do you feel like a young god? ivar, any

[Ivar]

I V A R i'll use you as a makeshift gauge of how much to give and how much to take Taiga had been his first target that night. A dense forest on a moonless night; where could be more perfect? He’d underestimated their leader though, the icy Ruan. He’ll not abandon her permanently, but that night at least it had been easier to choose another target. Who better than a friend living in a place he knows well? It had been almost too easy to slip in and slip out with @[Castile]. The two are friends, sharing more than just their black and white hides. As children the two had been more similar than they are now, and Ivar realizes that his own scaled hide is similar to Amet’s. The tall horse has come to stand abreast of Amet, having slipped up on his right from a lesser known trail. It’s easy enough to see what has caught Amet’s eye: one of the plentiful dark birds. They are no jewel bright parrots like those of Ischia or Tephra. They are soft, brown, and unassuming. “They collect shiny things,” he says, gesturing to the magpie ahead of them. “He’s probably trying to decide if he can carry some bit of you off to his treasure hoard.” Ivar knows from experience. The matte black scales that cover most of his body are of no interest to the bird – they do not glitter. It is the pearlescent glow of his handsome face, muscular legs, and the splash of white across his withers that draw them in. He’d taught one a tough lesson with his sharp flashing teeth and since then the rest of the flock has kept their distance. They are clever birds, but he’s not sure they’ll be able to extrapolate from one scaled horse to another. Ivar’s scales are thin – slick and smooth yet remarkably impenetrable. The dragon Ivar might resemble was clearly a dragon of the sea. “What can I do for you, Amet?” It’s been a while since the two had met. The first time, Amet had been the one to find Ivar inside the borders of his kingdom. The piebald had been a child then, and now he’s nearly a man. It’s a startling realization, especially the timing of it. Given that he’s facing the leader of a land he’d recently stolen from might explain it though. kelpie mimicry | dragon scales | tactile hypnosis