paradisa | second; dictated/action

[ Merlin hadn't really expected to ever be running inane errands for Arthur again (for more reason than one), but he took to it with thrilled enthusiasm at the start. It was familiar, and it was simple, and-

Well, it got old after a few days, actually. And it's particularly old right now. He's attempting to carry a tenuously high stack of books back from the castle's library to Arthur's house (which, Arthur living in a house when there's a castle nearby, how's that for backwards) when he trips in the snow and sends the books and himself sprawling.

He only looks mildly chagrined as he goes to collect the books, some of which have more or less vanished into a snowbank. His journal happens to be one of them, and no, he's not aware it's open. ]

- perfect, now he'll call me an idiot for ruining the pages. Probably doesn't even read them. Don't know if anybody's told you, Arthur, but you aren't exactly busy being a king here. If you really wanted to read, you could go to the library like a normal person instead of just keeping books round the house to make you look intelligent.

[ Then, a bit more distracted and muttered under his breath as he focuses on one of the books: ]

King of Cabbage Heads, maybe.

[ Okay, so he might be more than mildly chagrined. He's also crouched down and testing out drying one of the books with magic, but if anyone sees him, he just looks like he's focusing very hard on a ruined book. ]

( ooc: open to action or over the journal! )

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[There's a dragon watching you, Merlin. Mostly because you've made to library books wet and he'll have to deal with Twilights heart failure over this fact later]

...Uh. You okay, bro?

[ ... "bro"? He's startled, though that's mostly because of the magic thin. He covers it well, and he looks entirely casual when he turns to reply.

The confused stare when he sees a small dragon, however, he doesn't cover so well. He glances around to see if there's anyone gawking before looking back to the dragon, and it takes him a second to reply. ]

I'm fine. [ In slow, deliberate English, because he's pretty sure that's what this dragon is speaking. Just checking. ]

[It most certainly is, or rather, the language everyone speaks in Paradisa, whatever that might be]

Beeeecause those books look kinda wet.

[ It's definitely not the language of dragons, so excuse the confused expression not leaving just yet. He stares awkwardly for a few beats before suddenly remembering the book in question. ]

What? Oh, yes. But at least it's not muddy. Bit of drying, good as new. [ With warped pages and some runny ink, but who's judging. ]

[The depressing thing is, Spike wouldn't know the dragon tongue if it jumped up and bit him in the backside. That's what happens when you're raised by ponies. Sucks to be him]

I'd try and uh...not take them back to the library. I can cover for you, but if Twilight saw those she'd freak out.

[ He's not really one to judge, but that's still a very odd name. He's also adjusting to this talking to a purple dragon thing quite well, actually. ]

Twilight? Does she look after the library?

[Good job, Merlin. Way to not freak out]

Uh huh. She's my sister.

Your sister? Is she a dragon as well?

[ Or, actually- ] Sorry, are you a dragon? [ He's used to them being a bit larger and a bit less colorful, really. ]

Oh no, she's a unicorn. [Because that obviously makes sense]

Uh huh! I'm a baby dragon. And you're like, one of the few people in this whole place to realise I'm a dragon right away. [Moodily] Most people just call me a lizard.

Sorry, did you say your sister is a unicorn?

[ Dragons and unicorns, whatever, he can go with that. But them being related? That's too much. ]

No offense, but I can see how people get confused. Dragons are usually a bit - well, bigger. [ Okay, not the most tactful. ]

She is, she hatched me out of my egg.

Well, I am only a baby dragon. [He gesturrs with a claw] I'll get bigger.

Oh. I wasn't aware baby dragons could speak.

[ The idea of a unicorn more or less adopting a baby dragon is... well, it's cute, but that might be rude to say. Besides, there are more important things to worry about. ]

How exactly does a unicorn work in a library? Aren't books a bit difficult to manage without hands?

Oh yeah, I've been able to speak for a long time.

[He'd agree, it's freaking adorable]

With magic. Twilight is really goo at levitation spells.

[ He assumed unicorns had magic, of course, but he didn't really expect they'd use it to levitate books. ]

Seriously? That's amazing. [ He sounds genuinely impressed, except- ] Is there really enough room for a unicorn? You know, between the shelves.

She's one of the most powerful unicorns in Equestria. THE most powerful probably.

[He glances around] Well...she's not like...huge.

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