16 - fury of the night

[forbiddenfriend]

[Something was wrong.

There was always something wrong with the castle. The strange building never seemed logical to him, much less natural. Even so, he kept this foreboding feeling in mind, and he'd tread through the castle cautiously, looking for the source.

First, he saw Zelman, out cold. And a sick sort of scent came from him that made even Toothless hesitant to investigate.

And then, the next day, he saw it.

He'd watched it, and his instincts told him, this was bad. It smelled the way Zelman had, but stronger.

It engaged him, and Toothless snarled and growled, striking out at the thing but never hitting it. But he dissuaded it, and it left him there, slightly rattled.

After watching to make sure it hadn't come back, Toothless turned and trotted off quickly. He didn't know what it was, but there was a definite sense of danger attached to that thing. He had to make sure that all his friends were unharmed and safe.]


((Here's a long overdue Toothless going to check on his friends post! In general, if Toothless has threaded with your character at least three times, you will doubtlessly find yourself cross-examined by a night fury. That being said, he'll probably secondarily check up on the people he's seen at least twice as well.))

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[helljumper]

[He'd been walking, casually, down the hallways. Mostly because he felt like taking a stroll, but also because he could have sworn there had been something creeping around in his room.

Though, he hadn't much luck finding whatever it was, and in the end figured he just needed the fresh air. Which is why Rookie would be on his way towards the lobby, at the moment.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[As soon as Toothless spotted the man, he bounded over, stopping dead just in front of him before he lifted his body up, sniffing Rookie from head to toe.]

[helljumper]

[The very moment he heard the sound of claws scrambling in his direction, he turned his helmet. Only to take a small step back when realizing it was just Toothless.]

Not your usual way of greeting. [Rookie glances up, canting his head to one side.] You okay?

[forbiddenfriend]

[He falls back onto his forelegs and circles around Rookie, sniffing at him. He stops for a moment, headfins up as he stares into the darkness, before they flatten again and he circles Rookie some more, pressing into his legs and giving a sound rather unlike those Toothless have made before. It was like the whine, but higher, and sharper pitched, and a bit wavering. A vocalization reserved, perhaps, for an alarm of sorts.]

[helljumper]

[Well, if that wasn't a sign that something was off, he wasn't sure what was. Which only made Rookie become a bit more observant to the dragon's circling before he was finally moving a hand to rest lightly on top of Toothless' head.]

Hey, hey. Easy. It's okay. [He'll look towards the direction the dragon had been staring at prior, only to peer back down once more.] What's got you so nervous?

[forbiddenfriend]

[When Rookie looks in that direction, Toothless' gaze follows his, a low, hiss-like noise coming from him. His tail swings behind him, hitting against Rookie's legs noisily.]

[helljumper]

[Welp. Obviously the best course of action when there's something hiding out of view, is to investigate. Because when has that idea ever gone wrong?

He'll try to move past Toothless with one hand protectively against his pistol, to try and see if he could gain some sort of visual of whatever it was the dragon was growling at.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless keeps pressed against Rookie's side, growling nervously.

Is there actually something there? It's hard to tell, but it's definitely the shadows that have Toothless creeped out the most.]

[helljumper]

[It takes him about a couple minutes to figure out that... there didn't seem to be anything, really. As far as he could tell. So with one quick sweep of his visor, he'd drop his hand away from his pistol to look down at the dragon with a tilt of his head.

Only to catch movement from the corner of his eye, causing him to snap his eyes in that direction -- only to see nothing.]

Huh. [Weird.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[The movement startles Toothless and causes him to jump a little, tightly circling around Rookie so he could face that general direction and give a low hiss.]

[helljumper]

[Now if Toothless noticed that, then it definitely wasn't his imagination. This time, though, he stays still. Keeping his eyes locked on the last place where the movement had been, trying to catch any signs of something moving around in the darkness.

But so far, still nothing.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Still, Toothless continues to growl softly, putting his head up under Rookie's hand as he looks around.]

[helljumper]

[A few seconds tick by, and it isn't until Rookie finally decides to turn his gaze away from the spot, that he catches sight of the movement again. Though it was only a temporary visual, seeing as it just as quickly disappeared around the corner of the hallway.] ...

[A blink, before turning to look down at the dragon.]

Did you see that too?

[forbiddenfriend]

[At that movement, Toothless snarls, bracing himself against the ground and watching the creature with his eyes. He seems to have a lockdown on it, because his wings raise in an attempt to make himself look much bigger than he is.

Needless to say he does look giant now. But it doesn't do anything for the slippery black creature.]

[helljumper]

[He'll be taking that as a yes. Though Rookie had to take a step back in order to not get smacked by the wing, and was just as quickly trying to peer past it to make sure whatever it was wasn't planning on coming back.]

Easy, Toothless. Might just be somebody's pet. [Or a resident. Never really can tell with this place.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[He gives another loud hiss. It was clear he didn't care if it was the castle's doing, a pet or even a change resident-- he knew it was trouble.]