The Riders of Arcades- Full!

[silence.]

Drake smiled, "Great! It's always nice to have new friends, eh?" Subconsciously, he gave his morning star a little twirl. He wasn't the most social of people, but if this girl wanted to make friends, that was perfectly fine with him.

[Keith-Kogane]

~Danika~

Danika watched as he twirled his morning star. "I see that you're pretty skilled with your weapon. Do you think a gryphon or a dragon would suit you better?" She subconsciously reached up and fiddled with her necklace.

[silence.]

Drake blinked, and his gaze flicked to his morning star. "I'm not as good as you think." He mumbled, "So a dragon would be better. You know, if an accident happens. Their scales would keep them safe." Not liking the topic, he quickly said, "Your necklace is nice."

[Keith-Kogane]

~Danika~

Danika looked down and held it up. "Thanks. I made it myself one day when I was bored." I looked over at the dragon. "So who's your friend here?"

[Dr. Paine]

"Really?" Miranda said, blinking in surprise. She'd had a general idea of a gryphon's flight and stamina ability, but she had never known them to be like humans, stronger or weaker to one side... or, in this current case, equally strong on either side. "I'm left-handed, myself... but challenge me in any area except writing, and you wouldn't know," she said with a slight smirk. She liked this gryphon- strong, proud but not intolerably full of himself, and intelligent. And it seemed the two of them were getting on quite well, always a plus. Well... why shouldn't they stick together?

"I'm certain you're aware of the situation we all share- we must find a partner, for the expedition to Luren? I believe we would make a good team, you and I. Especially considering some of the... other sorts we have about," she said, casting a disapproving look over towards Flint.

"Well? What do you say, Occisor?"
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"Oh, of course you can talk!" Flint said, giving his bladed tail a brief wag against the dirt, scraping away a rather large section of grass. "Oh... er... s-sorry...", he muttered, looking at the ground and rolling his sphere of quartz along the ground. "Anyway, yes! It's nice to meet you, human, what's your name?" he asked, smiling and looking at Danika. "I don't know if you've heard, I'm Flint!"

He paused, looking over at Drake as he spoke about preferring a dragon.

"Ah... rather untrue," Flint said, shifting his wings. "Not all dragons are even scaled, I'm certainly not," he explained, leaning forwards so the humans could get a good look. Indeed, Flint didn't have any scales- his skin was smooth and seemed somewhat thick, very similar in toughness and texture to the armor the human students themselves wore.

[Keith-Kogane]

~Danika~

Danika smiled. "My name is Danika Ashan, but I go by Dani and D as well. It is nice to meet you Flint." As he leaned forward, she looked at his skin. "Good point. Personally I have no true preference. Dragons are slightly bigger, thus more powerful, but if I had a gryphon, I could shoot through their feathers if need be." She chuckled. "Perhaps my partner could even light the tips of my arrows on fire."

[Touko]

-Sorry, rushed post. Won't be on for next entire week.-

-This is probaly going to be my last post for thiswhole weeks. Sayonara.-

[silence.]

Drake blinked, wondering how he could have missed that detail. Putting on a warm grin, he stated, "Well, you learn something new everyday." To Danika, he said, "I doubt a gryphon could light your arrows on fire... a dragon might be able to do that, though."

((DX))

[ѕнαdy]

Occisor was impressed by the human's ability to admit she didn't know something. It was settled. "I really wouldn't like a complete idiot as my partner, so yes. I accept. Thank you," He said, giving a grateful nod. The girl was his now, in a way, and they would be together for a long time. His eyes drifted to the others, feeling no instant connection, and then came back to Miranda. "Would you like to fly now, or do we have to wait?" He asked. Occisor was eager to move on to better and bigger things.

The black gryphon turned so that his piercing eyes met his partner dead in the face. If she flinched back he would have to deny her completely, and if she stared back he'd be very happy. It was this moment that decided her fate, as well as his. Occisor watched intently.

[Keith-Kogane]

~Danika~

Danika shrugged. "Either way, I don't really mind. I want to find a partner that is strong and brave, preferably not too huge. They need to be nice, but not so goofy that they stray from their path." I looked around the grounds for a split seconds before returning my gaze to Drake.