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[color=#D1D0CE]Skua spit out a rather jagged piece of bone that prodded his tongue and reached in to pull its remnants out from between his teeth. At least the camel had filled his belly, however little it might have been. Eclipse's bird looked much more appetizing than the meat he was forced to scarf down. After swallowing his fill, he hummed quietly at his friend's words. He was right, this might as well just be the first step towards a bigger journey. He huffed, readjusting himself on the sand. Even though the sun had gone away, the sand was still sweltering hot. Because of his SkyWing blood, he was able to tolerate the heat a little better than pure blooded IceWings, though it was unbearable to be in such a hot place anyway. 

He glanced at Eclipse when he flicked his side again. The topic about the NightWing arose once again, and he wrinkled his nose as if he had smelled something nasty. [color=7ea7d8][b]"Why do [i]you[/i] trust her?"[/b][/color] he hissed back a retort. [color=7ea7d8][b]"She suddenly shows up the night after your aunt gets killed, and you're just like, 'oh, you can [i]totally[/i] come with us on this dangerous journey. No big deal!' Besides that, I don't trust her because she has no business in our affairs. She's just a totally random NightWing. We don't know where she came from, or what she was doing before the festival, or if Dreamseeker is even her real name. For all we know, it could be Nightmarebringer instead."[/b][/color]

A footstep sounded close by, and Skua glanced up to see that Dreamseeker had finished drinking. Her tail rested on the ground and her wings were pinned to her sides as she stared at him with wide eyes. He didn't know why, but the sight made his heart twitch, and he glanced away. 

[color=614051][b]"It's alright, Eclipse. Your friend has valid enough concerns."[/b][/color] Dreamseeker ducked her head as she spoke in a soft voice. [color=614051][b]"NightWings haven't necessarily proved themselves to be the most trustworthy dragons. But I'm not like them, and it'll take some convincing to settle him down. It's natural."[/b][/color] She ended her explanation with a shrug.

Skua turned to stare at her, his maw tense. He watched as she circled a spot on the ground not too far from them before she curled up into a ball and tucked her feet under her chest. She looked even tinier in a wide open space of sand than a tight hallway, and he wondered if she was recently a dragonet. Or were all NightWings just smaller? He hadn't seen enough of them around the Sky Kingdom-- they usually kept to themselves, after all. 

He turned back to Eclipse. [color=7ea7d8][b]"Just keep your guard up around her,"[/b][/color] he whispered. [color=7ea7d8][b]"I don't want you to get hurt, you know?"[/b][/color][/color]