Ah– there she was! How could he ever mistake the beat of those gigantic wings, as his head turned skywards to spot Lansseax beginning her descent towards him, and a smile cracked on his usually stoic, some daresay stern expression. Indeed, he was known as a most brutally efficient knight of the Golden Order, as ruthless as he was merciful, just like his idolatry figure Godwyn. But his feelings would ever betray that stern outer shell of his whenever his beloved dragon was near.
And so, as she gently descended down to land before him, the shaking of the ground was still there, but manageable for the knight. Steadying himself, he’d let her approach first, as he’d then reach to pull the gauntlet of his right hand off. “Aye, they dids’t grant me pass. But you know as well as I do… nothing could keep me from thee.”
As his right hand was disrobed, he’d slowly reach it upward, towards Lansseax’s cheek, as fleshy skin touched upon rocky-scale hide, and gave it an affectionate caress. “My great, wonderful Lansseax…” he mumbles, his emotional locks slowly loosening as his knightly façade faded, to be replaced with just Vyke, his cheek soon leaning to press against hers. “How I’ve missed thee.”
He always missed her. No matter how long they’d be apart, even for as short as an evening! There was just this… bond between them. One he’d dare not break. Slowly pushing himself off of her, letting her have her space, he’d find a suitable rocky outcrop to sit himself onto, looking up at the towering beast with a wide smile. “And how fare thee, mine fair lady?” he’d chuckle a bit, teasing Lansseax a little with a wry smirk. He knew how much she preferred her true self over her human priestess guise, but he loved to tease and remark over how pretty she was, regardless of form. “Hopefully thou hast not been too bored as of late. I, for one, have been drowning in politics lately… not a knightly duty, if thou'st would ask me personally.”
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It was such an unusual sight, for a mortal to approach her true form with neither fear nor reverence. But with her Knight, everything felt only natural. Since when did Vyke become something more to her than a charming disciple or a devout believer in need of enlightenment and guidance? Lansseax could not tell, but a tender part of her heart welcomed the change. (“Don’t bother denying it, dear sister,” Fortissax once cackled with delight when she huffed smoke at him in annoyance. “Our kind’s hide may be stone, but our heart sure is not.”)
The she-dragon found herself instinctively leaning into the knight’s touch, a rumble bordering on a purr rose from her chest cavity. It has been so long indeed, even if they had parted ways not a fortnight ago at the Decdus Lift. “And I thee, Vyke.” Her lips parted in a contented grin, revealing razor-sharp teeth. Her Knight would not be deterred by that predatory sight, she was certain. Nor was she a mindless beast out for blood whenever easy prey presented itself.
Pulling away gently, Lansseax settled on her haunches, and cast her gaze across the landscape of Altus Plateau. “I was… worn,” The dragon grumbled quietly, letting out a puff of hot air. “Th're is a storm brewing, untouched, unseen, but potent. I fear a shadow hast casted itself onto the city as we speak; fear and doubt neither I nor Lord Godwyn couldst not quell groweth in thy people’s minds. Descendants of Hoarah Loux calleth for their ancestral heirloom, and that serpent of a Praetor …”
By the Blazes. Lansseax shook her head. She had not come out to commune with her trusted companion only to drown him in her tumultuous thoughts. But upon once again feeling his comforting hand upon her cheek, Lansseax decided to cast away burdens of the day for the sake of Vyke, if only for a little while.
Lowering her wing, the dragon nudged at him to climb on. What they were about to do was surely a violation of many laws within the city both earthly and divine, but never had a dragon needed to abide by them in the first place.