“ spare a moment for a dragon’s idle conversation ? “
rumbles she, figure peering along the tall archway leading out to the castle’s open balcony; a portal to the darkened skies, for once lacking in the smokey haze and gifting the beasts below perfect sight of the heavens. a rarity in itself, to observe the glinting stars & moons’ glow from the Firelands.
( it is no surprise to find him here, then, of all places, in silent observation of twilight. )
and so, adrastia will proceed ( this is her temple, after all ), taking motion until the two formidable beings stood side by side ; equals, as they have been for many years. eyes to the sky, talons folded against the small of her back. the empress exhales, simply basking in the light of the two silver-red moons -- iejir & sepa.
“ it has been a long while since Yolgonians have been able to peer to the galaxies this clearly, from their own homes. legends always spoke of one week, where the smoke clears and allows the Dragon Sorcerers to conduct their magic by blessing of the stars while also drawing from the Firelands energy--the energy of the ancient stone. “
a chuckle escapes her, head canted towards Alex,
“ -- but that lineage died with my mother, before it could be passed to me.
so now...we simply observe. “