wall, listening for anything but not much penetrated this deep down in the temple. "You can help them you know...the stairs are broken getting down here, I'm sure a Rider wouldn't want to risk it..." Trying to give him an excuse to absolve him of his obligation.

The little sky blue seemed to be quite at a loss over what was happening to her Rider, making all kinds of upset and pleading dragon noises to the two elves that had hold of the rider. In fact she had crawled over off the railing and was hunkered down much like a dog showing submissiveness as her pleading noises continued.

He glared up at the two elves, especially to the one that had a bladed chain wrapped around his arm being the only thing causing him not to plummet to his death. "I'm a Rider and my purpose is my own. Your purpose here though is the cause of a look into things. This is a common Rider rest...not many others come this far out into the sandseas, let alone the saltbeds.

She was relieved at the rune her friend scribed, made her not have to worry too much now. But a snicker at the answer they got. "Selfish creature, you're like the pirates who think they own the Sandseas as well." Her attention turned over her shoulder thought at the noise of the little dragon.

He took her hand and let her lead him onward before a flash of black caught his attention and made him trip a moment, hooves sliding out from under him and taking his sister down with him. "I saw daddy!"

A clawed hand reached out and grabbed them, yanking them from the hallway and into the alcove he had pressed himself into. A growl in his throat spoke of his agitation to them before he looked out to see if the coast was clear, tucking one under each arm before retreating to the back of the temple with them. Damnable lot of creatures.

"Just what we need, more dragons that are beacons to those around here. This is not a good scene forming." Shaking her head and pulling on a thick jacket meant to protect to an extent in the head of engagements and the like. Better safe than sorry just in case, but there didn't seem to be too much activity. "If we can avoid anymore attention we need to...passing riders are no concern if they do not realize there are ships docked here."

Two others sat topped upon pale little dragons who merely stood there. One was a pale green wile the other a pale gray. The one of hte red held up his hand as they gazed at the two dragons that had taken ot the sky. Both full grown and looking meaner than hell. Not to mention they looked perfectly strong and capable...dangerous to have a go at without the right equipment. Capturing wild dragons was no lost art to them, but there were times when you had to consider whether it was best to risk being eaten. "Stay your mount, these are not dragons to mess with. We've not our equipment anyway." No recognition at the green....he was human and most sotries from long ago were forgotten to his kind. Little of the old stories circled in the camps these days.

A look up to their third companion...in the world of Riders, if you were weak you didn't get saved. If you were weak, your dragon would know...and then hell would break loose. Better to cull those out. "Leave him, the sky will be dead in a few days." Rider Dragons were about as competent as new born puppies in the ways of taking care of themselves. "Give a call to the other in the temple."