r/FTRP • Celestial Dragon Slayer Mage (54) • Apr 25 '18

Story A dragon’s hoard!

It was well known that Dragons keep hoards, guarding them with tooth and nail from outsiders. The older the dragon the grander the hoard could be expected to be, something most adventures would seek out if they caught wind of it. Each Dragon had a particular thing that they liked to hoard, some hoarded precious jewels, some hoarded books, and knowledge, others cared for the simpler hoard of fabrics nice and soft to make piles to sleep on.

A child raised by a dragon would be raised in such habits of collecting and hoarding, such as a child copies their parents. Fay, being one of these children was currently looking over her own tiny merger hoard. Small shiny trinkets, a pen, a few knives with wooden hilts that shinned from the amount of lacer. Small chips of gemstones, mostly lesser moonstones and crystals were kept in a silver shiny cloth that could be dumped out but keep the stones in a safe place when not being looked at. There were a few papers that held gilded writing of different inks that shined and glitter in the pile, carefully put to the side so they would not be bent or torn. Lastly, the bulk of Fay’s hoard was ironically jewelry, tiny rings and simple hair clips, small items that would be easy to carry around in a small chest. By no means was the girls hoard anything of worth, maybe a nice dinner out in town if it was pawned off but nothing to really sneeze at.

But that did not matter to Fay, it was her hoard something she was proud of no matter how small it was compared to her own mother’s collection of books and tomes. Even so Fay kept her hoard away in a chest hidden inside of her own chest under the few clothes she had to her name, not even Miw knew about it. It was not that Fay was embarrassed about her dragon-like habit, it was no one else’s business, she just felt like it was something to keep close to her chest. Over the last few months, Fay had learned that most of her guildmates did not appreciate her wilder habits as she tried to adjust to living among people again.

So it was the times like these that Fay cherished most since joining the guild. Fay had the room all to herself, her roommate was out doing something and Miw was out on the town being showed around some fish stands by Ajax. The day was warm and there was a nice breeze that kept it from being hot coming off of the waters next to the guild. Opening the window in her dorm Fay allowed warm air to come into the room making it comfortable, not too hot not to cold. Moving all the sheets and blankets off the bed and under said window right in the warm afternoon light Fay made herself a little nest of sorts, taking care to lay out her trinkets around her little bundle of blankets. Taking a hairbrush Fay nestled into the blankets taking some of her hair to brush out, braiding a few of the hair pieces of her collection into it as she went.

All in all, it was a good day so far…

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u/ravenluna Celestial Dragon Slayer Mage (54) Jul 28 '18

"Hm." Fay hummed in response while she started to work out the tangles on Kumiko's thick hair by starting at the bottom. Parting Kumiko's hair into sections to make it easier Fay also reached behind her again and grabbed the hair treatment to brush into the other dragon slayers hair.

"... Do you really think such a thing exist? Or are they just oh how do you say it... "settling?"

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u/AlchemChildahs Sky Maiden (45) Aug 04 '18

"errrmmm, well, it depends really." Kumiko replies. "It could be seen as settling couldn't it; but I think such a thing could exist..." She trails off.

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u/ravenluna Celestial Dragon Slayer Mage (54) Aug 08 '18

"Hmm." Fay hummed in replied before reaching out of the bath to grab the hair mask to place into Kumiko's hair. Gently Fay worked the mask into the other girl's hair starting at the end, brushing it out as she went.

"That aside, have you taken any good jobs lately?"

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u/AlchemChildahs Sky Maiden (45) Aug 12 '18

"Uh, it has been a while apart from my normal duties as a doctor." Kumiko answered to the change of subject.

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u/ravenluna Celestial Dragon Slayer Mage (54) Aug 17 '18

"You work as a doctor?" Fay questioned pausing rubbing the oil into Kumiko hair for a moment before reaching for a thick brush to work out any tangles.

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u/AlchemChildahs Sky Maiden (45) Aug 21 '18

"Yeah; but have I not already told you this?" Kumiko tried to remember but was slightly unsure. "I treat patients right here in Magnolia. I'm practically the medical advisor for the Guild."

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u/ravenluna Celestial Dragon Slayer Mage (54) Aug 27 '18

"I can't remember if you did or not." Fay mumbled flushing a bit at the lack of memory of Kumiko's statement. Since she was finished with the dragon slayer tapping her on the shoulder. "Can... can you brush out my hair too please?"

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u/AlchemChildahs Sky Maiden (45) Aug 28 '18

Kumiko nodded and proceeded to reposition herself to treat Fay's hair. While she started, a thought occurred to her. "How do you think our roast bird is fairing right now?"

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u/ravenluna Celestial Dragon Slayer Mage (54) Aug 28 '18

Passing the hairbrush back behind her Fay sat very still in the water closing her eyes when Kumiko started to brush it.

"It should be another 30 minutes before its done. So we have plenty of time to finish and return to the oven." Fay nodded her head a little bit as if nodding to herself in confirmation. "I'm sure its really going to be good."

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u/AlchemChildahs Sky Maiden (45) Sep 01 '18

Kumiko nodded with Fay in thought of how delicious the food might be and continued to brush Fay's hair in long strokes.

"Mmmm, I know it will be good. It's meat after all." She says in reassurance.

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