Tseth: He laughs a bit at Salmook trying to reach up to Parvus. "Don't worry, I think I can handle him myself." He plucks Parvus from his shoulder, holding him in his hand. "If you're going to sit on someone's head, do it on someone else's."
Alex: He looks at Parvus, and moves a bit away from him and Tseth, just in case Parvus gets any ideas.
Parvus: He protests as Tseth takes him off his shoulder, hissing slightly.
Resh: He lands off to the side of the group, and quickly matches their pace. “We’re relatively close to the end of the forest now. There’s a river somewhere over there, as well.” He gestures vaguely to his right.
Rhiv: finally some good news. and there's a river nearby? good… Rhiv and his son are born swimmers… Salmook wouldn't be too opposed to leaving everyone early, would he? Rhiv punches himself in the arm for thinking like that. safety in numbers and all that. he'll tolerate the others for a little longer. enough to get Salmook home, at least.
Salmook: he giggles at Tseth holding Parvus. "Don't sit on my head! It's too small!" he watches Resh land and listens closely. that's great news, although he is a bit put off by the "relatively." still, Salmook walks on with a lot more energy in his pace.
Alex: He looks over at Salmook. "I don't know, he's pretty small too. Probably could." When Resh says they're close to getting out of the forest, he lets out a sigh of relief he didn't know he was holding. "So do we continue on the path?"
Tseth: He stares at Resh for a moment after he speaks, but shakes it off relatively quickly. "Good. The sooner we're out of this forest the better." Don't say we're going to the river. Let's just stay away from the river. Please.
Resh: He looks at Alex and nods, then looks over at Tseth. He looks concerned for a moment, but decides not to say anything.
Parvus: He stares at Tseth for a few moments, then jumps out of his hand and tries to climb up to Rhiv’s head.
Rhiv: he's caught completely off guard by Parvus. Rhiv reaches to grab Parvus, and for a moment he's about to throw the little dragon. But he stops himself and he drops Parvus to the ground instead. "Don't push your luck, scaly rat. Jump me again, and you'll miss being able to walk." he gives Parvus a nudge with his boot.
Salmook: he picks up Parvus the same way he picked up Ater. "Aww, Pater doesn't mean it! He's just a grump-face. Wah-wah-wah." he looks around. whose head can Parvus sit on? nobody seems to want to let him.
Tseth: He glares at Rhiv, but doesn't say anything. If Rhiv did hurt Parvus, he'd have a knife through his chest faster than- no, I shouldn't think that.
Parvus: He hisses at Rhiv, then stares up at Salmook as he picks him up.
Rhiv: disgusting. he probably still has scaly rat grime on him. he dusts himself off and shoots a glare at Parvus. "I meant it." he mutters a few native swears under his breath.
Salmook: he squeezes Parvus' belly a little. "Maybe I'll just hold him. I'll keep him out of trouble! I think."
Tseth: He picks up Ater, holding him in a way that Ater can look behind Tseth. A bit like how someone would hold a kid.
Parvus: He hisses even louder at Rhiv, then nuzzles closer to Salmook, chittering at him. He shifts to a more comfortable position and bares his teeth at Rhiv.
Resh: He looks at Rhiv. “I wouldn’t hurt the scaly little fuck if I were you. Then you’ll have him and Tseth pissed at you, which probably wouldn’t be great.”
Rhiv: he grunts in response. he wouldn't mind kicking Parvus's teeth in, but Tseth would be an issue. "Then tell Tseth to keep a better eye on his 'baby.' Or I'll pin Parvus's wings and throw him off a cliff." he considers telling Salmook to drop Parvus, but that'd mean the scaly bastard would be free to do whatever. Rhiv sighs.
Tseth: He puts down Ater, glaring at Rhiv. "Maybe you should watch your mouth, before I cut out your tongue." His threat isn't completely empty, he's quite ready to pull out a sword if Rhiv makes a move.
Alex: He gives a warning glance at Tseth. "Tseth, that's a bad idea." It seems to calm Tseth down the slightest bit, but not enough.
(rhiv is resh if he didn't have the height required to be a bastard-)
(you don't need to be tall to be a bastard I'm a prime example of that and so is rhiv)
(ok, correction:)
(rhiv is resh if he didn't have the height required to be a bastard and get away with it unharmed)
(fair enough)
Parvus: He wiggles out of Salmooks arms and growls at Rhiv, then darts towards him and bites his ankles. He quickly darts back to Tseth after drawing blood.
Rhiv: OW. before he even realizes what's happened, the scaly rat bit him. what if he gets a disease? it's an effort to keep his breathing regular as he bends down to investigate. it doesn't seem too bad – he hopes so, at least. blood tends to make him a little… tense. he grits his teeth as he stands upright. "Doing a real bad job at convincing me not to skin the thing."
Salmook: he looks at Parvus, very much upset. "Bad Parvus! Don't hurt my pater!" he wraps his arms around Rhiv's waist, squeezing a breath out of him. "And don't yell at Parvus, either! You scared him!"
Alex: He butts in before Tseth can respond. "Let's not get into more arguments. Rhiv, if you need the wound healed I can help."
Tseth: His tail thrashes. He's annoyed and frankly kinda pissed. He doesn't say anything else to Rhiv though, it wouldn't help anything. And then Alex would get annoyed at him. Probably best to stay silent.
Parvus: He stares up at Tseth and gets up onto his hind legs, reaching out to him with his front legs. He drops back down to all fours and chitters at him, it seems like he wants to be held.
(Parvus who is perfectly capable of climbing tseth but now he wants to be picked up)
(Hush)
Rhiv: he raises an eyebrow at Alex. come to think of it, Rhiv wasn't paying much attention to him when he healed Parvus earlier. Rhiv isn't a particular fan of an Tseth's 'friends,' but Alex seems to be the most tolerable of the bunch. "And how do you plan on doing that?"
Salmook: he lets go of Rhiv and puts his hands on his hips. "Pater… say you're sorry." he even pouts a little.
Rhiv: "I- What? Salmook, no. Not in a hundred seasons."
(LMAO CHILD)
Alex: He looks at Salmook for a moment, before turning his attention back to Rhiv. "Listen to your son first." There's a hint of a smile in his voice.
Tseth: He crouches down and holds out his hand to Parvus.
Parvus: He chitters happily and jumps into Tseth’s hand, curling up into a tight ball.
Resh: He smirks as he watches the conversation. “I say you deserved to get bitten by Parvus, considering that you wanted to murder the poor thing.”
Juni: “Looks like someone finally remembered his name.”
Resh: “Oh, hush-“
Rhiv: "I am not saying- you know what? Forget it. I'll walk."
Salmook: "Pater!" he's pretty much whining at this point. "Say you're sorry!" he looks down at the bites and shudders. "Please! So Alex can help you."
Rhiv: he shakes his head at Salmook before he glares at Resh for a moment. "You think? Well biting me didn't exactly help with that." Rhiv crosses his arms. "Watch it, scale-bag. Or I'll rip your tail off and beat you with it." he storms off with a very much noticeable limp.
(i saw the opportunity for a wof threat and i took it, thank you Winter-)
(EYYYYYYY)