"Alright." Lu replied softly, his voice almost inaudible. Well, he felt terrible that he seems to know nothing useful for both of them. He sighed and sat down on the ground, watching the fire as it became bigger. After a while, he absent-mindedly giving the fish to Verloren to cut it, since he could eat it raw, but not sure if Ver could handle the fishy smell or not.

"You know.. I barely know a single things about humans. I'm not sure if I could be useful in this journey."

He casted his eyes downward, staring on his toes as his irises slowly changed into a dull, blue color. Not quite depressed but, a bit sad that he couldn't be more of use. It's been a while since he felt this way. Earlier, his top priority was to make sure that his partner's fever will go down anytime soon. But, now, he doesn't even know what he's doing anymore. The elders warned him about the cycle called life and death, and humans tend to pass away easily. They grow old and get sicker each time, but not with dragons. Brume have some adult dragons that lost their riders, and they end up living aimlessly.

In short, Lu was afraid on losing Verloren. It's their first day, and getting injured was not a very good sign. What if next time, Ver got injured more than this, and he got no knowledge at all on how to help his rider? He will be the cause that his partner's dying and.. and-

Lu let out a sharp gasp and he blinked repeatedly. Eyes turned back to its crimson color, along with his breath that slowed down. "S-sorry.. I was-" he turned his head away and hugged his knees.