Regal, Sight Unseen [OPEN]

[Kitsuneko]

It was several hours after the hatching of Aristide's new fire lizard before he realized he still didn't know what color she was. He only knew she was a female because of the feminine feel of her mind, and baby flitters were so small anyway it was virtually impossible to tell based on size. Not that it was particularly important to him what rank she was, but it was one of those things he'd better find out sooner rather than later. Especially if it could lead to clutches he could sell for marks.

She had hatched in his room with only himself, Zexx and Kaleo for company. Zexx unfortunately could not speak, and though Kaleo occassionally sent him flashes of sight from the huntyre's eyes, the lunar was allergic to being helpful and never did so when it could actually be useful. Regal was beginning to wake again, anyway, quickly becoming hungry, so he thought now was as good a time as any to figure it out. He plucked her up from where she lay on his bed and cradled the fire lizard in one arm while Kaleo claimed his shoulder for a perch.

He let Zexx stay behind this time; his usefulness as a guide-dog was limited still due to his age and since he was only planning to go down to the kitchen, he knew the route well enough to get by on his own. The halls were likely to be nearly deserted at this time of day anyway, but there was always someone around the dining hall. With two flitters accompanying him, he made his way down to the dining hall. Regal had fully woken up by now and was making her hunger known with her voice.

Aristide raised his own voice to be heard over her. "Anyone around here want to help a blind man feed a fire lizard?"

[Jilli]

Reina wandered down the hallway In search of her son's flit. That little brown was already driving her insane. Luckily Inasuke had been sound asleep so she was able to slip out to look for the little guy.

"Dos? Dos would you get back here?!". Her growl was almost feral as she saw a flash of brown go around a nearby corner. She started to hurry around the corner a bit faster than she should have been. She had very little warning before she ran into the guy. Just a muffled voice. Blind feed help...? -thud-

A short gasping intake of breath occurred before she was able to steady herself and the man cradling a small flit.

"I'm so sorry sir, I didn't even see you there"

[Kitsuneko]

Aristide heard the woman's shout, but didn't think anything of it until it was too late. He was startled when a body suddenly crashed into him. "Woah!" Kaleo chittered irritably, digging his talons into Aristide's shoulder to avoid being knocked off, but it was Regal Aristide was worried about. She creeled in fear at the sudden motion, and Aristide cradled her closer to his own body. He stumbled a few steps before finding his balance but fortunately managed to avoid falling down.

The woman was apologizing for running into him, but Aristide just gave a shake of his head. "It's fine," he said shortly. Actually, he was a little annoyed, but his attention was still on Regal as he passed his hands over the flit's body, making sure she was alright. She seemed to be unharmed, but the fire lizard was still slow to calm down; not only had she been startled, but she was still hungry, and starting to nip at Aristide's fingers impatiently.

"Hush, Regal," Aristide said with a sigh, trying to calm the flit. There was no sign of anyone else around. He pointed his face in the direction the woman's voice had come from with a small grimace. "She's only a few hours old; apparently they're pretty constantly hungry. Could you direct me towards the kitchens? I think I got turned around when you...well, ran into me."