[PRP] Love Blossoms: Zirco and Peridyme

[Shanra the Dragon Bard]

Zirco wasn't sure what it was that had his spirit so down lately. He spent his days searching for food, chasing creatures he had no desire to eat, and sleeping. Until now it had seemed a good life. He'd felt a pang of sadness when his mother left him, but she assured him he was old enough to be on his own. It hadn't taken him long to realize she was right, and he began his daily routine that he was still performing to this day. But now it just wasn't fun anymore, and he wanted a change. So he was setting out today to see what the world had to offer him.

He'd been walking now for a few hours, and his stomach was telling him it was time to find something to eat. The only problem was that the surrounding landscape lent little towards filling his empty stomach. As he looked east, west and south, all he saw was sand and rocks. What little vegetation grew in the sandy soil, produced no food. He was lucky enough to find water near one group of bushes, and he filled his complaining stomach with as much water as he could. That he hoped, would give him a few more hours of travel, and bring him out of this dry landscape, and into a more hospitable one.

 

[Shanra the Dragon Bard]

Peri was tired. Tired of having everyone she knew tell her what they thought was best for her. Why wouldn't they just leave her to figure it out for herself? After all, she was a grown dragon now, and she was smart enough to make her own decisions about her future. Just because she hadn't made a decision yet, was no reason for them to think she was incapable of doing it. She was strongly leaning towards leaving it all behind, and moving away from them all, so she would have some peace and quiet. Then perhaps she would be able to determine what her future held in store for her. But for now, she would simply head off on her own for the day.

She found herself on the edges of the forest where she and the others lived, and she sat down to gaze out into the wasteland. She looked down at her feet and realized it had been a few days since she had cleaned her nails, so she began grooming herself. She finished her nails, and turned her attention to polishing the green crystals that grew on her legs. So engrossed in her grooming was she, that the stranger was almost upon her by the time she noticed him.