From the shore where the rocky pebbles meet the treeline, a pair of yellow eyes blink at the spectacle. There's a faint, rumbling sound that is obviously a scoff, before those eyes raise up through the bushes and between the tree trunks, supported in an angular head with matte black scales.
The black dragon isn't much older than the silly gold thing flailing about in his river, but he's bigger--about two yards longer from snout to tail, and at least a couple hundred pounds heavier--and stealthy despite his size as he moves from his resting spot further out into the open. But that stealthiness only lasts so long before he charges into the water, the ridge of spines along his back all raised and flaring to make himself look even more intimidating as he gives a challenging hiss.
There's no teeth, though, and his mouth remains closed. It's a clear warning, not an outright attack: this is my turf, runt.]
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From the shore where the rocky pebbles meet the treeline, a pair of yellow eyes blink at the spectacle. There's a faint, rumbling sound that is obviously a scoff, before those eyes raise up through the bushes and between the tree trunks, supported in an angular head with matte black scales.
The black dragon isn't much older than the silly gold thing flailing about in his river, but he's bigger--about two yards longer from snout to tail, and at least a couple hundred pounds heavier--and stealthy despite his size as he moves from his resting spot further out into the open. But that stealthiness only lasts so long before he charges into the water, the ridge of spines along his back all raised and flaring to make himself look even more intimidating as he gives a challenging hiss.
There's no teeth, though, and his mouth remains closed. It's a clear warning, not an outright attack: this is my turf, runt.]