Junjie stood at the top of a sand dune, looking down at the very spot that the two of them had been searching for a time and he couldn't help but to be surprised to see that something else had been thinking about the same thing as them, "Another Kiandri." He murmured, looking down at Abellio who had ducked under his cloak for the shade, "I know, I know... I'm hot too. Here I thought Ayr was bad with all of the wind but it's nothing compared to this place." The heat was oppressive almost he thought to himself, making a bit of a face, before he shifted his staff from one hand to the other. Well, this was the place he was looking for, there was plenty of water, trees that were giving off shade, it was perfect really save for the dragon... but it was something that he could take care of if he were to strike first.
"Alright, if we strike first I think that everything should be alright, what do you think, Abellio?" He asked in a quiet tone, one that got a sort of crooning response before the little Ysali Drakein plopped down on the edge of his cloak and tugged on it. Something that caused Junjie to laugh, "You want my cloak, huh? I suppose it would make you blend in better with the sands." It would keep him safe which was the most important thing. Easing the cloak back off of his head he undid the clasp on the front and tucked it around Abellio, "You wait here, once I call out that its safe you can bring the cloak down to me and we can enjoy the nice, cool water." He said, clasping the clock into place around the feathered Drakein's neck. Junjie gave him a little kiss on the top of the head before he pushed up to his feet, turning around to face where the dragon waited, and then moved forward swiftly.
The moment he made it to the bottom of the hill the dragon whirled around, giving a loud roar... and then a snarl if anger when Junjie cast his first spell, effectively blinding the beast before he then cast the vine summoning spell, motioning for it to grasp hold of the beast's jaws, entangling around them, making its bite ineffective before he lunged in to finish it off with his staff. It was a quick, three step attack that seemed to work well if he was able to get each of the two spells off in rapid succession. He watched as the large dragon crumbled away, leaving behind nothing but a skeleton and a glittering orb, "Hmm... I wonder if it would be bad of me to use the skeleton and my cloak to make a tent." He mused before he turned to look over at the hill, barely able to make out where Abellio ones.
Lifting his fingers up to his lips he gave a trilling whistle that Abellio would recognize before calling out, "All clear, Abellio! Come down and get a drink!" As the little one started his way he moved to scoop up the orb with the orange hue, brushing the sand off of it, before putting it in his pack, "A good start." He murmured. The Sage wanted proof that he came here, found the Kiandri, and was making good use of his spells and his time. This orb would be proof of that surely. Just one though, he didn't think it was quite enough so he would stay a while longer. The young man was drawn from his thoughts when he heard a huge 'SPLASH' and turning to look at the water he gave a groan when he noticed that not only was Abellio soaked, so was the cloak he was wearing, "Ahh! My cloak! Abellio!" He squeaked, rushing over to him, ending up soaked himself by the time he was able to catch him and get the cloak free from the feathery Ysali. Patting him on the head he set to squeezing out his clothing saying, "I guess we will be staying here a while so we have time to dry everything out." No reason to worry.
After a moment's hesitation, not really wanting to take advantage of the dead, Junjie hung his cloak off the Kiandri skeleton so that it could dry along with some of his other articles of clothing before he moved to stand under the shade of one of the trees to keep out of the sun. He looked around from time to time to keep an eye out for danger, whilst also keeping an eye on the little Ysali who was having far to much fun at the moment. Yes, this would be a good place to camp for a while he decided, a little smile on his lips.
(( Word Count: 809 ))
Reply
