<div class="floatleft">(http://25.media.tumblr.com/a936af8b2814f37565a98c55bad892ce/tumblr_mfe4hoj3DD1r7wrq1o1_250.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Safiya<br/><strong>Current Form:</strong>Opalline Dragon (http://25.media.tumblr.com/33e73298bcc21ee1028411b2e19bbdf2/tumblr_mf6eeuOJHN1r7wrq1o1_500.jpg)<br/><strong>Players Nearby:</strong>Vercingetorix<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Torix's Spot<br/><hr/><br/>Safiya wriggled her nose a bit while thinking on his question. There did seem to be much unexplored land in the distance. Places far from the protection of her kind since she did not often hear of anyone straying too far from the nest. She strained her eyes as if trying to see further than her sight would allow her. Sure, she did not often like being around some of their kind but it was better the devil you knew than an entire different monster. The elders occasional whispered of those who dwell within shadow and stone. She did, occasionally, have the desire to push herself further and farther away from the nest but fear of the unknown paralyzed her. Instead of answering, she poised another question, curious to learn of the inter-workings of his mind and the inner beckoning to explore.<em>What do you hope to find?</em><br/><br/>She was about to speak further when a sound, unlike any other she'd heard in her life, burst like flames into her mind. Her entire body stiffened in the air, pausing with her wings extended at full length. Since the cry was confined within her mind, she had no idea where exactly it had come from.<em>Did you hear--?</em>Her question was interrupted by Torix's explanation although it did not sit well with her. That did not sound like mere roughhousing or even bullying. Her wings began to ache from the constant flapping to stay within the air. Unease prickled at the back of her neck before she reached out to find who exactly had been injured. All she found was nothingness.<em>Maybe they moved further than I could reach,</em>she thought quietly to herself. A part of her wished to investigate while the other demanded self-preservation, a skill enforced by her mother. In the end, the latter preserved.<br/><br/>Still, she could not stop pinpricks of anxiety from pressing at the back of her mind. His direction questions gave her a lifeline of sorts to hold on to in the midst of confusion. When she spoke, there was a quiver in her voice, but it soon faded.<em>I do not think my desire for change is as strong as yours.</em>Her tongue slipped out her mouth to wet her nose.<em>There are times when I feel..</em>Carefully, she tried to conjure a word to describe her previous emotions on the subject.<em>Discontent...or maybe not satisfied with my surroundings. The caves are too deep below ground for my tastes. There are times when I crave light but not one from the sun. </em>It was hard to believe with all the beauty around them. Rich soil. Bountiful beasts to hunt. Yet, she felt as if something about it all was completely wrong.<em>I cannot say what exactly I want since this is all I know of. As far as challenges, I could see myself enjoying a different source of entertainment other than hunting and...lazing around.</em>The wretched itch returned again, and she growled in response before returning to glide through the air in small circles.<br/><br/><em>I know you have retreated to your spot for moments of contemplation, but I am seriously in need of a bath to clean this dry blood from my scales.</em>Safiya pondered the issue. Her eyes were like an open book for the world to see a myriad of emotions and thoughts.<em>Would you like to join me? I do not wish to chose between itching to death or talking more on this exploring issue.</em>Yes, she did require a dip in the water, but the defeated inquisitive part of herself was not done battling for supremacy. Safiya wished to know what exactly caused a dragon to scream in such pain.