How To Train Your Protocol

A New Idea

Neon P.O.V

I sit up in my bed with a yawn and I look around my hut spotting something by the window, I stand myself up and go to look only to spot Veton resting by a tree facing my window. I rub and blink my eyes a few times before I can fully register what I'm looking at, "Veton is next to my house. Veton is next to my HOUSE."

I rush to my door putting on my boots before quickly headed to the Skrill that is now laying in view of my fellow vikings. I rush to her side kneeling down next to her, "Veton.. what are you doing here." Her eyes slowly open as she looks at me and sniffs before standing and walking around and tucking her wings watching me.

"You need to go back into the forest, others will see you" I rest my hand on her head running my hand over her scales gently, she pushes her head against my hand as I feel my hair stand on end. I hear a quiet snarl from her and I chuckle "Tala?" I freeze and look to the direction I heard my name.

"You looking for the crazy? Saw her run off to the woods before." I hear a woman laugh as I watch a white haired woman woman walk off laughing to herself, I roll my eyes and groan "Sunwoo.." Soon following Hazal is jogging over and her eyes widen when she sees me "Tala?! What is Veton doing here?!" 

I jump up shushing her "keep it down, and I don't know I woke up and she was here." Hazal looks down at Veton and crouches down in front of her placing her hand on the small horn on her head. "Did she follow us?" I shrug sitting back down placing my hand back on her head "that is my guess, can you go grab the book for me? I want to look at something." She nods and stands jogging up to my hut for a minute before coming out and returning.

She hands it to me and I open it starting to flip the pages when she stops me on a page "what, what is that." I look it over and the thing looks like it was made to kill, "Deathgripper. This strike class dragon spits acid, unlike other dragons who have fire, they have a mind control like sting in their tails, huge tusks that retract and foreclaw pincers. Three stings from this dragon and your body will be poisonous to the touch. Their diets consists of fish and other dragons, kill on sight." 

I look at Hazal and she looks intrigued by it "look at that, beautiful creature.." I quirk a brow at her "Hazal, you heard what I read right?" She just shrugs "well yes, but look at Veton, she's a Skrill, probably the most dangerous out of all of these dragons."

I look over at her and run my hand over her head, "anyway, what I was looking for is- Ah ha" I stop on the Skrill page and point to what I was looking for, "fish, do you have any?" Hazal nods "I do, what's your plan?" I stand and run my hand along Veton's back "you will see, you need to trust me on this one."

"Alright, I have cod, salmon, perch and an eel" I quick a brow at her, "eel?" Hazal shrugs and sits next to me setting the basket down as I watch Veton drink from the lake, "if you told me where in the forest you went I would've been here sooner you know." I shrug leaning back on my hands "figured you find me though." 

Veton looks up sniffing around and is looking at Hazal "okay now that she's looking up, time to get to work." I rest my arms over Veton's neck placing my hands on her horns. "Okay, what in Odin's name are you doing." 

I furrow my brows focusing on what I'm doing, I lean on her slightly before Veton ducks away and I fall on my ass. "Huh, should've thought that one through" I look up at Hazal and she is giving me an odd look. "Okay I was trying to see if she would allow me on her back."

Hazal looks between me and Veton "with those spines? you sure that's safe? And you know, flying?" I shrug, and Veton grumbles. I stand and grab a salmon out of the basket and hand it to her, she sniffs it before grabbing it and quickly eating it. I look at Hazal and she shrugs, I look back at Veton and place my hands on her, right as I'm about to try and get on her she pulls back and tilts her head.

I furrow my brows and look to Hazal "dose the book say anything?" She flips the book open, and scans the pages before speaking up "metal, Skrill's love metal" I nod and look around "your dagger, can I have it" she takes it off her belt and hands it to me.

I wave it in front of her and she moves closer seeming locked on the dagger I set it down and kick it behind me and I gently rest my hand on her head "hand me one of the fish" I takes a second but she places one in my hand as I move around on her side and placing my hands behind her horns again.

I slowly pull myself up and sling one leg over. I lean forward avoiding her horns and giving her the fish and I pull back sitting upright. "I, wow you actually got up there" Hazal walks over and scratches under Veton's chin.

"I didn't think this would work, but" I stop patting the side of Veton's neck and she turns leaning down to the lake again. "It's a little uncomfortable, and she's a bit slippery" Hazal walks over and sets her hand on my back and the other sliding along Veton's scales. "What are you saying Tala..?" I turn to her and give her a grin gently moving both legs to one side and slide off of Veton.

"I would need something comfortable, doesn't slide and something I can use to hold on to all while being comfortable for her and keeping out of the way of these spines." I place a hand on one of her large metallic spines. "There will definitely be a lot of error but I think we can make a really nice saddle that could fit all of these into it!" Hazal looks at me with wide eyes, "You really are insane, I should've stayed in my hut that night."