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Eclipse couldn't help but roll his eyes slightly at Skua's reaction. He knew his friend would probably blow up over all of this, but by this point he was used to it. He brushed his wings slightly with Dreamseeker's as she took a step closer. [color=ed1c24][b]"I thought about coming to get you, but by the time I did she would've been gone,"[/b][/color] he huffed slightly at the silvery dragon, annoyance painted across his face, [color=ed1c24][b]"Then we never would've found out anything at all. Besides it's not like I can't defend myself well enough."[/b][/color] His tail twitched with annoyance, and he took a moment to put on stopper on any raising of his voice, that would only make things worse.

His expression softened slightly, while he knew this was the reaction he would get, he also knew his friend well enough to clock that the anger came more from fear and concern than actual rage. At Dreamseeker's suggestion and Skua's immediate scoff he took a step forward and headbutted him in the neck as both a soft chastising and to draw his attention fully to himself and away from Dreamseeker.

He gave the other dragon a fond and excited grin, [color=ed1c24][b]"Come on Skua, think about how cool it would be to get away from the palace and actually do something about this,"[/b][/color] he flicked his friend with his tail, [color=ed1c24][b]"It'll take ages for the palace to get organized enough to do anything, so by the time they do we'll already have gotten there and figured out what's happened."[/b][/color] his grin widened, [color=ed1c24][b]"Besides, how could I go traipsing across the world without my favorite guard and best friend?"[/b][/color]

He knew it probably wouldn't take too much convincing for Skua to come with them. The thought of leaving him behind seemed wrong, and he assumed the other dragon felt the same way with how much he'd spoken about wanting to find the one responsible. Still, he couldn't keep a small amount of nerves from bubbling up. What if he just completely blew them off? They would be down one and their chances would drop drastically without his help. He carefully danced around the fact that Dreamseeker was coming with them, if he heard that he might be more put off of the idea of flying all the way to the rainforest.