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Name: Claude von Riegan
Date: 7/3
Format: Video

[At first, nothing appears in the video aside from the expanse of sky and the hint of a stone wall at the edge of the image—-soon enough however, something large and white encompasses the screen, a muted snuffing noise filling the audio.

Soon after, a gloved hand appears in the frame as well, pushing what appears to be a scaled snout out of the picture with some indistinguishable words before the face of a tan man appears in the frame, hair mussed from what appears to be a large reptile nuzzling its snout against the back of his head.]

Sorry about that, I’m still working out the kinks of how this thing works. [A hand gestures to the screen.] I’m in a bit of a bind though, and I figured this would be the quickest way to get answers.

[The white creature shoves it’s head under his arm, resulting it a bit of a scuffle before Claude settles for scratching its chin.] See, my girl here is getting kind of antsy, and I was wondering if there were any good places to let her go flying, as well as hunt for food. Of course I could buy her meat at the shopping district, but-- [he’s temporarily shoved out of frame before pushing the scaly head away] --stop for just a second would you--but I think some exercise would do us both good. Does anyone more familiar with this place know somewhere to stretch out your wings?

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[Dimitri's screen flicks to life at that terrible straight white boy angle - from his lap.]

Some discipline would do her well too, I think.

[Dimitri falls so easily into the friendly banter they'd exchanged in their school days - for him, it wasn't so long ago. Claude's affect hasn't changed much, and while Dimitri suspects that's by design, he's grateful for it.

He'd always enjoyed his company.]

If you had good control over her, I think there would be many places willing to let her hunt.

[Claude puts on a look of mock hurt, holding a hand dramatically to his chest.]

Are you implying that my girl isn't well behaved? [He says as the girl in question nearly has her whole snout in his shirt.] Frankly, I'm a little offended--she's one of the most clever and even-tempered wyverns out there! I never remember you being so callous as to call out a man on his parenting methods, your Princeliness.

[Dimitri squints at his screen...

Yep, that's a fake offense taken. Maybe he would have been thrown off in person, but with the safety to scrutinize through a barrier, he managed to be quicker on the draw.

This time.]

I don't doubt her intelligence - you would surely have a companion that suits you in that regard. I'm simply stating that this display won't inspire confidence in anyone possessing enough land to allow her a hunt.

[He laughs, honestly a little impressed that Dimitri didn't immediately fall into the habit of apologizing.]

She's much more alert when it's not just me with her. [There's a cooing at the wyvern, who pulls her snout out of his shirt to press it against his face.] I think the strangeness of circumstances has her riled up, understandably.

[Apologizing is a strong habit... but nagging is stronger this day.]

That's understandable - anyone would be disquieted by such a change. For an animal, I imagine the stress is even more-so.

Still, hearing that she's more alert around others does concern me. If I'm remembering Wyvern temperaments correctly, she'd be rather protective of you, wouldn't she?

I'd hate for her to lash out.

[There's a small chuckle from him, eyeing the screen from the corner of his eye as his hands are busy with a needy wyvern.] You aren't wrong, they can be protective of those they've formed bonds with. Though I'm confident as long as no one means true harm towards me that I can keep it handled. Next to her brethren, she has quite the even temperament, even for a female.

[It also helped that Claude and the wyvern were basically inseparable throughout his youth, so he's very in-tune with her moods.]

She's not so uncontrollable that she can't handle meeting someone new, or she would be a poor mount for me to ride among the troops.

[Dimitri is far more comfortable around horses than wyverns - and he knows the differences between them are vast. Claude is certainly more learned, and has a depth of relationship with his mount that Dimitri has never shared with a warhorse.

Still - caution is of utmost importance.]

I understand...

Then perhaps you could introduce her to some locals. There may be other flying monsters who would enjoy a hunt themselves. They could point you in the right direction.

Or, they could engage in a play hunt. Such things are common here. [Dimitri has participated in several himself.]

Play hunt... [He hums, looking at the wyvern as if he was reading something in her expression.] That's not a bad idea if we can find nothing else to do with relative safety.

[He turns back to the camera, one corner of his mouth quirked in a grin.] Have any experience with those, your Princeliness?

[As always, Claude is too sharp. Dimitri stares into the camera for a beat too long - and doing that much has revealed the answer.

So he doesn't bother trying to hide it.] Yes, I have.

Often times the locals put on play-hunts for the monsters here, myself among them. I see no reason why your Wyvern could not also participate.

[There's a bit of a crooked smile on his lips still that only grows larger, somehow pleased that Dimitri confirmed his suspicions without a struggle. Instant gratification.]

Well, if you hear of one coming up, I would be grateful if you let me know. [He gives a another pat to the wyvern head before leaning off screen, coming back with a nondescript notebook that he scribbles something in.] Even if she can't participate, it's still something I'm interested in seeing, even if I have to do it from the clouds as a bystander.

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