~ FIRST TOUCH ~
The bright blue Neravontii was wondering if their owner would ever visit or come by to train him. He missed having company. Someone to play soccer with...he really did love those balls, they were so much fun to kick around. It just wasn't as much fun alone.
He sighed as yet another group of riders arrived to train their Neravontii. He turned to go back into his stall and take a nap when a bright red head of hair peered over the stall gate. It gave him a start and he jumped back.
"Hi," the red hair spoke to him. He moved forward, sniffing the air. Curious about who this person was? They weren't his owner, he remember that person smell.
"So...I don't know if you're agreeable, but I spoke to your owner, who has become very very busy, and they have allowed me to adopt and train you? Would you be ok with that?" she looked curiously at him while she spoke, as if waiting for him to answer.
The blue Nera thought about it for a while. She waited patiently at the gate, as if sensing his need for time to consider. He thought about how much he missed playing with someone, how lonely he was without human or Nera company. How nice it would be to have someone to train him and take him out for rides.
As if to make his choice known to her, the blue Nera walked across the stall to the gate and tilted his head at her, as if to say, "ok, let's get to it then?"
She laughed, and then reached into the backpack at her feet. His ears shot up when he realised she'd brought a soccer ball with her! He started getting excited and tried to reach for the ball. She opened the gate and danced out of the way, teasing him with it.
He made a dive for the ball again and when she moved to the left, he anticipated, tackling her to the ground and grabbing the ball. He ran off with it as she laughed so hard she had tears in her eyes.
Eventually, he wandered back over, rolling the ball around between his legs, and leaned down to where she was sitting on the ground. He reached out a hand to her, she smiled again, "such a gentleman, you are" as she used his arm to get back to her feet, giving him a quick pet as she got up.
"So, I guess you approve of your new ownership then?" she asked? The blue Nera gave her a quick nudge, and dropped the ball at her feet. She gave it a good kick and watched him chase after it and muttered to herself, "I think I'll call you Jace, that seems like a pretty good name for a racer like you", then she picked up her bag and went after him to get the ball back.