Dragon Rider Play

Jeremiah shook his head. "Nah. Wouldn't really matter if you knew or not." He lied. "Besides, I know more than anyone how much or how little names can be worth."

"This is a good point," Tithenor agreed, finishing off what he wanted and handing what was left to Jeremiah.  "Do you want it?"

Jeremiah nodded and cleaned off Tithenor's plate for him. "Anything else you want or need as of now?"

Tithenor shook his head.  "I will see you later tonight?"

Jeremiah smiled. "Of course you will." He collected the plates and told Tithenor bye. He had just enough time to gather his dragon and make it to Dragon training class on time.

Pat sat on the ground waiting for class to start, playing with Nightshade while she waited.

Jeremiah grinned and slid behind Pat and just stood there with Erika in his arms, waiting.

Nightshade chirped a greeting when she saw Erika.

Erika purred at Nightshade, pleased to see her friend.

Pat tipped over backward and smiled upside down at Jeremiah.  "Hello!  Erica's not being a backpack this time?"

Jeremiah smiled. "No. She's starting to get heavy enough it hurts my back after a while."

Nightshade wriggled some. Did Erika wanna play while they waited?

"I'll bet she's going to hate giving that up," Pat chuckled.  She patted the grass beside her.  "Sit?"

Erika chirped and scampered over.  Yes, she wanted to play!

Jeremiah laughed but gladly sat beside Pat as he watched Nightshade play with Erika.

Pat watched iin silence for a long moment. "Jeremiah, you don't have to try to seduce Miss Ezra or anything. I was just teasing, but I can see you're uncomfortable with it."

"Thanks." Jeremiah said. He hesitated before deciding to say it, although he still looked nervous about it. "I don't like that idea.... because there's already a girl I've been liking a lot, and I almost feel like it'd be wrong to go after Miss Erza over her."

Pat looked at him, surprised. "Oh! Well, in that case, it would be highly inappropriate. Although, I'm not sure how you are going to take over the academy now.". She smiled playfully.

Jeremiah laughed and leaned back to watch the sky. "Yeah, I suppose I can't now, can I." He paused and looked at Pat. "Hypothetically, if a someone liked you, how would you want them to tell you it?"

Pat considered, watching Krudd in the distance as the half-dwarf stomped out of his forge and toward their island.  He was always the last professor to arrive, and if she remembered right, it was his turn to announce their game for today.  "Well, that's kind of a pointless question now, but if someone were to like me... I'd want to be told romantically, but in a way that was clear.  No silly riddles and things like that that I'd have to decipher.  What about you?"

Jeremiah smiled a little. "I guess just being told up front would be nice. I think I can be a bit dense when it comes to stuff like that, so just being told straight up works well enough for me."

"If I ever meet your girlfriend, I'll be sure to tell her," Pat smiled, standing up and brushing herself off.  She felt a twinge of... Disappointment? that Jeremiah had a girlfriend, but why?  She shook it off, focusing on Krudd's grumbling approach.

Jeremiah Sat up to watch the professor, but didn't make a move to stand quite yet. Now at least he could try and figure out how to tell Pat, and romantically.

Erika abandoned her game and climbed into Jeremiah's lap.  Her look could only be described as a smirk as she looked up at him.  Rider had a mate!  Or a potential one, anyway.

"Morning, you lot," Krudd grumbled to the other professors.

"Oh hush, Erika!" Jeremiah murmured to his dragon.

Blackwater looked thoughtful as Alterrion nodded a greeting to Krudd. "Master Krudd, I do believe it is evening, and not morning." Blackwater pointed out gently.

Krudd waved a hand.  "Good sun shining time of the day to you!  Now.  We ready?"
"I do believe we are," Lucius said in some amusement.

Blackwater chuckled and nodded. He was ready.

"Yes. Let's do this." Alterrion said with certainty.

"Right.  Oi!  You lot!  Gather up!" Krudd yelled at the group.

Pat went to stand before him, curious.  Krudd always had rather interesting ideas for the challenges.  Once the whole idea was to see how tall a pyramid they could make!

Erika stayed on Jeremiah's lap, content not to move until he told her to.

Warrior was running in circles around Luke, ready to play!

Jeremiah lightly tapped Erika to move so he could go stand with Pat. He was just as curious as his friend to see what Other had planned.