11-07-2020, 10:41 PM
NOTHING BESIDE REMAINS — Aurum was glad that Tide-Fall didn't seem too terribly disturbed by the state of the swamp. Sure, she didn't have the greatest first impression of their territory, but they could make it up in individual first impressions, right? With a smile on his own muzzle, he chuckled and nodded before speaking, "I'm sure you will... it might take a while, but hopefully you won't be too miserable taking some time to adjust." Besides, at least things would be cooling down a little more as the winter season approached. When the height of the summer came, Tanglewood's territory could be unbearably awful and humid, and the lion didn't think Tide-Fall would be particularly dazzled by that, either. Reptiles – or dinosaurs, in this case – did have a tendency to appreciate warm weather more than cold, but there was a difference between warmth and humidity. One was pleasant and comforting, while the other was far more overbearing and suffocating, like the air had an iron grip on you and just wouldn't let go. Those were the times where Aurum desperately wished his pelt was a bit shorter.
Elsweyr's question did cause Aurum to snort, but that wasn't because it was an unreasonable one. Dinosaurs and dragons could look pretty similar to anyone, but there were some substantial differences that usually made dinosaurs stick out as different. He shot a small smile in the cheetah's direction before looking back towards Tide-Fall to speak, "Ah... dragons are kind of like dinosaurs. They're very big reptiles, but usually they also have wings. I guess in a way you could consider them your kin, if you look at all vaguely reptile creatures as kin." For some time, he hadn't even realized that dragons existed, so he didn't know how exactly dinosaurs and dragons were related. Perhaps dragons were an evolved form of dinosaurs? Or perhaps it was the other way around, and dragons had evolved into the – usually – more ground-based dinosaurs. Either way, he didn't really think Tide-Fall would have the answer to that, since she hadn't even been familiar with what dragons were until now. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
Elsweyr's question did cause Aurum to snort, but that wasn't because it was an unreasonable one. Dinosaurs and dragons could look pretty similar to anyone, but there were some substantial differences that usually made dinosaurs stick out as different. He shot a small smile in the cheetah's direction before looking back towards Tide-Fall to speak, "Ah... dragons are kind of like dinosaurs. They're very big reptiles, but usually they also have wings. I guess in a way you could consider them your kin, if you look at all vaguely reptile creatures as kin." For some time, he hadn't even realized that dragons existed, so he didn't know how exactly dinosaurs and dragons were related. Perhaps dragons were an evolved form of dinosaurs? Or perhaps it was the other way around, and dragons had evolved into the – usually – more ground-based dinosaurs. Either way, he didn't really think Tide-Fall would have the answer to that, since she hadn't even been familiar with what dragons were until now. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
— Reggan