Iiaztaj and Avhiti

While there were fewer people around for Savannah's warm location, even fewer than had been in Dun Keiba's similar environment, there were still enough that the knight who attended the protective dam of this nest didn't have to fret. There would be enough people or draks to go around. Iiaztaj did notice that he kept looking around at any given human or visitor, would they be good, no, yes, no, no, maybe... But Iiaztaj was here for a purpose, and when that Forest drak's decision was made, her knight declared that the deep caverns should become a meeting place.

It had been long years since this not-really-Drak had been in such a place. Was he wistful about it? Or a little frightened? Or sad? That Forest, Jovti, encouraged her offspring to mingle, introducing them as a group, but letting them scatter.

Maybe it wasn't the right idea, maybe he could...

No, no wait, there kept being a little pale-grey shape, confident but unpracticed, that showed up in the corner of his vision. Then she'd dart back behind cover, emerging some distance away.

The Water and Plant siblings of this little Rain seemed more interested in either other people or none at all, so that gnawing idea that perhaps he'd be a bachelor forever kept lingering. At least, until...

She was literally right under his chest, barely coming up to his elbow. She had a violet sash keeping the big mass of furry mane away from her face, but she looked up at Iiaztaj and his heart melted at last.

"So it is me you want?"

He felt the little nudge, the mental connection which for him would be strong - as she leaned against his forearm. "We match," she replied. Indeed they would, a Storm and Rain, what more could the dry grassland of Dun Keiba want?

The feasting began after the Plant drak decided to remain near his parents for a while. A small nest, but the perfect one, in Iiaztaj's opinion.

They would eat and rest, and gently settle into one another's mind-spaces, which for the not-really-drak was much easier. She would be impossible to ignore, or overlook!

Particularly not after they began the training she'd need to patrol the skies over Dun Keiba. They trained with knight Reidel and Fire Vlatasu, but they did make note that this barely-hatched drak would be incredibly good with both stealth and portal-production.

Name: Iiaztaj (ee YAZ tazh)
Gender: Male
Size/Shoulder/Length: medium (large for a drak) 10' hip bipedal / 38' l / 42' and 38' ws
Colors: Storm, body dark denim blue with slightly lighter legs and tail; wings and mane heavily mottled red-violet, purple, black
Features: Dun Keiba Drak **
Powers: Winged Flight
Portal Production
Verbal Speech, strong telepathy
Acid Spit
Parentage: Purple Duowing Heliozmaj and Cream Duowing Niylkezt(h) Parenting **note that they are not really even draks, so their powers may vary, but since they're 'born on' Icarus their abilities are listed as such
Origin: Dun Keiba Nest 3
Other Info: New Pairing Rain Avhiti

Though Iiaztaj and Avhiti weren't the only non-ridden draks in the skies, they performed to their trainers' expectations and much more. Knowing their place on a team, making sure to shore up any empty spots to observe an area, all eyes could work as one.

Particularly with the duo-winged's mind being receptive to much more than merely his Pair's - when the hottest part of the year arrived, there was a fire, quickly spreading across Savannah's territory. It was Avhiti's ability to portal through space almost without thinking, that she brought this information back to the Castle, as Iiaztaj began moving around to find some ways of breaking the line of flames.

Tell them to bring dirt, stones, anything that is not going to burn! Iiaztaj announced to his bond, and she relayed that information.

With some confusion at first, wouldn't it be better to find water?

No - there's not enough water in this area to handle it yet!

So they obeyed, and quickly enough there was a trail of boulders, anything that could be hefted by a drak and then -

"Pusssh," Avhiti yelled, "pussh them and put out what you can!" She caught on quick.

While the groups of draks and knights - and an assortment of other people on the ground - dug or leveraged their strength to roll flat stones over the quickly spreading flames, a second team was brought to portal out to the ocean, with effort they could create a portal right over the worst of it... dropping water direct from the source even if briefly!

They did it! The grasses beyond burned quick, probably spreading their seeds in such a way. But that meant they burnt out quickly too - and only a few taller trees were still smoldering when the flames had been spent.

With that done, and congratulations from the High Knights and Prince, this pair were ready to head home to Dun Keiba and the 'bachelors'.

**

"But you cannot call yoursselvess 'bachelorss' any more," Avhiti announced. "You have usss."

She leaned against her taller companion, who looked rather pleased with this arrangement.

"Then, another name," Zolpardu pondered.

"Saddlelesss?" Aventeve supplied, but immediately shook her head, "no, that'ss too long."

They tossed around a few other terms, but finally settled on "Unridden" - even if they had once had human pairs, none had been experienced or old enough to have been ridden in the first place. So now, joined by a couple other Pairs, this trio of bachelors were no more... They were much more!