Post # 5 (Hoops 10 through 12) Dragon Geisha/Toni-Toni Chopper/Master of Chocobos Alpha Goddess/ Darth Devious /Davvy's twinneh Astrid seemed to keep gliding lower even after passing hoop nine. She wouldn't clear hoop ten like that , she would need to start gaining altitude again. As she flew by, Ilia reached up to tickle the Ridgeback's belly with her fingertips. Her underside was smooth and warm to the touch as it passed over the snakettes pale fingertips. The gentle touch of positive reinforcement seemed to work thankfully and her little friend raised her path higher. She just barely cleared hoop number ten and Ilia made her way to the other side of eleven with her charge following.
She gave an encouraging nudge of flame , barely gracing her shimmering bronze underside with its warmth. Astrid rose a little higher again and cleared number eleven but seemed to be curious as to what the other dragons were doing while Ilia was trying to lead her to number twelve. Uh oh, more distractions.
Ilia began to think, the flame worked but she seemed bored with the idea and calling her name and walking by the hoops held about the same amount of interest for her dragon. What else could she do to get her attention? She was swinging and intrigued with her handler/ partner at the start of class. What was she doing any different?
Then it dawned on her......Henric was teasing her for it, but Astrid seemed very curious about her singing. Maybe even to the point of enjoying the sound. She blushed shyly and looked only at her scaly little friend as she began to vocalize softly again. The dragon had been turning towards some of the other dragons until she heard the sounds again. It was enough to turn her back in the right direction, looking for the source.
Back in business, Astrid could do this! She was a little embarrassed but she sang a little louder, saying that she could do it. She wasn't sure if the dragon preferred her singing in Norwegian to English, but that is what she did. It made Ilia feel more secure in herself to think that her classmates didn't understand her. It was a little more private and less embarrassing that way perhaps. Annnddd number twelve cleared! |