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It was cold up here, but that was hardly a problem, as ever since the remaking of the sky, he'd been a bit shaggy. The errant critters were long gone - thankfully - but he had remained a rather shaggy dragon. The reminder of having served his proper function pleased him, though being a touch on the fluffy side didn't necessarily lend itself well to being a big, scary dragon. It wasn't as though he'd had much need of being scary in quite some time.

Time. He'd lost track of time, admittedly. There had been so much to do, helping his refugee-followers find a suitable location to settle, then to construct their Weyr, populate it, run it, stifle in-fighting...it was exhausting sometimes. Once it had stabilized, he'd retreated from such direct involvement to rest and observe. He had his share of visitors, both from the Weyr and outside of it, seeking him out for one thing or another - sometimes to give him things, those were always his favorite interruptions - but had passed the last several months doing very little at all worth mentioning.

Today wasn't looking to be any different. He'd received tribute this morning, eaten what of it was edible, and had arranged his newest trinkets to his satisfaction before dozing off. It was horribly cliche, really, a dragon sleeping on a mountain, surrounded by his hoard - a small one, to be perfectly frank - but he liked that.

Oblivious to the possibility that his day was soon going to take a more interesting turn, the Fangbridle snored away, his lazily swaying tail sweeping the snow into banks on either side of it.

Ekita was starting to wonder how exactly she had ended up along on this little adventure. From what she had been able to glean before Shen had pulled them out of bed was that they were looking for a mountain of all things. Why they were looking for said mountain was beyond her, but Shen insisted on going along - probably only because it involved flying. Given the fact that he had been the one "driving" this morning she had little choice. Personally, she would have been more than happy to stay in bed with Renkah and not be out in this freezing weather. She was clinging to Xun's back with her legs and adjusting her goggles when he took his sudden dive.

"What the ********> No she hadn't exactly been prepared for that.

Brother! Though which brother was a little difficult to tell between the height and the snow.

Eftemie

Luckily for Zhijian's dignity, he was not sleeping so heavily as to be completely oblivious to the world, as he was fairly used to periodic interruptions to his naps for one thing or another (he'd hate to miss an offering). Although, with his luck, it would just be J'lah and Likoth come to pester him again. The brownrider's complaints mixed with requests for favor were getting very old, and his patience was wearing thin. Already annoyed just thinking about it, the thickly-furred dragon stirred and yawned, eyes opening to slits to glare up at the sky.

But...that was not a brown dragon at all. That was a Dragon. Well. That was much better than what he had been expecting. Ying Long drew himself up and shook loose the snow that had gathered in his coat, and awaited his brother with a toothy grin.

The possibility of trying to tackle him out of the air occurred to him, but...no, that would have taken effort, and he hadn't been awake long enough for that.

Fortunately for all of them.

"Leave it to Fangbridle to fall asleep anywhere like some overgrown cat." Memory supplied no name but it gave him that much at least.

Ekita hoped this one was at least as tolerant as Xun, otherwise this could get rough rather quickly and unfortunately for her this was not the ideal place for that to happen. She carefully slid down from Lifewater's back and landed in the snow looking about as comfortable as a suffocating fishing in this environment.

"I live here," he answered cheerfully, "What's your excuse?" He eyed his clearly much larger brother, someone he was not yet going to give the satisfaction of his observing this allowed. Especially after the suggestion that he need to be shaved. How absurd! "If anyone tries, I will eat them." He snapped his jaws for emphasis.

But Ti Lung had not come alone. Zhijian regarded the strangers with some suspicion for a moment, nostrils flaring as he breathed deep to take in their scents. Dragons. Brothers...or hosts thereof, more accurately. One scent was vaguely more familiar than the other, and he narrowed his eyes at the male host. Male. Chien Tang's host had been female. Had been. And was now, resumably, dead, or consumed, or whatever happened to failed hosts. "Chien Tang. A long while, indeed. You look...different."

His gaze turned back to the other host. "As you may soon see, that is because I am an overgrown cat, Shen Lung."

At the notion of eating someone he snorted. "Somehow that does not surprise me." Shedding wasn't the least bit surprising either. He gave his host a somewhat impolite nudge so he could take control instead. This was a gathering for dragons after all, impromptu as it might be, and it was the first time he had seen another brother aside from Takeru and Xun Jiang in a long time. This action had the side effect of sheltering Ekita nicely so she would not have to bear the effects of the cold directly.

"I'd say we past lost a couple of hours ago." He was prepared to duck, fully expecting Xun's tail to come after him next.

"Yes, yes," he said, rolling his eyes and gesturing idly with a forepaw. "And I drool and leave toothmarks on everything, too. Don't forget about that."

"Why does your getting lost not surprise me? Perhaps you should stick to water, my brother." Now that Xun was conveniently smaller, Zhijian took a moment to resettle himself...but only as a cover, so that he could sweep snow at his brother with his tail.

He absorbed the information from Chien Tang with a blink and a nod. "...Interesting. You've been quite busy, then."

"I'm afraid I don't. I saw Yu some time ago, but there was much to be done here, and then I was tired..." He shook his head, as though shaking off the sleep. "I will visit when I can, though it may be another few weeks before that is possible. I am...waiting for something. But come, it is cold up here and I the only one with fur. It is much more pleasant below, in the Weyr, if you care for a little hospitality."

"Woah. Woah! Careful. Not all of us can fight back you know." If he could have gotten into this he certainly would have, but his scales were still locked away. He frowned, pulled up the goggles and crossed his arms over his chest. Getting out of the cold would certainly be something Ekita appreciated, but it was up to Xun Jiang and Takeru really. He was just along for the ride.