<span style="color: #FF0000">*Alright now lean! Come on now lean!*</span>Aderath snapped at Tamara as she continued with her practicing on the phony Dragon that she and her father helped to construct. It was basically a dragon made out of some bent pieces of metal to form the shell, then boards of wood was cut and laid on top till in the end you had a rather convincing if small replica of a dragon, wings and all. The nifty thing about it was that her father had suspended it with some supple strips of leather to attach the replica with to a set of four posts. So when Tamara leaned into a turn, the replica turned and moved with her all the while Aderath criticized and flapped his wings to simulate the rushing winds, it was fairly effective training and Tamara was soon making progress though that did not stop the pair from arguing and getting on one another.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0040FF">*I am leaning! If I lean anymore I will fall off!*</span>she snapped back at him angrily though she leaned as far as she told her and the replica went into a full barrel roll, then of course it rolled back with greater speed back to its original position. Tamara holding on to it without much difficulty, yet Aderath did not let her moment last long as he whipped his wings particularly hard blowing Tamara from the back of the replica.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">*Hold on tighter! With your legs as well as your hands!*</span>Aderath chastised her making Tamara flip to her feet and rush at him fists balled and ready to strike when her mother called out that lunch was ready, her brothers rushing from the fields for their meal as well as yet another chance to see and pet the fearsome dragon.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0040FF">Tamara glared up at him, *I swear I am going to skin you alive!* </span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">*Temper temper Tamaraâ€¦you best believe that I wonâ€™t go down easy and I would surely  roast you alive if you push meâ€¦*</span>he hissed at her flaring his wings just as her brothers arrived and stopped in awe at the sight.<br/><br/>Tamara just growled and stormed off to the house for something to eat,<span style="color: #0040FF">*Donâ€™t you dare eat another of our sheep! I know you have been sneaking extras!  Take your lazy ass hunting and catch your own food! My family canâ€™t afford to feed you!* </span>she sent before disappearing into the house.<br/><br/>Aderath looked after her, sensing her and feeling her, truly proud with her and all the work she was doing but just enjoying giving her a hard time over it because he knew she could give it right back as much as he could dish out to her. Though her comment about her family not being able to afford losing the livestock got him to thinking and to planning, perhaps he could help with that somehow?<br/><br/>*********************several weeks later<br/><br/>The air rushed by Tamaraâ€™s face, her short hair whipping about, the yellow tinted goggles shielding her eyes while her mouth was shielded by a light armor face mask; it went along with her new armor that Aderath had given her. It was made of dark green and magenta toned leathers, what animal she was not sure but she assumed that the same animal also donated its teeth that was decorating and adorning her armor. Tucking in tight she nudged Aderath with the heel of her foot and he dived down into a tight barrel roll, Tamara hugging close to his body and watching as the ground rushed up to meet them. As they neared the ground she undid the straps and buckles that held her in the custom saddle that her father had made. At the last possible moment Aderath righted himself to skim across the ground, at which time Tamara leaped off his back into a tuck and roll drawing her sword as she came to her feet ready to fight.<br/>Aderath did a one eighty and landed down in front of her, spending a long while to examine her before he broke out into laughter and scooped her up into the air letting her land back on the saddle before taking off again<span style="color: #FF0000">*You are ready! Now to your families farm for your farewells and packing! I have one last gift for you!*</span>he sent to her as he sped off to her home, it was time to meet the others and get to planning.<br/><br/>The goodbyes were tearful at moments and then rambunctious the next as her brothers gave her their own special goodbye. The longest one was with her father who made her promise to stay safe, to always respect the blade and to not go skinning Aderath as he was her ticket home when all of this was said and done. Laughing and hugging her father, then her mother who burst into tears once again hugging her along with her father, the sound of Aderath approaching made Tamara pull away. Looking up to the sky she saw he was clutching something in his claws which he dropped before landing, the something turning out to be a large chest which upon landing burst open with gold and jewels.<br/><br/>They all stood there shocked as they looked upon the treasure before them, it was Tamara who spoke up first,<span style="color: #0040FF">â€œWhâ€¦what is this?â€</span>she asked Aderath who was practically beaming with pride for himself.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">*This is me paying your family back for all the sheep that I have eaten and for taking you away from them into most certain doom. Now you donâ€™t have to worry about how they will make it without you and can focus on the task at hand*</span>the excitement was in his voice as he stood there looking down at the family.<br/><br/>Tamara smirked and went to the treasure picking up a few gold coins letting them fall through her fingers down into the rest of the pile, *Where did you get this from?* she asked him.<br/><br/>Aderath shrugged,<span style="color: #FF0000">*Some wagon was carrying it to a castle place but they did not seem to need it so I liberated it from them for you*</span>luckily he only said to her or else Tamaraâ€™s family may of lost it.<br/><br/><span style="color: #0040FF">*Did you kill those who had it and cover your trial?*</span>Tamara asked as she smiled reassuringly to her family.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF0000">*Of course I am not stupid*</span>Aderath said sounding insulted.<br/><br/>Tamara nodded then smiled,<span style="color: #0040FF">â€œThank you so much Aderath for this amazing gift, now I know my <br/>family will be well taken care of while I am goneâ€</span>saying it aloud for her family's benefit.<br/><br/>That was when cheers and shouts went up from her brothers who rushed the treasure and her parents thanked Aderath themselves for his generosity of giving them such a wonderful gift. Still because of the â€˜giftâ€™ Tamaraâ€™s departure was delayed as they had to help in hiding the gold and what not away in a safe place, with her parents promising Tamara they would not draw attention to themselves and would probably give away most of it. After final hugs, kisses, and punches Tamara and Aderath headed off toward the meeting place where the other dragons and their newly trained riders awaited. It was time for them all to meet their destiniesâ€¦