• (Back at the ledge.)

    I'm not forcing you to do anything. Did you really have to pull one of my scales off!? Ridge asked in her head. He sat a few feet away from her and watched in fascination as she struggled with the clips and straps of what she called a para shoot. He still didn't understand what it was for. The thing didn't even work. He brought the injured for claw to his muzzle and licked at it. He snickered to him self as she growled in frustration. “Yes I did.” She glared briefly over her shoulder at him. “You wouldn't even let me go. Oh by the way FYI threatening to eat me if I didn't comply to your demands called for some drastic measures on my part. Hence the pulling of the scale from your claws of doom!” She exaggerated as she scolded him. He was quite happy that she hadn't turned into a whining, simpering puddle of tears. Most humans would have by now. He tilted his head to the side thinking she didn't need to know that though.

    His attention was drawn back to her though. “Finally I'm free!!” She shouted as the thing on her back slid to the ground with an audible thud. “Now to figure out where I am and how to get home!” In her excitement she had forgotten him and was currently ignoring him. He didn't like that. He growled and slammed his for claw to the ground. Your not leaving! He shouted in her head. Startled she spun around and backed away form him. She swallowed hard. Fear a living thing that scampered joyfully up her spine. She had known she was forgetting something. “I don't belong here.” She stated shakily still backing away form him. “I...I Don't belong to you either!” she said a little louder as she forced her legs to stop moving and straitened her spine. He bent his massive head towards her and narrowed his eyes.