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The bat girl nodded, scanning the titles for anything else that might be of interest. "I don't think my Da' really likes anyone much, except his pack. I mean, he's nice and all, but he acts different around people." She chattered absently, her fingers brushing lightly across the spines of the books.

"And he hates Anoki's mom." A sigh there, as she turned back to face Ligeia. "Called her mean names and everything. But she really isn't very nice."

But that was enough gossip. Scanning the store thoughtfully, she nodded slightly to herself. "Well, I still need to get lace, and you said you need thread. Why don't we split up and meet up outside so that Vorel and Vimber can meet?" There was a touch of excitement in her voice at the idea. Vimber really did need more dragon friends.

Earako rushed back over to the lace, biting her lip as she compared them. Finally settling on a gray and a red, she brought both up to the counter to purchase. That part was easy. Rousing a sleepy dragon, less so.

"Vimber!" She tugged on the red's horns, trying to pull her head up out from where it was tucked between her forelegs. A low growl was the first reward for her efforts, but Vimber eventually got to her feet. "We're gonna meet a dragon!"

Holding her bag in one hand, she rested the other on Vimber's head, and walked to the door. "This is Vimber!" She explained, when she reached the owl child. "Vimber, this is my friend!"

That darn forgotten name again.

Vimber, for her part, growled at the strange other, pushing closer to Special's side, putting a protective barrier between what was hers and the threat. Sleep was forgetten now that danger lurked about. Just let it try to take her, just let it try! She'd show it what happened to thiefs.

"She's a bit shy." Earako explained the growling away with a calm smile. "Don't worry, Pretty. He won't hurt you."

Earako continued to stroke Vimber affectionately, her expression brightening as Vimber's shyness began to wear off, the dragon leaning into the petting and no longer watching the boy as if he might be dangerous.

"Thank you," she murmured as she walked through the door. Squinting in the daylight, despite her sunglasses, Earako opened her lacy black parasol, shading herself further from the discomfort of the sun. Vimber, who wasn't overly fond of the open air herself, pressed close to her, making quiet churring sounds.

She let her attention move to the fountain, the dragon rather hard to miss. Dragon's usually were. "He's so lovely!"

Vimber was quite pleased with herself, and willing to more or less forgive the other for existing. After all, the other had called her pretty, one of those words that she heard often enough to know the meaning of. And she was pretty! The sky made her nervous, it always did, but she did her best to ignore it, tuning in to more praise coming from Special. About her of course.

Though there was another dragon... Vimber bristled, growling. At least this one wasn't the same colour as her. That was some comfort. But strange dragons... he better not try to steal her Special.

Earako smiled as Vorel came near, holding out her free hand to offer a scratch to Ligeia's dragon. She made a point of keeping her other hand on Vimber, her friend was at her best when she was getting attention. If she stopped petting, the red might go all shy. And that would be kinda embarassing, with the frost dragon being so friendly.

Vimber actually seemed to relax a little when she recieved a growl in return. Here was a dragon with a spine then! That was something worth at least a little grudging respect. Though it didn't meant that she wasn't ready to fight for her Special, if she needed too.

The growl faded, becoming a mere glare as Vimber kept pressed close against her Special. Waiting to see if any further actions needed to be taken.

"Maybe they'll be friends." Earako agreed, watching in surprise as Vorel brough a fish from the fountain. Eww... gross. Except, of course, that it was meant as a present, and that was kinda sweet. In a weird way. Earako managed to smile, if somewhat weakly. The poor fish was certainly doomed. She wasn't going to get between Vimber and a treat.

The other dragon was bringing something? Confused, Vimber held still, tail lashing anxiously until he returned with the goldfish. What was this, then? She sniffed at it, cautiously, before realizing it was meat! An offering? It must be. Churring bright approval, the red dragon quickly went to work on the goldfish, finishing it off in a few greedy bites.

Finished, she allowed herself to give him another look, this one less threatening. The growl and glare were gone, unneeded for one who was so clearly loyal to her. So clearly admiring of her many charms. She chirped happily and leaned forward to nudge the other dragon in brief affection. Her Special could keep these two.

Vimber, having made her feeling known on the subject, returned to her post at her Special's legs, nuzzling her pale white fingertips in warm approval. At last she'd found the right sort of people to hang around. Not threats, like her usual company.

Earako knew a good mood when she saw it, and quickly took on her dragon's affectionate cheerfulness as her own. Not that it wasn't her usual state, but Vimber's good mood certainly intensified it. "Oh, they like each other! I'm so glad. I was starting to worry that Vimber wouldn't be very good at making friends."

It was then that she saw her Da', the tall dark haired man waving to get her attention, and jumped guiltily. "Oops. I've got to go now! I'll see you again soon, and you can show me what you make with those books."

Vimber, quite obviously, wanted to stay. But she wasn't about to let her Special out of her sight, and therefore followed, if reluctantly.