Nova Peak to commandeer one of these ships

though chacal was a lovely vision and would've been an equally as lovely distraction, rhaegal was determinedly and wholeheartedly intently focused on his footing on the descent. he didn't trust the rocky slope — nor, perhaps himself — to remain steady. he keeps close to the jagged rocky wall, using it like a stair banister with his shoulder scraping along the rocks until they reached the bottom.

to show such weakness upon a very first meeting was a bit of an ego bruiser and went against everything his parents had taught him: both fierce and as mercurial as the sea herself. but, he readily argues with those thoughts: they also taught him to challenge his comfort zones.

she relishes in the smell of the evergreens whilst rhaegal relishes being back on solid earth. evergreens got nothin' on the smell of the sea. he grins, confidence bolstering now that his level of comfort was returning.