"Lenient dragon... Sometimes you're lenient, no? I'm pretty sure that any other dragon would have stabbed me through with that tail of yours." Riley points out, giving Shade a bright smile back.

He patted Riley's head. "I'm not lenient, rather you're the one thing I actually care about. But yes, you are correct. Any other dragon, besides my semi-twin, would have raked you clean apart."

"Hmm, assuring to think about. Being ripped apart by dragons who don't know me. Well, I'm positive they'd have reason. I'm annoying and I'm oddly optimistic at times and I have the weirdest range of emotions." Riley says, noting and holding onto the words 'the one thing I actually care about'. It made him feel all warm and bubbly in the chest - in a good way, of course.

"Well being honest, those are things that make you you, as humans may say. But it is true, you're your own self and if some can't like you for who you are, well that's their loss." He said, a little bit shy about admitting in a small way that he thought Riley was perfect as he was.

"Right back atcha." Riley says, winking at Shade and grinning broadly. He resists the urge to give Shade a hug as they were both hot and sweaty already and he didn't want to make anything uncomfortable.

Shade grinned right back, fangs and all. He was now blushing a bit.

Cole had practically given up by then, swinging only once every few minutes. He was relieved for the siren.

Nicote looked somewhat bored at this point and barely bothered to start picking up after himself

Lio ha dosmehow dozed off. Since the black suits rarely came to Nicotes cave he was snoozing in the cornor.

Riley takes a step closer to Shade and kisses the dragon child on the cheek. "Love you." He says, blushing slightly as well.

Vic, for some reason, couldn't meet Rhia's eyes

She tilts her head slightly.