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Eris looked across the vast lake with delight, after the dragon fight they had prepared for bed but neither slept well. The arrival of the dragons worried Crystal because it could mean the the ancient black dragon that had ruled the valley might very well be dead or wounded. Even though she lived under the beast's radar she had grown quite fond of the thing. It was more respect than anything else but crystal still felt that she had a duty to check up on the creature that protected the valley and in turn, protected her. Crystal couldn't simply leave Eris at the camp to fend for herself so the most rational desicion had been to bring her along. Now the two stood at the edge of the lake, having spent the whole morning and well into the afternoon trekking across the valley meadow, avoiding as many animals as possible.
Eris was not the most athletic person but having little to do in a small town made the local little lap pool look very entertaining. She was a great swimmer and there was no doubt she had muscle and endurance.
Crystal scanned the deeper areas of the shore until she found what she had been looking for. She reached into the cool water and pulled on a coral crusted rope, her arms straining as she tugged. She huffed and frowned when she made no real headway. "Eris come help me drag this damn boat out please."
"Yeah sure.." Eris replied, still focused more on the sparkling clear water than on Crystal as she shifted closer, grabbed hold of the rope. They pulled together, jerking and falling backwards as the submerged boat slid closer until it was finally within reach of the shallow waters. They dragged the boat, which was covered in sand, mud, and even had a few small fish in it, onto drier ground. The girls heaved the boat onto it's side and dumped out as much water as possible before pushing it back, this time to float on the water instead of sitting beneath it on the muddy bottom.
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