[Hijikata likewise freezes up, eyes fixed on the dragon. God, it's huge... just as big as the ones on Prismatica. It must be either one of the parents or another relative or family friend, given the dragonlets' reaction. So at least they succeeded in bringing them home! He notices the adult dragon's eyes fixate on his hand, so he takes it off the sword handle he had instinctively placed it on.]
Ah... good evening. We just wanted to bring these little ones home. They went astray and ended up in our flower fields.
[He has no idea if what he says gets magically translated into the language of dragons, or if his words are just gibberish to the majestic beast, but whether it's the spoken message, the flowers in their garlands, or just the dragon's gut instinct, it seems to determine that they pose no threat. It moves in just a little closer, leaning down towards them... and then it lifts itself up and pushes away from the mountainside, launching its large body right over Crow and Hijikata's heads. Hijikata is startled and turns around while holding on to the rocky ground, and the view of the dragon gliding towards the sinking sun with its large wings spread out is breathtaking.
The dragonlets squeak and follow, but not without fluttering a few circles around their two-legged companions' heads for goodbye (Crow gets an especially affectionate nudge from Ugolino). All six dragons fly a wide half-cirle above the forest, ultimately heading towards a destination higher up the mountain a bit further north. Hijikata is so wrapped up in observing them, he isn't taking any photos or videos... but maybe Crow is?]
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Ah... good evening. We just wanted to bring these little ones home. They went astray and ended up in our flower fields.
[He has no idea if what he says gets magically translated into the language of dragons, or if his words are just gibberish to the majestic beast, but whether it's the spoken message, the flowers in their garlands, or just the dragon's gut instinct, it seems to determine that they pose no threat. It moves in just a little closer, leaning down towards them... and then it lifts itself up and pushes away from the mountainside, launching its large body right over Crow and Hijikata's heads. Hijikata is startled and turns around while holding on to the rocky ground, and the view of the dragon gliding towards the sinking sun with its large wings spread out is breathtaking.
The dragonlets squeak and follow, but not without fluttering a few circles around their two-legged companions' heads for goodbye (Crow gets an especially affectionate nudge from Ugolino). All six dragons fly a wide half-cirle above the forest, ultimately heading towards a destination higher up the mountain a bit further north. Hijikata is so wrapped up in observing them, he isn't taking any photos or videos... but maybe Crow is?]