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The walk around these parts of the woods was pretty peaceful, despite Gungerbrave’s endless chattering, it was..Relaxing almost,to the Ivory dragon, having to just plain walk in the woods
Some time of talking later, the two seemed to have just stopped: it may have been a rest stop but no one can be fully sure.
Gingerbrave seemed confused as well as to why they had to stop but got picked up again and it made him scared "Woah woah woah-" The small cookie began to say but Longan gave him just one growl: Enough to silence him as the dragon was examaning him "Where is the injury?" The dragon blurted out after their sudden search
"What injury?-"
"Don't lie to me, boy...You have been limping for the past hour of us walking and you dare ask 'What injury'?" They grumbled out and gave him a stare down for a second "For a hero, you are not the best at trying to be uninjured"
Gingerbrave looked a bit offended at that but seemed to also look guilty at the same time as he crossed his arms "Im not injured! its just a weird...spasm..In my leg.." The whole wording of that was just pure painful, if the Master of Deceit had heard that lie he'd sink into a hole of shame
Longan gave him an unamused look and picked with their claws at his bandaged legs "Now that I think about it..Never once did I notice you wearing those" They murmured, their gaze still seeming to examine the cookie with a scary amount of focus
"They cover baker burns.." Gingerbrave hesitantly explained(Despite heavily trying to sound confident in his statement), waving his legs because he was lifted off the ground and he kinda shuddered "Im sorry but can you put me down? Your hands have the texture of a fish-"
Longan dragon weakly scoffed in response but placed the small cookie down "Baker burn...I can see why but it still doesn't tell me much about why you limp" They put their hands together, fingertips pressing against fingertips (Basically spread your hands out and press them against each other, that's what they are doing-)
The brave cookie looked up at them and let out a very heavy sigh "Uh..The limp was always there? The first time I came out the oven I was forced to run away so.." He murmured, growing quiet since the whole oven topic thing was still hurting and frightening him
The dragon slightly tilted their head in response "During our battle, you weren't limping" They remarked, as an observation
"Adrenaline does wonders for a body like mine" Gingerbrave gave a grin as he jazz shook his paws as he took a few steps back to be able to look up at Longan without breaking his neck
Longan shifted a little bit and carefully and shakily crouched down to his level "The more I talk to you the more...confused I get" They put a claw out and tried to poke the little cookie but he flinched at their extended finger
"Why?-"
"Well you are highly irresponsible, physically weak, way too talktive while asking questions, easily distracted and that's to list a few" The Dragon grunted as they stood back up again, their expression sort of in a mix between confusion and disbelief "What kind of hero-" They paused as they stared down gingerbrave, not with a sense of predatory evil or malice but taking a true look at the boy: They never did take a look at details like that before, mainly because either they never cared and/or they were in the middle of crumbling cookies...But having gone through the humble experiance of defeat and the time having spent with the small cookiee, they seemed to slightly realise...Gingerbrave is a kid, like a kid kid, a small cookie who's purpose was decided for him
After a long while of staring at each other Gingerbrave coughed a bit into his paw "So uh... What now?"
"..." The dragon was silent before they wiped their hand on a nearby dry bark of wood before placing their giant hand on his head and shifted him to face forward "Oh look, a path" They half fakingly murmured out which got Gingerbrave excited and ran forward to it
Longan dragon ran a claw through their hair and let out a bit of an awkward huff to themselves "I..Iiii..Huh" they tilted their head "The hero that defeated me...A child" they stared off before they smacked their forehead "Fate is cruel it seems, not just to me" They slowly followed after Gingerbrave
"I found a road! I found a roadddddd!" Gingerbrave called out, it can be heard that he was smiling as Longan let out a small breath "A road...We gotta follow it"
"Lets go then!"