[Ember the Wolf]

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[caf.]

Rider; overcaffienated.
Name; Luna(tic)
Gender; Female
Species; Monstrous Nightmare
Taming Entry;
Tuesday was a pretty bad day.
I'd learned from various connections that my favorite war mare, whom I'd sold to a nice farmer in hopes that she'd go to a safe home, had passed through many farms into the hands of a reckless young warrior who'd probably leave her stable door open and let her escape. Ink had become incredibly skittish, too, and was not progressing well in his training. To top it all off, my dragon hunts had been wildly unsuccessful. After a frightening encounter with a wild changewing, I finally purchased a shield, sword, and a long whip in hopes of defending myself, losing out on quite a bit of money in the process.
It was no surprise that I was in a very bad mood, as evidenced my my stiff gait and glaring eyes. One glance probably struck fear into the heart of the strongest vikings, hence the reason I left to go walk off some steam. It was for the better, anyway; I was equipped with some dinner and my weapons, so I'd probably return home in one piece.
The flapping of wings above me was all too familiar, and I'd practically become desensitized. I didn't even turn around when I felt a soft thud behind me. Clearly something was trying to sneak up on me, probably a reckless terrible terror that just might lose his head if he made a grab for my backpack.
A growl. If it had been any other day, I would have cowered and run, but blinding fury and pride overrode my self-preservation instincts. Whatever it was, frightening or not, it wasn't going to intimidate me. Not today. If it wanted to eat me, fine. I wasn't going to let it have the satisfaction of seeing me afraid, though.
See how stupid I am when I get angry?
Suddenly, a burst of heat slammed me in the back like a freight train. In a frenzy of confusion and surprise I whipped around, and there it stood; a monstrous nightmare, snarling and quite literally aflame. A lot of options ran through my mind: I could turn and run, I could back away, I could put up my shield, I could drop my weapons...
Of all the things I could have chosen, I chose arguably the dumbest one I could have. Dropping my shield and spear, I pulled out the brand new riding whip and waved it threateningly right at its nose.
"Quit! You mongrel!" I shouted, followed by a rather lengthy string of swears I was rather proud of at the time. The beast, probably genuinely surprised at my stunning idiocy, extinguished itself and cocked its head curiously. 'Dinner and a show,' it was probably thinking.
I waved my arms in its face, whip swinging up into its face. "Back," I snarled, and what choice did the beast have? Reluctantly, it took a few steps backward, no longer looking so cocky. Much like any other animal, controlling these beasts' movement often caused them to rethink their strategies a bit. This creature still seemed insubordinate though; it shot a few blasts of flame at my feet before backing up to await my next move.
"I'm going to have to catch you now. You realize that, right?" I asked it dully. Then, realizing I was talking to this apparently brainless reptile, I rolled my eyes, dug around in my backpack, and held out the slab of meat I carried for occasions like these. The creature took it, chewed it, and, to my shock, spit the bones back - right into my eyes!
I can't repeat the words I yelled in return for fear of being imprisoned, but in the end the creature begrudgingly returned home with me after being bribed with meat that I'd picked the bones out of. After discovering it to be a female, I named her Luna. Not as in moon, as in lunatic. She still shoots fire at me and ignites herself today, two days later, in hopes of scaring me off. She terrorizes poor Ink, too, to the point that I wonder if I should have brought her home at all. She is not a fan of the whip, though; hopefully she'll keep herself in check until I can find glue strong enough to hold her piteous mouth shut.

[Phina Wolf]

Rider; Josephine (Phina) Wolf
Name; Joker
Gender; male
Species; Monstrous Nightmare
Taming Entry;
Oh my goodness Joy. I need to stop going after dragons! First the terrible terror that bit my hand and now this!! Okay, back up. Let my start from the beginning,

I was off trying to find a dragon, as usual, and, as usual, was finding nothing. I sat down under a tree and leaned my head back. I started straight up again because, lo and behold, I had found myself face to face with a monstrous nightmare. It crawled down from the tree, eyeing me as if thinking, 'Can I eat you with all that yucky fur on you?' I hoped it would decide not to. In the meantime I started talking, just to show it that I was nice, and not afraid.

"Hey boy." I said, having noticed that it male. "What's a handsome thing like you doing out here all alone, hu? Here then, wouldn't you rather come home with me? Come on now, none of that." I said sternly when it shot fire over my head. I was absolutely terrified, but to the dragon I looked totally calm and unruffled. At least, I hope I did. I continued talking to him, just nonsense mostly. I started to approach, making sure to avoid eye contact, which would scare him off. I quietly dug in my bag and produced a bit of chicken which I tossed toward the dragon. He jumped back, eyeing it warily, but soon snapped it up. I tossed him another one, this one closer to me. Keeping his eyes on me, he came forward and ate it. I tossed the next one straight toward his mouth and he snapped it out of the air. I was afraid he was going to leave when he took to the air, but he just hovered there expectantly. I tossed him another piece. He dove for it and snatched it up. I grinned.

"Oh!" I said, "You want to play a game!!"

So we did, I tossed the chicken in all directions and he dove for them, sometimes adding a twirl or loop-de-loop. At first he would jump whenever I laugh, but soon came to enjoy it, doing tricks just so I would. Finally the chicken came to an end. The dragon hovered in the air, waiting for the next piece.

"I'm sorry, I'm out I said, holding up empty hands to show him. He landed in front of me and tugged at my bag, as if wanting proof. was ecstatic that he would voluntarily come this close to me. I took off the satchel and pulled out the contents, eventually turning it upside down and shaking it to prove it was empty. The dragon watched lit all. When I shook out the bag he made a sound like a sigh. Then he sat down and tilted his head, looking at me expectantly.

"What is it?" I asked him, packing up my stuff. He nudged the bag again. "If you want more, you have to follow me." I said, starting off toward the village. I thought that he hadn't followed me until something rammed me in the back, almost making me fall over. I whirled to fine the dragon there, looking like he was smiling! I smiled back. "You joker you." A said in a teasing tone. "That's what I'll call you. Joker. Now come on Joker, let's get you something to eat." I turned to keep walking, but something shot under my legs and I was being lifted into the air. "Woah!" I cried, then realized what was happening. Joker turned his head back, grinning at me, then took to the sky. "Woo hoo!" I said, loving the feel of the wind on my face as we amended. Soon Joker stopped, waiting. I wasn't sure what he wanted for a moment. "Oh!" I said finally, "Over there." I pointed toward the village and Joker shot off. I grinned. This was going to be amazing!

[0Zero0]

Rider; 0Zero0
Name; Everlaster
Gender; Female
Species; Monstrous Nightmare
Taming Entry; [CHANGED Image Sketch in Journal]

[Phina Wolf]

//polite bump//

[Ember the Wolf]

Rider; 0Zero0
Name; Everlaster
Gender; Female
Species; Monstrous Nightmare
Taming Entry; [CHANGED Image Sketch in Journal]

Ahh! Congrats!.

I really adored both journal entirws. But this art was just too cute <3

[caf.]

congrats, zero! your art was so cute!

[Phina Wolf]

Congrats zero!

[0Zero0]

OH Gosh, I loved her design~ Thank you. I will take good care of Everlaster.