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Guppy was going about yet another of those random tasks that his Lord and Master was kind enough to assigned to him. He was to pick up all the scattered shells on the beach and bring them back to him for inspection. Any of the shells that he liked would be kept, the rest were to be taken and thrown outside of Lord Leviathan's territory because they weren't worthy of being within his territory. He seemed a little confused by it all, he wondered what it was about some shells that his Lord didn't like but he'd learned already that questioning him led to confusing answers.

He picked up a shell and looked it over, lifting it up so that he could listen in to the sound it gave off. It sounded like the ocean... though that was also the sound that was going on right next to him, wasn't it? He looked up from the shell and toward the water. He could almost sense the eyes of the Sea Lord on him, the guy was watching him... and as such he quickly got back to work. The last thing that Guppy wanted was to look as though he were slacking off when all he was really wanting to do was listen to the pretty sound the shell made.

"Hurry, hurry." He murmured to himself, gathering shells so that they could be carried over and placed in a careful pile at the edge of the water where Leviathan could come over and check them over for quality. Once he emptied his arms of the load of them he turned and headed off to collecting more.

Guppy had no idea what was happening until he was on his back in the sand with someone much bigger hovering over him. He gave a gasping sound of shock, eyes going wide, and his hands lifted up to try to ward off the larger and more intimidating male.

"A-Ah... I... umm..." He struggled with his words, seeming to be unable to really get them to work as well as he would have wanted. The scary, shiny guy with all of the teeth and claws was going to kill him! He turned to look toward the water in a desperate manner, hoping that Lord Leviathan would come to help him instead of letting him get eaten. Surely he was more use to him alive then as food for the one that had tackled him. He'd never been happier to see the sea serpent then when he came out of the water but... was he laughing?

He was in fact, laughing in a pleased and delighted manner, seeming to be delighted over the fact that Arlen had taken out Guppy so easily, "Well done, General Arlen. Though I would suggest that you don't eaten little Fishbait there, hes actually a rather useful and obedient servant you see." He said, his long coils shifting so that he could settle back on them as though they were a throne as well as a part of him.

Leviathan chuckled that much more at Arlen's response to his words, "It seems that you have done that and so much more already." He said with a bit of a nod, seeming more pleased then anything in this moment, "I must say you did really well, General, making sure to take care of a potential danger that entered into my territory and with such efficiency. I can see I was most wise to appoint you as General."

He looked over to the fish boy for a long moment before he shook his head, "You can return to the task at hand, Pinkie. No reason for you to slack off just because we have company." He said, lifting one scaly hand to motion at him to get back to work before his attention was once more on his General.

Guppy looked up at Arlen as he got up and he felt a slight tremble go through him. So that was General Arlen then? He'd heard about him and the mere fact that he had survived the run in was something that had him feeling more then a little lucky. He shivered all over before he was moving slowly away from the Raptor and the Sea Dragon so that he could push up to his feet once more.

The Zora boy was quickly returning to the task of collecting shells once more, though as he did he kept glancing over at Levi and Arlen curiously. This was the first time he'd seen Lord Leviathan with someone he liked and he found it rather interesting.

"I believe that it was a little more then nothing." He said with a chuckle, giving his General a smile before he turned to watch as Guppy went about the chore he'd given him to do. It was somewhat pointless but it was still amusing as Hell to watch. He turned to look over at Arlen and he nodded, "Its good to hear that your learning to overcome the sand. To run across it at a speedy pace is quite impressive." Especially to someone like Leviathan who was slower then he would like when it came to walking on land.

He gave a nod, "He is interesting enough though I still find it to be a pain that his birth destroyed a perfectly good trinket." He said, thinking on the now useless item that he had stashed among his real treasures. While it annoyed him to no end he still kept it because the item, lifeless or not, was still his damn it!

"No need to feel any envy when it comes to Fishboy over there, he in service of the army as a whole, General Arlen. If there any tasks that you wish him to fulfill, however small or menial, just tell him to do so. He is still learning though so he is a bit slower then I would like." He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head.

Guppy glanced their way again as though sensing that he was a topic of conversation and he could feel his cheeks burning. What was it that they were talking about? Was it good? Bad? He couldn't quite tell just by looking at him. It was going to drive the Zora crazy... but he did his best to keep on task despite his overwhelming curiosity.

"I wouldn't mind if you came here to train." Leviathan said, after all having the Raptor General around would likely keep the Guppy on his toes so he wouldn't think to slack off. On top of that his presence would likely help to deter any humans that were foolish enough to ignore the signs that he had up that said 'Beware of Dragon' and 'Trespassers Will Be Eaten'. Thus far they were proving effective but he was certain that having Arlen racing around on the beach would make them only that much more useful as human deterrents.

"I never thought of that, given he was the one that ruined the treasure I really should make him replace it with one of equal or greater value." He mused, rather liking the idea that Arlen gave him. It was something he would discuss with the Fishbrained boy later he thought to himself, "I do hope so, at the moment he is a little on the slow side. Not to mention rather spacey." He said, glancing over at the Zora boy who was watching them rather intently. The end of Leviathan's tail smacked against the beach and he gave the fish boy a long look that instantly had him going back to work in a rush. His lips turned up into a smirk before he looked back to the Raptor General.

"If your ever bored feel free to drag him along with you to train, I am sure given how soft he is that he could very much use it." He said, giving Arlen a smile. If there were anyone other then himself he trusted with the servant's training it was his General and right hand man, Arlen.

Leviathan nodded as he glanced as the pile that were laying there in a pile at the water's edge. He reached over to pick one of them up, looked it over, and then smiled a bit as he set it aside deciding that it was one that he wanted to keep given that the quality of the shell as well as the colors found within it were to his likely, "No thanks necessary. Having you here is always a treat, you are my General after all and your words are one I often find myself reflecting upon." He assured the Raptor General before he lounged lazily on his coils once more.

He found himself doing so now even, that he mentioned that Pinkie over there was the same as his siblings made him curious, just how old exactly was the fish boy? A few days now but what was the equivalent of that in human years? A good question really. Young if he had to guess by his reactions but then again it was hard for him to guess since he had always acted a bit maturely, not to mention aggressively, for his age. He had always wanted to take care of himself, not wanting to rely on anyone else. Guppy boy over there didn't seem of the same mind, he was one who seemed to want affection and care... it was odd. Likely he was more like what parents looked for in a brat instead of what Levi himself was like.

He didn't know, it was thinking like that which resulted in a headache he decided before he looked over at Arlen a smile, "I will consider your words when it comes to how we should go about dealing with the fish boy." He said, giving a smile, seeming to be once more greatly pleased when Arlen agreed to see about assisting in the Zora's training. That was good and he was right when it came to even the lowest person needing training and at the moment Guppy was just that, the lowest man on the totem pole until he proved himself worthy of being anything more then a servant.

"I am hoping that one day he will be able to rise to being more then just a servant but I suppose that we will see, won't we?" He murmured, then waved a hand, "So, do tell me. What brought you out here today? Other then helping to defend our territory?"

Leviathan found himself for a moment wondering what it was that the fish boy might be able to do. Thus far he seemed to be rather good at following orders no matter how silly they might be, something that ended up being a bit like a game to Levi really, but aside from that he hadn't shown any useful skills. He didn't seem attuned to magic, not to graceful yet, quiet, rather submissive. He supposed that his General was right though, he might be quite useful in the future he thought to himself.

"We will need to be cautious though, I have heard of servants like him that were raised by the Dragon in the story only to turn out to be the very hero that ends up slaying him." He said, arms crossing over his chest and he gave a little grumbling sound, "I would rather not end up slain by the same brat that I put the time into raising and training, so if you notice him starting to get any rebellious thoughts in his head please beat them out of him, General."

He gave a smile once serious business was concluded, "So you came here unconsciously? I rather like the sound of that." He murmured, that his General was so loyal that he came to visit without even realizing that he was on his way to where he was. What a grand thing. He went quiet once more as the Zora walked over to them with an armful of collected seashells, kneeling down so he could place them carefully where his Lord would be able to reach them.

"Here you are, more shells." He murmured, looking between Leviathan and Arlen, put on an uncertain smile before he pushed to his feet once more, "Do you want more of them, Lord Leviathan?" He asked.

"Of this kind, no. But you can go and fetch some full clams for us to munch on now." He order Guppy then wave him off.

The boy nodded before heading into the water to do as he was told, happy to get into the water again to rinse off the clinging sand as well as to cool off.

"I suppose your right." He murmured, most of the stories that he read all of the dragons were standing on their own against the knights, angry mobs, or various other, annoying heroes types. The fact that he had someone like General Arlen on his side was quite helpful to his cause, helped him to feel more like he would survive the entirety of the story and maybe even win out in the end of it instead of end up with his scales as someone's armor.

"We won't see what the future holds for that one until it arrives." He murmured, lounging back on his coils, not even bothering to look in the direction of his servant. The boy was quite agile in the water, almost as much as Leviathan himself, so he knew it would be find to allow him to find the clams on his own. He stretched out all over before giving Arlen a smile, "Will you be staying to share clams with us?" He asked of his General, all for him staying if he felt like it but if he wanted to work on his training instead he wouldn't fault him for that.