wadjet: (Wʜᴏ ᴀᴍ I ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ?)
Zᴀɪᴅ Aᴍᴍᴀʀ زيد عمار ([personal profile] wadjet) wrote2014-02-21 10:06 pm

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It was such a ridiculous thing. Great big wings tucked at his side as they always were. Just as they always would be. A grounded dragon. There had never been anyone to teach him how to fly when he was living in Cairo. And no where for a dragon, as big as he was, to hide. So it had just been that tiny, helpless, human form he had for most of 28 years. No real opportunities to stretch his wings. No where he could go to be himself.

He was a legend who had never fulfilled his destiny. He had never even made his grand entrance. Wadjet's Dragon. The great dragon of Egypt.

Nothing but a giant lizard with useless wings and no fire.

How was he supposed to darken the sands with his shadow, if he could never get up to the sun? And how would he turn the desert to glass with no heat in his lungs?

Here in this tiny box, things were different. There were great, tall forests of trees he could hide in. Mountain caves for him to explore. And the harsh, beating sun of the desert never burned his fleshy skin. He changed in a clearing in the forest, and hesitantly, bracing his legs on the soft, leaf-covered ground, he stretched his large, powerful, useless wings.
amery: (∞ This had better be worth my time)

[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Amery had never seen a real dragon before, one that was flesh and blood and not metal and gears and bellows. Metal dragons he was used to, comfortable with, even, but real dragons? Those didn't exist in Volstov. Didn't exist anywhere, as far as he was aware of. The last place he expected to see one was here.

All things considered, he probably shouldn't have just been standing there at the edge of the clearing, staring. A thing like that, in a place like this, it would probably try to murder him. While he didn't fancy the idea of becoming a dragon's dinner, it was a dragon and he couldn't help but stare. Instead of leaving, even, he took a step closer.
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
He was no stranger to wind. That said, he also wasn't very fond of it. That said...he was still staring at the dragon. Staring was rude, he knew that, but he was too in awe to remember his manners for a long moment. He wasn't running, though. Havemercy was the fiercest dragon he'd ever dealt with, and in comparison, thus far at least, this wasn't intimidating.

"Ah-forgive me." For staring. But he blinked now, tore his gaze away for a moment to compose himself. "You're a dragon. Of course-that's obvious. I simply mean, I've never seen a dragon such as yourself, before."
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, he had to smile at that though. No, it was certainly not a lizard. "My apologies; the dragons I'm used to are made of metal. My name's Amery, though. Amery Vallet. It's a pleasure to meet you."

He meant that, too. He didn't even have to fake any politeness or sincerity. He'd never met an actual dragon before, and this was one of the most amazing things he had ever experienced.

"The only one? How unfortunate. There aren't any that are flesh and blood where I'm from."
amery: (∞ Quiet little happy smile)

[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
"That's a shame." It really was, especially if they were all as nice as this dragon seemed to be. And even then, such an amazing creature had a right to live as a species and not be wiped out.

"What are planes?" No, they didn't have planes in Volstov. The dragons were the only things that flew in the sky. "The girls were beautiful, all teeth and claws and wings. Very much like dragons."
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
"A lot of people always hoped to get a look at them. They were the pride of Volstov." Amery himself sounded proud, even now, when all of the dragons were gone. At least, he had been told they were gone. Either way, he missed them so.

"They most certainly could," he smiled. "We flew them at night, because it was too risky during the day." During the day the sun caught on the metal and shone, making it far too easy to see them.
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes." Oh, he hoped that wouldn't be offensive in some way, that they had commanded dragons. That was what the girls had been built for though, after all. "Each dragon had a rider. We couldn't have done what we did without them; we owe so much to them." How he missed the feeling of flying, though. But not the feeling of falling.
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

Oh.

Instinctively, he started to back up, fearing that he had said the wrong thing after all, but after a moment, he realized that this wasn't an attack. It was almost more baffling than if it had been, until he heard what the fuss was about. But, what did it matter how they flew them?

"Ah." He just. Needed a moment to recover from being startled, not that he would even admit that he had been startled in the first place. "I was, though I'm not sure; the girls knew how to fly by the time I arrived there. Perhaps the Margraves taught them."
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
Somehow, even though he wasn't yet sure why, he felt bad that he didn't know. That clearly hadn't been the answer that Zaid had been hoping for.

"Yes, I'm fine. No harm done. Might I ask why you wanted to know?"
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Zaid couldn't fly. Somehow that seemed very silly to Amery, that a creature born with wings either couldn't or didn't know how to use them. Then again, he didn't know how to swim, himself, so he supposed that it wasn't really that far-fetched of an idea.

"You...can't fly. Forgive me if this seems rude, but isn't learning to fly an instinctive sort of thing?"
amery: (∞ Tragic loss)

[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
"My apologies." Well, there it was. He had the same affect on dragons that he had on people. Sooner or later, he was going to say the wrong thing and upset someone. He took a deep breath.

"I can't swim, myself. Some people say that should be instinct, and that everyone should know how. You had no one to teach you; neither did I." He was assuming, at least, if Zaid said that he was the last of the dragons.

"Perhaps I could try to help." Not that he was sure how he could, but at the very least, he could try.
amery: (∞ Quiet little happy smile)

[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
He managed not to flinch, at least. While he still wasn't used to flesh and blood dragons, the girls back home had gotten into his face on multiple occasions. And in Have's case, he was lucky to still have a face at all.

He smiled softly. "It's...amazing. Just the wind and the clouds-weightless. Free. Like there's nothing in the whole world that can stop you."

Maybe not the wind. At least, not the sort that sent you spiraling to your death. But the normal sort of wind, that was nice.
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Teach him how to swim. He wasn't really sure what he thought about the idea of a dragon teaching him to swim. For one, Amery would be a great deal more embarrassed if he had to be saved by a dragon should he start drowning. Not that he wouldn't be embarrassed if he had to be saved by a person, but.

"Ah. You wouldn't even have to do that for me to tell you more." Actually, he had something of an idea. Who knew if it would be any success though. "Does that mean you can swim, then?"
amery: (∞ Indiff | I hear you I just don't care)

[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah. Well." Trust. The actual word had never been tossed around very much, at least not at the airmen, but they had all trusted each other, and he knew that the other men had relied on him when they were up in the air, when their lives depended on it. He wouldn't betray someone, and he wouldn't hurt them without a good reason. Not counting the times when he lost control of his temper.

"I believe I am, yes. At the very least, I would do nothing to harm you."
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 10:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that was certainly something, and Amery raised a hand to shield his face from the wind. All that had to have been said was magic and he would have understood why trust had been brought up, he really would have. There was so much magic at home, not just in Volstov, but everywhere, and it was what powered the girls. What had killed him.

This though, was a different kind of thing. Different in that it was completely unexpected. Just like Amery had never seen a real dragon before, he had never seen one turn into a man. At least this time he managed not to stare. Not for very long, anyway.

"I never would have thought that. I had no idea dragons were capable of such a thing."
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-22 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah. I see." Then that explained how he had managed to be the last remaining dragon, didn't it.

"It's quite an impressive gift." He knew there were magicians capable of a lot of things in Volstov, but he didn't think any of them would be capable of something such as this. It made him curious who was capable of it then, where Zaid was from, but he didn't want to pry.
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[personal profile] amery 2014-02-23 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
What Amery had said was true; he didn't have any plans to hurt Zaid, or anything of the sort. Unless it was self defense, he would never be able to bring himself to harm a dragon of all things.

"Yes, quite. Dragons can be quite intimidating. It also makes more sense now, how you'd be able to teach me."