Post by Isolde Menathet on Aug 25, 2017 8:19:03 GMT
Isolde squinted down at the map that was flailing around in her hands. Every couple of minutes she'd have to shake her head to get her hair out of her face, but it never seemed to help much. It wasn't even safe for Spear to hover in place. This storm had appeared out of nowhere, it felt like, and the heavy feeling in the air meant there'd be lightning soon.
Movement in her backpack betrayed Livewire's fidgeting. "Doin' okay back there, baby boy?" Isolde asked, glancing over her shoulder at the Terrible Terror hatchling. Pale yellow eyes blinked through the slight opening at the top, nervous and afraid and seeking reassurance.
Without thinking much of it, Isolde reached a hand back to him. The map flapped up in her face and Isolde instinctively batted it out of her face with a squawk. The squawk was echoed by Spear underneath her, though his was far more alarmed. It took Isolde a moment to realize what she'd done, and she watched in horrified shock as her only map flew off into the distance. "NO! Spear, after it"
Spear gave a cry and dove. Isolde used both hands to hold onto her saddle and hunkered down. The world lost all meaning as Spear twisted and turned in the air. She trusted her dragon to let her know when to look up. Unfortunately they were knocked off course by a blast of wind, and Isolde yelled out as they crashed into a couple of trees.
They landed on the ground and Isolde separated from Spear. She was sent rolling and somehow lost her bag along the way. Pain wracked her body and she groaned, rolling over and holding onto her side. "Ow... Okay, that hurt. Spear, you okay?" She heard Spear give a coo of affirmation from some feet away, but she marked him off as alive. "Livewire?" No response. "Livewire?!
Isolde pushed herself up and looked for it, but in the darkness her black bag didn't stick out at all. "LIVEWIRE? WHERE ARE YOU?"