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They took the coast back for a few reasons. One was to avoid the feline creatures they ran into on their way through, the other was to enjoy a little bit of a clear air and nice view. The men and women of his group all took different paces, feeling no need to really rush as they processed what they had witnessed back in the volcano. Nuri, however, kept his pace as he wanted to get home and get to his pregnant wife.
As he walked, he spotted some floating foliage in the waves. It started off as a few, before gradually growing in quantity until it started to come ashore. It was interesting, and he walked by it until one such pile actually floated above the waters.
It clicked in his mind that this wasn't just foliage, but a creature, a turtle that was well known on the mainland. It was mostly the fact it had flora growing on its shell that caught everyone's attention.
And now he was looking at the slow-moving creature right in the eye. Tilting his head, he bent over to reach his hand out, watching as the creature moved forward slowly. It got close to his hand, before pulling back as if realizing it was not a fish or a meal. Nuri chuckled. This was much simpler than the dragon of the mountain.
Moving to his pack, he pulled out a dried fish they caught a few days prior, and held it out again for the creature. It leaned forward, and snapped around the food before slowly consuming it.
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As the creature at the food, Nuri took out a rope and gently wrapped it around the creature's neck in a soft knot. It wasn't really resistant once it felt the first tug, but it also didn't follow willingly. Nuri was at a loss, as he couldn't just pull the surprisingly heavy turtle along with him. It wasn't until one of his peers appeared, who had previous experience with the creature, that they suggested food, food, and more food. Well, it seemed to work enough.
Nuri and his peer pulled out their fish, and as they walked the creature followed for a bit. However, it realized after awhile that it was being led away, and would stop until it was fed. Which meant, that they needed to keep feeding it every hundred yards for it to be satisfied to continue moving along.
"It seems to wait a bit longer each time..." Nuri observed after awhile, the rest of their group having surpassed them. He was anxious to get home, but couldn't pass up an opportunity to tame a creature. If he was lucky, the creature would eventually trust him to move along, and only need minimal feeding until they got to the ship. Then, he would let it lounge in his pool at home and entertain his children.
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