Tae

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

Lor winced ever so slightly as he helped her into the saddle, but she had to admit she was rather impressed that he was able to maneuver her so that there was minimal pain. She found herself adjusting in the saddle and half listening as he spoke. It took her a minute to register everything. "Above the treeline?" She mumbled to herself as it dawned on her and she felt stupid as she just realized they'd be flying. Her eyes got wide as she looked up and watched Damien and Orian take off.

Sindra nodded to Damien as he instructed her to stick close to him. She could easily stick close to him, but would have to get used to flying with a person on her back. She readied herself to take off as she heard the voice of the woman. "Um perhaps now isn't the best time to tell you that I'm afraid of-" Lor was cut off, gasping and gripping tightly to whatever she could as Sindra leapt into the air.

Sindra broke through the treeline not long after Orian did and made her way to come up beside him. "I don't think the elf is too fond of this." She said with a small chuckle and a nod back to Lor, who was hunkered down, grasping tightly to Sindra with her eyes glued shut. Lor hadn't even heard what the dragon had said, instead just focusing all her energy on trying to calm down and get past the fear of falling off.

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

"Nope, it's fine." Sindra assured him as she glanced over to the woman. She was beginning to get uneasy as she sensed the King's men getting ever closer to them. "Pleasure to meet the two of you, I'm Sindra." She said, finally introducing herself to the lot.

Lor was glad to hear that they had a plan on where to go. She truly preferred plans, less room for things to go wrong with plans. She allowed Damien to take over helping her to Sindra. She'd heard the introductions, but hadn't planned on saying anything until she noticed Sindra looking at her expectantly. "Right. I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Loraya, but most people typically just call me Lor. Now that we've wasted time with introductions can we please be on our way? I encountered the King's men once today and it didn't go well, I would prefer not to come across them again." She said as she slowly attempted to get on Sindra's back. She could hear the footsteps and the sound of voices and knew they only had moments before they were found.

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

Sindra huffed a little, but ended up nodding in compliance. "Yes I suppose you're right. Go ahead and put it on me. We shouldn't dawdle any longer." She said as she watched him. She definitely wasn't comfortable with the saddle, but if it would help them all get away quicker she wouldn't complain.

Lor turned her attention to Orian as he approached her and lowered his head. She hesitated only for a moment before conceding and gently grabbing his horn. She braced herself to be helped up, gritting her teeth in the process. If she were to be honest she would admit that she really wasn't comfortable being this close to a dragon's mouth, but neither of them had done anything yet that should warrant complete distrust.

When Orian gave his suggestion for Volven, Lor couldn't contain her small laugh. She immediately regretted it as it caused a splitting pain in her side and she inhaled sharply. She gave herself a moment to recover before speaking again. "That's not a terrible idea, but instead of just not feeding him we should constantly flaunt food in front of him." She suggested and looked to the dragon with a small grin. She then looked over to Sindra and the saddle that was being put on the dragon for her nervously.

"So where is it that we plan to try and escape to?" She finally asked the man, wondering if he had any plan.

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

Just the gentle hand on her shoulder was enough to make Lor sit back down. She hated how weak she felt, but she knew it couldn't be helped. This man was bandaging her up and that was better than what she was capable of at the moment. At is orders to breathe slowly she sighed and relaxed a bit, letting him work. "Yes sir." She said flippantly as her eyes drifted up to the female dragon above her. She really was quite a beautiful, majestic creature.

At Damien's next words she couldn't keep the dry laugh from escaping her lips. "That's definitely one way to describe him. I prefer to describe him as an insecure slimy prick with an ugly bitch ass dragon who needs to answer for his crimes against the world with whatever the most foul sentence could be." She said as she slowly took her gaze off the dragon to look back to Damien. "But cunt definitely works too." She finished as she gave him a slightly sadistic grin.

"I must say I think I like this girl." Sindra said with a chuckle when Lor finished speaking. She looked back to the other dragon. "Perhaps that's why I decided to help her. Maybe it was some innate sense that told me this girl was worth saving. Though I won't lie, I did consider eating her at first." She admitted with a grin, but then her head snapped around to glance out into the forest.

Loraya was about to say something to the dragon after hearing her speak, but then the wind carried to her the sound of approaching men. "Shit, they followed me." She muttered with alarm as she deftly pulled a dagger out that had been hidden up her sleeve. She knew she could take at least a few out with what weapons she had left, but she agreed with the man that they needed to get out of there.

Sindra turned her attention back to the man and nodded. "I suppose it may be best to stick with you, if only to make sure this woman gets out of danger for long enough to heal. Here, help her into my back. I will carry her and follow you to wherever you deem is safe." She said as she lowered herself to make it easier to get Lor on her back.

Lot gazed at the dragon and then the man in horror at the suggestion. "I can't ride on your back. I don't-" She was cut off as Sindra made a noise that Lor interpreted as her not having a choice unless she wanted to become a meal. So she shut up and allowed herself to be helped onto the dragon.

A New Team [Sparky+Tae]

Loraya watched the dragon closely, finding it strange as the creature became very alert and what seemed to be slightly defensive. That’s when she heard the faintest of sounds and turned her head to see yet another dragon. “Oh good there’s another one…” she began to mumble as she watched a figure jump down from his back, “with a rider?” She finished as she too went on alert, though it wasn’t like she could do much. She could attempt to fight back if they attacked her, but she knew in her state she wouldn’t be able to last very long.

She watched the man skeptically as he spoke and began to approach. “Well, even if you did mean me any harm someone has already beaten you to that.” She replied facetiously as she nodded down at her wound. She relaxed a bit, but kept her eyes on this man just in case. He stated he wasn’t one of the King’s men which was a small comfort for her.

The ebony dragon standing over the woman watched the two approach, prepared to defend this woman if she needed. Sindra had no ties to the woman, however she had pity for her. She’d already been gravely injured and she’d be damned if she let the woman be harmed any further. So she watched and listened to the conversation until the other dragon asked if this woman was her rider. Her gaze snapped to his. “Rider? No she is not my rider. She stumbled upon me here, injured and exhausted. I thought it might be best if I attempted to help the poor creature out.” The effeminate voice replied coolly.

Lor’s gaze snapped up to the dragon as she heard her voice, shock evident on her face. “So she can speak...I must be delirious.” She mumbled before shaking her head and looking back to the man kneeling beside her. She allowed him to examine her wound, but at his words she let out a small scoff. “Thank you for that observation.” She replied sarcastically then sighed.

“I was shot with a crossbow and this dragon was kind enough to remove it for me.” Lor explained as she attempted to sit herself up and almost immediately regretting it as she winced. “So, unless you’re a doctor and have the medical supplies to patch this up, would you be so kind to help me to someone that can stop this bleeding?” She asked as she continued to try and get herself up, but failed as she realized how light headed she was.

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To say things didn’t quite go as planned would be an understatement in Loraya’s eyes. In fact everything had gone to hell in a handbasket very quickly. She didn’t understand, the plan they had worked out should have gone off without a hitch. No one should have even suspected her team sneaking into the palace, they’d plotted for weeks and figured out every guard rotation, every staff change down to the minute. Yet when they made it to the King’s chambers there was a small army waiting for them.

Lor’s tribesmen didn’t even stand a chance as the battle ensued, there were twice as many guards as them. She fought right alongside them, trying to find them a way out. She was prepared to die for them, but then stupid Koravir forced her to flee. He said one of them needed to live and it needed to be her. She didn’t want to obey his orders, but he was her master. He taught her everything she knew and she couldn’t justify ignoring his last command. So she fled as her tribesmen held off the guards for as long as they could. She escaped, but not without injury. The crossbow bolt protruding out of her left side was evidence of that.

She had no choice but to leave it there until she was to relative safety and could remove it. So she fled into the forest, her strength leaving her quickly as the adrenaline began to fade. Just when she thought she was safe she crossed paths with a most unexpected creature. In front of her was a fairly large dragon and she couldn’t help the fear that rose in her. She’d never been this close to a dragon before nor did she really know anything about them, yet here she was face to face with one. Every instinct in her body told her to run as this dark creature looked her over as they began moving closer to her. Lor was too weak to act on her instincts, however, and instead stood there fully expecting this dragon to end her.

That’s when something unexpected happened as the creatures head lowered to inspect the crossbow bolt and Loraya stared on in confusion. “Wait what are you-ack!” She screamed out as the creature deftly snapped off the back end of the bolt. Lor was beginning to see spots from the pain, but it didn’t stop there. The dragon proceeded to shove the bolt the rest of the way through her body in order to remove it safely. The caused Loraya to scream loudly in agony as the spots returned and her vision began to cloud. She collapsed and fought to keep consciousness, her hand going to her wound as she tried to staunch the bleeding some. “Now what’s your plan, let me slowly bleed to death.” She asked the dragon weakly which only caused the creature to huff at her before it’s head snapped up as if it had heard something.