What she said wasn’t necessary true but everyone was so enthused to see her back and to see their chief and his wife happy again- in a way they hadn’t been in years. “Ava, I was meaning to apologize. I shouldn’t have been so quick to shoot you and Blizzard down.” Maybe this wasn’t the place to discuss this but with everything that had gone on earlier, this was the first chance he got. He rubbed at the back of his head ruffling his already messy hair. Guilty over the whole ordeal. “And I wasn’t completely honest. Yes it was a long and dangerous journey but the real reason I didn’t want you two going was because we had just gotten you back Ava… I wasn’t ready to lose you again.”
Blizzard stared at their chief for a moment before standing to his feet “I’m going to get something to drink.” He announced before leaving the two alone to have their awkward moment- with too many words- humans did that: overcomplicated things.
Darby handed him a mug with a small smirk, mistaking his air for that of being overwhelmed. “This must be weird for an outsider. All these dragons, living together with us.” He took a long swig and snorted. “Of course.” She continued “living alone on an island, all these people must be weird too.”
Arvid stepped over then, clearly he had been listening. “Weird in general, what did you eat? Birds? Bug? I bet you scrounged under rocks for food.”
“I eat whatever looks appealing.” He warned but it seemed an empty threat in this form.